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July 2, 2024

#38: Creativity as a Survival Skill – Filipe Alverca

In this episode, Filipe Alverca, a Brazilian Portuguese translator, reviewer, and transcreator, digs deep into the topic of creativity. After hearing his presentation at this year's BP Conference (a translation-focused event)...

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June 25, 2024

#37: Why Introspection is Crucial to Becoming Better (Business) Peopl…

Eva Feldman, a psychologist from Croatia, talks about tackling difficult topics online, how to put ourselves out there and let our voices be heard, and how to deal with the ever-present impostor syndrome. She explains all of ...

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June 18, 2024

#36: Fostering Meaningful Online Connections With Students – Edita Ba…

Edita Bandur is an English language teacher from Croatia specializing in business English and entrepreneurship. Edita notes that teaching business English was not as dry as she initially thought, as it involves interesting to...

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June 11, 2024

#35: Why Visuals Matter: The Power of Business Portraits – Darko Mareš

Darko Mareš is a portrait photographer based in Croatia and specializing in business portraits and headshots. Darko started his photography business in 2016 after a career in IT; he saw an opportunity in the market for busine...

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June 4, 2024

#34: Ins and Outs of Content Creation – Vasily Kichigin & Mila Kichig…

Vasily and Mila are a married couple who run a marketing agency, and they started as freelancers on Fiverr (and they go more in depth in terms of their journey on Fiverr). They now have a content creation team and …

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May 28, 2024

#33: How to ACTUALLY Make Workcations Work for You – Agostina Babbo

Agostina Babbo is not only an English- and Italian-into-Spanish translator, a product localization specialist, and a handball and team sports expert, she is also one of my dear friends and colleagues! I've had the opportunity...

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May 21, 2024

#32: Storytelling as a Content Creation Pillar – Arrey Bate

Arrey Bate is one of my new business friends and after hearing about his story and his accomplishments on the Cameroonian market, I had to invite him to the podcast! Arrey helps business owners get clients through social medi...

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May 14, 2024

#31: Taking Care of Yourself and Your Business – Corinne McKay

Corinne McKay, a successful freelancer with over 20 years of experience, shares her journey and insights into running a sustainable business. She discusses the importance of mentors, establishing authority, and being open abo...

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May 7, 2024

#30: Transform Your Business With an Accountability Buddy – Chiara Ve…

Chiara Vecchi is not only a translator and a budding copywriter, she is also my accountability buddy and one of the best people I know :) I really wanted to share our journey of becoming and staying accountability buddies, as...

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April 30, 2024

#29: A Comprehensive Guide to E-Mail Marketing – Dominik Metličić

Dominik Metličić, an e-mail marketing consultant from Split, Croatia, shares invaluable tips on all things e-mail marketing. He focuses on growing e-mail lists with lead magnets and converting subscribers into paying customer...

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April 23, 2024

#28: How I Went About My Podcast Rebrand

Well, hello, and welcome to my first solo episode in English! I wanted to share my experience with the podcast rebrand (or ~makeover~), how it came about, and what I've learned along the way. I hope you'll enjoy the episode, …

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April 16, 2024

#27: Creating an Ethical Business Model – Maria Scheibengraf

Maria Scheibengraf, a translator and founder of Crisol Translations, discusses the importance of culture-based marketing and how emotions and culture are tightly linked in purchase decisions. She shares her experience in crea...

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April 9, 2024

#26: The Importance of Mentors and Community – Mireya Pérez

Mireya is one of those people I could talk to and listen to all day. She shares a couple of her childhood stories, and why the connection with the community is so important to her. One of my favorite bits …

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April 2, 2024

#25: Finding Your Niche and Creating a Portfolio – Martina Russo

Martina is a true force of nature doing MANY things, but focusing on the most important ones, and you will get a behind-the-scenes look into how she runs her main translation agency (The Action Sports Translator). "Don't auto...

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March 26, 2024

#24: Marketing for Introverts & Redefining Professionalism – Andie Ho

Andie's laid-back but responsible outlook on freelancing is refreshing, so I suggest you listen to this episode if you want to find out how she does it. Also, you can try out new things EVEN if you might be an …

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March 19, 2024

#23: Consistency & Authenticity in Content Creation – Kelsey Frick

Kelsey Frick is one of those people who simply stand out on social media (in a good way!). I started following Kelsey quite a while ago and I just knew she'd make a great guest and provide valuable content for …

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March 12, 2024

#22: All You Need to Know About Pricing Your Services – Susie Jackson

Susie is one of those guests who was on my list way before I even started this podcast, and I'm so happy to share this episode with all of you! In this conversation, she shares her expertise on organizing business …

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March 5, 2024

#21: How to "Fire" Clients and Find the Right Anchor Clients – Melani…

I'm sooo excited about this one! Melanie Padgett Powers, a freelance writer, editor, and podcaster based in Washington, D.C., talks about work-life clarity, structuring work days, firing clients, anchor clients, marketing, ti...

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Feb. 27, 2024

#20: Next-Level Professional Development, Free Content, and LinkedIn …

Virginia Katsimpiri, a translation agency owner and business mentor, shares the story of her business evolution, the challenges of managing in-person and remote businesses, the importance of personal growth, strategies for fi...

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Feb. 20, 2024

#19: Embracing Technology, Mentorship, and Visibility in the Language…

In this conversation, Nora Díaz, an English-into-Spanish translator and technology enthusiast, discusses the importance of technology in our business and daily life. She shares her journey into the field of translation and ho...

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Feb. 13, 2024

#18: Building Brands and Websites: The Art of Customer-Centric Web De…

In his first-ever podcast appearance, Tin Majetić, a web designer based in Pula, Croatia, shares his insights on website design practices and the importance of understanding the target audience. He emphasizes the need to crea...

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Feb. 6, 2024

#17: Diving Straight Into Freelancing, Scaling Up, and Downsizing – E…

Emeline is a translator based in Belgium, and she shares her journey of diving into freelancing right after finishing her education and the decision-making process behind it. She talks about starting as a solo business owner ...

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Feb. 5, 2024

#16: On the 4-Day Workweek Revolution, Navigating the Modern Workplac…

Jan de Jong, CEO of Webpower Adria, discusses the implementation and benefits of a four-day workweek. He shares how his company introduced the concept and the notable benefits they have experienced, including increased employ...

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Jan. 23, 2024

#15: O javnom nastupu, mišljenjima drugih i samopouzdanju – Pinija Po…

Napomena: ovo je (zasad) posljednja epizoda ovog podcasta na hrvatskom jeziku. Uskoro ćemo imati priliku slušati goste iz raznih dijelova svijeta na engleskom jeziku! :) ________________________________________ Pinija Poljako...

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