After finishing professional training in the banking sector, Nicole Witt studied Romance and Germanic Philology in Münster (Germany) and Seville (Spain) and travelled for some months in Central America. She completed several work experiences in the educational area and in publishing, and worked with the founder of the Mertin agency for eight years. When Ray-Güde Mertin passed away in 2007, Nicole assumed the direction of the agency, in which she is grateful for her knowledge of financing and business plans, alongside fine arts.

She regularly attends the book fairs in Buenos Aires, Frankfurt, Gothenburg, Guadalajara, Lisbon and London, and also events such as the Berlinale film festival, the Flip festival in Paraty, Brazil, and book fairs in other parts of the world such as Bogotá and Beijing. She was a fellow at the book fairs in Sharjah and Bogotá and has a column in the most important book trade magazine in Brazil, PublishNews – to her regret, not so regularly refreshed. She has been interviewed in media such as the FAZ, Deutsche Welle, WDR, Börsenblatt, Publishing Perspectives, Clarín, Up-magazine TAP Portugal and El País.

Nicole was selected as International Literary Agent of the Year 2015 by the London Book Fair, in partnership with the UK Publishers Association.