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Creating a motivational work environment

Aspen Business Journal
Motivating employees is often "Job One" for today's busy supervisor or manager. Read More

Making the most of change with your Spanish-speaking workforce

Aspen Business Journal
Change. It's the one constant in American business. When a business starts to slow down, we seek out a "change agent"... Read More

Bridging the communications gap

The Aspen Business Journal
An old Paul Newman movie memorialized a classic line: "What we have here... is a failure to communicate." Read More

Dealing with cultural issues of job status and job hierarchies

Aspen Business Journal
With an increasing number of Spanish-speaking workers in the Colorado workforce, the ability to communicate effectively... Read More

Making the most of your Spanish-speaking workforce

Aspen Business Journal
The manager looks out his office window as his workers gather to start the new workday. his Anglo workers stand at one side.. Read More

  • Meet Nina

    Nina Colburn is an authority on Latin American culture. She is 100% bilingual and bicultural, and has served as a cultural liaison between the United States and Mexico for several international companies. She served as a Commercial Trade Aide for the U.S. Trade Office and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, where she lived for 32 years.

    Nina now lives in Denver, Colorado, where she continues her work in cultural orientation, translation, teaching, and cross-cultural communication in the workplace.

    Read Nina’s Bio

  • Testimonials

    "I am elated today, having just spoken in Spanish with my first colleague from Mexico! Nina's classes give me not only the proper words, grammar and pronunciation to display conversation, but also a demeanor which would impress my new colleague. It is incredibly empowering to speak to a new partner in their native language. Without classes with Nina, I would not have the confidence or the skill to do so! Thank you Nina!"
    ~ Krista Muddle, National Park Service Denver Colorado

    “Nina has provided reliable advice that shows her years of experience in communicating between two very different business cultures and languages. My advice now is don’t try it alone. Doing the job right means getting this kind of help from the get-go, when business relationships with Spanish-speakers are just being created.”
    ~ Brian Price, Denver Colorado

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