About Let's Grow Global

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I am the CEO of Let’s Grow Global, my own consulting firm that helps businesses expand to overseas markets.  I spent  25 years growing businesses from domestic to global, perfecting skills in export expansion, and driving virtual teams in cross-cultural settings.  I've run the gamut from entrepreneurial, to multi-national, to non-profit ..... now I help small companies grow global,teach global marketing, and publish.   



Growth-oriented accomplishments include:
  • Helping to triple North Dakota export revenue as Executive Director of the North Dakota Trade Office -  to become the number one export growth state in the nation.
  • Growing Great Plains Software (now Microsoft Business Solutions) from 0-50 overseas markets as Vice President of International Business .... representing one of the highest growth areas of the company.
  • Developing brand identity and significant market segment growth in  early careers in Brand Management with Kraft Inc., and Leo Burnett Advertising (on various Nestle and Proctor and Gamble brands)
  • Building an arsenal of overseas contacts, having lived, worked, taught, and extensively traveled throughout Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

I currently consult and  work part-time as a University Professor teaching global marketing and cross-cultural management.