The organization provides training programs focused on intercultural awareness, sustainability, and systems thinking to help individuals and companies work effectively in a globalized world, with modular courses that can be customized for universities, corporations, aid workers, and individual travelers, and plans to expand their offerings and customer base over five years with a $500,000 investment.

2. Globalization

3. The Problem
Individuals and companies are not prepared to
work effectively in today’s global village

4. Our Vision
A new generation of
global citizens that
co-creates sustainable
change

5. Our Training
• Sustainability across cultures
• Communication, values & beliefs
• Interconnectedness of global &
Poverty
• local issues
• Analysis of participant’s own
Intercultural
Systems
Sustainability
Intercultural culture
Sustainability Systems
Awareness
Thinking
Awareness Thinking
• Asset-based community
• Community power & energy flows
development
• Cross-cultural relationship building
• Biomimicry
• Design thinking

6. Our Team
Cynthia Marasie Karen Kathrin
Lang, CMO Schumacher, COO Schlesinger, CFO Jansen, CEO
• Expertise in • Expertise in • Teaching • International
eco-tourism international experience in development
• Expert in supply chain higher expert
Brazilian management education • Worked in
culture • Work • Work Germany,
• Entrepreneur experience in experience in Uganda, and
Brazil Latin America South Africa

7. Advisory Board
Dr. Constanza Ocampo, Jane Chen Nicole Patel Dan Kaplan
Ph.D Co-Founder, Embrace.org (India) Asst Dir., Center for Global VP of Finance, Mission Motors
Asst Professor, Anthropology, Engagement, Northwestern
University of Maine University
Brett Thompson Esha Tiwary Dr. Nancy Van Leuven,
Director, Travel Study Program Head of Business Dev., Ph.D
Stanford University Embrace.org Professor, Presidio Graduate
School

8. Country Focus
GDP Growth: GDP Growth:
7.5% 10.4%
Study Abroad Study Abroad
Growth: Growth:
12% 44%

9. Competitive Landscape
Integrated
w/
Sustainability
Semester-­‐Long
Program
Other Flexible,
Short
&
Consulting Modular
Design
Firms
Cultural
Training
Only

10. Competitive Advantages
ü Integrated approach with culture, sustainability and
systems thinking
ü Customizable and modular trainings
ü Expertise with emerging markets of Brazil and India

11. Market Size
PotenBal
Market
$53
billion
Available
Market
$1
billion
Target
Market
$21
million
Target Market Size in 2010: $21 million

12. Customer Segment:
Corporations Abroad
One third of international assignments fail
Costs for businesses: $250k – 1M

13. Customer Segment:
Universities & Volunteers
88% growth since 2001
Trend: emerging and
developing countries

14. Customer Segments
Month 1 - Month Month Month
3 3-6 6 - 12 12 - 18
PHASE 1: PHASE 2: University Study Abroad
Beta
PHASE 3: Corporations
PHASE 4: Individual & Medical Aid
Travelers

15. Business Model
Customer Segments Trainings
Universities
$450
Intercultural
Awareness
In-country support
Corporations
$21,000
$20,000
Sales Team services
Free Online
Sustainability
Medical Aid &
Relief Workers $800
Short Training
$50/hour
Corporate
Videos
Website
Individual “soft landing”
Travelers $1350
+
Social Media Service
Systems
Thinking
$1000
In-Bound In-Country
Travelers Networks
Intercultural Sustainability Systems
Awareness Thinking

16. Revenue by Customer segment
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
UniversiBes
$5,000,000
CorporaBons
Individual
&
Medical
$4,000,000
Support
Online
Training
$3,000,000
t Total
Poin
Breakeven Breakeven
Point
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

17. Five Year Forecast
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Revenue
$491,000
1,712,000
3,375,000
5,049,000
7,323,000
Expenses
740,000
1,431,000
3,747,000
4,390,000
5,052,000
Gross
Profit
18%
55%
48%
58%
67%
Margin

18. Our Request To You
Travel
$25,000
$500,000
$50,000
Curriculum
Development
$400,000
$100,000
Investment Needed:
Staff
Please help us change the world.
$300,000
$100,000
$200,000
$500,000 Online
Training
$100,000
Technology
$100,000
$125,000
R&D
For
Emerging
Markets
$0
Establishment
of
Investment
Breakdown
Overseas
Offices
Thank you for coming.

19. Funding Request
Travel
$25,000
$500,000
$50,000
Curriculum
Development
$400,000
$100,000
Staff
$300,000
$100,000
Online
Training
$200,000
$100,000
Technology
$100,000
$125,000
R&D
For
Emerging
Markets
$0
Establishment
of
Investment
Breakdown
Overseas
Offices

20. Valuation & Return
NPV
$1,022,692
IRR
70%
Cost
of
Capital
11.79%
Investment
$500,000
Investor
Required
Discount
Rate
25%
Return
in
Year
5
$1,525,879
Return
3x

21. Expanded Financials
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Revenue
$491,000
1,712,000
3,375,000
5,049,000
7,323,000
Expenses
866,000
1,557,000
3,497,000
4,140,000
4,802,000
Net
Income
(375,000)
158,000
(363,000)
688,000
1,523,000
Gross
Profit
18%
55%
48%
58%
67%
Margin
Net
Profit
-­‐76%
9%
-­‐10%
13%
20%
Margin

22. Expanded Financials
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
UniversiIes
$91,000
$212,000
$318,000
$663,000
$795,000
CorporaIons
360,000
930,000
1,800,000
2,700,000
4,200,000
Individual
&
0
406,000
552,000
690,000
1,020,000
Medical
Aid
Support
40,000
164,000
205,000
247,000
308,000
Services
Online
0
0
500,000
750,000
1,000,000
Training
Total
$491,000
$1,712,000
$3,375,000
$5,050,000
$7,323,000

23. Sample Program
Module One
Intercultural Awareness
Agenda:
• 15 minute Pre-Training Assessment
• 1.25 hours: Values & Beliefs
• 1.25 hours: Communication & Norms
• 1 hour: Cross-Cultural Relationships
• 1 hour: Culture Shock
• 1 hour: Role of History on Culture
• 2 hours: Workshop: Cultural Analysis – Us & Them
• 15 Minute Post Training Assessment

24. Sample Program
Module Two
Sustainability
Agenda:
• 15 minute Pre-Training Assessment
• 1 hour: Defining Sustainability in a Global Context
• 1.25 hours: Sustainability in a Cultural Context
• 1 hour: Poverty & Bottom of the Pyramid
• 1 hour: Asset-based Community Development
• 1 hour: Design Thinking & IDEO Toolkit
• 1 hour: Power of Storytelling
• 1 hour: Workshop: Sustainability & Problem Solving
• 15 Minute Post Training Assessment

25. Sample Program
Module Three
Systems Thinking
Agenda:
• 15 minute Pre-Training Assessment
• 1 hour: Loops, Stocks & Flows
• 1.5 hours: Connection Circles
• 1.5 hours: Toolkit for Project Assessment, Part 1
• 1 hour: Toolkit for Project Assessment, Part 2
• 1 hour: Biomimicry
• 1 hour: Case Studies
• 1 hour: Workshop: Connection Circles
• 15 Minute Post Training Assessment