ABOUT MICHELLE

I grew up in the multicultural environments of New York City and Cape Town, South Africa, and have lived in Asia for the past 18 years. I am bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese and am passionate about all aspects of cultural intelligence. I consult with as well as train individuals, academic institutions, and companies on intercultural communication as the founder of Elephant Communications (雙象溝通) and I have over 15 years of experience working with individuals and groups from all walks of life as a corporate trainer, intercultural consultant, and coach.

I graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a Bachelor of Science in Speech, studied International Marketing at the University of Melbourne in Australia and the Chinese language at National Normal Taiwan University in the Mandarin Training Center intensive program for four years. 

My Professional Certifications:
- Certified Coach & Group Coach (at the PCC level) from International Coaching Academy 
- Business Cultural Trainer from International House London in the U.K
- Certified Intercultural Trainer from EIFID (European Institute for Intercultural Development)'s TTIT certification program
- Certified Cultural Intelligence Trainer from C3 Consulting in Denmark
- Certified Emotional Intelligence and EQ-i 2.0/EQ360 coach from The Emotional Intelligence Training Company.



I've partnered with multinationals in the East and West such as NIKE, TSMC, Blackrock, Yahoo!, KPMG, Fortinet, Latch, Hitachi, and ING, not-for-profit organizations like Immigrant Social Services NYC and The Community Services Center Taipei, as well as at academic institutions including Taipei European School, Kaohsiung Medical University, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, East Asia Institute of Technology, Chilhee University of Technology, and BOSKOP Germany.

My hobbies are walking in nature, swimming, reading, and drinking tea. I enjoy learning from people from all walks of life and consider myself to be very lucky to call Taipei my current home.