About Us
Considering that innovation and efficiency are international metrics used to measure success, Professional Passport’s innovative cultural forces meets the very real business needs and expectations of international organizations.
Since cross-cultural interaction is the foundation for fostering creativity and innovation, we help companies develop and embrace a climate in which cultural intelligence and cultural humility provide the perfect environment for inspiration and ingenuity.
Professional Passport’s team of proven and trusted professionals come from multicultural and multilingual backgrounds, and they consult with companies to develop a global mindset, establish effective international business practices, and work confidently and effectively with colleagues from other countries
and cultures.
We will empower your executives and employees with superior communication skills and effective behavioral adaptations that narrow the cultural gaps organizations experience when interacting on a global scale.
The Team
Our International Team Covers the Globe
Valérie Berset-Price
Founder & Managing Director, USA
Valérie Berset-Price is the President and Founder of Professional Passport, a training and consulting firm located in Portland, Oregon, USA, that specializes in international trouble-shooting and cross-cultural mediation for companies interesting in doing business on an international scale.
Valérie is a dual citizen of Switzerland and the USA. She speaks five languages; has lived all over the world; and worked for Swiss, Taiwanese, South Africa, Brazilian and US companies before starting her own practice. Her extensive background in international business development and intercultural problem-solving makes her an expert at pinpointing why global projects fail.
Her “Global Awareness Program” (G.A.P.) brings the global business world into focus, bridging cultures to succeed in today’s marketplace. Valérie has presented in Morocco in front of the World Customs Organization (WCO), a United Nations agency; the US Embassy of Santiago, Chile; the Intel Conference; the Software Quality Conference of New York; the Global Supply Management Conference of Las Vegas, among many other prestigious venues. She has been a guest lecturer at China Foreign Affair University, Shanghai School of Customs; Beijing Normal University, University of San Diego, Portland State University, University of Portland and Oklahoma State University.
She is an international business expert for the Huffington Post, has been featured on BBC Capital, and a frequent contributor to Training Magazine. Her clients include Fortune 500 Companies as well as small to mid-size organizations.
She holds degrees in International Business from Switzerland and International Relations from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, California.