Who We Are
Building Beyond Borders
After five years of working together at OCO Global, Co-Founders Joe and Callie launched Beyond Borders Development Group with a shared vision: to bring a fresh, focused, and impactful approach to international trade and investment consulting. With more than 20 years of combined experience, they’ve supported economic development organizations (EDOs), governments, companies and trade agencies around the world in achieving tangible, long-term results. Driven by a passion for global impact and practical outcomes, Beyond Borders Development Group helps clients unlock their international potential — from investment attraction and export promotion to sustainable economic growth. Our work is rooted in collaboration, integrity, and the belief that global goals deserve local insight and strategic execution.
Meet our team.
Callie Duksin
Co-Founder, Managing Director
Callie Duksin is Co-Founder and Managing Director of BBD Group, and a seasoned international trade and investment professional with nearly 10 years of experience delivering impactful projects across diverse sectors and global regions. She brings a proven track record in managing complex economic development initiatives, driving strategic growth, and fostering meaningful cross-border partnerships.
Callie’s expertise lies in developing investment attraction and export promotion strategies, implementing FDI best practices, and generating qualified leads for Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) worldwide. Through a methodological and practical approach, she has led the development and execution of investment promotion strategies that have directly contributed to millions in new business, increased foreign direct investment, and supported numerous companies in expanding into international markets.
She has successfully coordinated and delivered projects with a range of U.S. states—including Business Oregon, New Mexico Economic Development Department, and Maine’s Department of Economic and Community Development—as well as globally recognized investment promotion agencies such as the UK’s Department for Business & Trade, Abu Dhabi Investment Office, Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Beltraide (Belize). Her broader client portfolio also includes multilateral institutions like the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), as well as private sector firms pursuing international expansion.
Joe Phillips
Co-Founder, Managing Director
Joe is an international development leader with nearly 20 years of experience in investment and export promotion, with a strong regional focus on North America and the Caribbean. He has worked extensively with donor agencies and directly with economic development organizations (EDOs) at the state, provincial, MSA, and county levels across the United States and Canada, as well as with government institutions and organizations around the world.
Previously holding senior positions at DAI Global and OCO Global, plus a senior consultant at the World Bank, Joe leads the design and implementation of strategies that strengthen institutional capacity, enhance marketing and value proposition development, and reshape organizations to compete more effectively for trade and investment. His work empowers EDOs, governments, donor partners, and companies to elevate their trade and investment promotion initiatives—making them more strategic, resilient, and results-driven.
Joe’s portfolio includes more than 100 strategic projects, having supported EDOs across Florida, Oregon, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Ontario, Atlantic Canada, and the Caribbean. His international work spans engagements with major donor organizations including USAID, FCDO, the World Bank, IADB, GIZ, and DFAT, with projects across Europe, Central & South America, Africa, the Middle East, Oceania, and South Asia.