Doing Business in Bangkok, Harbin, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Moscow

Now you can do business more successfully anywhere by connecting to the global tribe everywhere. We encourage you to grow through our team and members who have experience, contacts and connections in 525 metros, everywhere!

This "Doing Business in..." globinar covered the metro regions of Bangkok, Harbin, LA, Atlanta and Moscow. Watch the presentations and make connections HERE.

Watch to hear about markets, companies and regions of interest for your business. Connect with other leaders to learn and grow your business.

• Metro Business Overview
• HOT Business Opportunities
• Cultural and Lifestyle Issues

Join us to learn more about business opportunities and doing business in top metros worldwide.

Doing Business in...

• Bangkok, Thailand - James Herendeen, Managing Director / CEO, The Herendeen Group
• Harbin, China -Todd Cornell 康鸿熹, Executive Director at Cultur668 & GC No. Colorado
• Los Angeles, CA USA - Jeffery Daar, Senior Principal at Daar & Newman
• Atlanta, Georgia USA - Dana Austin, Int'l Speaker & Author (Tea With Strings Vignettes)
• Moscow, Russia - Leo Prozument, President at AV Structures

Biographies

James Herendeen - Managing Director / CEO, The Herendeen Group. Based in Bangkok with a team in key cities within Thailand, James and his troup are well- positioned to help companies capture new opportunities. He brands, elevates and gives them a strong presence to succeed in a variety of industry segments.

Jeffery Daar - Senior Principal at Daar & Newman. Jeffery is a principal of the law firm Daar & Newman in Los Angeles, USA. The firm is a long established general practice law firm dedicated to providing the highest quality of representation to its clients, including acting as a gateway for international business both inbound to and outbound from the U.S.

Mr. Daar’s expertise includes strategic planning, complex state and federal litigation, innovative dispute resolution, and international transactions and disputes. His practice focuses on both litigation and transactional projects. His extensive litigation background gives him added insight into structuring transactions for clients along with his entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving and dispute resolution. He has served as a City Commissioner for the City of Los Angeles for more than 15 years and was Chair of The State Bar of California International Law Section. Mr. Daar holds a law degree from the University of California at Davis and a bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College

Leo Prozument - Managing Director and International Business Executive for EMEA for Performance Health Systems. As an International Management Executive, Leo has helped companies enter and manage new markets in EMEA and CIS countries. From planning to execution, Leo has built, fix, drove, and sustained growth through a global network of distributors, retailers, and entrepreneurs, as well as developed business infrastructure for direct-to-consumer markets. Positive, enthusiastic, and multicultural, he values long-term relationships and commitment to excellence. In his career, Leo has done business in over 20% of the world, including an eight-year employment contract in Moscow, Russia. He prides on following these guiding principles as keys to success: Growth, Innovation, Transparency, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Dana Austin, International Speaker & Author (Tea With Strings Vignettes). Dana is founder and CEO of Dana Austin Speaks, creating innovative connections for transformative relationships and life changing results, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Dana’s love for her city and her passion for business led to her selection as the new Executive Director of Global Chamber Atlanta. Through her regional and global leadership, Dana seeks to grow the number of people successfully engaged with cross-border trade and investment.

For Dana, words hold power to shape and create desired outcomes. Dana’s best-selling book, “Tea With Strings Vignettes” reflected her love of people, customs and cultures. Her love of travel and “all things tea” led her to become a certified tea consultant over a decade ago, dubbing her the title of “Lady Dana”. She has presented to international audiences including the Global Chamber virtual “Global Tea Party” events to discuss tea, communication strategies and business etiquette. She has led over 15 different tea events in 15 months to lift the morale of people during the COVID 19 global pandemic. As a speaker, consultant and international business leader, Lady Dana hosts and customized workshops and conferences for aspiring authors. Her company’s signature “Transformational Writers Conference” is her platform to connect and share with authors from around the world.

Also this Tea Connoisseur is a Registered Research Nurse. Dana speaks at scientific conferences, sharing emerging data from clinical trials and serving on clinical panels. She is a member of the Society of Clinical Research Associates and member of the Sigma Theta Tau Nurse Leader Honor Society. She holds an Associate of Science from Southern Adventist University; A Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Emory University, and a Master of Science Administration: International Development from Andrews University. Dana has been recently featured in Voyage ATL magazine and on several networks for her philanthropic work. Her greatest personal accomplishment was developing a program, “Aprons for Education” to help put young girls through school in Uganda, Rwanda and Ghana.

Todd Cornell is Executive Director for Cultur668 for Global Chamber® Northern Colorado... a chapter including cities and townships in Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming. In addition Todd is the Managing Director/founder of Cultur668, a consulting firm that helps US businesses maneuver China with strategies that work within Chinese culture.

Originally from Fort Collins, CO, Todd lived in Chinese speaking regions for over 20 years and is committed to helping Colorado and US companies experience more success in China. He has lived in 5 states and 3 Chinese regions (Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong), and traveled to over 30 countries.

Moderator: Doug Bruhnke - Founder/CEO of Global Chamber®. Doug is a global entrepreneur dedicated to helping members of Global Chamber® successfully reach new markets across 525 metros - everywhere! He is a two-time ex-pat with Dupont in Tokyo and Singapore with 35 years of global business experience in nearly all countries and segments. Doug is a regional advisor for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and a member of the Arizona District Export Council. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah and an EMBA from Michigan State University and is co-inventor on 5 patents. Doug was born in Mt. Kisco, New York, and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Palo Alto, California.

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Global Chamber® is a growing and collaborating community of CEOs, executives and leaders in 525 metro regions around the world, connecting member businesses to new opportunities for advancing growth and success. It's the only chamber of commerce in the world operating in hundreds of locations that helps exporting, importing and investing for members to connect through warm introductions to clients, partners, projects and resources.