C-Suite HotSeat MultiLingual TV and Nimdzi Insights

As Managing Director of Avantpage Life Sciences, Vera Hooijdonk is adept at juggling projects, time, and people. Vera manages all aspects of the translation process: assessing and distributing workloads, monitoring performance and productivity, managing training and support for team members, communicating client needs to the translation team, overseeing translation technology tools, ensuring that processes and procedures remain cost-effective throughout the life of a project and maintaining quality standards. As a problem solver and troubleshooter, Vera loves working with Avantpage’s clients, understanding their linguistic needs, and learning about new industries and technologies.
Host:Eddie Arrieta, CEO, MultiLingualEddie has a decade of experience in startups, comms, and growth. He's now focused on global expansion through AI, ML, and blockchain to create opportunities for all.
Head to https://www.nimdzi.com/ for cutting-edge market research and consulting in the language industry.
Visit https://multilingual.com to catch up with the latest news in the language industry.
This show is made possible thanks to a collaboration between MulitLingual Media and Nimdzi Insights. Oscar Betancourt - Video Director and ProducerIsabel Romero-Ruiz - Communications & Marketing, Nimdzi InsightsAntonella Tiezzi - Design
00:00 Vera Hooijdonk - Managing Director at Avantpage00:50 What does your company do?01:13 What is your role?01:31 How do you like to spend your free time?02:10 Career path04:11 How has the industry changed?06:13 Advice for newcomers07:58 Valuable business lesson10:04 How do you motivate your team?11:21 Key things to spend time on12:00 What does success mean to you?13:04 Would you rehire your current team?13:39 What makes you a great leader?14:52 Music or silence?15:01 Where would you live?15:24 Most productive time of day15:32 Most misunderstood part of your job15:47 Book recommendation16:12 Favorite drink16:37 Shoutout

Dareen, Founder of eArabization, a premier Arabic localization and translation company in the Middle East, brings over two decades of expertise to the forefront of the industry. With a steadfast commitment to excellence, I have cultivated eArabization into a trusted partner for businesses seeking to effectively communicate their message to Arabic-speaking audiences.My journey in localization and translation spans more than 20 years, during which I have honed my skills and deepened my understanding of linguistic nuances and cultural sensitivities. Armed with a Master's degree in Translation from the prestigious University of Leeds in England, I have garnered the knowledge and proficiency necessary to deliver top-tier solutions tailored to our clients' needs.
Hosts:Eddie Arrieta, CEO, MultiLingualEddie has a decade of experience in startups, comms, and growth. He's now focused on global expansion through AI, ML, and blockchain to create opportunities for all.
Laszlo Varga, Lead Researcher and Consultant, Nimdzi InsightsLaszlo has 10+ years in localization and excels in service delivery, solution development & strategy. Enjoys physics, randomness & a healthy lifestyle.
Head to https://www.nimdzi.com/ for cutting-edge market research and consulting in the language industry.
Visit https://multilingual.com to catch up with the latest news in the language industry.
This show is made possible thanks to a collaboration between MulitLingual Media and Nimdzi Insights. Oscar Betancourt - Video Director and ProducerIsabel Romero-Ruiz - Communications & Marketing, Nimdzi InsightsAntonella Tiezzi - Design
00:00 Dareen Mukhaimer, eArabization00:59 What does your company do?01:13 What was your dream career as a child?01:54 How do you like to spend your free time?02:20 What inspired you to start your company?03:12 When did you realize you could do money out of this business?04:29 How big is your team?04:50 Key things to spend time on06:06 Biggest challenge07:41 Your biggest failure08:29 Valuable business lesson09:03 What does success mean to you?10:17 Secret sauce11:38 What makes you a great leader?12:54 Advice for entrepreneurs14:20 Music for working15:19 Where would you live?16:04 Movie recommendation16:29 Most productive time of day16:46 What's your favorite drink?17:07 Book recommendation

Jan Cizmar is a visionary entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of Tolgee Company. Since 2008, he has passionately developed web applications, gaining extensive experience in various technologies, languages, tools, and libraries. In March 2021, Jan founded Tolgee, an open-source localization platform for software companies. With his leadership, Tolgee aims to revolutionize the industry by delivering smart and simple software solutions. Jan firmly believes in the future of open source and has simplified software localization for developers with the Tolgee Localization Platform, making it accessible to everyone.
Hosts:Eddie Arrieta, Head of Growth, MultiLingualEddie has a decade of experience in startups, comms, and growth. He's now focused on global expansion through AI, ML, and blockchain to create opportunities for all.
Lazlo Varga, Senior Consultant and Researcher, Nimdzi InsightsLaszlo has 10+ years in localization and excels in service delivery, solution development & strategy. Enjoys physics, randomness & a healthy lifestyle.
Head to https://www.nimdzi.com/ for cutting-edge market research and consulting in the language industry.
Visit https://multilingual.com to catch up with the latest news in the language industry.
This show is made possible thanks to a collaboration between MulitLingual Media and Nimdzi Insights. Oscar Betancourt - Video Director and ProducerIsabel Romero-Ruiz - Communications & Marketing, Nimdzi InsightsAntonella Tiezzi - Design
00:00 Jan Cizmar CEO of Toglee00:45 What does your company do?00:59 What was your dream career as a child?01:40 How do you like to spend your free time?02:33 3 destinations you'd like to visit03:24 What is the best advice you've ever been given?04:37 What inspired you to start your company?05:56 When did you realize you could make money out of this business?06:33 Biggest challenge07:04 Have you ever considered pivoting?07:36 What makes you a great leader?08:11 Who are your mentors?08:35 Secret sauce08:46 Valuable business lesson09:28 What is the most innovative thing you have done?10:19 What does success mean to you?10:40 Key things to spend time on11:06 How big is your team?11:09 Would you rehire your current team?11:15 Advice for entrepreneurs12:08 Music or silence?12:36 Music for working13:10 Where would you live?13:14 Movie recommendation13:23 Last business books you've read?13:36 Most productive time of day13:45 Misunderstood career14:13 What's your favorite drink?

Heather is the mastermind behind Language I/O’s core technology, which eliminates the need for expensive and time-consuming neural machine translation engine training by dynamically selecting the NMT engine that will best translate a given piece of content and imposing company-specific terminology onto any of the many NMT engines integrated into the Language I/O cloud solution.Prior to co-founding Language I/O, Heather was well-known for globalizing code for Fortune 500s. She was also the senior director of Product Management and Globalization for eCollege, which was acquired by Pearson Education during her tenure. While at Pearson/eCollege, Heather and her team built a next-generation, online college education platform, which was launched globally.Heather holds a Master of Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Engineering as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from the University of Washington in Seattle. She has lived in various parts of the United States and Mexico and speaks English and Spanish.
Hosts:Eddie Arrieta, Head of Growth, MultiLingualEddie has a decade of experience in startups, comms, and growth. He's now focused on global expansion through AI, ML, and blockchain to create opportunities for all.
Laszlo Varga, Senior Consultant and Researcher, Nimdzi InsightsLaszlo has 10+ years in localization and excels in service delivery, solution development & strategy. Enjoys physics, randomness & a healthy lifestyle.
Head to https://www.nimdzi.com/ for cutting-edge market research and consulting in the language industry.
Visit https://multilingual.com to catch up with the latest news in the language industry.
This show is made possible thanks to a collaboration between MulitLingual Media and Nimdzi Insights. Oscar Betancourt - Video Director and ProducerIsabel Romero-Ruiz - Communications & Marketing, Nimdzi InsightsAntonella Tiezzi - Design
00:00 Heather Shoemaker Founder&CEO Language IO00:46 What does your company do?01:02 What was your dream career as a child?01:13 How do you like to spend your free time?01:46 3 destinations you'd like to visit02:50 Best advice you've ever been given?03:12 What inspired you to start your company?05:48 Biggest challenge06:35 Your biggest failure07:56 Secret sauce08:41 Have you ever considered pivoting?09:19 What does success mean to you?10:22 How big is your team?11:06 How do you motivate your team?12:35 Would you rehire your current team?12:56 What makes you a great leader?14:05 Advice for entrepreneurs15:57 Music for working16:09 Where would you live?16:15 Favorite foreign word16:29 Last business books you've read?16:47 Most productive time of day17:01 What's your favorite drink?

Hosts:Eddie Arrieta, Head of Growth, MultiLingualEddie has a decade of experience in startups, comms, and growth. He's now focused on global expansion through AI, ML, and blockchain to create opportunities for all.
Laszlo Varga, Senior Consultant and Researcher, Nimdzi InsightsLaszlo has 10+ years in localization, and excels in service delivery, solution development & strategy. Enjoys physics, randomness & a healthy lifestyle.
Head to https://www.nimdzi.com/ for cutting-edge market research and consulting in the language industry.
Visit https://multilingual.com to catch up with the latest news of the language industry.
This show is made possible thanks to a collaboration between MulitLingual Media and Nimdzi Insights. Oscar Betancourt - Video Director and ProducerIsabel Romero-Ruiz - Communications & Marketing, Nimdzi InsightsAntonella Tiezzi - Design
00:00 Grainne Maycock CRO at Acolad00:46 What does your company do?01:07 What was your dream career as a child?02:04 How do you like to spend your free time?02:59 3 destinations you'd like to visit04:17 Best advice you've ever been given?05:04 What brought you to the Revenue track?06:55 Biggest challenge09:18 How do you motivate your team?11:06 Secret sauce13:25 Would you rehire your current team?15:13 Key business challenge17:14 Advice for entrepreneurs17:59 How often do you get angry?18:43 One time when you felt discriminated19:13 Most uncomfortable conversation?20:10 Misunderstood career

Xavier Maza, with a background in translation and management, has a diverse professional journey. Starting as a freelance translator in the early 90s, he has transitioned into various management roles in the Language Industry and currently holds the position of Global Client Solutions Manager at iDisc. In his current role, Xavier supervises Sales, Business Strategy, Customer Services, and Global coordination. He collaborates with the Marketing team and reports directly to the CEO.
Hosts:Inge Boonen, Chief Growth Officer, Nimdzi InsightsIs dedicated to providing localization, globalization, and multicultural insights to enterprise companies and language service providers.
Lazlo Varga, Senior Consultant and Researcher, Nimdzi InsightsLaszlo has 10+ years in localization and excels in service delivery, solution development & strategy. Enjoys physics, randomness & a healthy lifestyle.
Head to https://www.nimdzi.com/ for cutting-edge market research and consulting in the language industry.
Visit https://multilingual.com to catch up with the latest news in the language industry.
This show is made possible thanks to a collaboration between MulitLingual Media and Nimdzi Insights. Oscar Betancourt - Video Director and ProducerIsabel Romero-Ruiz - Communications & Marketing, Nimdzi InsightsAntonella Tiezzi - Design
00:00 Xavier Maza-Cid, Global Client Solutions Manager | iDISC00:52 What does your company do?01:39 What was your dream career as a child?03:50 How do you like to spend your free time?05:00 3 destinations you'd like to visit06:42 Best advice you've ever been given?07:13 First breakthrough moment09:08 How has growth been for?10:18 Your biggest failure10:58 Biggest time wasters11:50 Three key things to spend time on13:02 What does success mean to you?14:15 What makes you a great leader?16:01 Valuable business lesson16:51 Secret sauce17:56 Your biggest success18:59 Advice for entrepreneurs