Rossana Johnston is an independent consultant associated with a number of leadership development and cross-cultural communication firms in the USA and Europe. She has more than 18 years of leading group, individual and virtual leadership development sessions for many Fortune 500 corporations in the United States, Canada, Europe and throughout Latin America. She is certified in many clients’ trademark methodologies and delivers her work in English and Spanish. Born and raised in Mexico, Rossana moved to the U.S. for a graduate program in intercultural management. She has also lived in England, Israel, Portugal and Italy.
Rosanna brings passion, excitement and a curiosity for learning to her work with clients. Rossana has delivered training modules to enhance intercultural effectiveness and global leadership development, including effective communication, accountability, trust building, leading with a coaching style, team building, corporate culture shaping, and other topics. Some of her clients include Apple, ArcelorMittal, Bridgestone, Volkswagen, Honeywell Aerospace, Schering Plough, SIEMENS, Wal-Mart International, Pemex, Chrysler and Rubbermaid, among others. In the banking industry she has worked with Santander International supporting international wealth management investors in their understanding of Latin American cultural patterns that impact effective client relationships. With Scotiabank in Mexico and Canada she supported the enhancement of working relationships between the two cultures. Her coaching experience has given Rossana the insights and tools to explore people’s deep vision of the world to support the development of more effective alternatives for personal and professional growth.
The Cultural Detective methodology is central to Rossana’s approach to collaboration and personal and organizational high performance. Rossana has an undergraduate degree in clinical psychology and received a master’s degree in intercultural management from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont. She also completed the Ontological Coaching certification program at Newfield Network. Rossana lives in Boulder, CO with her husband Steve where they enjoy growing their own vegetables, cycling and skiing. Her other favorite activities include dancing, mushroom hunting, traveling and cooking.
