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Naficy Consulting
About Naficy Consulting
Naficy Consulting, Inc. was founded in 2010 when Mercedes Naficy D’Angelo decided to work as a freelance consultant, trainer, and global business development lead for a boutique intercultural training and destination services company. Having been in consultative sales working with Human Resources and Senior Leadership to develop solutions to address a myriad of talent development, health and productivity, and intercultural challenges, she decided she wanted to combine her knowledge to bring clients innovative solutions that impact organizations more holistically and positively. Now, 12 years later, Naficy Consulting is working with a variety of for-profit and non-profit companies to support their talent development needs.
Whether your organization is looking to build global competence, create high-performing teams, improve equity, inclusion, and belonging in your workforce, or develop more globally competent salespeople, Naficy Consulting has bespoke solutions that could help you meet your goals. Reach out to schedule a 20-30 minute call to see if there is a good fit between your interests and our capabilities. We respect your privacy and will follow up as you see fit. Thank you for thinking of us; we may have the right solutions at the right price.
Mercedes Naficy D’Angelo
About Our Founder
Mercedes Naficy D’Angelo has been an intercultural communication practitioner for 30 years. She recognized the connection with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion about ten years ago, adding DEI to her practice. She has led global and regional sales teams and managed client relationships with various Fortune 500 companies and small startups.
Mercedes is a Princeton University graduate with an A.B. in English Literature and a Certificate in Theater and Dance. This focus in theater has helped hone her facilitation skills, enabling her to keep participants in her sessions not only engaged but entertained. Mercedes also holds an MBA from Tulane University with a concentration in Human Resources Management and Organizational Change. She is currently working on her coaching certification for the International Coaching Community (ICC). Mercedes is certified in the following assessment tools:
- Global Competence Aptitude Assessment
- Cultural Orientations Inventory
- BrainStates Awareness Profile
Over her career, Mercedes has presented at national and international conferences on a variety of topics: Global HR Competence Development; Global Diversity and Inclusion, and International Assignee Support at conferences such as Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and many of their local chapters around the USA, the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), The International Benefits Group and the European Relocation Association (EuRA) multiple times.
Her passion is consulting with clients and supporting them in developing and executing with excellence innovative solutions to address their talent management and diversity, equity, and inclusion needs. Mercedes’ strong experience in sales, marketing, and business strategy enables her to work with functional leaders such as supply chain, R&D, and manufacturing. In addition, she helps identify where organizations can enhance mutual appreciation and understanding to create an intentional culture of inclusion, knowing this will speed up individual performance and, ultimately, companywide innovation, engagement, and revenue growth.
Happiest when sharing her passion for diversity and culture with an audience, the following short testimonial is one of many reflecting her passion and talent as a facilitator and a speaker:
Powerful, clear, funny: one of the best speakers I heard at SHRM. Full of both conceptual & practical content – Excellent.
A product of a bi-cultural family (1⁄2 Iranian and 1⁄2 Puerto Rican), Mercedes has lived and/or worked in Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Middle East. As a result, she has a deep appreciation for the impact of cultural competencies on performance and behavioral health. This experience, including relocating internationally with her four children, gives her the insight needed to help organizations tailor their global talent development programs to their needs.
Mercedes believes there is always something new to learn when working in our diverse global societies. She says her marriage is living proof of this!