Sheida Hodge
Sheida Hodge is internationally recognized as one of the leading experts on global leadership, cross-cultural communication, negotiation, and intercultural management skills. With over 29 years of experience, her presentations are focused on helping business people succeed in achieving business objectives in international and culturally-diverse markets. Ms. Hodge recently presented at: The Relocation Conference at Tel Aviv University, the International Trademark Association Conference in Berlin, the International Council of Shopping Centers, Microsoft, VeriSign, US Bank, Bayer, Booz Allen Hamilton, Colgate, Ralph Lauren, Honeywell, Thyssen Krupp, The Gucci Group, Hugo Boss, European Relocation Associations, Thomson Prometric, Plastics Industry Association, and the University of Washington. She has authored Global Smarts: the Art of Communicating and Deal Making Anywhere in the World, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Ms. Hodge has presented at conferences and corporate meetings in Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Israel, France, United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, The Czech Republic, Belgium, Austria, Mexico, and Brazil.
She began her career at GE, where she gained invaluable international and cross-cultural experience traveling to Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East in support of GE's international business development. More recently, she led the Berlitz International's Cultural Consulting Division as its Worldwide Managing Director. Ms. Hodge has an MBA and a BS degree in mathematics.
Ms. Hodge speaks and conducts seminars on Effective Cross-Cultural Communication; Effective Multicultural Teamwork; Global Diversity; Global Leadership; Cross-Cultural Negotiation; and Successful Sales and Customer Service in the Domestic Multicultural Marketplace. Through her first-hand corporate and international business experience she presents practical business applications and insights - enabling participants to implement the tools they had learned during the program for immediate, tangible results.
Sheida Hodge is internationally recognized as one of the leading experts on global leadership, cross-cultural communication, negotiation, and intercultural management skills. With over 29 years of experience, her presentations are focused on helping business people succeed in achieving business objectives in international and culturally-diverse markets. Ms. Hodge recently presented at: The Relocation Conference at Tel Aviv University, the International Trademark Association Conference in Berlin, the International Council of Shopping Centers, Microsoft, VeriSign, US Bank, Bayer, Booz Allen Hamilton, Colgate, Ralph Lauren, Honeywell, Thyssen Krupp, The Gucci Group, Hugo Boss, European Relocation Associations, Thomson Prometric, Plastics Industry Association, and the University of Washington. She has authored Global Smarts: the Art of Communicating and Deal Making Anywhere in the World, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Ms. Hodge has presented at conferences and corporate meetings in Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Israel, France, United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, The Czech Republic, Belgium, Austria, Mexico, and Brazil.
She began her career at GE, where she gained invaluable international and cross-cultural experience traveling to Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East in support of GE's international business development. More recently, she led the Berlitz International's Cultural Consulting Division as its Worldwide Managing Director. Ms. Hodge has an MBA and a BS degree in mathematics.
Ms. Hodge speaks and conducts seminars on Effective Cross-Cultural Communication; Effective Multicultural Teamwork; Global Diversity; Global Leadership; Cross-Cultural Negotiation; and Successful Sales and Customer Service in the Domestic Multicultural Marketplace. Through her first-hand corporate and international business experience she presents practical business applications and insights - enabling participants to implement the tools they had learned during the program for immediate, tangible results.
