The statement “from culture to culture and family to family, gender roles vary” is congruent with my personal experience. At 23, with already five years of corporate experience, an opportunity arose for me to move to Tokyo and work within our global office.  

After all pleasantries, proper introductions, we all began to sit down to begin the meeting. That is when my coworker turned to me and, in a tone of ‘why are you doing this yet’, said, “can you order drinks for everyone”.

One of the most important parts of effective communication is making sure everyone is on the same page. In order for us to move forwards, we must speak the same language. This is our foundation for communication:

I’m very excited to announce a project I have been working on and my next steps in life: branding and marketing services company which provides a platform for me to work on what I love the most: creativity, travel and community engagement.