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Marlond Antunez

Uruguay

Manufacturing

Having worked as a manager and consultant for more than two decades in different countries, Marlond offers strong cross-cultural negotiation and business strategy training & consultancy to companies looking for business expansion and to teams who needs preparation for international business missions.

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Tom Barlow

United States of America

Tom lived in France and the UK for nearly 4 decades, He acted as an outside catalyst for change in non-profit organisations. He specialises in developing leaders to step into their full potential and lead organisations to thrive.

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Amer Bitar

UAE

Education , Customer service , Marketing/PR , Other

As an entrepreneur, academic researcher, and international executive, I bring a unique experience in brands & IPs monetization, media & sports entertainment, content and global strategy specifically in the Middle East region.

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Elisabet Camprubi Homs

Spain

Management , Education , Customer service

Director & International communication consultant. I define myself as an intercultural user, teacher, researcher, and practitioner. My background and professional roles as International Business manager and present Director of BECE have helped my clients communicate across cultures with confidence.

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Anna Carmichael

South Korea

Education , Marketing/PR , Other

Anna is passionate about utilizing her diverse professional and life experience across North America, Southern Africa, and East Asia in providing helpful tools for harmonious cross-cultural teams.

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Amelie Crouzat

Canada

Human Resources

As a seasoned Human Resources professional and consultant, I have more than 15 years of experience working with and for people from various backgrounds and cultures.

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Michael Davids

Nigeria

Management , Human Resources

Michael brings a strategic mindset, a commitment to excellence, and a client-centric approach to every consulting engagement, helping clients achieve their goals and drive meaningful change.

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Christi Degen

Germany

Management , Education

In her positions as Executive Director in various - business supporting - public companies and associations - Christi Degen has acquired substantial experience in helping internationally active companies. Typical issues are: cross border business development, international cooperations and leading foreign or international teams.

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Lisa DeWaard

United States of America

Management , Government/Supranational , Education

I am passionate about making a practical difference in the day-to-day work of international companies by solving cross-cultural misunderstandings using powerful analytics.

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Christian Erfurth

Sweden

Education

Christian has focused his consultancy on the internationalisation of companies and people. He offers a unique insight into strategy, management/leadership, marketing, HR in the intercultural context. His workshops have a high lively engagement.

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Paulo Finuras

Portugal

Human Resources , Education , IT and Telecommunication

Through my research, writing, mentoring & workshops, I guide leaders and managers to develop intercultural awareness and Trust skills.

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Alex Gallacher

Canada

Management , Education , Finance/Insurance

Alex is defined by his energy, experience, agility, and pragmatism in diagnosing, planning, and most importantly, executing client solutions forward. He takes pride in delivering timely, meaningful outcomes that resonate with Boards, C-suite Executives, Managers, and Staff alike.

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Pierce Geng

China

Human Resources , Manufacturing , Other , IT and Telecommunication

With years of hands-on experience in change management and HR, Pierce has deep insights into types of management philosophy/tooling. His experience stretches from Global leading companies to start-ups, from traditional industries (auto/chemical) to fast-iterating industries (TMT/education).

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Diego Gilardoni

France

Management , Marketing/PR

Drawing on an eclectic and truly global experience across sectors and continents, Diego is an international consultant, speaker, and author with a strong focus on helping companies and organizations develop a global mindset and align culture with strategy.

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Zaiyan Gong

China

Engineering , Marketing/PR

As a consultant in the automotive industry, Zaiyan has worked with clients to understand the markets and users from other cultures. The differences defined by culture are not only communication and management, but also the user experience design, which is a key competitiveness for an intelligent automobile.

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Peter Gryko

UAE

IT and Telecommunication

I partner with my clients in designing high performance organizational culture that aligns the organization’s core values, mission, and practices with the business strategy and priorities, objectives and key results.

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Stuart Harth

Saudi Arabia

Engineering , Defence

As a fighter pilot, leader, instructor and coach for over 18 years, I am driven by a pursuit for excellence in performance. The understanding of culture and its strategic employment is by far the most powerful element in supporting this quest that I have found and this is what I bring to my work.

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Yasuko Inaba

Japan

Yasuko is an independent Consultant, Facilitator, and Executive/Business Coach with 15 years of experience serving international corporations. She designs highly interactive workshops for business leaders to be effective in international settings.

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Marc Jacobs

Luxembourg

Management , Manufacturing , Customer service

Marc is passionate about using intercultural management and organisational culture as management tools to help you optimise the performance of your organisation

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MaryAnne Jorgensen

Japan

Human Resources

Working 25 years in Asia Pacific, MaryAnne’s cross-cultural experience informs her focus on dialogue as a key to unlock the possibilities of individuals, teams and organizations. She supports clients who want to develop global leaders with intercultural competence and emotional intelligence.

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Zivi Kalay

Israel

Management

Zivi is an executive management consultant, with a psychology background, specializing in strengthening leadership and management skills. In addition, she supports CEOs and the upper management of multinational organizations in bridging cultural gaps during global expansion and in mergers and acquisition processes.

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Daniela Kaneva

United States of America

Management , Education , Marketing/PR

Through her long career in international sales Daniela witnessed first-handedly how Culture makes or breaks deals and operations. She works with clients focused on hands-on and practical solutions for diverse teams, organizational performance and global consumer behavior.

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Martin Karaffa

Germany

Government/Supranational , Marketing/PR , IT and Telecommunication

Marty helps brands harness the power of culture to develop global strategy, and to localize effectively. With a history as a global planning director for some of the world's largest agencies, he equips brands with the tools they need to thrive in diverse cultural environments.

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Nadir Karanjia

India

Information Technology , Management , Marketing/PR , Construction

The ability to empathise yet relate to all sides of an issue and find the best solution for all stakeholders.

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Marina Karpina

Russia

Customer service , Marketing/PR , Other

Marina is an expert in Change management, Intercultural competence, Sales and distribution channel development and management.

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Masako Kato

The Netherlands

Management , Human Resources , Other

What makes the intercultural work of Masako unique and special is her empathy with the participants and listening skills to connect their personal feelings and experiences with the cultural knowledges to deepen and widen the participants' cultural insights.

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Sanyogita Kulkarni

India

Government/Supranational , Education , Marketing/PR

Sanyogita is an empathic facilitator who swiftly communicates across cultures and passionately leads engaging workshops for diverse groups. With her niche know-how, she specialises in offering unique solutions to Culture, combining her knowledge of consulting and andragogy.

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Pia Kähärä

Finland

Management , Marketing/PR , IT and Telecommunication

Pia’s mission is to make managers and leaders culturally competent to improve their success rate in global business. She is specialized in Intercultural management, organizational culture and change, and has 25+ years of experience in business with Russia and Russian speaking countries.

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Sophie Lafleur

Luxembourg

Management , Human Resources , Education , Other

Sophie supports businesses, organisations and individuals with projects in adapting to present and future needs by learning to adjust mindsets, develop intercultural competence and personal behaviour.

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Carmen Lam

Hong Kong

Management , Marketing/PR

A branding, marketing and customer experience management professional who works across cultures and digital divides to help companies and individuals achieve sustainable competitive advantage.

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John Lam

Germany

Manufacturing , Marketing/PR , Other , IT and Telecommunication

John Lam is a multicultural business professional with a comprehensive design skillset. As a passionate design strategist, he is advocating the value of design in a corporate context and how business and cultural transformations can be successfully enabled through a systematic design facilitation.

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Richard Loomans

The Netherlands

Management , Other

Richard is passionate about making a practical difference in the day-to-day work of international companies by solving cross-cultural misunderstandings using analytics & expe­ri­en­tial learn­ing experiences.  

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Rodolfo Maggio

Italy

Education

Anthropologist, author, and advisor in intercultural management

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Akhilesh Mandal

India

Information Technology , Engineering , Management

I bring a unique mix of Business & People insights to help organisations build High-Performance Culture and Authentic Leaders

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Maurizio Manetti

Italy

Management , Human Resources , IT and Telecommunication

With a long experience of Senior Management particularly in the area of Human Resources and Organization, Maurizio supports his customers in their processes of Change Management and Personnel Development both in the national and international environment.

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Kirk McDermott

United States of America

Health

A thoughtful and reflective analyst, Kirk’s background in psychology and his experiences as a trauma counselor, combined with his understanding of the German and US cultures, give unique insight into how psychology drives cultural expectations and behaviors.

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Jan Vincent Meertens

The Netherlands

Management , Government/Supranational , Health

Having studied, lived and worked as entrepreneur, manager and trainer for more than three decades in different countries around the world, Jan Vincent offers acclaimed intercultural management training and coaching to global professionals in the private and public sectors.

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David Morley

Australia

Human Resources , Manufacturing , Government/Supranational

Developer of global-minded leaders, teams and businesses.

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Steffi Necheva

Canada

Customer service , Finance/Insurance , Marketing/PR

Steffi is helping companies transform cultural diversity into a competitive advantage by decoding differences in consumer and employee behaviours that are deeply rooted in culture.

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Okey B. A. Okere

Nigeria

Finance/Insurance , Marketing/PR

Highly experienced Knowledge Services Professional. Management Consulting experience includes Intercultural Management, Organisational Culture, Business Analysis, Strategy, Finance, Credit/Risk Analysis and Investment Research & Advisory.

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Jaime Ong-Yeoh

Malaysia

Information Technology , Management , Other

As one of our few consultants in South East Asia, Jaime offers a unique insight into the region and how its culture relates to others. She has extensive management consulting and change management experience, having worked with large multinational organisations on global transformation programmes.

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Brigitte Opel

The Netherlands

Information Technology

Brigitte Opel has lived and worked in Germany, Netherlands, Japan, USA, Australia and Russia and visited many more. She consults multinational teams and college classes on intercultural communication to improve their communication and their business results.

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Christopher Organ

Australia

Management , Finance/Insurance , Health , IT and Telecommunication

Christopher Organ is driven by a desire to make every strategy executable, supporting executives to forge new paths, build trust and productivity in teams, and building working partnerships that cross organisational and geographical boundaries.

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Salman Raza

United States of America

Engineering , Management , Manufacturing , Other

Salman is a visionary and reformist at heart and assists companies through awareness of the numerous lenses in business transactions. With a comprehensive understanding of personality types, EQ, and national cultural differences, he uses a 360-degree approach to shape a productive enterprise.

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Salvador Ribas Mas

Spain

Engineering , Government/Supranational , Construction , Hospitality

Salvador helps his clients to improve the productivity of their teams by Cross-Cultural training and consulting. Using a data driven approach, Salvador manages and controls the impact of cultural differences at the workplace, helping his clients to be more competitive.

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Valeria Rodríguez Brondo

France

Management , Government/Supranational , Marketing/PR

Her expertise encompasses all aspects of international business and organizations, she has lived and worked in several countries (+10years), coordinating multicultural teams. Thanks to her own experience she is able to understand the needs of the client and look for creative solutions.

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Ger Rombouts

The Netherlands

Management , Education

I am a warm-hearted, open-minded consultant, who can bind and enthuse people. I've got an educational background and in that capacity, I'm used to explaining complicated systems and make them practical. The model is a tool to give insight in day to day issues organisations face.

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Pernilla Rorso

Denmark

To Pernilla, the greatest joy is to observe people’s increased self-confidence and enthusiasm after supporting the development of their cultural capabilities and the positive effect it has on business performance.”Culture may be a Soft Factor, but it has a very Hard Effect on the Bottom-Line.”

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Egbert Schram

Finland

Management , Human Resources , IT and Telecommunication

Egbert Schram is the Group CEO of Hofstede Insights. He is astute, passionate about his work, known to make complex things understandable by focusing on pragmatic solutions. His speciality lies in using a data-driven approach to culture, enabling executive-level discussion and decision making.

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Valérie Servant

France

Management , Human Resources , Finance/Insurance

Valérie has developed several tools such as for example on internal motivation and on team cohesion, which are all her registered trademarks. To be able to provide her clients with insight on cultural matters she joined Hofstede Insights in 2006.

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Sumiko Shimo

Canada

Customer service , Other

Sumiko is an insightful, client-focused, and strategic specialist in cross-cultural business and organizational culture transformation. She helps organizations in creating a deeper understanding of the impact of culture to unlock greater human potential.

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Michael Siller

Austria

Michael Siller has been supporting executives, business owners and project managers in times of uncertainty and change: gain clarity for great decisions, lead their teams with decisiveness to more trust and cooperation, and influence organizational culture in a lasting way.

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Anna Paola Simonetti

Italy

Education , Marketing/PR

As an experienced trainer, coach and consultant Anna supports clients in developing intercultural competences to face the challenges of current globalization. She combines her professional practice with her knowledge of Hofstede Model's applications, to meet clients’ manifold needs.

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Philip Sjögren

Sweden

Government/Supranational

A diplomat, not only by profession but also by character, Philip works across and between cultures, supporting clients in their efforts to define, develop and optimise their corporate cultures.

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Elizabeth Tuleja

United States of America

Government/Supranational , Education

I help cultivate global leadership skills in a diverse workforce at home or abroad. Through online courses, cross-cultural assessment, executive coaching, and consulting, professionals who work with cultural diversity can grow their leadership capabilities no matter where they are in the world.

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Chris van der Walt

Canada

Management , Education

Chris can help your organization uncover the seemingly elusive intangibles of culture and take you on a deep dive of truth. You will discover that Hofstede Insights can help you hone the attitudes that you desire most in your people, allowing you to create the culture you need.

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Divya Susan Varkey

The Netherlands

Human Resources , Marketing/PR

A combination of knowledge and know-how: Sound knowledge based both on theory and practical experience, vibrant persona to give that extra edge to trainings and workshops and the ability to connect with people at a personal level so as to tackle some sensitive and deep-set cultural predispositions.

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Milena Vegnaduzzo

Italy

Management

Working everyday with people from all over the world I learned to change my mindset quickly. I will help you take off your cultural glasses to see things from a different perspective to enhance understanding, communication and collaboration with people and to boost your business to the next level.

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Tatjana von Bonkewitz

Luxembourg

Management , Human Resources , Finance/Insurance

Provide high level service to attract, retain and develop talent in an intercultural environment.

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Alette Vonk

The Netherlands

Government/Supranational , Education

As an intercultural change facilitator, Alette Vonk specializes on Africa and Europe. Her expertise lies in improving the impact of development agencies and companies in Africa, supporting effective collaboration and strategic thinking. She’s an excellent trainer: knowledgeable, engaging and witty.

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Susan Wachira-Nyika

United States of America

Management , Finance/Insurance , IT and Telecommunication

Susan’s extensive professional experience includes Information Technology, Banking, Customer Success management, Cross-Cultural management and Strategic leadership experience locally and internationally. Susan has very strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills.

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Yasushi Watanabe

Japan

Management , Marketing/PR

Yasushi is a management consultant focusing on strategy and transformation.

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Linda Yang

Australia

Government/Supranational , Education

Linda is an energetic educator with a PhD in intercultural studies who brings dynamism to every discussion. She works hard to effectively enhance the performance of individuals and teams across disciplines, cultures and borders. Linda is well known for engaging training and out-of-the-box thinking

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Alex Yu

South Korea

Construction

As a trained thinking partner, Alex works with clients to find the real levers behind phenomena, and then supports them to transfer their best competencies into different cultural contexts including national and organizational cultures.