VistaTalks

Dr Jon Rudd is an Olympic Gold medal swimming coach and Swim Ireland’s National Performance Director. In this episode, Jon discusses the importance of sport and the relationship to business, leadership, coaching and mental health. In recent years, Jon has directly coached three World Records (both long course and short course) and several European and Commonwealth Records. Jon’s coaching history s...

In this special 'rewind' episode, Simon Hodgkins, Gregory Twohig, and Jordan Knights look back over the year to highlight several important topics and episodes. Digital transformation, mental health, and how the pandemic has changed the global landscape are the main discussion topics. Episodes discussed include Ep 26 - Davide De Simone, Ep 27 - Serena Pirrone, Ep 32 - Lucio Bagnulo, Ep 37 - Ellie...

The World UX roundtable event, hosted by María Jesús de Arriba Díaz of Vistatec, María is joined in conversation with Alberto Ferreira, Vodafone, Tarja Karjalainen, Oura, Pat Higgins, Verizon Connect, Ryan Moroz, LINE Plus Corp, and Sergio Valero Notari, Doctoralia. This online roundtable event aimed to share learnings on why it is key to bring design, content and localization together. To visuali...

The World UX roundtable event, hosted by María Jesús de Arriba Díaz of Vistatec, María is joined in conversation with Alberto Ferreira, Vodafone, Tarja Karjalainen, Oura, Pat Higgins, Verizon Connect, Ryan Moroz, LINE Plus Corp, and Sergio Valero Notari, Doctoralia. This online roundtable event aimed to share learnings on why it is key to bring design, content and localization together. To visuali...

The World UX roundtable event, hosted by María Jesús de Arriba Díaz of Vistatec, María is joined in conversation with Alberto Ferreira, Vodafone, Tarja Karjalainen, Oura, Pat Higgins, Verizon Connect, Ryan Moroz, LINE Plus Corp, and Sergio Valero Notari, Doctoralia. This online roundtable event aimed to share learnings on why it is key to bring design, content and localization together. To visuali...

Jameson is a language prodigy who speaks over a dozen languages. He’s developed his own accessible language teaching style and used it successfully with students for more than 16 years. He has also done translating and consulting for major businesses and startups. Most recently, Jameson was the Localization Manager at American Express. He’s spoken at Think Global Forum and Mystic South. His dream...

Think Global Forum Founder, Simon Hodgkins, answers questions about the latest Think Global Awards. This is the fourth year of the awards. (Find out more: https://www.thinkglobalforum.org/think-global-awards )

Kyle Hegarty is the author of the Accidental Business Nomad. A book for anyone working in a more global environment and who is looking to gain critical insights and communications skills needed for a shrinking world.

Magdalena Daccord is the CEO of FH Europe, the European FH Patient Network. The organization is a network of 24 Patient organizations, who actively work together to secure early identification and diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia patients to prevent early cardiovascular disease and devastating consequences. (Find out more: https://www.fheurope.org/)

Barbara Brennan is the Programme Coordinator at See Change, working positively to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health problems and to ensure that everyone enjoys the same rights on an equal basis. In this episode, we discuss mental health in the workplace, the voice of the lived experience, and the importance of sleep, nutrition, and hobbies. Barbara explains taking...

Kristina Podnar is a Digital Policy Consultant and Author of 'The Power of Digital Policy.' She is an advisor and enabler for brands looking to engage users and minimize risks. In this episode, we cover investing in digital, lowering risks, and increasing opportunities, protecting global brand integrity, the C-Suite and the understanding of digital. Kristina has worked with many global brands, inc...

Brian Crooke is a wellbeing educator, speaker and adviser supporting organizations to promote and sustain wellbeing within their workplaces. Brian is a prior IBM Management Consultant and is responsible for programme design and delivery of the Postgraduate Certificate in Workplace Wellness at Tangent, Trinity College Dublin. He works with many HR leaders as an educator, speaker, and advisor.

Founding Partner at Beta Digital, Louise O'Conor, catches up with Simon Hodgkins on this episode of VistaTalks to discuss the important topic of digital transformation and how companies are focusing on a digital-first strategy. In this new episode, we discuss digital maturity, purpose lead transformation, and internal and external communications. Louise shares insights on how global content and co...

Ellie Kemp is the Head of Crisis Response at Translators without Borders (TWB). Ellie is leading TWB's scale-up to bring language support to humanitarian action, facilitating communication between the people caught up in crisis and the aid organisations seeking to help them. Translators without Borders is a non-profit working towards a world where knowledge knows no language barriers.

Major Accounts Director Aoife Murphy joins us on this episode of VistaTalks. Aoife discusses transitioning to working from home, the Think Global Forum online, digital transformation and adapting to the current situation. During this episode, Aoife explains localization and customer experience. She also shares insights on ‘Digital Natives’, ‘Digital Pioneers’, and ‘Digital Explorers’, as well as t...

Róisín Maguire is Co-founder and CEO of Jetpack Learning. Roisin has managed, digital design projects and teams since 1997, firstly with Oniva New Media in Dublin, then with BBC Technology. She co-founded digital design agency Eyesparks in 2002 before founding Jetpack Learning. At Jetpack Learning, Róisín shapes the company’s strategy, based on feedback from users combined with ongoing research in...

Louise is a strategic and innovative leader with 20 years of international experience of digitally transforming and scaling businesses and teams across global markets and multiple industries – from start-ups to multinationals. Passionate about technology, education, diversity, people and making a difference, Louise loves turning ideas into business reality to disrupt and transform industries and s...

With over 20 years’ experience in the translation and localization industry, Alan Duffy is the definition of an industry veteran. Alan discovered his passion for language at a young age; he quickly realized that learning languages was second nature to him. When he’s not managing the team at Vistatec and finding new and innovative solutions for clients, Alan enjoys spending time with his family and...

In this episode of VistaTalks, we catch up with Lucio Bagnulo of Amnesty International. Lucio shares with us the history of the organization in addition to his own role as Head of Translation. Lucio discusses the importance of the work at Amnesty International, a global movement of more than 7 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign for human rights. The organization is k...

In this episode of VistaTalks, we celebrate 'World Bee Day' with Dr. Fiona Edwards Murphy, CEO, and Co-founder of ApisProtect. Now monitoring the health of over twenty million honey bees in hives across Europe and North America, ApisProtect brings the power of advanced sensors and machine learning technology into the hive to deliver a 24/7 early warning system so beekeepers can give at-risk hives...

In this episode of VistaTalks, Chief Human Resources Officer, Siobhán Gantly joins us to discuss a number of very important topics. She touches on the journey from the early days of Vistatec to the large organization with a global footprint. Siobhán also shares the process of transitioning to remote working, remaining focussed on customers, remote hiring, and remote onboarding, during this time of...

We are joined in this episode by Founder, Shannon Rose Farrell-Jackson. She shares her experience of helping global life sciences companies in the localization industry. Working in emotional intelligence and change leadership Shannon Rose shares how going global right now is not just about sales, it is around how we are supporting and leveraging our global customers and their experiences. She asks...

VistaTalks Ep 28 - Dominika D'Agostino and Michael J Asquith. Priscillia Charles catches up with Vistatec's Dominika and Michael in the USA. Topics on this episode of VistaTalks includes COVID-19, Multilingual Content, Transcription, Copywriting, Thought Leadership, AI, and the Think Global Forum.

VistaTalks Ep 27 - Serena Pirrone. In this episode, Priscillia Charles catches up with Serna Pirrone in Italy. Thank you to Serena, for talking to VistaTalks from Italy, during this challenging global pandemic.

VistaTalks Episode 26 - Davide De Simone. In this episode, Priscillia Charles catches up with Davide De Simone in Italy. Thank you to Davide, for talking to VistaTalks from Italy, during this challenging global pandemic.