For 30 years, Harriet Russell has been doing one thing — Stopping people from offending each other when doing business internationally. From managing Public Relations at Sony in the Big Apple to translating for Peter Jennings and the ABC News staff at the Tokyo Economic Summit to jetting off to Minsk for the U.S. State Department to educate and motivate entrepreneurs, Harriet understands when "Yes" really means "No," and makes sure you do, too.

Harriet lived and worked overseas for eight years and is fluent in several languages. She is a published author by Encyclopedia Britannica, and has taught intercultural communications at universities here and abroad. Harriet has been commended by the Fulbright Commission and given an award by Rotary International for creating friendly relations among peoples of the world — and not just because she knows to kiss twice in Spain and three times in Italy.

Harriet has been interviewed by NBC, ABC, CBS, Crain's Business, Asahi Shimbun Daily, and more.

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CLIENT COMMENTS: 

All of our international business saw an increase in profit and productivity once Harriet Russell showed us how to interact with our counterparts overseas.
Federico Macias Baena – CEO, Spain Coordination

Simply put, Harriet Russell is a charismatic person. More specifically she is friendly, energetic and involved. Harriet is knowledgeable in many areas as well as street-wise. She has international business knowledge, cross cultural expertise, in-depth information and years of experience in the global realm.
Marina Kurkov — Russian Professor and Author

Harriet engages the audience and can build a cohesive team.
Lauren Plagens — Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

When Harriet speaks, people listen. She draws from many fields, many cultures and many disciplines. Any discourse she presents will have depth and perspective.
Bob Carr — Director, East-West Center, Czech Republic

Working, living, and interacting with the Japanese people is especially difficult in today's world. I chose Harriet to help me because she has lived there and "walked the walk!"
Tim Claiborne — United Airlines

Harriet is an extremely professional and effective presenter in a variety of contexts. Her presentations were all well-structured, up to the point with relevant information for the audience.
Iryna Turouskaya — US Embassy, Belarus

Harriet has shown tremendous knowledge of culture and language, particularly in Asia, and she has a great sense of business principles. She understands how business and culture work together. You will find that Harriet will be a tremendous addition to your team.
Carl T. Marino — Publisher, Industry Week

The bottom line is: Harriet gets results. There is no one who is better well-versed in International communication. From customs to body language, Harriet prepares the business person working internationally to hit the ground running.
Rick Dudnick — VP, Lontos Sales & Motivation, Inc.