Celina Souffrant, MBA
San Jose, California, United States
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Hi there 👋! I’m Celina, a career coach who helps job seekers land dream roles in the…
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I talk to buyers virtually every week. Today was different. I was in the Sprouts Farmers Market HQ in Phoenix, watching hundreds of Sprouties try…
I talk to buyers virtually every week. Today was different. I was in the Sprouts Farmers Market HQ in Phoenix, watching hundreds of Sprouties try…
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Beyond excited you guys, I've got the honor of announcing i'll be joining Riot Games as a Senior Character Artist for an upcoming title! This is sort…
Beyond excited you guys, I've got the honor of announcing i'll be joining Riot Games as a Senior Character Artist for an upcoming title! This is sort…
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This was my first Haitians at Harvard conference attendance, and it will certainly not be my last. I am grateful to have met so many wonderful…
This was my first Haitians at Harvard conference attendance, and it will certainly not be my last. I am grateful to have met so many wonderful…
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Experience
Education
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DPMI Certificate in Project Management
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
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Volunteer Experience
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Startup Coach & Masterclass Instructor
SheBuilds Global Initiative
- 7 months
Economic Empowerment
Business coach and speaker for a global organization dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs
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Member of the Board
Hearts in Action
- 3 years 1 month
Human Rights
I sit on the board of HIA and work closely with the Managing DIrectors to ensure they are overseeing their programs effectively. For the past year I have led and implemented an organizational restructuring inititaive in order to bring in more revenues to the organization, switching from a purely religious affiliation to a more traditional non profit now focusing on three pillars: Education, Enterprise, Ecology.
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Translator and Interpreter
Celina Souffrant Consulting
- Present 16 years 1 month
Civil Rights and Social Action
I travel to Europe and Central/South America volunteering my translating services in any capacity needed to aid in human rights as well as to promote business as a force for good. I have also translated on behalf of producers in supply chains and interpreted for refugees.
The languages I work in are:
Portuguese
Spanish
French
Italian
German
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Freelance Blogger
Celina Souffrant Consulting
- Present 10 years
Education
Freelance blogger for multiple startups and social enterprises such as:
Culture Summit
Fair Trade USA
Middlebury Institute
Kuli Kuli foods
Gallant International
Real Leaders
Conscious Company
Gallant International
Terra Thread Organics
Soul Space
Publications
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What Does Entrepreneurship Mean Globally?
Real Leaders
See publicationA comparison of social entrepreneurs across Central America
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Connections through Coffee: A Journey to Guatemala
Fair Trade USA
See publicationA report on the status of Fair Trade coops in Central America
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Connections through Coffee
3bl media
See publicationA report on the status of Fair Trade coops in Central America
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HOW KULI KULI IS CHANGING THE FUTURE OF MORINGA SUPPLY CHAINS THROUGH ETHICAL PURCHASING
Kuli Kuli Foods
See publicationFeatured blogger reporting supply chain value creation for Kuli Kuli in Nicaragua
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Meet the Innovator: An Interview with the COO of Kuli Kuli
Kuli Kuli Foods
See publicationAn interview with the COO of Kuli Kuli about a new product
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El Oro Negro
Middlebury Institute
See publicationA discussion on the necessity of Fair Trade in the coffee sector
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2nd annual holiday pop up market promotes ethical shopping
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Students and Alumni build networks at Fair Trade USA
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Courses
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Conservation project management and design
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Design Thinking
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Environmental Entrepreneurship
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Globalization and Development
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Green Business Feasibility Assessment
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Impact Accounting
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Leadership across borders
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Monitoring and Evaluation
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Policy and Data analysis
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Social Entrepreneurship
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Spanish Social Entrepreneurship
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Supply Chain Issues
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Projects
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Kuli Kuli: Content Marketer and Blogger
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Helped Kuli Kuli audit their current supply chain and consulted on how to achieve Fair Trade certification. Afterwards, I provided an impact audit of the company and blogged about their activities
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Go to Market Consultant: ItzaWood
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Provided business consulting to a small social enterprise, helped Itzawood form their vision statement, complete a Stakeholder analysis, GTM strategy and get their financial statement up to date.
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Go to Market Consultant: Vega Coffee
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Helped assess the current educational program of the coffee roasting trainings on site at Vega's roasting company and wrote a detailed impact story about their operations.
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Content Marketer: Culture Summit
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Researcher and blogger for Culture Summit SF, contributed information for formation of the conference and supplied written commentary via blogs after the Summit was over.
Honors & Awards
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Freeman Research Fellow
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Lois Watson Scholar
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Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Portuguese
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish
Native or bilingual proficiency
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French
Full professional proficiency
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German
Limited working proficiency
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Italian
Limited working proficiency
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Haitian Creole
Limited working proficiency
Organizations
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Fair Trade USA
Fair Trade Fellow
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Sustainability Council
Social sustainability and Fair Trade chair
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Sharing with my network- I can vouch that Chris is doing exciting things at Snap and would be a great manager to work for!
Sharing with my network- I can vouch that Chris is doing exciting things at Snap and would be a great manager to work for!
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Because I knew early on what my greatest obsession in life would be. It was June 2013, and I had just graduated from Stanford University. The…
Because I knew early on what my greatest obsession in life would be. It was June 2013, and I had just graduated from Stanford University. The…
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2025 was a huge year for me, both personally and professionally. I grew a whole human and a business! On the personal side: ✨ Found out we were…
2025 was a huge year for me, both personally and professionally. I grew a whole human and a business! On the personal side: ✨ Found out we were…
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45. Castelline Tilus is the Founder and CEO of Akademi which recently launched Haiti’s first government-sponsored digital skills bootcamp…
45. Castelline Tilus is the Founder and CEO of Akademi which recently launched Haiti’s first government-sponsored digital skills bootcamp…
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The momentum coming out of #MSIgnite this week is huge. You can feel how strongly Citrix and Microsoft are aligning to shape the future of secure…
The momentum coming out of #MSIgnite this week is huge. You can feel how strongly Citrix and Microsoft are aligning to shape the future of secure…
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I’ve been a little quiet on here lately as we welcomed baby # 2 into our family On 9/17, I officially became a boy mom x2, and Lucas got promoted…
I’ve been a little quiet on here lately as we welcomed baby # 2 into our family On 9/17, I officially became a boy mom x2, and Lucas got promoted…
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The journey in entrepreneurship has not been easy. It has been for me a very high risk and high reward path. There are days filled with extreme…
The journey in entrepreneurship has not been easy. It has been for me a very high risk and high reward path. There are days filled with extreme…
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