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Lawrence J. Brill is the owner of Export Trade Consultants LLC. He served in various senior-level international trade positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce before starting Export Trade Consultants. He currently has many years of experience in international trade activities.
Mi Jeong Y. Hibbitts, our new associate also has many years of experience in international trade both in the United States and Korea. She is specialized in food trade in Korea and the United States.
Mr. Brill and his associate Mi Jeong Y. Hibbitts provide the best global strategies; call us today to learn more.
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Whether you decide you want to focus on exporting, establishing a joint venture, or strategic alliance with a foreign (to you) market, you can depend on us.
Lawrence J. Brill
Principal
Mr. Brill is the principal at Export Trade Consultants LLC located in Columbia, Maryland. Export Trade Consultants provides advice and counsel to small and medium-sized manufacturers and suppliers on global expansion strategies including export promotion, financing, finding agents and distributors, and other aspects of export trade that facilitate sales growth and profits.
Prior to starting Export Trade Consultants, Mr. Brill served in various senior level management positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce focusing on export promotion and global sales strategies. Mr. Brill has over 35 years of experience in international trade activities, and is a frequent speaker on export trade issues at national and international trade shows, seminars, and conventions.
While at Commerce, he received many awards for distinguished service including the Silver and Bronze Star awards. Mr. Brill is a graduate of the Whitman Business School at Syracuse University and the University of Baltimore Law School.
Contact information of Lawrence J. Brill:
Principal
Export Trade Consultants LLC
9630 West Window Way
Columbia, Maryland 21046-2035
Telephone: 001-301-498-6045
Fax: 001-301-498-5019
E-mail: Brilllaw@aol.com
Mi Jeong Y. Hibbitts
Associate Consultant
Mi Jeong Hibbitts is an international business and marketing expert with extensive expertise in the areas of international trade, marketing, advertising, journalism/media, finance, and the US government.
Mi Jeong is currently the Executive Director for the Global Chamber® Baltimore/Washington region, an organization that helps members in 525 metro areas worldwide, and growing, bridge new global business opportunities.
Mi Jeong is also president of Robert & William, LLC, an international trade and marketing consulting firm located in Maryland where she brings decades of broad working experience in the private and public sectors in the US and overseas. Her services focus on assisting companies engaging in cross border trade between the US and Asia by providing strategic guidance and practical knowhow, including providing leads and contacts related to market entry, development, and expansion strategy.
Mi Jeong previously served as the Director of International Sales and Marketing with PTC International, Inc., a privately-owned international business and marketing company in the Food and Beverage industry, where she oversaw multimillion-dollar international sales and marketing programs and managed multinational teams and offices. In that role, she helped various products and services of US suppliers in the industry to reach the dynamic markets in Asia, primarily in S. Korea. During her tenure, she led marketing initiatives, new business and development strategies and advised major clients such as Lotte Confectionery and Lotte Foods in S. Korea on US market trends, technology, regulations, and product development.
In the public sector, Mi Jeong served in the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), where she provided high-level Business Management/Administration services including budget, finance, procurement/acquisition, personnel, and special management projects for the Office of Digital, Design and Innovation (ODDI). She also served as a Congressional Correspondent for the East Asia division of the Voice of America, which is one of 5 broadcasters BBG oversees. During her tenure, Mi Jeong conducted numerous high profile interviews leading to various recognitions and awards.
Prior to her public sector service, she was a seasoned marketing and advertising professional and worked for MBC AdCom, an International marketing /advertising company in S.Korea, as an Account Executive handling multimillion-dollar accounts in various industries including automotive, airlines, insurance, cosmetics, etc.
She graduated from Ewha Womans University in South Korea with a degree in English Language and Literature and earned an MBA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa under the US Congress funded East West Center Scholarship.
She is bilingual in English and Korean and has traveled extensively in Asia.
Stan Grafski
International Business
Stanislav Grafski advises international businesses on entering and navigating the Russian market for over 30 years. As a Russian lawyer, he also guides Russian and international companies exporting and expanding globally both on commercial and purely legal issues they face.
Stan’s expertise includes Russian Market Entry support and Legal Advisory, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Government Affairs, Lobbying, Russian and International Corporate Design and Restructuring, Global Operations and Strategic Planning, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), Start-ups, Negotiations, and more.
For over 3 decades, Mr. Grafski advised clients from dozens of industries in Russia and around the world. As a Senior Executive and General Counsel, he worked for GlobalCom PR Network, Mmd PR (currently, Grayling), Storm International BV, Channel One Worldwide Broadcast. His clients included PepsiCo, EBRD, Red Cross, PokerStars, Rosneft, System Capital Management, and many other international brands. Over his career, he launched successful ventures in Russia, CIS, Europe, Asia, and North America. Stanislav developed extensive business ties across Russian business community. Besides, he is the most connected LinkedIn member in Russia.
Vedomosti, Russian affiliate of The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times, recognized him for national ‘Manager of the Year’ for Russia. In conjunction with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Russia, he co-authored the first in-depth international research on social investments and responsible business practices in Russia. He runs his English language YouTube channel on issues of developing business in and with Russia.
He earned his Law degree at Voronezh State University (1990), Russia, and his MBA degree at Nottingham University Business School (2004), UK.
Todd Cornell
International Business
Todd Cornell, Managing Director of Cultur668, is the compiler of The Five Skills of "Bing Fa", business strategies from Chinese culture for U.S. companies working with China. Over a period of 20 years, living, working, and studying in Chinese speaking countries, Cornell has achieved a uniquely profound understanding of Chinese business culture and the cultural challenges facing US businesses and interests engaging with China.
He has worked with global Fortune 500 companies, Sino-US Joint Ventures, and managed US representative offices in China. He is also directly involved in China business strategy planning, negotiation, and leading business communications.
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