Intercultural Intelligence is knowing the values beneath the culture, so we can bridge people, not just languages.

Diversity is richness, unity is wealth.

Joseph Avakian

Human-centred creativity. Cultural fluency. Leadership with soul.

If you need the skills in communicating effectively in intercultural teams and work, sign up.

Intercultural Intelligence | 2026

We all have been there — in a meeting, or a hang out, everyone is talking, but few are truly heard. Words are shared, but meaning is lost. We speak the same language, and still we miss each other.This happens across cultures, and it happens across generations too. A team can have five nationalities and still feel disconnected. A family can share one language and still not understand each other. Communication is not the same as connection.Intercultural intelligence is not a soft skill on the side — it's what holds diverse teams, families and communities together. It moves us from simply exchanging words, to truly understanding people: their values, their journey, and what matters to them.In this course we will cover a few topics such as:<ul><li>The Basic Human Need for Connection</li><li>The Trap of Tribalism</li><li>Values that Challenge, yet Connect</li><li>The Art of Observation — Reading Behaviour, not just Language</li><li>From Tolerance to True Unity</li><li>Leading and Belonging Across Generations</li></ul>If you find yourself leading, working, or living among different cultures and generations, this course will equip you to move from communication to true connection.

Cultural and generational disconnect is real. Learn to Connect and communicate.

Why Connection Matters

What is Intercultural Intelligence?

How to Connect Better

To connect with diversity and lead into unity, is something that you need to carry and value. Seeing Humans behind the culture is necessary

Time and passion to see a truly connected world.

To connect well with the other, the willingness to change and to adopt is what will bear fruit. So come ready to let go, and to embrace.

Readiness to re-think and re-evaluate.

As this course will be in English,  it's necessary that you are fluent in English in written as well as in spoken.

English Proficiency

Anyone who is part of an intercultural team, and or is in an environments where intercultural understanding is necessary.

Students who are studying any topic, that entails the importance of intercultural communication and dialogue

Leaders who have diverse cultures represented. Need key tools to nurture and cultivate the diversity into unity.

Leadership Intelligence is leading long enough and then getting out of the way, so they can out grow us. 

Leadership is a calling, not a title

This course is exclusive for Europe, Middle Ease, and Africa, for time zone live sessions. 

Leadership Intelligence - EMEA - September 2026 

Leadership still remains crucial, in light of the tech boom, Social Media, and AI. The reality is, that we still deal with Humans, whether directly of via our end products or services.Leadership does not start with the title, but with the way we lead ourselves, once others join, and follow us, then we are in that place of leadership, to go forward and take everyone with us. Great leaders, are the ones that follow their team, cause they have done a good job, of showing them the way ahead. In this course will cover a few topics such as: • Leading with vision and Purpose • The Art of recruiting and championing People • Defining Values as Common Ground • Creating a team/corporate Culture • Quality and Quantity is profitability • Intercultural LeadershipIf you find yourself needing to Grow in Leadership, then this course will seek to inspire, help you and guide to what is next, and where you should be heading.

Leadership knowing  who, where, and how to empowering a team potential.

Who is a Leader?

What is Leadership? 

How to lead better? 

Leadership is not a title, it's a commitment. Come ready to invest the time it takes to lead yourself first, before leading others.

Time and commitment to grow as a leader.

Growing as a leader means facing blind spots and letting go of what no longer serves your team. 

Readiness to be challenged and to change.

As this course will be in English, it's necessary that you are fluent in English in written as well as in spoken.

Those who are in Leadership and need more understanding.

Leaders who lead multi-cutlural teams.

Creative Intelligence is not chasing wow ideas — it's growing the soul, mind and heart of a creative. 

"Creative Dude"

This cohort is only for participant who reside in EMEA (Europe, Africa & Middle East) region. 

Creative intelligence Cohort Jan 2027

We've all had this: an idea feels great to us, but it doesn't land. Something is missing.This course is not about finding "wow" ideas. It is about you — the creative person — and the inner qualities you need to grow as a true creative.All creativity comes from what already exists. We create with what we have, whether that's a little or a lot. The process asks us to stay fresh, playful, and focused.Grow the creative person, and creativity grows too. Creative Intelligence (CQ) matters as much today as Emotional Intelligence (EQ) or Knowledge Intelligence (IQ) — and with AI here, all three matter more than ever.In this course we will cover a few topics such as:<ul><li>Creativity is Original to Humans</li><li>Getting Out of the Box</li><li>Building Creative Habits</li><li>Sources of Inspiration and Freshness</li><li>Love and Freedom as Creative Fuel</li><li>Sustaining a Creative Lifestyle</li></ul>If you find yourself stuck or want to sharpen your creative edge, this course will help you rediscover the ingredients of a creative life.

Creativity is unique to humans & intelligence is stewarding it with excellence.

Creativity is original to humans

Get out of the box

Build creative habits

Creativity is a practice, not a moment. Come ready to invest the time it takes to grow.

Time and passion to grow as a creative.

Growing means facing what blocks you and letting go of old patterns that no longer serve you. 

Readiness to get out of the box

You are who stuck in a mode, or lacks that spark you once had, and are looking for new inspiration and fresh perspectives.

You are an up and coming/seasoned creative professional, and work in a field where you need a refresh of approach and strategy.

you are a Creatives in a field, where play, ideation impact have stagnated and are in need help for a reboot, and upgrade.

Agentic AI

Coding with AI

AI Workflows

Claude Code

OpenClaw

Vibe Coding

AI Evals

AI Transformation

RAG & Search

AI for PMs

AI for Engineers

AI for Designers

AI for Marketers

AI for Founders

Product

Product Sense

Product Discovery

User Research

Prototyping

Growth

Analytics

Tech Foundations

Strategy

Influence

Leadership

Career Growth

Engineering

Machine Learning

LLM Ops

Context Eng

Security

System Design

Design

Figma

Design Systems

Visual Design

Design Strategy

Marketing

Automation

Content Marketing

Demand Gen

Go-to-Market

Product Marketing

Positioning

Social Media

Brand

B2B Marketing

SEO & AEO

AI for Leaders

AI Governance

Communication

Management

People Operations

Exec Presence

Storytelling

Goal-setting

Personal Brand

Founders

Fundraising

More

Everyone

Operators

Data Scientists

Business Analysts

User Researchers

Customer Success

Project Managers

HR Professionals

Sales People

Lawyers

Finance

Investors

Real Estate

Educators

Creators

Telling a compelling and clear career story is the key to opening doors.

Growth leader with a portfolio career

Mallory Contois

Community architect, founder, GTM leader & 6x high-growth startup operator

Soft skills educator, speaker & creator

Grace McCarrick

Soft skills educator, speaker, & creator

Strategic Storytelling Expert

Joseph Olender

Strategic storytelling consultant

May Workshop

You’ve done the work. You’ve built skills, taken on roles, made decisions. But when it comes time to explain what you do and why it matters, it comes out scattered, overly detailed, or generic.And when people don’t quickly understand you, they don’t choose you.This shows up everywhere:<ul><li>interviews that don’t convert</li><li>networking conversations that go nowhere</li><li>opportunities that pass you by because you weren’t top of mind</li><li>a LinkedIn profile that doesn’t reflect your actual value</li></ul>This workshop fixes that.In three hours, you’ll turn your experience into a clear, compelling career narrative that actually lands. You’ll learn to:<ul><li>identify the signal in your background (not just list your roles)</li><li>connect your past decisions into a cohesive story</li><li>articulate what you’re known for and where you’re going</li><li>communicate it clearly in both conversation and writing</li></ul>You’ll leave with:<ul><li>a 60–90 second career story you can use immediately</li><li>a draft LinkedIn headline or professional bio</li><li>a clear positioning statement for how you want to be known </li></ul>

Experienced operators with strong track records who struggle to clearly explain what they do and what they want next

Founders or builders evolving their roles who need a sharper narrative to attract the right opportunities and people

Professionals in a pivot who have relevant experience but can’t yet tell a cohesive, compelling story about it

Diane Sadowski-Joseph

Clarinet co-founder, 100,000+ professionals trained (so far).

Sort your team's work into five friction categories to find where AI has room to help.

Apply The Friction Framework to find AI use cases

Rank each idea on Frequency, Impact, AI Readiness, and Ease to pick what to build first.

Score your use cases with FIRE

With the option to build along! Watch a ranked L&D use case go from prompt to working assistant on screen.

See a real use case built live

Identify Real AI Use Cases For Your Team

Raphael Joseph

Co-founder of We Are Agentic, specialising in practical AI training.

Lesia Kalley

AI Transformation Partner at We Are Agentic

Watch a complete AI assistant being built: what goes into it, how it’s configured, and why it works the way it does.

How a personal AI assistant is actually built - step by step

There’s a big gap between asking questions and having an AI that knows your role, your tone, and your priorities.

The difference between using AI and shaping it

Get a clear picture of what the AI-Ready Woman programme delivers - including a live walkthrough of real outcomes.

What's possible for you in 5 weeks

How to Build Your Own AI Assistant - Live Demo

See exactly which tasks AI handles in minutes — emails, meeting notes, and briefs, so you can stop doing them by hand.

The fastest AI wins for your working week

Learn a prompting approach that turns vague outputs into something you can use right away.

How to talk to AI and actually get useful results

Leave with 3–5 specific tasks you can hand off to AI this week, tailored to how you actually work.

A personal shortlist of where to start

How to Use AI to Get 2 Hours Back Every Day

Joseph Holbrook

Google AI Solutions Architect @ CDW

You’ll master AI/ML solutions architecting, proposing solutions work and provide strategic value at enterprise scale.

Mastery of "Enterprise-Grade" AI Solutions Selling

Instead of just following trends, you’ll be able to perform cost-benefit analyses and clear return on investments (ROI)

High-Value Architectural Decision Making

You know exactly which sensitive data must stay on-premise for sovereignty and which tasks can live in the cloud.

Proficiency in "Cloud-Fit" & Hybrid AI

You will be equipped to sit in a boardroom and explain how an AI investment drives value, manage ethical risks, etc.

Strategic AI Leadership & Stakeholder Influence

Position yourself for Senior, Lead, or Principal roles with median salaries often exceeding $170,000–$240,000+ range.

Elite Marketability and Salary Growth

Master AI Solutions Selling for Sales & Solutions Architects

20k+ on Linkedin, Startup Leader, Founder

100k+ on TikTok, Soft Skills Speaker & Consultant

Brand Strategist, Personal Brand Consultant and Advisor

Get clear on what you want to be known for, and where you might be able to stand out.

Identify your superpowers and unfair advantages

Learn to share your work, perspective, and expertise in a way that feels natural and sustainable.

Evaluate approaches to showing up, online and IRL

Craft a brand that draws in roles, advocates, clients, or collaborators that fit where you’re headed.

Joseph avakian

Cohort-based courses

1-day workshops

Free Lightning Lessons

Identify Real AI Use Cases For Your Team

How to Build Your Own AI Assistant - Live Demo

How to Use AI to Get 2 Hours Back Every Day

Master AI Solutions Selling for Sales & Solutions Architects

Start Building Your Personal Brand