Episodes
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I love doing episodes with people getting started in the Translation domain.
Their stories and examples can help many other people who are trying to enter the professional language world.
This time, I invited 4 ladies who have been in the industry for less than 2 years:
Irene Gonzalo Navarro
English - Catalan and Spanish translator, Sworn Translation EN-CA, and Marketing Translation. One of Irene's strongest areas is Outdoor sports.
Julia Ferch
English - German Translator, Creative Marketing, Web & App Localization, Subtitling & SEO Localization. Julia loves working with Vegan brands!
Sofia Milan
German - Italian Translator. Transcreation, Beauty & Cosmetics, Website, and IT. Sofia knows about beauty brands.
Marta Monteiro
English - Portuguese Translator. Translation and Language Services student (MA). Marta finished her internship and is getting into the language work groove!
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Agata Szubstarska
Agata is the Managing Director - Europe at Summa Linguae and we have recently met in person for the first time in the Women in Localization event in Lisbon.
Getting to know Agata better has been an absolute pleasure and I really wanted to learn more about her background and role in her current company.
Madhu Sundaramurthy
Madhu is the Global HR Director & MD - APAC and we are meeting for the first time in this episode. Agata talked highly about Madhu we will all understand why after listening to her talking about the language industry in the most passionate way!
Summa Linguae Technologies
Summa Linguae is a language and technology service provider headquartered in Poland with 7 offices located across North America, Europe, and Asia. They specialize in technology-enabled localization, managed services, and data solutions.
With the intent on transforming the traditional approach to language, Summa Linguae is one of the industry's fastest-growing companies.
Their promise is to help global, content-rich companies with every multilingual data challenge. To learn more about Summa Linguae Technologies, our journey, and the solutions we offer, visit: https://summalinguae.com/.
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For his episode I invited 3 ladies who started their professional careers by diving deep into science fields. After years going from hospital to labs, they decided to fully dedicate themselves to Translation.
Patrícia Paes de Sousa
Patrícia holds a PhD in (Bio)Chemistry and specializes in technical and scientific materials from English into Portuguese, particularly in the fields of Chemistry and Life Sciences. projects include chemical information resources, general medical information, instructions for use, patents, scientific reports, and technical manuals.
Sarah Silva
Sarah works from German into English, and she helps clients with a first-class, specialist chemical translation and works primarily with companies in the chemical coatings, food manufacturing and analysis sectors.
Ana Navarro
Ana translates from English and Swedish into Spanish and she’s a medical doctor with a background in digestive surgery. She is passionate about translating patient-oriented materials and translates your texts from the healthcare and pharmaceutical fields, including patient-aimed texts, educational content, or instructions for use, among others.
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The ITI Beauty, Fashion and Luxury Network is a specialist group open to all translators and interpreters working in all language combinations in these fields. Language professionals who do not specialize in these areas but have a general interest and would like to learn more are also welcome. The aim is to build a friendly and supportive network where translators and interpreters specializing in beauty, fashion and luxury goods can share their knowledge and expertise, as well as relevant opportunities in these fields, through different online and in-person events.
I had the pleasure of talking to 3 ITI members about their experience:
Laura Jones:
Laura works from French, Spanish and Welsh into English and English into Welsh. She helps clients in the beauty, travel and lifestyle industries with their English and Welsh translation and proofreading needs, providing content that is engaging and relevant to their target audience while effectively reflecting their brand’s personality.
Francesca Gatenby:
Francesca has 13 years of experience in the Translation, Transcreation and Localization sector (German & French into English). She also offers bilingual editing and monolingual proofreading services, plus cultural adaptation from American to British English.
Natasha Forgione:
Natasha works from Italian, Spanish and French into English and has a background in education, translation, spirituality and marketing.
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With over 15 years of experience in localization, Eugenia Tarakanova has a proven track record of delivering high-quality translations for leading brands like Google, Dropbox, and the United Nations.
Specializing in English-to-Russian and Russian-to-English translations, Eugenia can help you localize your website, marketing materials, UI strings, and business documents.
Need a translator for a different language pair? Eugenia’s company, balticwords, has a trusted network of professional translators and can connect you with the right person for your project.
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After Following Florencia Aguilar for a couple of year on LinkedIn, i thought it was finally time to invite as a guest.
I saw that she was organizing a training for translators with a few friends and it seemed to be the perfect opportunity to get to know her/him better.
This is the conversation I had with these two fascinating people, Florencia Aguilar and Sarah Reinmann Oliveira, about the work they do in Translation and how their work has an impact in society. They deeply believe in collaboration to find the most accurate and fair terminology and ways of expression to address situations that involve gender-related matters.
I learned a lot from this episode and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Community is the key word!
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In this episode I had a lively conversation with my long-time translation friend and fellow LocLunch Ambassador, Ira Susana and two of her main references in the industry in Indonesia.
We talk about the translation business, agencies, projects, the languages of Indonesia and shared stories.
Ira Susana has been working as a freelance translator for a long time. She has experience with a wide variety of texts and industries, but most of her work is in the areas of technology, IT, marketing, advertising, education, tourism, religion, taxes, and human resources.
Harry Hermawan has been providing top-notch language services to clients around the globe for over 15 years. Specializing in Indonesian translation and localization, he has worked on many projects in various industries and sectors.
Sugeng Hariyanto is a language lover who started translating professionally in 2000. He specializes in medical, automotive, legal, marketing and financial texts.
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For this episode, I had Rachel Coleman as a guest.
She is the co-founder and co-CEO of ALM Translations.
I love the thrill of getting to know my guest during the taping of the episode, but I had no idea that things would turn out to be such a surprise.
The first shocking moment was when I realized that we are both cat ladies. Rachel is even more of a cat mommy than I am - she has 7 (SEVEN) cats!
Rachel went way back in time and told me about her very original upbringing and what inspired her to start her company with a friend in 2002.
You must watch the episode to find out all about it!
Thank you, Rachel. This is one of those conversations I will never forget.
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Maria Pessoa is the Managing Director of Managed Languages, and she has a diverse background in the business of “understanding people”!
Eero Kaiku is a Project Manager who knows all about creating meaningful relationships and overcoming language barriers.
Managed Language is a boutique international multilingual content management agency.
Mission Statement
We create the possibility for companies to expand their business beyond borders through multilingual content management. What began as a multilingual technology business in 2004, has now evolved into a full-service creative and cultural translation, transcreation, and linguistic business. The company's mission is to help your brands sound like a local. We make this possible by engaging our writing teams in the country market and offer a wide range of multilingual services.
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A ATAV visa a dignificação dos tradutores de audiovisuais bem como a sua proteção. Com uma associação dedicada especificamente a esta área, podemos defender melhor os interesses deste grupo de pessoas e uni-las para a melhoria das condições da profissão. A ATAV é membro da AVTE.
Ana Varela – Uma das mais conhecidas e reconhecidas tradutoras audiovisuais portuguesas, com um historial que inclui documentários, filme e séries. É a animada dinamizadora dos eventos de networking “Tava a Pensar”.
Susana Loureiro – Tradutora Audiovisual desde 2014 com mais de 100 séries, filmes e documentários traduzidos para plataformas de streaming e canis de televisão portuguesa. É a presidente da ATAV.
Adán Cassan – Especialista em tradução audiovisual – legendagem e dobragem. O Adán também se dedica a outros tipos de trabalhos, incluindo Natural Language Processing e Lexicografia computacional. É espanhol e traduz para espanhol e catalão.
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Gyokhan Hamdi in his own words:
“I'm an ambitious languages and technology enthusiast who has found his way into the entrepreneurial world after over five years of experience in the translation and localization industry.
I've worked as a freelance translator and project manager. I've ultimately decided to combine the industry knowledge I've acquired over the years with my passion for languages and my multicultural background.
It all materialized in my translation company called Transleet, where we work daily with tens of experienced native language specialists to deliver human-quality language services and where we put humans first, and value relationships.
My cultural background and my studies have allowed me to develop a great feeling for languages in general and learn five languages proficiently.
I now speak English, French, Dutch, Bulgarian and Turkish.”
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Neste episódio ficamos a conhecer melhor a Mónia Filipe e a Dina Antunes, tradutores literários, que se conhecem já há alguns anos e que se juntaram ao recentemente criado Coletivo de Tradutores Literários.
Este grupo nasce da vontade de vários tradutores que acreditam que a profissão que abraçaram é de importância vital para a cultura e, acima de tudo, para a língua portuguesa, enquanto encontro de culturas e espaço de diversidade.
Vamos ficar a saber o que defendem e esperam do futuro próximo numa área criativa, nomeadamente através do seu Manifesto.
Mónia Filipe trabalha como tradutora literária desde 2019, mas a tradução é a sua profissão de 2007, ano em que começou a sua atividade em áreas mais técnicas.
Dina Antunes trabalha como tradutora deste os anos 90 e tem dedicação exclusiva à tradução literária.
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Since 2001, Wordlink Traduções has been providing linguistic solutions to their clients, including translation, editing and desktop publishing, using the latest technology available in translation tools, software apps, and experts in the project, to ensure the highest quality and on-time delivery.
I invited Project Managers Júlia Breta and Fernanda Morgado to talk about their background, their role and the company they have been working at for many years.
As a Project Manager myself, I was thrilled to have the chance to get to know these very dedicated professionals who truly believe they can make a difference in the Language Industry by being themselves and bringing all that they are to work very day.
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Let's dive into the language industry with Robert Martin (Magic Beans Agency)
This episode of The Language Worker podcast is packed with industry insights! I invited Robert Martin, founder and managing director of Magic Beans Agency, to discuss a range of hot topics.
Robert shares his key takeaways and what they mean for the future, fresh from his powerful presentation at the ELIA Executive Conference.
We talk about the exciting new collaboration between Magic Beans Agency and ATC.
Drawing on valuable resources such as Slator, Robert offers his expert perspective on current trends shaping the landscape.
Get a sneak peek at Magic Beans Agency's exciting roadmap for the rest of the year, including a brand-new Coaching Program for business owners launching on June 7th.
This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to stay ahead of the curve in the language industry. Tune in and gain valuable insights from a leading expert!
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I asked Diego Peres - Game Localization Specialist - to come back to the podcast so that we could not only catch up about all the new activities that he has taken on since last year, but also for him to introduce to us some of his friends have who are also working in this industry.
They are following their own path, defining their passion, and have acquired a lot of knowledge since they strated working on their dream projects.
Let’s listen to their stories, how they got here, their struggles their hopes and their dreams.
Thank you so much Diego for doing this again and thank you so much ladies for accepting the challenge.
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Daniela Melo
“As a seasoned translator proficient in English and Spanish, I bring a blend of academic expertise and practical skills to every project. From articles and blogs to websites and apps, I meticulously craft translations that maintain the integrity and effectiveness of the original text.”
Lisa McCarthy
“Through my professional language services I help companies, organisations and individuals working in the areas of sustainability, environmental protection and nature conservation. I also love to work on projects that have a positive impact on society. I have over 16 years' experience in providing Spanish and Catalan to English translations, so you can rest assured that your material will be translated with the care and expertise it deserves :-)”
Marjolein Thickett
“Hi, I’m Marjolein and I’m an award-winning translator, editor, proofreader, copywriter, and now Carbon Literacy trainer for the sports sector! The first thing you need to know about me is that the environment is really important to me. I want it to stay the way it is today (as a minimum!), rather than getting any warmer and changing irrevocably. That’s why with my business, I try to do my bit to be sustainable, green, and ethical too.”
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ALCA
The Association of Language Companies in Africa (ALCA) was established in August 2023. MISSION To promote the growth of language services companies in Africa and facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices VISION To contribute towards building a resilient and thriving language services sector in Africa.
Website:
www.alca-association.org
Christiana Aboagye
Dedicated to empowering the African language industry and fostering collaborations at ALCA(Association of Language Companies in Africa). I specialize in developing and implementing innovative plans, ensuring ALCA's growth and sustainability. My expertise lies in organizing impactful meetings and events that unite stakeholders, creating boundless opportunities for growth and cooperation.
Christian Elongue
I am a Managing Director at Kabod Group, a consulting firm that provides knowledge management, eLearning, and languages services to clients across various sectors and regions. With over eight years of experience in this role, I have developed and implemented the group strategy, led and supervised various projects, and established partnerships and collaborations with key stakeholders.
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For months, I had been thinking about having Mario as a podcast guest because he brings together two of the most important topics in my life: Translation and Theet!
I started going to the dentist early in life – like everybody else, right?
However, my history with these professionals is more intense than you can imagine – from 10 to 23 I visited the dentist about 2-3 times a week – 13 sets of braces, 5 surgeries, fake teeth in my early twenties… No, I don’t hate these people! Quite the opposite and that is also why it was so amazing to talk to Mario!
Mario Muchacho bridges the gap between language and oral healthcare as a medical translator and dental professional.
He specializes in translating dental and medical content from English to Spanish, ensuring accuracy and clarity. This firsthand understanding of dentistry allows him to craft engaging content specifically tailored to the dental field.
From endodontics to oral surgery, his expertise encompasses a wide range of dental specialties. This comprehensive knowledge equips him to address the communication challenges faced by dental professionals working with diverse audiences.
He is dedicated to fostering clear and effective communication within the dental industry, ensuring everyone has access to high-quality oral healthcare resources. So, if you are seeking a reliable medical translator with a deep understanding of dentistry, look no further than Mario Muchacho.
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Claudia
Claudia has a diverse translation and proofreading background, having worked with brochures, leaflets, print ads, taglines, mobile apps, social calendars, product descriptions, and websites across various industries including fashion, beauty, cinema, games, tourism, music, sports, education, hospitality, publishing, and home furniture. Her experience extends to adapting and testing game apps and board games, and they have even provided SEO keywords for content in the beauty and automotive industries.
She also offers translation, transcreation, localization, proofreading, copy-editing, subtitling, and quality assurance (QA) services to both translation agencies and direct clients worldwide.
Mael
Mael is a freelance translator, copywriter and marketing coach. He translates from English and Italian to French and specialises in marketing and tourism.
Besides translation, he diversified his business and became a marketing coach and business developer ; he regularly collaborates with LSP.expert and Sara Freitas and help his fellow translators acquire more customers and define efficient marketing strategies that match their personality.
He teaches networking at ISIT and translation at UB and is regularly invited to translation events to talk about customer relationship.
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Rita is a professional subtitler, translator, transcreator and reviser with +20 years of experience.
She specializes in audiovisual translation and marketing translation and over the years Rita has worked on many interesting subtitling projects commissioned by many high-profile clients with a strong presence in television, in DVD and, more recently, in streaming.
She also been part of transcreation teams that provide cultural consultancy and solutions, and strive to adapt content that is suited to its intended audience.
Since 2014, she has worked as a translator trainer and lecturer.
Rita is also a academic resaercher in the field of Subtitling.
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