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About Valerie Antoinette

With over 15 years of international business development experience as a dual citizen of Switzerland and U.S.A., Valérie is an experienced consultant, cross-cultural educator, speaker, and trainer. She offers practical insights on the essential tools necessary to achieve meaningful and profitable business results internationally. Valérie is a trilingual Huffington Post blogger and is recognized in its Business Section as an international business expert. Through her “Professional Passport® curriculum, Valérie provides training that brings the global business world into focus, bridging cultures to succeed in today’s marketplace. She is a graduate of the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Fresh from the HuffPO: Have Skype. Will do International Business…

Posted on 14 February, 2012

Here is my latest column in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-bersetprice/have-skype-will-do-intern_b_1274855.html#es_share_ended Virtual interactions have gained a lot of traction in the past five years, and nowadays companies heavily rely on them to communicate internally with employees scattered all around the world. Some … Continue reading →

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“A Pervasive Lack of Knowledge and Foreign Languages is Threatening Us at Our Core”

Posted on 10 February, 2012

A white paper published by the National Education Association in 2004 states “A pervasive lack of knowledge about foreign cultures and foreign languages threatens the security of the United States as well as its ability to compete in the global … Continue reading →

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Fresh from the HuffPo! Going International? Read on…

Posted on 1 February, 2012

Here is the link to my newest article, published a few minutes ago by the Huffington Post and also posted below: President Obama said it again last week in his State of the Union Address: the Export Initiative is still … Continue reading →

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The Success of Ethnic Minorities in International Business

Posted on 26 January, 2012

Last December an article in The Economist discussing advertising to ethnic minorities caught my attention. The article discusses at one point how “ethnic origin is the key to people’s identity, much more than education, income, religion, sex and sexual orientation.” … Continue reading →

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HuffPo Post: Building the Case for Business Class Travels

Posted on 18 January, 2012

Here is the link to another article of mine, published today in the Huffington Post or… keep on reading: It’s very common in the United States for companies to entrust management of their international department to someone who knows how to … Continue reading →

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