Principal Consultant

Helene Taarnhøj

Helene has a broad background as a cross-cultural facilitator. With a Master’s in International HRM and a Bachelor’s in French and International Marketing, as well as 14 years of international experience living and working abroad, she has deep insight into both professional and personal life across many different cultures.
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With in-depth knowledge of culture in both theory and practice, Helene has a special talent for conveying insights on cross-cultural and virtual collaboration in an engaging and captivating way.

She has primarily worked in international companies, educational institutions, and nonprofit organisations.

In addition, Helene has experience with expatriation and at ConnectingCultures she also provides cultural training and coaching for assignees and their families.

Helene is certified in Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and personality type coaching, and she is trained as both an in-person and virtual facilitator.

She lives in Hørsholm with her husband and two sons, with whom she recently travelled around the world during a sabbatical year. Helene enjoys exploring diverse cuisines—often internationally—and loves staying active through various sports.

She has lived in Denmark, Canada, France, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan.

”Thanks for a very well prepared and executed cultural training program for the entire audit group. We have enjoyed and learned a lot from you and your very competent co-trainers, who came with local knowledge and interesting stories from all over the world”.


Torben Enstrøm, Corporate Vice President at Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals

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