Andy Erlich builds bridges between people. He has been creating excitement and action with his dynamic presentaions to audiences around the world since 1979. His unique key notes and cultural immersions are based on 28 years of real world expereince conducting cross-cultural research, organizational development, and motivational analysis.

Dr. Erlich has authored articles for the Los Angeles Times, Adweek Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, Advertising Age Magazine, Marketing News and Quirk's Market Research Review. His insights have appeared in Forbes, USA Today, Business Week and Newsweek and the New York Times. He has appeared on local, national and international Spanish-language radio and television shows. He was recently featured in Univision's series about the Latino population, "La Nueva California."

He has two books: Exploring Culture: Overviews and Insights into 17 Cultural Groups and the recently released Selling to Latinos: Building a Bridge to Understanding. His third book The Long Shadows: Uncle Jake the Giant and Me, is due out in Fall, 2007.

His clients include:

• Microsoft
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Meeting Professionals International (MPI name Andy a Platinum Speaker for 2005, 2006 and 2007)
• JP MorganChase (formerly Chase Manhattan Bank)
• American Cancer Society
• Dallas Children's Medical Center (Parkland Hospital)
• Alzheimers Foundation
• Avis
• The National Multi-Cultural Institute
• The National Cancer Institue
• Ford (U.S. and Mexico)
• Kodak (Mexico)
• The Mayo Clinic
• The U.S. State Department
• The International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus
• National Institutes of Health
• Eastridge Mall
• The U.S. Travel Data Center
• The San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau
• The California Governor's Conference on Tourism
• The International Council of Shopping Centers
• National Association of Realtors.
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Meeting Planners International (Who has designated him a "Platinum Speaker for the past three years.)
• Credit Union Executives Society
• Large Credit Union Association
• ESOMAR
• American Airlines
• International Council of Shopping Centers

Dr. Erlich has his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology. A Cum Laude graduate of the University of Texas, he was raised in El Paso, Texas, speaking Spanish and English. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and the National Speakers Association.

Andy also served as a consultant for the Academy and Emmy Award winning film "Number our Days."

Dr. Erlich has written sales training programs targeting the Latino Market for Verizon Wireless and Century 21.

Dr. Erlich is a Certified Yoga Instructor, teaching weely classes at At One Yoga in Phoenix, Arizona.

Andy's award winning research and training company Erlich Transcultural Consultants (ETC) is located in North Hollywood California.

For more information please visit www.etcethnic.com.