The Language Worker

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...

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 L...

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...

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 dif...

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 t...

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 variet...

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! R...

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 t...

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 doc...

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...

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...

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 rol...

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 Confer...

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 wo...

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 individ...

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 Afric...

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 brac...

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 ap...

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 transcreatio...

In their words, they are the translation company that gets SEO. Based in York, we work with a pool of highly experienced, native-speaker translators to provide expert translation, localisation and keyword research services to digital agencies, eCommerce businesses and the tourism sector. They are also determined to have a positive impact on you, your business and the planet. Their expert translati...

Kirsty and I get all together all the time to talk about our main passion - Language! Our other passion is podcasting. This time we talked about: • Our podcasts and why we decided to create them. • Why people listen to podcasts and how they can help us to learn another language. • What we've learned from the experience of creating podcasts. • How learning other languages gives us access to new con...

I have invited another 3 translators from the first season. These people are the ones who made me believe that I could could carry on this task! I wanted to catch up with tehm and see what this year brought their way. Renata - Subtitling & Dubbing Translation Dot - Translator and Subtitle Creator Adrian - Translator for the Sports Industry

A friend of mine worked for a company that organized concerts mainly in Casinos and in the Portuguese Coliseums (Lisbon and Porto) with international artists. They were looking for someone to be an interpreter among all sorts of other things - Booking hotels, booking restaurants, planning events... One of my most important jobs was to be a mediator between both owners of the company because they d...

The presentation episode is the new listeners will look for when looking for new podcasts... However, I have decided that is the righ moment to record a little intro for The Language Worker. It took me ONE YEAR to do it... Here it is now!

The best things about having a podcast for me is to actually make new friends all the time. And that is the case for these three amazing guests that I invited to come back to the podcast one year later. They were part of the first season, my first month or two of learning how to be a podcaster. They're very relevant in the way that things ended up unfolding - they helped me a lot and they were ver...