Going Southern: The No-Mess Guide to Success in the South

“Going Southern" is a must-have introduction to Southern culture for anyone who wants to do business in The South. Deborah Levine is entertaining and practical in her “No-Mess Guide,” written in Southern storytelling style with an anthropologist's insight. Avoid culture clash with her frank discussions of ethnicity, religion, and regional nuances. Going Southern is ideal for New Southerners, including both expats and US transplants, and those who work with them.

Deborah J. Levine is an award-winning author, recipient of the 2013 Diversity Champion Award, Editor of the American Diversity Report, and a Huffington Post blogger. Brought up in the British colony of Bermuda, she is headquartered in Tennessee, where she trains international expats & American transplants coming into the South.
A passionate innovator, Deborah created cutting-edge cultural models:

• Women's Council on Diversity
• The DuPage/Chicago Interfaith Resource Network
• Chattanooga Global Leadership Class
• Cross Cultural School of the South
• Youth Multicultural Video Contest

Deborah has degrees in cultural anthropology and in urban planning & policy, and awards from numerous groups:

• Tennessee Economic Council on Women
• Girls Inc/Chattanooga
• American Planning Association/Chicago
• National Catholic Press Association

Deborah currently serves on the Diversity Task Force of Volkswagen Chattanooga.