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Let’s Build the Life
You Came Here For

Whether you need 1:1 coaching, a transformational group program, a speaker who truly gets it, or a framework for your organization — there’s a path here for you.

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The Immigrant Wealth Code Speaking Courses & Consulting
Signature Coaching Program

Thrive
Abroad

“Stop surviving between worlds. Start thriving in both.”

Most coaching programs weren’t built with your specific experience in mind — leaving first-gen immigrants, third culture people, and globally mobile professionals without tailored support for the particular pressures they navigate every day in the U.S.

Thrive Abroad is different. It was built from the inside of that experience — combining financial empowerment, cultural identity work, career strategy, and leadership frameworks into one integrated program. Developed by a bilingual Jamaican-American with 15+ years in public service, postings in Mexico, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Cuba, and academic studies in migration. This is not theory. This is lived experience, translated into a framework that actually fits your world.

Available in 1:1 coaching and small group cohorts. First cohort enrolling now.

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The Transformation

Overgiving to family, under-saving for yourself
→
Boundaries that honor roots and build wealth
Code-switching so long you’ve lost yourself
→
Cultural identity, belonging & real balance
Overqualified, undercompensated, overlooked
→
Positioned, valued & paid what you’re worth
Navigating two worlds alone, exhausted
→
Clarity, alignment & a plan that actually fits
What’s Included
💰
Financial Clarity & Wealth Strategy Decode U.S. financial systems, build a wealth plan that works across borders, and break the overgiving cycle — without guilt.
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Cultural Identity, Belonging & Balance Navigate the collectivist/individualist clash, master healthy code-switching, set boundaries across cultural worlds, and find where you truly belong.
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Career Positioning & Leverage Turn your global experience into your competitive advantage. Learn the unwritten rules and get compensated for your true worth.
🎓
Maxwell Leadership Frameworks Certified John Maxwell leadership tools integrated throughout — for those who want to lead with both competence and character.
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1:1 Coaching Sessions Direct access to Simone — someone who has lived your experience across multiple countries, cultures, and careers.
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Intercultural Strategy & Coaching Tools Certified Intercultural Strategist frameworks for navigating cultural dynamics with confidence in any environment.

First Cohort Enrolling Now

Spots are limited. Book a free Chemistry Call to see if this is the right fit for where you are right now.

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Is This For You?

Thrive Abroad is built for you if…

01
You’re a first-gen immigrant navigating the U.S. for the first time

You’ve worked hard to get here. But the financial system, the cultural norms, and the career ladder feel like they were built for someone else. They were. Let’s decode them together.

02
You’re a third culture person who has always lived between worlds

You grew up between cultures and never fully belonged to either. You know how to adapt — but adaptation has a cost. This is where you learn to belong on your own terms.

03
You’re a globally mobile professional ready to stop leaving money on the table

Your international experience is a rare asset. But you haven’t been taught how to position it, price it, or leverage it in the U.S. market. That changes here.

04
You’re accomplished on paper but quietly running on empty

The achievements are real. So is the exhaustion. If you’re financially stretched, culturally drained, and ready for something to actually align — this is the work.

The Three Pillars

What we work on together

Every component of the Immigrant Wealth Code connects back to these three foundational pillars. They don’t work in isolation — progress in one accelerates progress in all three.

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Financial Clarity

Break free from financial confusion, guilt-driven overgiving, and systems never designed to explain themselves to you.

Decoding U.S. financial systems
Wealth-building across borders
Family financial boundaries
Retirement & investment basics
Breaking the overgiving cycle
🌏

Cultural Identity,
Belonging & Balance

Navigate the collectivist/individualist clash, reclaim your identity, and find belonging — without losing yourself in the process.

Collectivist vs individualist dynamics
Healthy code-switching strategies
Cultural boundary-setting
Inner healing & identity work
Finding belonging in two worlds
🚀

Career & Leverage

Position your global experience as the competitive advantage it is — and get compensated accordingly.

Navigating U.S. career culture
Salary negotiation & advocacy
Personal brand positioning
Leadership development
Leveraging your global perspective
What Clients Say

Real transformations.
Real results.

★★★★★

“I finally stopped overgiving and started growing. Simone’s guidance helped me feel seen, heard, and financially secure.”

Patricia

Haitian-American Educator

★★★★★

“This was more than money coaching — it was healing. I didn’t realize how much I had been carrying until I started this work.”

Leslie A.

Jamaican-Canadian Entrepreneur

★★★★★

“What a great service. I wish I had this when I was younger. Simone truly understands the immigrant experience from the inside out.”

Thelma I.

Jamaican-American Nurse

Speaking & Engagements

Book Simone
to Speak

Simone brings more than content to the stage — she brings lived experience. As a bilingual Jamaican-American with 15+ years in public service, postings in Mexico, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Cuba, a BA in Spanish & International Business and an MA in International Relations — she delivers talks that are personal, research-backed, and immediately actionable.

Her audiences leave not just informed, but transformed — with a new language for what they’ve been experiencing and a clearer path forward.

Speaking Topics
01Decoding America: The immigrant experience in the U.S. — what no one tells you before you arrive
02The Cultural Clash: Navigating collectivist and individualist worlds in work and life
03Belonging is a Superpower: How cultural identity becomes your greatest professional asset
04The Immigrant Wealth Code: Financial empowerment for first-gen immigrants and third culture professionals
05Bridge Leadership: Leading across cultures in a globally diverse workplace
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Simone W. Johnson-Smith speaking

Available For

Conferences · Corporate Events · Universities · Faith Communities · Podcasts
Coming Soon

Courses & Consulting

The same frameworks that power The Immigrant Wealth Code — scaled for self-paced learning and organizational consulting. Join the waitlist to be first to know when doors open.

Self-Paced Course

Thrive Abroad:
The Online Course

A self-paced digital course covering all three pillars — financial clarity, cultural identity, and career leverage. Learn at your own pace, with lifetime access and community support.

Organizational Consulting

Cultural Intelligence
& Bridge Leadership

Custom consulting engagements for organizations, HR teams, and leadership groups navigating diversity, equity, and the cultural dynamics of a globally mobile workforce.

Free · 30 Minutes · No Obligation

Not sure where
to start?

Book a free Chemistry Call. It’s 30 minutes, no script, no pressure. Just Simone asking about where you are, where you want to go, and whether any of this is the right fit for you right now.

Book Your Free Chemistry Call → Take the Thrive Score First

Can’t decide? Take the free 3-minute Thrive Score Assessment first — it’ll show you exactly which pillar to focus on.