Transform cultural friction into fuel for global growth.
Inspire teams to…
Turn borders into bridges
Unlock innovation via collaboration
Accelerate your
global growth
Meet Katherine, CMO, keynote speaker, author, & lecturer on global business
Katherine Melchior Ray is an inspiring speaker who shares global marketing expertise from her career spanning the world’s most prestigious luxury, fashion, beauty, and hospitality brands.
Known as a catalyst for growth, she spent 25 years leading businesses at Nike, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hyatt, Shiseido, and Babbel —guiding those brands to enter new markets, embrace disruption, and lead business transformation. Fluent in French and Japanese, she explains how to develop cultural intelligence to unlock insights, connect authentically, and build your business around the world.
Winning brands think global, but feel local.
#1
Amazon
Best Seller
International
Business
Brand Global, Adapt Local How to Build Brand Value Across Cultures (Kogan Page, June 2025) explains how leading brands balance global consistency with local adaptation to build value across cultures. Because succeeding in global markets isn’t just about reach — it’s about relevance.
3 Continents. 5 Industries. Countless Cultural Connections.
My career has spanned countries, languages, and business sectors. Today, I speak, consult, teach and write about international marketing, branding, and business strategy; cross-cultural team building and innovation; and the opportunities and challenges of being a female executive and working mom around the world.
