Training
Our training programs educate you or your team on how to successfully work with people from a specific culture or across cultures in general.
Coaching
Our coaching engagements help you deepen self-awareness, learn and implement new skills, and design a strategic plan to move towards your goals.
Consulting
Our consulting services offer solutions to your organization’s challenges based on cultural expertise, past experience, and current resources.
Who We Are
Cultural Mixology designs and delivers programs that build and enhance cultural competencies. We serve as a strategic thinking partner to support individuals and organizations that want to thrive across cultures through training, coaching, consulting, and mentoring.
We are proud to be a certified WBE with the New York City Department of Small Business Services.
What We Do
- Increase cultural fluency to better collaborate and build trust
- Enhance intercultural communication skills
- Boost multicultural workplace performance
- Maximize organizations’ investment in expatriate leaders and their families
- Improve employee engagement and create higher morale
- Mitigate cultural risk factors
- Equip people with tools to flourish during times of change and cultural transitions
- Develop culturally appropriate programs and services
Why Us
Culture is invisible, yet it impacts nearly everything today. Oftentimes, when we are working, living, or studying in an international environment, we simply don’t know what we don’t know. We function in a stage of “unconscious incompetence”, unaware of our cultural assumptions and biases.
Our goal is to help people achieve a higher state of performance by recognizing these issues and building a positive and action-oriented outlook toward cultural diversity. As a result, cultural competencies become intuitive and automatic over time and our clients shift to a mindset of “unconscious competence”.
Testimonials
“I would highly recommend Jamie Gelbtuch and Cultural Mixology for any organization looking for intercultural awareness training. We asked Jamie and her team to create a one-day seminar tailored specifically to the unique mix of cultural diversity that exists within our organization. Jamie’s seminar was spot-on in terms of content, delivery, and timing. Jamie’s use of interactive exercises, real-world examples and humor kept the…” Read More
The Cultural Insider
One email per month—like these—with culture tips, quizzes, and info that will help you work better across cultures.
Father’s Day Around the World
Many countries celebrate Father’s Day in June with cards, gifts, and barbecues. But as always, #culturematters. Father’s Day originated in the United States and has spread across the globe, with each country putting its unique spin on it.
A Guide to Norwegian Work Culture
Known for its beautiful fjords and midnight sun, Norway is also a thriving hub for business. Key sectors like oil and gas, shipping, and renewable energy continue to drive the country’s strong economy. Home to global companies like Equinor, Telenor, and DNB, Norway blends innovation with a distinctly people-centered approach to work.
What Is Nowruz? A Guide to the Persian New Year and Traditions
Nowruz, a festival with over 3,000 years of history, brings communities together across the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and the global diaspora. Celebrated as the Persian New Year, Nowruz encourages cleansing rituals to move on from the past year’s misfortunes and welcome a new period of harmony and good luck.
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"What if your markers for success were how well you slept at night? How many books you read? How easily you laughed? How much time you spent storytelling, feeling warm in the arms and homes of people you adore.” ~Emmie Rae
