Monica M Smith

About Monica M Smith

At Tradewinds Career Consulting, I help executives, managers, and multicultural teams move beyond surface-level culture conversations and into deeply transformational leadership using proven frameworks in,().Clients come to me when:• They\'re expanding into new markets and don\'t want to sabotage their own efforts with cultural missteps.• Their teams struggle to collaborate productively across cultures, time zones, or mindsets.• Their inclusion efforts have not created the working environment to drive momentum in teamwork and innovation.With over 30 years in financial services-15 years of international coaching and consulting, I deliver customized workshops, strategic advisory, and ongoing coaching.’. Learn more.

Experience

1. Founder and CEO

   Tradewinds Career Consulting & Coaching

   Nov 2022 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Career Consultant focused on Intercultural Leadership skill-building for global professionals, organizations and teams. Offers a spectrum of programs for individual, group, and enterprise-wide consulting and coaching to help leaders and employees to engage more productively, innovatively, and inclusively across all markets, all cultures.• Guest Lecturer at Northeastern University, American University• Coaching clients in Asia, Europe, and the US on global career pivots and development.

Education

• Freie Universität Berlin (Free University of Berlin)

  German Language and Literature

  1985 — 1986

• The University of Dallas

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Foreign Languages, Literature and Linguistics

  1976 — 1980

• The Fletcher School at Tufts University

  Master’s Degree in International Relations, International Trade and Development

  2011 — 2013

• Vanderbilt University

  German Language and Literature

  1983 — 1986