Ashley is a travel specialist, cultural consultant, and location-independent entrepreneur with 20 years’ experience in 70+ countries across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East working with individuals + teams + organizations to leverage the power of cultural flexibility to better connect + communicate + coordinate by cultivating awareness, exposing cultural gaps, and embracing difference.Ashley is the founder of Traverse Journeys, an adventure tour operator providing impact-focused, small group trips to 25+ countries around the globe. Ashley also provides cross cultural consulting to teams and individuals across industries.Ashley's professional background includes event production, publishing, international tourism, freelance writing, startups, bookkeeping, operations, and project management, giving her a unique perspective into the complex dynamics of logistics, communication, and decision making that businesses face every day. Ashley is a certified Cultural Detective Facilitator and holds an MA in Media Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA and BS in International Studies and Print Media from Oregon State University with minors in Spanish and Music. She is fluent in Spanish and Danish with conversational Portuguese speaking skills and studies in German and Arabic. She researched music for social change in Brazil and taught business English in South Korea. Consulting Segments:*Cultural Consulting for Teams & Individuals*Int'l Itinerary Creation*Writing & EditingSKILLS:Business• Interaction with executives, entrepreneurs, creatives, CPAs, investors, attorneys• Budgets, forecasts, bookkeeping (using Quickbooks)• Supplier & client relations• Team building • Project & product management Travel• International tourism & itinerary dev't• Global events Communication• Spanish (fluent), Danish (fluent), Portuguese (conversational), basic German & Arabic • Journalism, research, editing & freelance writing• Curriculum development with achievement milestones• One-on-one & group instructionSoft Skills• Cultural competency • Strategic and creative thinking; self starter• Ability to deal with ambiguity and seek creative solutions to complex issuesSocial Impact• Social change through microfinance, business, music, food and diversity • CSR and transparency program development: B-Corp and non-GMO