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Emily Brinkmoeller founded Overseas Strategies in order to provide a comprehensive suite of international business development services to small and medium sized companies, in both the U.S. and abroad, expanding globally.
Having worked in the International trade arena for many years, ultimately as Managing Director of the World Trade Center Illinois, Ms. Brinkmoeller became intricately involved in the international business community in Chicago and established solid contacts overseas. Emily brings extensive experience working directly with emerging companies in Illinois and across the world both in trade training and hands on trade counseling.
Ms. Brinkmoeller has worked directly with foreign governments globally and provided first class solutions to their international trade and investment promotion goals in Illinois. Ms. Brinkmoeller holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management with concentrations in International Business, Marketing & Entrepreneurship and holds an International Business Development Certification from Thunderbird University in Arizona. Her education has led her to study in Europe, Asia and Africa in addition to her undergraduate work at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY.