Globinar Global Chamber® Central Florida Monthly Meetup

Date: October 6, 2026

Location:

Zoom

Contact: Mona Lou Cherkaoui

Everyone's optimizing for speed. International business punishes that.

In the U.S., we've built an entire economy around instant (instant shipping, instant answers, instant deals). That comfort with speed works domestically because we trust the process. Step outside the U.S., and the process isn't what earns trust, the relationship is. Trade becomes an exchange of people before it's an exchange of goods and services.

Diana Mroué, Managing Director of Tigara Group, spent 18+ years inside Canadian federal trade, the private legal sector, and Florida state government watching that pattern play out.The deals that moved fast on paper and stalled anyway, and the ones that took longer but actually closed. In this session, she'll talk about why slowing down is a genuine advantage in international business, not a delay to manage around, and what it actually takes to open a door that leads somewhere real.

Diana Mroué - Managing Director of Tigara Group

Diana Mroué is the Managing Director of Tigara Group, a Tampa-based advisory firm helping companies expand into new markets through international business development and business facilitation. Before founding Tigara Group, she spent 18+ years working across Canadian federal trade, the private legal sector, and Florida state government experience that shaped her view that successful global expansion is built on relationships, not just contracts. She is trilingual in English, French, and Arabic and a founding member of the Global Chamber Central Florida chapter.

Mona Loubna Cherkaoui - Executive Director - Global Chamber® Central Florida

Mona L Cherkaoui serves as GC Executive Director for the Central Florida Chapter. She leads LMJ International Consulting Group, where she works with companies, executives, and professionals to sell, lead, and expand successfully across cultures. Her services include global speaking, corporate sales and leadership training, U.S.- MENA- Colombia business development, market-entry strategy, strategic partnerships, executive mobility, and cross-cultural orientation. As a Florida-licensed real estate broker and instructor, she also provides executive relocation, investment real estate services, and professional real estate education. Mona is a graduate in International Relations & Geopolitics. She is a polyglot who has served clients from over 130 nationalities.

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About Global Chamber

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