What we do

Business success is largely based upon superior human relationships. When these relationships need to be built with people from differing cultural backgrounds, we can help.

Culture Connect provides intercultural training, consulting and coaching services to help people work and live more successfully across cultures.

Why Culture Connect?

• We are focused on business results; recognizing that business results come from well-adjusted, motivated, knowledgeable and skilled employees.
• Ellen and Don have combined international experience of over 16 years on 5 continents.
• Don and Ellen have had the varied experience of being expatriate as single people, a couple without kids, with toddlers and with young teens.
• We have an extensive network of highly experienced country experts to draw upon.
• We are actively involved in many business and professional associations.
• We recognize and work well with the diverse needs of HR, functional groups, management and the traveling business person.
• Our integrated expatriate family programs are unique and effective.
• Programs are customized to suit the individual needs of the client.
• We take pride in being professional, reliable, flexible and innovative.

Who benefits?

Your organization benefits from employees being able to more effectively accomplish business objectives across cultures. We have programs for everyone in your organization who has direct or indirect contact with international colleagues. This may include:

• Multi-cultural teams
• Senior management
• Expatriates and families
• Short-term business travellers
• International negotiators
• Domestic staff with international responsibilities
• Staff working domestically with culturally diverse colleagues
• Inpatriate (in-coming) foreign colleagues & families
• Returning expatriates and families
• Recruiters of a diverse workforce.

Client Companies

We are proud to serve some of the world's largest international companies. Small and medium-sized businesses are also among our valued clients. Please contact us, if you wish to receive references on our work.