ello, I'm Sonia Kampshoff, and I'd like to welcome you to Working with Languages.
I started this podcast to explore what it really means to build a career with language skills today. It goes far beyond the traditional roles of translation and teaching. I’m fascinated by how languages empower us to connect and achieve specific goals in almost any professional environment.
In each episode, I sit down with a new guest to discuss their unique career path. Here’s what we'll explore together:
If you're ready to be inspired, I invite you to join our conversations. Listen and subscribe to Working with Languages now on your favourite podcast app!
Thinking about a career with languages? I offer one-to-one career mentoring to help you find your path: workingwithlanguages.com/career-mentoring
Sonia is an experienced, multilingual digital marketing consultant focusing on Google Ads and advertising on social media. She works with small and medium-sized companies, agencies and charities across ecommerce and lead generation accounts, supporting them from strategy and planning all the way through optimisation and management.
Languages are integral to her identity and career, so much so that she launched this podcast in September 2025, telling stories of people who merge their language skills with the work they do - and inspiring many more to learn languages and build a career on these valuable soft skills.
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0:00 Introduction
0:56 My two favourite words
2:28 Growing up between Italy and Germany
3:42 Becoming a translator
7:58 From translation to marketing
14:51 My ideal clients
15:44 How I use AI
19:28 Getting into digital marketing
23:05 Which languages are in demand
24:25 Why I started this podcast
