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How a Care Package Became a Culture Hack
Experiences | April 16, 2025
How a Care Package Became a Culture Hack

In a monsoon-soaked office in Bangalore, I “read the room” and unpacked a box of granola bars from my mother. What happened next reshaped how we understood each other – and we started building a “third culture” where we could all belong to and get things done. In the early months of my arrival as an expat

Your Global Team Isn’t Just a Team — It’s a Force of Possibility.
Experiences | April 9, 2025
Your Global Team Isn’t Just a Team — It’s a Force of Possibility.

Leading global teams in today’s fast-paced business environment requires more than just expertise in a specific industry. For instance, it demands cultural dexterity, adaptive communication, and strategic negotiation skills—skills that can make or break international deals and team dynamics. That’s where THE GUIDE™ Program steps in. Designed for leaders navigating the complexities of cross-border collaboration, THE

Monica Smith on The Expat Woman Show
Podcasts | October 29, 2024
Monica Smith on The Expat Woman Show

  On this week’s episode of The Expat Woman, Nyna Caputi, Founder and CEO of The Expat Woman and host of The Expat Woman Show chats with Monica Smith, Speaker at the upcoming The Expat Woman Audio Summit, a member of The Expat Woman Membership and CEO at Tradewinds Career Consulting. “After a 30-year journey

Monica Smith on the At the Coalface Podcast
Podcasts | December 15, 2023
Monica Smith on the At the Coalface Podcast

In this episode, At the Coalface speaks with Monica Smith. Monica shares how her upbringing in a family that moved frequently across the US and her experience of travelling and living abroad early on shaped her outlook on the world and softened her philosophical principles. She talks about her career in the corporate world, her