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The Connected Leadership PodcastMastering Cultural Intelligence with Levent YildizgorenWelcome to another captivating episode of the Connected Leadership Podcast. Andy Lopata welcomes Levent Yildizgoren, author of Good Business in Any Language and host of the Thriving in Global Markets podcast. He has helped companies do business in more than 100 languages! Andy and Levent dive into the importance of cultural intelligence in leadership, particularly for leaders of multinational teams, and discuss how understanding cultural differences can improve business outcomes.Levent Yildizgoren starts by introducing the concept of cultural intelligence (CQ). He explains that CQ is the ability to effectively navigate and engage with different cultures. Drawing insights...2023-10-0237 min
Thrive in Global MarketsSpecial Episode: 10th year of Translation Challenge with Russell ArmstrongIn this special episode of the Thrive in Global Markets podcast, we welcome Russell Armstrong, inventor of hotun detect and the hotun dry trap tundish and the Managing Director of RA Tech. RA Tech is the sponsor of this year's Translation Challenge competition. Translation Challenge has been running for 10 years and provides translation students with the opportunity to gain real-world experience by working on a translation project for a real client and this year, the students will be translating for Russell's company and product. In this episode, Russell expresses his expectations for the competition and...2023-01-1213 min
Freedom Nation PodcastWinning Tactics For Translations Business with Levent YildizgorenIn this episode of the Freedom Nation Podcast, Jeff is joined by Levent Yildizgoren, one of the co-founders of TTC WeTranslate and has helped it grow from a single to a multi-language vendor. Levent and his wife started their translation business 30 years ago and in this episode Levent talks to us about how they reached their own "Freedom Day."
Jeff and Levent discuss:
He is from Turkey but lived longer in the Uk.
In 1995, there was an opportunity with his wife's business to set up a translation company, translating from English into Turkish.
After having their f...2022-11-0140 minThrive in Global MarketsDecoding Consumer Behaviour with Tugce BulutTugce Bulut is the founder and CEO of Streetbees which connects with real people in real-time through conversational AI, capturing the reality of everyday life. While working as a strategic advisor, Tugce Bulut was continually exposed to the limitations of the traditional consumer intelligence space, which was struggling to uncover growth opportunities as they continue to use outdated survey methods that relied on unrealistic claims of professional survey takers. In 2015, Tugce founded Streetbees to build a marketplace for the world’s largest companies and organisations to truly build an intimate relationship with their consumers. In a short ti...2022-10-1034 minThrive in Global MarketsUber's Global Aspects with Pia BresnanPia Bresnan is Senior Localization Manager at Uber. She was technically born in NY but is a Citizen of the world. She spent her childhood in Europe before coming back to the US for her under-grad studies in International Relations. Pia started her second career in Localization at a single language vendor, learning the ropes from the linguists' perspective then worked her way up the value chain, now at for the past 4 years leading a team of Localization Program Managers at Uber. She has over 18+ years of Localization strategy experience with extensive hands-on operational know-how, managing global teams. She c...2022-10-0328 minThrive in Global MarketsInternational Trade Network with Chris WalkerChris Walker is CEO and Director of Diamond Hard Surfaces Ltd, a high-growth SME in the Advanced Engineering Sector producing innovative patented coating materials and thermal management products. The business was established in 2005 and currently exports 60-80% of its turnover to 22 countries worldwide. Chris is an entrepreneur, Chartered Marketer, and Engineer who has specialised knowledge in establishing relationships between blue-chip companies and early-stage technology businesses to exploit new innovations, and markets. He has a broad knowledge of general management in an international environment. He is also a co-founder of SIITACE and Chair of FSB’s (Federation of Small Businesses) In...2022-09-2637 minThrive in Global MarketsLoss of Natural Language with Monika SchmidProfessor Monika Schmid is Head of the Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York. She received her PhD at the University of Dusseldorf and speaks five languages; German, Dutch, English, French, and Spanish. Her main area of research is the loss of natural language among multilingual people. It’s a problem she’s experienced directly as a multi-linguist herself. KEY TAKEAWAYS We are never lost when it comes to languages. Even if you haven’t used them in a while, all knowledge of the language is still inside your brain and can be...2022-09-1935 minThrive in Global MarketsExceptionally Precise Manufacturing with Anne FordAnne Ford runs PGM Reball with her husband Mehdi Sabet and is a proud UK manufacturer of small precision ballscrews that fly in the demanding and harsh conditions of aerospace and space. She is passionate about manufacturing, SMEs, her county of Leicestershire as well as the role of women in the workplace, particularly in engineering. Following a 30-year career in Human Resources in the corporate world, Anne joined her husband’s SME business in 2014 and applied her expertise in process mapping and project management to underpin the business with strong cloud-based systems achieving the aerospace quality standard AS91...2022-09-1223 minThrive in Global MarketsDoubling Your Revenue with Simon SeverinoSimon Severino helps business owners in SaaS and Services run their companies more effectively resulting in sales that soar. His services are trusted by Google, Roche, Consilience Ventures, Amgen, and AbbVie. He created the Strategy Sprints™ Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weeds. He is a TEDx speaker, Contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, and member of the SVBS Silicon Valley Blockchain Society. KEY TAKEAWAYS The key to doubling your company's revenue lies in identifying bottlenecks and solving them. Solving a bottleneck is one of the most important points fo...2022-09-0527 minThrive in Global MarketsInternational Human-Centered Design with Geraint EdwardsGeraint Edwards is Chief Growth Officer at tangerine, a UK-founded international design consultancy that helps companies to make creative leaps through the design of innovative products, services, and customer experiences. Geraint joined tangerine in 2020 and his appointment builds on the consultancy’s offer in growth sectors for the business, expanding its capabilities in service and experience design. He has recently led a project to craft the user experience at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo and has also worked with longstanding tangerine clients LG and Nikon on design and innovation projects looking at future business models and products for em...2022-08-2928 minThrive in Global MarketsAwarded Cross-Border Trade with Chris WalkerChris Walker is CEO and Director of Diamond Hard Surfaces Ltd, a high-growth SME in the Advanced Engineering Sector producing innovative patented coating materials and thermal management products. The business was established in 2005 and currently exports 60-80 % of its turnover to 22 countries worldwide. Chris is an entrepreneur, Chartered Marketer, and Engineer who has specialised knowledge in establishing relationships between blue-chip companies and early-stage technology businesses to exploit new innovations, and markets. He has a broad knowledge of general management in an international environment. He is also Chair of FSB’s (Federation of Small Businesses) International Trade Policy Unit working to...2022-08-2240 minThrive in Global MarketsOrganic Growth with George NatsvlishviliGeorge Natsvlishvili is Organic Growth at Airapps and a consultant at different companies such as Gamehive, Glovo, Lingokids with several teams leading: UA, Monetization, ASO, SEO, incrementality projects, and AdTeach Team. His team has already saved the companies more than 5 mln euros, with more than 3 mln euros savings coming from organic growth projects. Meanwhile, within the last several years he did a few side growth projects with many games and apps, such as Zalando, Freeletics, Bending Spoon, Schibsted, Dogo, Popcore, Top War, etc with solid results from implementations. With more than 16 years of working experience in different multinational organizations...2022-08-1821 minThrive in Global MarketsBreaking Stereotypes for International Trade with Shekhar VarmaShekhar Varma is a Business Coaching Specialist and also Associate Partner at Coach Strategic Growth For Enterprise SGFE. He has 30 years of experience as a business owner, international coach, and trainer. He works with leaders, teams, and CEOs from diverse cultures around the world focused on helping them grow their business by facilitating insights and clarity that take a plan from good to great. He has extensive experience in working with leaders to develop a high-performance culture that creates a winning team. He believes that diversity and inclusion even in SMEs are important in winning talent to propel your...2022-08-1522 minThrive in Global MarketsAdobe’s International Strategy with Priscilla KnoblePriscilla Knoble is Senior Director of International Strategy & Product Management at Adobe. She was born and raised in Japan, she is fluent in the culture and the Japanese language. She sees the world through an international (non-English) lens. She and her team are responsible for the strategy behind the foundational requirements for developing localized products that allow them to focus Adobe's business on international markets. She’s also an entrepreneur outside of her high-tech career. In 2011, she launched a publishing company, Stitch Publications, where she translated and published over 25 Japanese quilting and craft books into English. They ha...2022-08-1147 minThrive in Global MarketsMental Well-Being for Anyone Anywhere with Pilar CardenasPilar Cardenas is Chief Growth Officer at Meditopia. With extensive experience in launching, developing, and successfully scaling Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) and Subscription brands, Pilar has worked with top international brands including Adidas, Savage X Fenty, and Fabletics (part of the American fashion group TechStyleOS) for over a decade. A strong believer and advocate of the importance of mental health at work, Pilar has successfully been able to combine her personal focus on health with her expertise, by working on building scalable and cash-sustainable business strategies for firms linked to health. As part of Meditopia’s Exec...2022-08-0822 minThrive in Global MarketsBusiness Insights into Global Growth with Alan TempleAlan Temple is the Chief Revenue Officer at Paligo, an enterprise-grade cloud-based Component Content Management System (CCMS). He has over 20 years of leadership and sales experience in the tech Industry. His professional journey started out in Dell when it was in hypergrowth during the late 90’s/early 2000s. He moved then to Oracle and LinkedIn before stepping more into the start-up world. He has learned a massive amount about growth and start-up in the last 6 years. He has a specific mindset as a leader based on consistent improvement (better this week than last). He based his leadership style on se...2022-08-0432 minThrive in Global MarketsAvoiding One-Size Fits All Strategy with Kate AndersonKate Anderson is a consultant with business growth experts, SGFE, and founder of B2B insight agency morph b2b. Kate has 25+ years of experience supporting global corporates in designing, planning, and implementing strategic change through insights-based consulting. She is an expert in understanding and optimising B2B global value chains with a particular focus on tech, industrial, and logistics. Kate helps clients address today’s critical business issues: from portfolio management, diversification, digitisation, and servitization, to CX, channel, and pricing strategy. KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the most important aspects of any business is to be able...2022-08-0122 minThrive in Global MarketsGuiding Businesses into Global Success with Brian CoultripBrian Coultrip is CEO of Shirlaws, The Shirlaws community of business professionals encompasses coaches and consultants, CEOs and senior teams as well as HR and L&D professionals across all sectors. With their world-class IP, training and global community of experts help to overcome the source issues that affect most businesses and create an environment in which businesses, and the people who work in them, can flourish. It was in his early 20’s that he fell into Recruitment and through the next 25 years he built teams, businesses, relationships, and much more. He exited two of his own an...2022-07-2820 minThrive in Global MarketsAll About Italy with Alessandra BinazziAlessandra Binazzi is the founder of Alessandra Binazzi Consulting. She is a multi-lingual professional with a surprisingly varied experience and one common thread: International markets and customers. Proficient in all major European languages, Alessandra has dedicated her professional life to marketing, selling, supporting, and educating customers on all continents. She was raised in Italy and university-educated in Boston, MA, she was exposed to global technology companies from the beginning of her career, with a particular focus on globalization and multilingual digital content. Alessandra Binazzi Consulting combines Alessandra's background in languages, technology, and business to develop globalization strategies...2022-07-2527 minThrive in Global MarketsTaking the Afternoon Tea from Local to Global with Jane MalyonJane Malyon is the founder of The English Cream Tea Company and business/life coach. They deliver fresh, deluxe hampers of afternoon tea all over the mainland UK. They now also have their own range of luxury jams, teas and gifts and supply the public and corporate markets. They also have an event Tea Room in White Roding, Essex (The Secret Sconery) which opens for special events (eg Mothering Sunday….The Queen's Platinum Jubilee) and the public can pre-book for these lavish teatime treats!. Jane's journey has included gaining a Guinness World Record for Essex for the la...2022-07-1424 min
SEASON 2Episode 17 – Levent Yildizgoren – Defining moments that make us re-evaluate our livesIn this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Levent Yildizgoren, who is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, speaker, visiting lecturer at Essex University and the Managing Director of TTC wetranslate Limited. Levent works closely with his clients to overcome the language barriers and help them grow their business globally
In this episode, Levent recalls the time he took the plunge and quit his job to go full-time in the family business – how it felt having the fear of leaving a secure, relatively well-paid full-time position to start and develop a business. Levent reveals how that went, th...2022-07-1300 min
Doing the Opposite: Business DisruptorsLevent Yildizgoren – Defining moments that make us re-evaluate our livesIn this episode of Doing the Opposite: Business Disruptors, Jeff Dewing speaks to Levent Yildizgoren, who is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, speaker, visiting lecturer at Essex University and the Managing Director of TTC wetranslate Limited. Levent works closely with his clients to overcome the language barriers and help them grow their business globally In this episode, Levent recalls the time he took the plunge and quit his job to go full-time in the family business – how it felt having the fear of leaving a secure, relatively well-paid full-time position to start and develop a business. Levent reveals how...2022-07-1333 minThrive in Global MarketsGlobal Markets Through the Lenses of Curiosity with Giovanni BacciniGiovanni Baccini is the Managing Director at Lewden Palazzoli Group who has 20+ years of experience acquired in more than 20 countries (Europe, U.S.A., South America, Middle East, Far East, Australia). His practices are in different business sectors: Mechanical Textile machinery, electronics, Access automation, Electrical Motors, Electrical-Power distribution, and lighting. His career started as an electronic design engineer, he moved soon after to sales with regional (national) responsibility to sales directorship to business development to managing director. His past and current experience give him the ability to execute a variety of sales and marketing strategies designed to establish a...2022-07-1135 minThrive in Global MarketsTruly Global Business with Anna SchlegelAnna N. Schlegel is VP of Product, International Markets, and Globalization at Procore Technologies. She is a native of Olot, Catalunya, who has resided in the US for the past 30 years. Anna started as a globalization agency owner who quickly passed onto the world of High-Tech in Silicon Valley, California. Anna has led a variety of teams managing enterprise digital transformation, global engineering, localization, product lifecycle, market strategy, and information engineering at companies like Cisco, Xerox, VeriSign, VMware, or NetApp. Anna is a linguist at heart, having graduated from the University of Barcelona and Humbolt Universitaet in B...2022-07-0733 minThrive in Global MarketsInternationalising Online Business with Ann-Maree MorrisonAnn-Maree Morrison is Co-Chair of the UK W20 Delegation on gender equality. She is a Chartered Accountant with Management Consulting, Audit, Insolvency, Investigations, and Project Management experience with Price Waterhouse Coopers and Grant Thornton and start-up industry experience with Kodak and Disney Stores. She has international business experience. Ann-Maree is the founder of https://www.Labels4Kids.com, an eCommerce business of 18 years, and an eCommerce online consultant. She has advised the UK and Scottish Governments on MSMEs, women in business, and eCommerce. Ann-Maree was a contributor to the official report by the UK EU Ecommerce Task Force in 2012...2022-07-0426 minThrive in Global Markets7 Tips For Avoiding Cultural MisunderstandingsWhen you're in international business, it's important to know the cultural differences between countries and cultures. Some cultures are informal and respond well to a chatty, friendly approach, others are more formal and expect business conversations to be based on respect and a professional persona. You mostly feel these differences in a meeting or a phone call. To avoid any cultural misunderstandings in your business, you need to educate yourself before going into each country. Cross-cultural communication takes work and the time spent in learning what is expected – and what you can expect – will pay off in succ...2022-06-3012 minThrive in Global MarketsIncreasing International Presence with Sophie MillikenSophie Milliken is the founder of Moja Group Limited, dedicated to boosting business owners’ profiles, helping them become more visible and heard within their industry. Sophie has been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development since 2013 and was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts in 2019. Her first book, From Learner To Earner, was published in August 2019, becoming a best seller in October. Sophie’s best-selling second book, The Ambition Accelerator, was published in February 2021 and includes advice from Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies MBE and The Apprentice’s Linda Plant. A podcast accompanies The Ambiti...2022-06-2326 minThrive in Global MarketsFinding Export Solutions For Global Issues with Lesley Batchelor OBE Lesley Batchelor OBE is the CEO of Exportbootcamps.com an ICC and ILM accredited training company with a real difference. Using years of experience teaching and training business owners and managers to trade competently internationally the Boot Camp approach guarantees engagement and results. She also acts as a board advisor to Smart & Savvy Women Ltd and Director of Open Borders Direct. With invaluable expertise in intellectual property, global licensing and marketing, Lesley was awarded CBI Real Business First Woman in Business Services and CEO of the year by Trade Association Congress in 2015. She is a champion of...2022-06-1625 minThrive in Global MarketsBetter Business Across Borders with Malcolm GallagherMalcolm Gallagher is the Director of BizVision Ltd., a Chartered Marketer, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, and a Freeman of the City of London. His brands include Sell Global and Win Contracts & Tenders but he is especially proud of the growth of his Conscious & Better Business brand, BVTV Channel, and new membership Club. Malcolm of BizVision used to be a “have suitcase ready will travel” person helping businesses around the world do “Business across Borders”. Today his suitcase is in the attic but he is travelling more than ever to not only promote the UK but also...2022-06-1324 minThrive in Global MarketsInternational Expansion with Ramsey PryorRamsey Pryor is the founding partner at Port of Entry Partners, a global expansion consultancy. He's a founding member of the International Mastermind operator network and he hosts the International Expansion podcast. Prior to starting Port of Entry, Ramsey led International Expansion and Sales at Branch Metrics for 5 years, building the company's international presence and revenue in London, Berlin, Brazil, Bangalore, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, and Sydney. The branch is currently the third Fastest-Growing Company in North America on Deloitte's 2020 Technology Fast 500 list. Prior to Branch, Ramsey has held various leadership roles in Product Management, Marketing, and Business Development...2022-06-0927 minThrive in Global MarketsInternational Engineering with Joel SahleenJoel Sahleen was the Director of International Engineering and Principal International Engineer at Domo, Inc. He specializes in the internationalization and localization of distributed, cloud-based, software as a service application, and in the development of cost-effective, data-driven product internationalization and localization programs. Now he continues his professional life as Internationalization Engineering Manager - Platform at Spotify. Before getting involved in tech, Joel served as a Teaching and Research Fellow in the Departments of East Asian Languages and Literature and Religious Studies at Stanford University, where he helped run the Classical Chinese program, and taught courses on early C...2022-06-0615 minThrive in Global MarketsData Science with Agustín Da Fieno DelucchiAgustín Da Fieno Delucchi is the Director, Data and Applied Science - DTP Intl Eng, Docs & Learn at Microsoft. He has been in the computer industry since 1992, initially developing enterprise solutions and for most of his career on internationalization and localization. Originally from Lima, Peru, he has worked in different areas of software development. Initially in Dublin, for about a decade, and in Seattle since 2006, he’s been with Microsoft for more than 20 years in several internationalization roles as terminologist, linguist, translator, engineer, program manager, architect, advisor, and data & applied scientist. With a passion for data development and anal...2022-06-0237 minThrive in Global MarketsAdvocating Local Users with Alessandra BinazziAlessandra Binazzi is the founder of Alessandra Binazzi Consulting. She is a multi-lingual professional with a surprisingly varied experience and one common thread: International markets and customers. Proficient in all major European languages, Alessandra has dedicated her professional life to marketing, selling, supporting, and educating customers on all continents. She was raised in Italy and university-educated in Boston, MA, she was exposed to global technology companies from the beginning of her career, with a particular focus on globalization and multilingual digital content. Alessandra Binazzi Consulting combines Alessandra's background in languages, technology, and business to develop globalization strategies tailored to...2022-05-3033 minThrive in Global MarketsBrands Global Journey with Erica HaimsErica Haims is the founder of Haims Consulting where she specializes in Localization Marketing and the marketing of the localization industry. She has served on the board of Women in Localization and has held long-term roles at Apple and Atlantic Records. The current pandemic has had a huge impact on many brands' localization and globalization, as it has fast-tracked the demands on the digital experience. Erica promotes breaking through silos by promoting collaboration, clear communication, and consistent terminology and infrastructure alignment. She has a unique vantage point when looking at the brand journey as it travels across t...2022-05-2338 min
The One Big Tip Podcast with Jeff MendelsonE233 - Looking to grow your sales in a foreign market? Understanding the LINGO is the only way to go | with Levent YildizgorenLevent Yildizgoren is the co-founder of TTC wetranslate, an award-winning translation company that helps entrepreneurs scale their business globally by providing translation services in over 100 languages. For the past 30 years, Levent has been a lecturer at the University of Essex and author of ‘Good Business in Any Language. Today he shares his 5 step LINGO model with listeners to understand the importance of connecting with their audience in their mother tongue. When Levent began his career, it was not with the intention of running an award-winning translation company. This opportunity fell into his lap by mere happenstance. Levent was...2022-05-2028 minThrive in Global MarketsClarifying Your Message with Dolores HirschmannDolores Hirschmann is an internationally recognized strategist, coach, speaker, and founder of Masters in Clarity, a strategy and coaching company that helps clients clarify their message and implement virtual business growth systems. Dolores has been a remote employee and virtual business owner for over 20 years. As a former TEDx organizer, Dolores understands how to help experts, authors, consultants, coaches, doctors, and other service business owners position themselves as thought leaders in their field and scale their business. KEY TAKEAWAYS We all have a big vision. Something important to us. It is mostly seen as the...2022-05-1929 minThrive in Global MarketsUsing Amazon for B2B Companies with Brian BeckBrian Beck is a Managing Partner at Enceiba, the only Amazon agency focused on serving B2B companies and the author of the first comprehensive book on B2B Ecommerce, entitled “Billion Dollar B2B Ecommerce”. He has over two decades of experience in E-commerce and digital transformation, including 17 years as a VP and C-level executive. Brian is a sought-after expert and trusted advisor, guiding executives at manufacturers, brands, and distributors in creating tremendous growth from digital commerce. His clients include some of the most prominent brands in the world. He is also a partner at Master B2B, a grou...2022-05-1623 minThrive in Global MarketsCanva’s Localisation Approach with Michael LevotMichael Levot is the Localisation Programme Lead at Canva. He’s spent the last few years building out localisation at design software startup Canva. He’s been particularly involved in developing internationalisation infrastructure for Canva’s continuous localisation pipeline and driving global growth with scalable and inclusive localised marketing. Before Canva, he taught linguistics at the University of New South Wales before joining AI-focussed LSP Appen, where he honed his skills as a computational linguist. He lives in Sydney, Australia with his beautiful and talented partner Lizzie and their spitz-cross Iggy. Outside of work he divides his time between his pa...2022-05-1224 minThrive in Global MarketsBrompton Bicycle, having a vision with Will Butler-AdamsWill Butler-Adams joined Brompton in 2002, became director in 2006, and took over as MD in 2008 and at this time has grown the company from a £2mil turnover with 27 staff to a £90 mil turnover with over 800 staff. They create urban freedom for happier lives. Brompton exports over 75% of its bikes to 47 countries through 1600 independent bike stores. They are the distributor in nineteen of those countries, supported by ten of their flagship stores from Milan to New York and Shanghai to Paris. They have about 850k customers whizzing about on their Bromptons across the world. He is a Char...2022-05-0933 minThrive in Global MarketsProfitable Exit with Michelle Seiler TuckerMichelle Seiler Tucker is the Founder and CEO of Seiler Tucker Incorporated. She holds the M&AMI (Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary) title, as well as Certified Mergers and Acquisitions Professional (CM&AP) and Certified Senior Business Analyst (CSBA). Michelle also owns many other businesses in several different industries. As a 20-year veteran in the M&A industry, she is regarded as the leading authority on buying, selling, fixing, and growing businesses. She and her firm have sold over a thousand businesses in almost every vertical and have a remarkable track record of success. In addition to being...2022-05-0541 minThrive in Global MarketsTinder’s Global Success with Andy AndersenAndy Andersen is an international expansion evangelist - helping companies to scale their business models with a global-first mindset. He works as an advisor/consultant, has spent more than 5 years leading product localization at Tinder, and has a background in international relations from the Louisiana State University. He is passionate about the integration of language with modern technologies, and an advocate for language inclusion as more people from the Next Billion join the digital age. As a language and culture enthusiast, he also devotes time to his blog called Backpacking Diplomacy and travels whenever possible. Backpacking Diplomacy is dedicated...2022-04-2539 min
Grow A Small Business PodcastFrom an employee, now helping companies connect with their audience globally through a highly professional translation service company with over 100 languages. Became an award-winning translation, with 11 FTEs for 30 years. (Levent Yildizgoren)In this episode, Troy had a chat with Levent Yildizgoren, Co-Founder and Managing Director of TTC Wetranslate Ltd., based in London, UK. Levent has set up his own translation company to help businesses, manufacturing businesses, and International design and design businesses connect with their international audience. From having a stable job in a company, Levent decided to leave his job to pursue bigger opportunities and control his own life. TTC wetranslate was established in 1992 and has been running for over 30 years. Became a multi-award-winning translation, and localization company with 11 FTEs. Levent has said that growing a...2022-04-2132 minThrive in Global MarketsTechnical Documentation with Steve WisemanSteve Wiseman, Product Evangelist at Paligo, has over 25 years of experience in the documentation field having run his own documentation company, and providing consultancy and writing services to both small and enterprise customers. His unique outlook covers CX, sales, and support, and where that all fits in the knowledge management world. KEY TAKEAWAYS Technical documentation is crucial for the product roadmap. It increases stickiness and reduces churns. If technical content is integrated well with translation, the process goes smoothly. All parties in this process should understand each other well, otherwise, in the end, you will...2022-04-2028 minThrive in Global MarketsDigitizing Supply Chains with Bernard HorBernard Hor is an entrepreneur, storyteller, strategist, triathlete, and co-founder of Hatio Group, a digital supply chain platform servicing Asian SMEs. Hatio helps SMEs serve the world’s fastest-growing consumer market – Asia – predicted to reach $30 trillion in value by 2030, with better supply chain and logistics solutions. Based in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. As the group CEO, Bernard plays an instrumental role in expanding the Hatio brand across Southeast Asia with a mission to help local SMEs digitise. With an excellent understanding of supply chain best practices, Bernard and his team helped clients make change happen sustainably and have deliver...2022-04-1837 min
Talking with the Experts2022 EP #266 Levent Yildizgoren - Expanding to new export marketsDid you enjoy the episode? I'd love to hear from you!Global trade opportunities have increased more than expected in the past couple of years and relying on a single market is the biggest risk any company can ever take in 2022. Although it’s no longer a luxury but a necessity to go global, it can require serious planning and effort to carry your business into new export markets. I’d like to share some of my tips for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and managing directors on where to start their journey, how to proceed systematically, what they need...2022-04-1427 min
Talking with the Experts2022 EP #266 Levent Yildizgoren - Expanding to new export marketsGlobal trade opportunities have increased more than expected in the past couple of years and relying on a single market is the biggest risk any company can ever take in 2022. Although it’s no longer a luxury but a necessity to go global, it can require serious planning and effort to carry your business into new export markets. I’d like to share some of my tips for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and managing directors on where to start their journey, how to proceed systematically, what they need to do to overcome the cultural and language barriers, and how to thri...2022-04-1427 minThrive in Global MarketsInternal Communication with Ray WalshRay Walsh is a communications consultant based in Prague. He has supported clients in a variety of industries on training and communications content, working in the US and from the Europe region for large global companies including UPS and DXC Technology. A native of the US, he has lived in the Czech Republic, Germany, and Belgium. His book Localizing Employee Communications - also available as an audiobook - is a practical guide to reaching employees around the world. KEY TAKEAWAYS The importance of internal communication comes into prominence when thinking about growing globally. We think...2022-04-1131 minThrive in Global MarketsRedefining Sales with Jan CavelleJan Cavelle is an entrepreneur from the UK who has a few decades of running micro and small businesses behind her. She is very familiar with all the challenges that go with that, having started one from the kitchen table when her children were small and she was a single mother, to go on to build that into a multi-million turnover business. Jan has put her entrepreneurial experiences together with her passion for writing a book aimed at helping entrepreneurs to grow their businesses during the big leap of 1-10m. The book is called Scale for S...2022-04-0426 minThrive in Global MarketsStarting a Business with Bryan ClaytonBryan Clayton is CEO and co-founder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day. Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013. Bryan‘s interest and expertise are related to entrepreneurialism, small business growth, marketing, and bootstrapping businesses from z...2022-03-2825 min
Get More DoneEpisode 22 - Reach New Markets to Increase Revenue with Levent YildizgorenHow much can your company stand to make by emerging into new markets? On this episode we sat down with Levent Yildizgoren to talk about how to make this happen. For over 30 years Levent and his team have helped businesses all over the world with localization to bring products to new points on the globe. Levent shares the common mistakes that companies make when it comes to localization and how to avoid them. He also shares more on his LINGO method for having a successful localization campaign. Enjoy.2022-03-2341 minThrive in Global MarketsCustomer Retention with Swire HoBorn and raised in Hong Kong, Swire Ho immigrated to Los Angeles in 1996. He is a proud Chinese American who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. He trained as a sound engineer, working at recording studios and entertainment agencies before starting his own firm, Hellman Production, Inc, in 2003 in Los Angeles. Swire and his team successfully produced attractive, personalized DVD and CD cases and custom merchandise like T-shirts, earning a Score award in 2009, for small business success. His business eventually grew so popular, he decided to sell Hellman Production in 2013 to focus exclusively on the promotional product industry. ...2022-03-2130 min
EOS for a Better Business, Better LifeEXPERT SPOTLIGHT: How to grow your revenue through expanding into new overseas markets with Levent Yildizgoren - Episode 46 of Better Business, Better Life!Levent Yildizgoren was born in Turkey, but has spent the last quarter of a century running a highly successful, professional localisation service based in the UK.
His decades of learning about the pitfalls and prizes the export market presents are shared in his book through his LINGO model.
He has helped companies to do business in more than 100 languages!
He has also grown his own company from being a one-man band at home to being an international consultancy.
In this podcast he shares his own personal journey as well as sharing...2022-03-1436 min
Better Business, Better LifeHow to grow your revenue through expanding into new overseas markets with Levent Yildizgoren - Episode 23, Season 3 of Better Business, BettLevent Yildizgoren was born in Turkey, but has spent the last quarter of a century running a highly successful, professional localisation service based in the UK.His decades of learning about the pitfalls and prizes the export market presents are shared in his book through his LINGO model.He has helped companies to do business in more than 100 languages!He has also grown his own company from being a one-man band at home to being an international consultancy.In this podcast he shares his own personal journey as well as sharing his experience in expanding into...2022-03-1436 minThrive in Global MarketsPower of video with Nathan HainesNathan Haines is the executive producer and managing director at element26, his role within the business is a strategic one, matching brands with some of the UK’s leading creative talent. His passion surrounds enabling brands to tell their story. Based on the Old Street roundabout in London, element26 is part of the Iron Box Group of companies. Element26’s core focus is on the production of high-quality video content that connects brands with their buyers which is why they have worked with ambitious brands such as ProCook, Deliciously Ella, and American Express. A member of the Adve...2022-03-1429 minThrive in Global MarketsData-Driven Mindset with Juan GarzonJuan Camilo Garzon is the Founder of Kickbite and an entrepreneur with a passion for analytics. His purpose is to level the playing field for small and medium companies by providing them with tools to compete against big corporations. His company Kickbite is an analytic platform that empowers small businesses to improve their return on investment by measuring the customer journey accurately and identifying the touchpoint that drives the most value. KEY TAKEAWAYS It's really important to know when to start your global journey as well as where. Expanding too early or too late b...2022-02-2831 min
Digital Marketing Masters Podcast217 - Good Business in any Language with Levent YildizgorenLevent Yildizgoren was born in Turkey, but has spent the last quarter of a century running a highly successful, professional localization service based in the UK. His book is "Good Business in any Language: How to thrive in global markets."
His decades of learning about the pitfalls and prizes the export market presents are shared in this book through his LINGO model. He has helped companies to do business in more than 100 languages!
https://www.yildizgoren.co.uk/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C5aNFoUckwNJOPwQ0Byw36AGKTNOoNoQ/view?usp=sharing
Support the Show: rally.io/creator/BBT/2022-02-2330 minThrive in Global MarketsDigitalizing the future with Simon BeyerSimon is described by his peers as one of the most influential persons within the Swedish marketing/advertising space. After working for Google and Philips Simon is now a Partner at Ingager, the largest independent Facebook Agency in Europe. Simon is a popular speaker on digital marketing and digitalization. Simon has been speaking for Tesla, NATO, and BMW to name a few. A year ago Simon published his first book on digitalization. KEY TAKEAWAYS Language is a keystone. When you understand the target language and localise it, you open new doors for your company. 2022-02-2137 minThrive in Global MarketsRevolutionizing CMS with Thomas PehamThomas Peham is an experienced SaaS marketer, tech enthusiast, hobby runner, semi-pro photographer, and coffee lover. He works in SaaS marketing since 2014, and heads all the marketing efforts as VP Marketing at Storyblok, the first Headless CMS for developers and marketers. Storyblok raised 11 million USD since it was first founded in 2017 and extended over to 130 countries worldwide. In this episode, Thomas shares his experiences in SaaS marketing, Storyblok's journey to the top as the first headless CMS and how the founders' vision helped grow the company from a start-up to an international leader in under 4 y...2022-02-1434 minThrive in Global MarketsGoing across borders with insurance with Jussi TommolaIn the new episode of Conquer New Markets, Levent is joined by Jussi Tommola, an insurance expert with more than 15 years of dedication to this area in different countries. Jussi is currently the CEO of YellowMay, an insurance company that has customers in nearly every continent. In this episode, Jussi talks about his experiences in the insurance world, how YellowMay was destined to be global from the start and what awaits us in terms of insurance in 2022. KEY TAKEAWAYS Identity theft is not only about the possible financial loss but it can also have a...2022-02-0744 minThrive in Global MarketsPerceived difficulties of international tradeIn this bonus episode, Conquer New Markets host, author and entrepreneur Levent Yildizgoren is talking about some of the common difficulties every business faces along its international journey. Join Levent as he explains how awards overweight the difficulties you face along the way, the common traits of successful international companies and how to overcome some of the perceived difficulties of going global. ABOUT THE HOST Levent Yildizgoren, the author of 'Good Business in any Language', is an award-winning entrepreneur, localisation professional and a PRINCE2 qualified project manager. CONTACT METHOD Linkedin: https://www...2022-02-0310 minThrive in Global MarketsRedefining the limits of marketing with Eric Jan C. van PuttenIn the new episode of Conquer New Markets, Levent is joined by Eric Jan C. van Putten, VP of marketing at DynamicWeb. With his 15+ years of experience in marketing, ranging from field marketing to marketing operations to leading marketing in international software vendor companies that have strong ties to ‘Experience Marketing & eCommerce’, Eric talks about the DynamicWeb and its expansion while underlining the importance of localisation and translation from a marketing point of view. He also gives valuable suggestions to those who want to expand to global markets. KEY TAKEAWAYS About resolving the issues that have...2022-01-3132 minThrive in Global MarketsEmpowering localization through sales with Richard BrooksIn the new episode of Conquer New Markets, Levent is joined by Richard Brooks, CEO of UK-based language service provider, K International. Richard talks about how he started off his career as well as his wide experience in localization and sales. KEY TAKEAWAYS Sales is something we all do on a day-to-day basis and it's up to us to free it from the negative connotation it has and understand that nothing happens without sales. Even if you have the best product or service, it's not possible to grow your business with a poor sales strategy.2022-01-2552 min
Thrive in Global MarketsHow to become an 'Investable Entrepreneur' with James ChurchIn the new and insightful episode of Conquer New Markets, Levent is joined by James Church, COO and co-founder of the UK's leading pitch specialist, Robot Mascot. In this episode, James talks about how to become an 'investable entrepreneur' and what it actually means. Breaking the subject step by step, the author of the Amazon bestseller takes the audience on a journey to understand the mindset of investors. KEY TAKEAWAYS It can be quite different to pitch in a domestic market than it is to pitch in an international market. It's really important to understand y...2022-01-2142 min
Thrive in Global MarketsKeeping up with marketing trends with Mike KorbaIn the new episode of the ‘Conquer New Markets’ podcast, Levent is joined by Mike Korba, the Chief Commercial Officer and Co-founder of User.com and marketing automation expert. Join Levent and Mike as they discuss how the use of CRMs have changed over the past years, how important marketing is for any company’s business strategy, what MACH and CDP are and how it can help your marketing strategy in the long run, the importance of human touch in marketing and how to balance it with your automation and what awaits us in 2022 in terms of marketing. KEY...2022-01-1047 min
The International Business Podcast#77: Good Business in any Language With Levent YildizgorenOn this episode co-host Stefano Santelmo interviews Levent Yildizgoren. He is the co-founder of TTC wetranslate Ltd, a multi award winning translation and localisation company. He is author of ‘Good Business in any Language’ How to thrive in global markets. He has been in the language industry for three decades and he is a PRINCE2 qualified project manager, mentor, and a visiting lecturer at the University of Essex. Following a life changing accident in December 2009 where Levent had to ...2021-11-2119 min
Thrive in Global MarketsBuilding trust through PR with Sarah KauterPR can put your product or service in front of a huge number of consumers. In this episode of Conquer New Markets, Levent is joined by Sarah Kauter, the CEO of award-winning PR and marketing agency, VerriBerri. Join the conversation as Sarah discusses the importance of PR and branding, why it’s essential to build trust with your consumers and why building a respectful brand message can help you grow internationally. KEY TAKEAWAYS PR is a great growth tool because you can get featured in articles, on TV and in magazines and newspapers, and there are so...2021-11-1625 min
Thrive in Global MarketsRevolutionary solution to a world-wide problem with Saasha Celestial-OneThe bigger the network, the stronger the network effects. Join an insightful episode of Conquer New Markets as Levent is joined by Saasha Celestial-One, the chief operating officer and co-founder of OLIO. Together they discuss international growth, creating supply and demand in new markets and why it’s important to start a mission-driven business. KEY TAKEAWAYS To launch into new markets you have to have very strong organic activity. Select test markets and a hypothesis to launch into them by generating some demand. To grow internationally you need to get the supply and to get the sup...2021-11-0830 min
Thrive in Global MarketsExpanding into new markets and growing your business with Kathryn ReadListen in to an action-packed episode of Conquer New Markets as Levent is joined by international sales and marketing consultant Kathryn Read. Together, they dive into international growth and the tools and tactics needed to expand into emerging markets. KEY TAKEAWAYS Going global for international growth is rewarding for most companies and when you look at the statistics from the US commercial service, US companies who export are likely to be 17% more profitable than companies who stay domestically. Within Europe, it's normal and quite easy to expand internationally. A big mistake companies often make is they...2021-11-0153 min
Thrive in Global MarketsUnlocking the motivation within your team with Mark TerrellWithout motivation, nothing gets done. Levent is joined by business coach, mentor and founder The Reluctant Leader training academy, Mark Terrell. Discover the power behind relationship motivators, how to motivation division affects your vision and why learning how to be a leader and a motivator and not just a business owner is key to success. KEY TAKEAWAYS Motivation is a key to success because if we lose sight of what motivates us then ultimately our business is not going to work. Motivating yourself and your team is essential, whether you're expanding, growing or just surviving. Without...2021-10-2527 min
Thrive in Global MarketsHow much should you pay for a translation with Abi HatterAbi is the acting managing director of TTC wetranslate Ltd and has been working with the company for over 20 years. In this episode, Abi and Levent discuss how much a translation project should cost you. In this episode you will learn Abi and Levent's insights on; How much is too much for a translation, What factors affect the cost of a translation project, and; Whether or not expensive equals quality. Join Abi and Levent to learn everything localisation from quotation of a project to delivery! Take the Scorecard now: global.scoreapp.com2021-10-2141 min
Thrive in Global MarketsAligning your business values with Chet MorjariaHaving the right values aligned with your business will help you attract more valuable customers. Levent is joined by author, business coach, and founder of Realign Global, Chet Morjaria. Together they discuss your human values, how to craft your business mission around them and why it’s essential to communicate them with your customers. KEY TAKEAWAYS Businesses don’t have values, people do. The values of yourself and your co-founders should form the identity of your business values. Firstly you must understand your own values as a human, secondly your business must be crafted around what you be...2021-10-181h 08
Thrive in Global MarketsDigital Innovation with Björn RaddeDigital innovator, influential leader, published author and digital marketing manager for T-systems, Björn Radde joins the show to discuss the future of digital, how brands will connect with their consumers, why it’s essential for digital sellers to join social media to solve the needs of their clients and the difference in marketing, selling and communicating across different cultures and countries. KEY TAKEAWAYS The most important thing in B2B digital marketing is to identify your ideal client and communicate with them on the channels they use. To find their problem and solve it with your...2021-10-1138 min
Thrive in Global MarketsHow to choose the right language service partner for your businessIn the new episode of Conquer New Markets with Levent Yildizgoren, the Managing Director of TTC wetranslate Ltd discusses the criteria to choose and work with a translation company. Join Levent as he shares: The advantages of working with a translation company, The scenarios when a company is in need of the services of a language partner, All the platforms where you can find translation professionals and companies that can assist you with your translation needs, And more! Take the Scorecard nıw: global.scoreapp.com Visit TTC wetranslate Ltd website so learn m...2021-10-0717 min
Thrive in Global MarketsHow to use LinkedIn to generate leads & sales with Chris WilsonLinkedIn is an extension of your own personal brand. Sales coach and author of ‘Get noticed: generated leads from LinkedIn’, Chris Wilson joins the show to discuss modern sales tactics, how to cultivate leads and create sales and why having your own persona, speaking with authority and engaging with your audience is key to a successful sale. KEY TAKEAWAYS To generate sales leads on LinkedIn you must propegate the nurulisation, cultivation fertilisation of a contact they’re ready for harvest. Lead generation is all about quality leads not quantity, it’s about generating leads that will convert i...2021-10-041h 03
Thrive in Global MarketsTalking Localisation & Global Growth with Abi Hatter - Part 2Abi is the acting managing director of TTC wetranslate Ltd and has been working with the company for over 20 years. In this second episode, Abi and Levent discuss the best practices to give information to a client and how important it is to supplement them with their needs. In this episode you will learn Abi and Levent's insights on the importance of; Asking questions when it comes to localisation, Knowing the target country, and; Learning the audience profile. Join Abi and Levent to learn everything localisation from quotation of a project to delivery! ...2021-09-3027 min
Thrive in Global MarketsThriving in Sales with Fred CopestakeJoin Levent and founder and principal consultant of Brindis, Fred Copestake as they discuss modern sales tactics and what it takes to be successful in sales in this episode of The Conquer New Markets podcast. Learn the six elements of selling, how to adapt your sales process to other cultures, why salespeople need to master collaborative selling and how you can use the partnership mindset to increase your sales and grow your business through the power of PQ. KEY TAKEAWAYS Modern sales tactics can be categorised into three main areas. Busy - where salespeople are active...2021-09-2749 min
Thrive in Global MarketsTalking Localisation & Global Growth with Abi Hatter - Part 1Abi Hatter is the acting managing director of TTC wetranslate Ltd and has been working with the company for over 20 years. In this episode, Abi and Levent discuss what a language service provider can offer to businesses that would like to go global with their products and services and; what types of services and solutions a language partner can provide. Join Levent and Abi to find out more about the best practices to carry your business to global success and stay tuned for part 2! Take the Scorecard now: global.scoreapp.com2021-09-2316 min
Thrive in Global MarketsLearning the secrets of international trade with Giovanni BacciniGiovanni Baccini is the managing director of Lewden, an established electromechanical provider in the UK, exporting to many countries. Lewden is owned by the Italian Palazzoli Group which was founded in 1904. After working in different positions in the Palazzoli Group for several years, his journey finally led him to the UK. In the first episode of the 3rd Series of Conquer New Markets, Giovanni shares his years-long experience working in an international company. He discusses how to adapt to the local market through discussing international standards, how it changes from one place to another and the importance o...2021-09-2056 min
Thrive in Global MarketsOn a mission to provide venture capital to female founders with Tanya RolfeTanya Rolfe is the co-founder of Her Capital. Her Capital is a seed venture fund in Singapore - investing in female-founded, scalable businesses across Southeast Asia. Tanya’s 15-year legal career at some of the world’s largest law firms has hounded her ability to influence and collaborate with people from diverse disciplines and backgrounds. Eager to enter the world of venture, Tanya founded Ladies Investment Club in Singapore, 2017. Dedicated to helping women who do not have equal opportunities as men, Tanya grew a team of 40 female investors which enabled them to build their investment portfolio and cred...2021-02-1943 min
Thrive in Global MarketsFollowing your calling with Joel van der MolenJoel Alexander Van der Molen is a multi-award-winning English Actor and Filmmaker, best known for telling his own life story in the Documentary Films, The Magnificence of You and Living My Illusion on Amazon Prime. He grew up in South East England, attended local Schools, was a young British Tennis hopeful, and studied acting at The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After years of auditions and acting work that did not pay the bills, Joel changed course and set up a Telecommunications company serving small to medium businesses. Listening to...2021-02-0947 min
Thrive in Global MarketsSelling around the world with Lara MorganLara Morgan is a successful entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and investor. At the age of 18, she taught herself sales, by 21 she was managing a Yellow Pages sales team across six countries in the Gulf. By the age of 23, she started her first business Pacific Direct selling manufactured toiletries to the hotel business. Starting from nothing, she built her company into a thriving international business operating across more than 100 countries worldwide. By 2008 she sold her controlling stake for £20 million. In this episode, she talks about how she taught herself the skills of being an entrepreneur, how she l...2021-02-0333 min
Thrive in Global MarketsThe power of stories with Ozan DagdevirenOzan Dagdeviren is a serial entrepreneur, author, and founder of Startups of London, a media company that gives a voice to London’s thriving start-up ecosystem. Their website provides guides to entrepreneurship, insights, and videos showcasing start-up success and failure. Today he presents the Mental Fitness Podcast for Entrepreneurs and writes books on entrepreneurship. His latest book, Startups Grow with People, offers great insights for any budding entrepreneur. Having started a business in Turkey before moving to the UK, he is a great believer in the UK’s start-up ecosystem. He discusses the chall...2021-01-2537 min
Thrive in Global MarketsBreaking the language barrier in businessRegular listeners will recognise Levent Yildizgoren, managing director of TTC wetranslate. In this special edition of the podcast, Geoffrey Bowden, founder of the European Association of Translation Companies, turns the tables on Levent. Both men have successful track records in the translation industry and both have come to the UK from overseas. Today Bowden runs a successful PR agency and runs a radio station where he uses his journalistic background to put politicians on the spot. Here he puts Levent in the interviewee’s chair to find out more about his life, the origins of TT...2021-01-1840 min
Thrive in Global MarketsBalancing several languages at once with Monika SchmidProfessor Monika Schmid is the head of department of language and linguistics at the University of Essex. She received her PHD at the University of Dusseldorf and speaks four languages; German, Dutch, English and French. The university has earned headlines for its commitment to becoming carbon neutral. New sustainable buildings are cropping up against the background of its existing stark 60s architecture. Her main area of research is the loss of natural language among multilingual people. It’s a problem she’s experienced directly as a multi linguist herself. She talks about how she...2021-01-1157 min
Thrive in Global MarketsThe magic of plain EnglishIn this episode, Levent talks about why a company trading internationally should write their documents in plain English. According to internet world stats, World internet population is nearly 5 billion. English speaking countries are 27% of the total internet population. This means you are likely to be getting visitors to your website or have connections in your profiles, that English is not their first language. Once you know you have an international audience it is important to reach them with your content to keep them interested in what you are doing. Writing in plain English...2020-12-2606 min
Thrive in Global MarketsWhen is a turkey a country or a bird?Turkey is a bird that is widely associated with festive season but seems to be a bird of international confusion. The name of this bird varies greatly between languages, and many different places of origin are implied. Some languages imply that the bird comes from Peru, France, India and even Rome. But where exactly does this Christmas delicacy come from? Why does each language associate this bird with a foreign country? Does the bird really has seven faces as Japanese believe? What is turkey called in Turkey? Let’s talk about the mystery sur...2020-12-2403 min
Thrive in Global MarketsEmbracing opportunities with Julia LangkraehrJulia Langkraehr is an entrepreneur and the UK’s first EOS implementer. Having succeeded on the high sees of entrepreneurism she’s using her experience to help others do the same. She talks about her life in business, how she grew her start up from scratch to a thriving enterprise pulling in revenue of £30 million. She has taken her success and used it to help others. As a business mentor she’s helped 55 entrepreneurs scale and grow. She’s been named among the UK’s top ten entrepreneurs and is a finalist in the 2020 National Business, Ne...2020-12-1856 min
Thrive in Global MarketsEmbracing the power of creativity with Matti HemmiMatti Hemmi is founding partner of InKnowation, a consulting firm, based in London and Madrid specialising in transforming businesses through people centred innovation. He’s a successful author, engineer and now an innovator passionate about helping businesses find transformative ways to develop their operations to cope with an increasingly complex and demanding world. Having grown up in Spain, he had seemed destined to follow his father into a successful career in engineering, but after studying psychology and strategy at university, he branched out on his own to become a consultant. Today he works as a cons...2020-12-1154 min
Thrive in Global MarketsHelping businesses on the global stage with Lesley BatchelorLesley Batchelor is an international trade expert who spent 12 years as Director General of the Institute of Export and played a major role in promoting UK trade around the world. A glittering career has seen her named the CBI’s Businesswoman of the Year and CEO of the Year by the Congress of Trade Association. In 2014, she earned one of the highest honors possible when she received an OBE. Today she is CEO of Export Boot Camps and is focusing on new export growth. She talks to us about her rise from humble be...2020-12-0439 min
Thrive in Global Markets"How I became a serial entrepreneur" with Zeynep TurudiSerial entrepreneur Zeynep Turudi’s star is flying high this year. Her company Truede, which imports authentic Turkish delight for the UK market, is going strong and she was recently named Export Champion of 2020. She is also the founder of Study a Course which is a service providing an accessible platform for students looking to study overseas. Her career took a dramatic turn in 2003 when she left a computer science engineering degree at Coventry University to start her first business importing authentic Turkish Delight. She talks about how she remembered the Turkish Delight her parents would bring back with th...2020-11-2759 min
Thrive in Global MarketsUsing SEO to grow your business with John VuongJohn Vuong started his own SEO company six years ago in Toronto, Canada after working in the corporate world for many years. The fourth child of Vietnamese immigrants to Canada, John is very familiar with hard work. He was born and raised in Hamilton, and worked from a young age to help his family while also having some pocket money to have fun. John believes in education and continuous learning. That’s why he started his own podcast, Local SEO Today, in 2018. He wanted to provide a tool for business owners and entrepreneurs to help them...2020-11-1945 min
Thrive in Global MarketsJeff Dewing - How I grew Cloudfm from £1m to £70 in 4 yearsJeff Dewing is the founder and CEO of Cloudfm, a facilities management company based in Colchester, Essex. He has grown the company from just £1 million to over £70 million in only four years and is a disruptive force of nature within the facilities management industry. He began as a fridge engineer, following in his father’s footsteps, and has since been in the FM industry for over 35 years. This experience and knowledge have allowed him to see how the industry needed to be transformed, and Cloudfm was formed from this need for change. Cloudfm is a revo...2020-09-041h 03
Thrive in Global Markets7 Steps to do before the end of post Brexit transition periodThe UK has left the European Union and the post Brexit Transition period will end on 31 December 2020. What does this mean for UK businesses? There is currently no trade deal, though the UK government and the EU are hoping to put something in place before the deadline. This is hardly giving any comfort to businesses as 50% of the UK’s exports are to EU countries. And if a high percentage of your company’s revenue comes from EU countries, then you are likely to be considerably worried about the future of your business and what form...2020-08-3109 min