After other adventures in the area of Language Services, William Hartley created his company Certling.

Certling is reshaping the way you access certified translations for your study, work, and immigration needs.

Gone are the days of lengthy processes and high costs. With Certling, it's as simple as a few clicks to get your certified translation. The platform streamlines the entire experience, from instant quotes to rapid delivery. No more waiting weeks for essential documents.

According to Mathijs Sonnemans, his job is to make people happy by building awesome products:

What’s the value of innovation if no one can access or truly benefit from it? After studying computer science and philosophy, and spending years developing software, I’ve learned that "coding" is the easy part. The real magic happens when you turn that code into a product that genuinely helps people, excites them, and is supported by a sustainable business.

Language technology is where I’ve found my home. It’s a field that brings together the subtlety of human communication with the precision of tech—something that’s far from easy. I’ve become an expert in this space, and my mission is clear: to make language technology more powerful, intuitive, and accessible, so it can keep making a positive impact.

As a woman in the Language Business myself, I feel it’s very important to showcase the work other fellow women who have been forging the path for present and future generations of girls to understand how powerful they are.

I thought it would great to have two women who have their own companies to share their experience and also the ins and outs of their specific fields – Life Sciences and Fashion/Beauty.

Mafalda Cortes Pereira

Mafalda is the Managing Director at MULTIvertentes, a LocLunch Ambassador, and manager at Women in Localization (Portugal)

Tiziana Bottone

Owner of Translate With Style, dedicated to Language services for beauty and fashion brands with a creative touch, and manager at Women in Localization (Madrid).

Marina Gracen-Farrell is a Global Human Advocate, Reinvention & Age Diversity Champion, Training & Community Builder

With a background in localization, international desktop publishing, and Higher Education course development, Marina has dedicated herself to building bridges between cultures, languages, and industries, always keeping the human element at the forefront. Today, as a Localization consultant and Reinvention mentor, her focus is on creating global solutions and the emotional intelligence that guides humanity.

Milijana Trobradovic is a Recruiter, Career Mentor and HIPAA Trainer

With over two decades of experience in the language services industry, Milijana has worked as a freelance interpreter, recruiter, and is now the founder of Language Talent Pool. Her journey has been driven by a passion for connecting people and creating opportunities within the ever-evolving world of language services.

After talking meeting in person months ago and talking many times about recording a podcast episode, here’s the result of our fun, lighthearted conversation!

Jan Hindrichs wears many hats in the language industry and has a strong social media presence.

As the Founder and CEO of Beluga, Jan has spent over two decades helping fast-growing SaaS companies and global brands expand their reach across borders through expert localization strategies and language technology solutions. Beluga is more than just a localization provider and offers a boutique approach that ensures quality, speed, and adaptability.

Jan is also the founder of LocLunch—a global community of localization professionals and enthusiasts. What began as a grassroots movement is now a vibrant, international network that fosters collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and friendships across the globe.

Lamiya Mukadam is the co-owner with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry with a focus on Content Management, Business Operations, Business Development, and Marketing Strategy.

Vikram Manghnani is the co-founder, Creative Operations and Business Director at VMC. He the driving force behind VMC’s new vertical - Transcreation and Localization - with a focus on localizing global brand campaigns and communications in to regional Indian languages, without diluting its true essence as it travels across India.

Vikram and Lamyia founded VMC in the year 2005 as Bombay’s only agency that did Copywriting. After proving itself as a successful module in the then conventional world of advertising, VMC grew up to be recognized as a dependable outsourced copy support and content partner to some of India’s top agencies and global brands. In the years to follow, VMC expanded its portfolio by introducing services such as Designing, Brand Consultancy, Digital Solutions, Photography and Events – cohesively strengthening its core service of Copywriting.

Women in Localization (W.L.) is the leading professional organization for women in the localization industry with thousands of members globally.

Its mission is to foster a global community that inspires professional equality in the localization industry and supports women through all phases of their careers. Started in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008, W.L. has expanded its membership to include women across the globe, encouraging members to meet in other local geographies.

Many Chapter have been created recently and I decided to invite my fellow volunteers to talk about this adventure in Portuguese.

Thank you Marta Boer, Helena Sanhudo and Dulce Vaz.

I love doing episodes with people getting started in the Translation domain.

Their stories and examples can help many other people who are trying to enter the professional language world.

This time, I invited 4 ladies who have been in the industry for less than 2 years:

Irene Gonzalo Navarro

English - Catalan and Spanish translator, Sworn Translation EN-CA, and Marketing Translation. One of Irene's strongest areas is Outdoor sports.

Julia Ferch

English - German Translator, Creative Marketing, Web & App Localization, Subtitling & SEO Localization. Julia loves working with Vegan brands!

Sofia Milan

German - Italian Translator. Transcreation, Beauty & Cosmetics, Website, and IT. Sofia knows about beauty brands.

Marta Monteiro

English - Portuguese Translator. Translation and Language Services student (MA). Marta finished her internship and is getting into the language work groove!