Weyu Hodge has over a decade of experience working with global organizations and companies to address inclusive hiring, build cohesive teams, and train leadership on inclusive approaches. Her love for interacting with people across borders led her to live and work in nine countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Her career began in the international development field when she worked for a social enterprise in Brazil, taught English in Colombia, and managed medical missions for an International NGO. She is the Founder of Brain Cultured, a people-centered cross-cultural consultant organization that focuses on training and strategic planning for organizations and companies that have global teams.
Her idea for Brain Cultured was first sparked while working with local international teams on the ground. She noticed there was a lack of training for Western employees and international volunteers on what it means to work in different cultures. The lack of training created inequitable dynamics between the local team and the ex-pat program managers they worked with. Witnessing this on-the-ground, led her to a career path in organization development with a focus on training leaders on cultural awareness and building organizational systems to address inequities in the workplace. She previously was a Senior Learning and Development Program Manager and DEIAB facilitator for ReadySet, a corporate DEIAB firm. As a Senior Program Manager, she worked with various industries in tech, entertainment, consulting firms, and non-profits to conduct needs assessments, provide change management recommendations to leadership, and create a DEIAB training strategy.