Sheida Hodge is an internationally recognized expert on cross-cultural communication, negotiation, and management skills. With over 27 years of business experience, her presentations are focused on helping business people succeed in domestic multicultural and international business. Ms. Hodge is the author of, Global Smarts: the Art of Communicating and Deal Making Anywhere in the World published by John Wiley & Sons. She has an MBA and a BS degree in mathematics.

Ms. Hodge recently presented at: International Trademark Association Conference in Berlin, The International Council of Shopping Centers, Microsoft, VeriSign, The 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.

Ms. Hodge is an international presenter; recently she presented in Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, France, U.K., Germany, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, The Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Mexico, and Brazil.

Ms. Hodge began her career with 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 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 learned within their organization for immediate, tangible results.