About Us
Founded in 1996, EMERGE International is the leader in the cultural assessment process. Our team works in partnership with corporate leaders, human resources executives, organizational development professionals, and external consultants to thoroughly examine the culture of a business and develop meaningful and purposeful business plans to help improve the bottom line.
Our staff includes former CEOs, HR and OD directors; Operations VPs; CFOs and management consultants. Our collective experience spans the public and private sectors and includes both internal and external work with manufacturing, retail sales, high-tech, healthcare, oil and gas, transportation, government agencies, and financial institutions.
Our systemic approach for evaluating organizational culture and providing long-term solutions positions EMERGE International as the leader in the cultural assessment and organizational change process. In addition to offering a validated cultural survey, EMERGE International is a full service consultancy firm and our capabilities and core competencies include:
- Cultural Assessment and Development
- Employment Branding
- Cultural/Human Integration
- All key areas of Human Resources
- Large Scale/Systemic Organizational Change
- Business Process Reengineering
- Executive Coaching/Leadership Development
Lizz Pellet, Chief Cultural Officer
National Speaker, Master Facilitator, Expert Team Builder and Culture Vulture.

Lizz Pellet, Chief Cultural Officer of EMERGE International and Fellow from Johns Hopkins University is the author of the new SHRM publication: The Cultural Fit Factor, Creating an Employment Brand that Attracts, Retains and Repels the right employees. She has also written, Getting Your Shift Together Making Sense of Organizational Culture and Change. Lizz is a master facilitator and educator. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and has presented over 70 professional learning sessions in the past three years. Her high energy, use of humor and relevant business content make her a very popular keynote speaker.
In 2001, Lizz pioneered the development of the Cultural Health Indicator™ (CHI), a validated organizational culture diagnostic instrument that is available in 8 languages. In 2007, she introduced the Brand Enhancer, a comprehensive solution that assesses employment brand, use of social media and sustainability in the context of organizational culture. EMERGE also offers a suite of Talent Management diagnostic products.
