The Language Worker

I noticed that Pierre and Alice worked together as translation partners but that they were also married. I decided to invite them to be in the podcast so that I could find out what day-to-day life looks like for a couple who works and lives together. I believe their experience will inspire other partners to understand how they can manage their life, make travel plans and run their business all fro...

I met Melanie, Carolina and Alice on LinkedIn but they ended up being my friends in real life. Talking to these girls is pure joy and I thought it would be great to get to know a little better how they ended up working as freelance translators. What were their hopes, dreams and fears and how things have been unfolding in their professional lives, now that they have been in the Language Business fo...

For this episode of The Language Worker, I invited Pavel Elin. He started his first LSP in Russia and he is now the CEO of Freelanguage, a company he established in Portugal over 10 years ago. We had an interesting conversation about his vision for the future of the Translation Industry.

Andrea and Rodrigo have been working together for over 15 years. Andrea is quick, sociable and communicative and Rodrigo is focused and dedicated, but when they get together they come to life as a power duo who joined forces to help their company implement and develop their machine translation strategy. These days, they are still working together and they are focused on AI and how it can better be...

When I invited Isabelle to come on the podcast as a guest, I didn't know much about her. I only knew she had done some projects that entailed transcreating songs. However, we allowed ourselves to go in many unexpected directions, and we had an amazing conversation that expanded my mind and gave me new perspectives on how to work with music. Isabelle is a translator and pronunciation teacher - she...

Diego Perez calls himself a game localization wizard and he sure sounds like one. We had an amazing conversation a few weeks ago and I cannot wait for you to hear it. Diego told me about his background and about how his passion for writing and content creation came to life in the form of a job that he loves! It was a pleasure to get to know him better and understand a bit more about the World of G...

Ioana-Leda e a Romanian translator who is very happy to work from home and embrace the full freelance lifestyle. She works with a variety of subjects, ranging from social service to children's books. Ioana feels that she can make a difference in the lives of those who rely on the institutions she translates for. We had a nice conversation about her background, her present activities and her dream...

When I talked to Robert Martin some months ago, he mentioned his friend Laura and he said she would be a great person to have on the podcast. I invited Laura to talk to me about the Language Industry and her experience working in large LSPs. Now, she is an independent consultant and brings all that knowledge to her clients – LSPs or Localization Departments looking to implement new technologies. Y...

Aniko is a talented translator who works from English to Hungarian and specializes in creative translation with a special focus on video game localization. She is one of the founders of TeamTranslator and an active member of Women in Localization UK.She studied music for many years and thought about being a music teacher. However, when she started studying translation her focus changed and she dec...

Kirsty Wolf and I have been talking a lot since we met on LinkedIn and we thought it would be great to have a conversation to discuss a this topic that is the thing that brought us together in the first place: Learning a language when you are already a grown up. How does it feel? Why do you do it? How does it happen?

I met Beth when I was looking for a conference interpreter and it was pretty obvious that she was very professional. These days Beth is working on her PhD research and learning all that she can about inclusive language. Listen what this impressive young Language Worker has to say about interpreting and about the work that she is doing to make the world more inclusive. Note: Due to a technical mist...

Marta is an audiovisual translator who is in love with her craft and pays attention to all the little details that make her work great. Her passion for languages and her drive to bring knowledge to new audiences are the reasons why she dedicates her life to subtitling. During our conversation we talked about translation and the importance of inclusive language.

Paula is an Argentinian (she is now ling in the Basque Country) translator who is a real specialist in reality shows. A lot of her projects feature the LGBTQ+ community and that is why inclusive language is such an important part of her work. It was so cool to meet Paulo who is not only a translator but also a tattoo artist.

Since June is the month when the LGBTIQA+ community celebrates Pride month, I thought it would be interesting to have someone to talk about language and inclusivity on the podcast. So, I invited Ari to tell to talk about their case as a transgender person and how inclusive language has had an impact on their work as a language professional.

Mónica Caldeiro is a poet and published author. After finding out about her autoimmune disease Mónica started researching her own condition and ended up falling in love with the medical field. Mónica is a professor and the CEO of Vitruvian Medical Communications.

Adrian Probst is a Swiss freelance translator who loves working in the sports arena. He is also the content creator for his popular YouTube channel, Freelanceverse, which is a reference for anyone who wants to know all about the Language Services industry.

Dot is a freelance translator who specializes in subtitling from German and Dutch into English. She is the host of a popular podcast (Meet the Translator), has a distinctive hair color and is one of the coolest people on LinkedIn.

A Carol Pimentel tem feito uma viagem que começou na Astrofísica e foi ficando cada vez mais perto dos Universos Criativos. Conhece o Batman, o Tio Patinhas e o Superman como ninguém e mostra-nos o mundo através dos "quadrinhos".

For over 20 years now, Robert Martin has been helping LSPs solve multiple issues by understanding what their owners need to make their business grow. His company, Magic Beans, provides the tools and resources for success.

A Cátia Lima expressa as suas ideias livremente num blogue sobre Portugal. A sua abordagem é alternativa e o seu trabalho viaja pelo mundo.

Jane Eggers is a freelance translator who works with German and English. She is an expert in the IT field and Germany is the place she calls home!

Jeanne will teach you English with grammar, vocabulary but, above all, music! She has her unique style of teaching French students how to "Get into the Groove"!

A Maria Eduarda sempre esteve ligada à escrita e adora investigar assuntos novos. Nos últimos anos, lançou o seu projeto a solo e criou a "Maria escreve". É uma mulher do norte cheia de criatividade e de vontade de explorar o mundo.

Kelsey Frick is social media royalty. Her Tik-Tok style videos have been inspiring the translators' comminity for a couple of years now. Listen to what the FrickenFreelance has to say!

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