Helping Leaders Succeed with Anyone, Anywhere
Highroad Global Services was founded with a passion for helping leaders unlock the full value of diverse cultures, mindsets, and talents. Our team has spent their careers navigating the complexities of different styles, both domestically and internationally. We share the strategies we've mastered to help you harness the power of inspired communication.
Executive Coach. Speaker. Author. Rock Musician.
Vicki Flier Hudson has helped countless organizations win across differences and get results. As an executive coach specializing in the C-suite, Vicki is passionate about building communication excellence and helping leaders take practical action on their vision. She is the author of Zen and the Art of Offshoring: How to Build a Collaborative and Profitable Team with Your Partners in India and has been featured on NBC News. Her articles on global leadership and working across cultures have appeared in a variety of business magazines.
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Vicki has two decades of experience helping leaders and organizations get results. Her corporate training background and her expertise in multi-country software implementations help her speak the language of her clients. Vicki is certified in TTI Success Insights DISC and 12 Driving Forces. She is also a certified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), a registered mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, and a trained coach through the Co-Active Institute.
Vicki has lived and/or worked in Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Nepal and Thailand. She developed a knack for riding camels, rickshaws, buses, and cement trucks across the globe, and enduring Indian train rides exceeding fifty-five hours at a time. She has traveled in Austria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama and Singapore. She has been active in organizations such as SIETAR, the Japan-America Society of Georgia, and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), and served on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce and TAG's International Business Society.
Michael Todd Shinholster is a Principal Consultant of Highroad Global Services, Inc. Born in Macon, Georgia to an American mother and an Austrian father, giving him an appetite for grits and schnitzel. He received his M.B.A. in International Business from Kennesaw State University and his B.A. in German from Georgia State University.
Todd has also attended the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication studying cross-cultural training for international corporations. He is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and is proficient in German, Spanish, and French. Work and travel have taken Todd to England, France, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Jamaica, and the Bahamas. He has worked on projects for Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, KIA, AGCO, ALCOA, Lowe's, The Coca-Cola Company, BCD Travel, Georgia Lottery, Siemens, Merck, Stryker and Dow Chemical, as well as Delta Air Lines, the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic and Olympic Games, and the 2004 G-8 Summit.
Rita Wuebbeler is president and founder of INTERGLOBE Cross-Cultural Business Services, Inc., an Atlanta-based international training and consulting firm. She facilitates programs on cross-cultural competence-building as well as diversity and inclusion in the workplace and coaches executives in maximizing their global leadership skills.
In her work with global virtual teams she focuses on establishing a clear vision for the team and aligning it with strategic objectives. A native German with a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics from Mainz University, Germany, Rita has lived in Germany, England, Luxembourg, Spain, Canada and the United States, and currently resides in Atlanta. She is the co-author of "Cultural Detective: Germany" and "Cultural Detective: Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Culture." She is an administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and the DISC Profile, and a senior facilitator of Personal Leadership seminars.
Soumaya Khalifa is a seasoned diversity and leadership consultant with over 15 years of experience with Fortune 100 companies, government and non-profit organizations. She holds an MBA from Georgia State University in Human Resources and is a certified facilitator and Civil Treatment instructor.
In her work with government agencies such as the Department of Justice and Homeland Security, Soumaya holds cultural competency training sessions on effectively interacting with Arab and Muslim communities. A certified Organization Development professional, she has worked with organizations on strategy development, change management, and organization alignment. Soumaya is a board member of Kids4Peace, Secretary of the Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, and a Vice-President for the Anti-Prejudice Consortium, and a member of the Atlanta Diversity Managers Affinity Group (ADMAG).
Practical, powerful, inspiring and engaging — that is how organizations describe Debby Stone's keynote speeches and workshops. Debby draws on her breadth of experience as an executive coach, a lawyer, a management consultant, an entrepreneur and a leader to quickly build rapport with audiences of all sizes in a variety of industries.
Her keynotes and workshops combine humor and audience participation with concrete tools and action steps for easy implementation. Debby's book, The Art of Self-Promotion: Tell Your Story, Transform Your Career, has been hailed as "immensely practical" and "the perfect how-to guide," and she has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Atlanta Journal Constitution and The ABA Journal. As an executive coach she helps senior leaders leverage their strengths, hone key leadership competencies, build their brand, overcome roadblocks, and enhance their confidence and executive presence. Debby holds both an undergraduate and law degree from Duke University, earned her coaching certification from The Co-Active Training Institute, and is accredited by the International Coach Federation.
Tracy Saeman is Highroad's extraordinary Executive Assistant and also known as a "Jill Of All Trades." She partners with clients to ensure a smooth flow with all logistics, appointments, billing, and customer service needs. Clients meet Tracy when they get started with us; they always have a partner to help and support them.
Tracy also runs the office while the Highroad team is away. We feel fortunate to leave our clients in such good hands. Tracy has four children, two grandchildren, and a passion for the beach, football, and music.
Jeff Bond is the CEO and Executive Producer of Chat With Leaders Media, the Atlanta-based production agency on a mission to help purpose-driven business leaders launch their own podcasts, cultivate authentic relationships with key stakeholders, grow revenue, reduce attrition, and maximize their capacity towards social impact.
His vision is to elevate purpose-driven business leaders as a force for good that sustains and unifies our communities while empowering our next generation to carry that torch.
“We have seen increased profits and revenues since these programs. Our office in China has now grown to 100 plus employees and employees that travel now do so with greater ease and less fear of creating international incidents. International cooperation including friendships are now commonplace.”Sherwin Krug · CFO, MFG.com