Anu empowers people to achieve their language-related goals. Since the mid-nineties, she has extended this leadership approach to students on university translation courses, to clients who rely on continuous localization services, to colleagues who constantly venture outside their comfort zone, and to industry associations who innovate ways for us all to work together. As a C-suite professional with 25 years of authentic experience in the global language industry, Anu's main expertise is in the Nordic market, creating and communicating strategy, building teams, and growing translation companies from modest start-ups to streamlined organizations. Hosts: Inge Boonen, VP of Consulting, Nimdzi Insights Inge is dedicated to providing localization, globalization, and multicultural insights to enterprise companies and language service providers. Gabriel Karandyšovský, Chief Operations Officer, Nimdzi Insights Gabriel specializes in localization, creative writing, business development & project management. He helps clients along the way to international market expansion one research or data-supported step at a time. Learn more about the show and sign up for the mailing list on: https://www.nimdzi.com/c-suite-hotseat/ 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. 00:00 Welcome 00:40 What does your company do? 00:55 Your dream career as a kid 01:17 How do you like to spend your free time? 01:34 3 destinations you'd like to visit 02:01 What is the best advice you've ever been given? 02:50 First Breakthrough 03:25 When did you realize you could make some good money? 03:58 Your biggest challenge and failure 05:01 The best moment of you career 05:45 Most innovative thing you've ever done? 07:03 How to motivate your team 07:32 What makes you a great leader? 07:47 Pet peeve when it comes to clients 07:54 Future plans? 08:47 The workplace of the future 09:28 Advice for entrepreneurs
