Brand the Interpreter

Season 1 Finale is a compilation of the different highlights from our guests. I hope you have enjoyed this journey as much as I have and even more so, I hope to see you again, next year for Brand the Interpreter, Season 2! In the meantime; Tell your Story. Brand the Interpreter! Episode Notes: Have a specific question for me or one of the guests? Let's connect! www.brandtheinterpreter.com Look for me on social media and share your favorite...

The last interview of the year 2020 on the Brand the Interpreter Podcast brings us the amazing and talented Giovanna Carriero-Contreras. Giovanna is CEO and co-founder of CESCO Linguistic Services, a language services provider located in Denver, Colorado, USA. Join the conversation as Giovanna shares her incredible story of how interpreting captured her heart and ultimately founded a language service company based on ethical principles and integrity. Join the Conversation! Tell your story....

Episode #20 of the Brand the Interpreter Podcast brings us Mr. William Glasser, President, and Founder of Language World Services, an employee-based interpreting agency. Not sure what that means? Tune in to find out more about how William Glasser's interpreting agency differs from the language service providers we are most familiar with, and what his take on AB-5 was (might surprise you). Tell your story. Brand the Interpreter! Episode Notes: Language World Services - Hiring...

Friday Q&A's are special episodes dedicated to questions submitted by audience members. Tune in to listen to this special episode of Friday Q&A's on Brand the Interpreter. Submit your own questions at www.brandtheinterpreter.com Tell your Story. Brand the Interpreter!

Kleber Palma is currently the Director of the New York City Department of Education's Translation and Interpretation Unit, which he established in 2004. The unit provides translation and interpretation services, and language access support to more than 1,800 schools throughout New York City, servicing over 1.1 million parents of which 40% speak a language other than English and cover over 100 different languages! Prior to this, Kleber served as the Director of the Los Angeles Unified School...

Episode #18 of the Brand the Interpreter Podcast brings us Katharine Allen, President of InterpretAmerica, licensed interpreter trainer, and a fellow community interpreter with over 3 decades of professional interpreting experience. Join the conversation as we talk about what community interpreting is and the challenges many trained (and untrained) interpreters face in the K-12 public school systems. Join the conversation! Tell your story. Brand the Interpreter! EPISODE...

Mary Hernandez Castellanos is an enthusiastic freelance interpreter working in the specialty of community interpreting. She began her interpreting career in a community setting and quickly discovered this is where her passion lied. She loves being a freelancer and an asset to her community. Join the conversation and listen to her tell her story! EPISODE NOTES InstagramLinkedInYouTube www.brantheinterpreter.com

Rafa Lombardino, an established Portuguese translator, joins us on today's episode to talk about her story and the tools that have helped her through the years as an independent translator. She is the author of “Tools and Technology in Translation - The Profile of Beginning Language Professionals in the Digital Age,” published in 2004, a Proz.com instructor as well as an instructor at the University of California San Diego Extension, Certificate in Translation Program. Tune in today! Tell...

Episode #15 brings us Zenab Khouder, an Arabic certified court interpreter. She began her career after being persuaded to do so by an acquaintance and immediately falling in love with the profession. She started as an approved court interpreter in Austin Texas in 2020; provisionally qualified in the Superior Court of California; CCHI Core Certified Health Care Interpreter in 2017, Certified by the State of Illinois Supreme Court, and so much more. In 2020 Zenab became CHIA's Interpreter of...

Episode #14 is all about team interpreting. Join this hour-long, fun conversation with Ernest Niño-Murcia a freelance interpreter based in Des Moines, Iowa. A state and federally certified court interpreter that has interpreted legal proceedings and prepared translations, transcriptions, and expert witness reports/testimony for clients in the private and public sectors. Vanessa Marcano-Kelly a certified court interpreter in the state of Iowa, owner and lead linguist at Caracas Language...

Episode 13 of the Brand the Interpreter Podcast dives right into the conversation of ASL interpreting. Join me as I learn a little more about ASL interpreting through the eyes of Rorri Burton. Tell your story. Brand the Interpreter! EPISODE NOTES: Sign One News Daily Moth Instagram: @blackterplife Music: Sunshine on my Shoulders Piano Instrumental

Challenging times often require drastic measures...or do they? Join me in today's episode as Andrew Morris, Translator, Educator, Writer, and Coach, talks to us about the power of taking initiative and being proactive, particularly doing the "good times". It's a conversation that will leave you with the desire to take action or, at the very least, wonder if there's more you can do. Tell your story. Brand the Interpreter! EPISODE...

Another fun little in-between-episode highlighting some of your "I hate it when" moments. Thanks for tuning in. Please continue to take part in the conversation and continue sharing your stories! Tell your story. Brand the Interpreter! Social Media Much? Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Use the hashtag #brandtheinterpreter

Episode 11 features Tatiana Cestari, Director of Language Service Advocacy at Cloudbreak Health/ Martti. In today's episode, we dive into Tatiana's upbringing, how she went from the lab to video remote interpreting, her current role at Cloudbreak/Martti, and her new and exciting projects to come. Join the conversation! Tell your story. Brand the Interpreter! EPISODE NOTES: Tatiana Cestari's LinkedInCloudbreak HealthMarttiThe Remote Interpreter Webinar Series

We all have moments where we wonder, "seriously right now?". These fun mini-episodes are just a space to share those, "I hate it when..." moments. I'll start, but I hope you'll join me with your stories soon. Email me your intention to share your story at hello@brandtheinterpreter.com or visit my website at www.brandtheinterpreter.com

Dr. Lois Feuerle comes to us with wonderful stories of experience. She is a certified German-to-English translator specializing in legal, commercial, and public relations. She has translated more than half a dozen books and multiple episodes of Sesame Street. She holds a Ph.D. in German and Applied Linguistics from the University of Kansas and is the Chair of the ATA Honors and Awards Committee. For the past eight years, she has organized the ATA’s table in the Rights Center at the...

Episode #9 of Brand the Interpreter features Marcelo Cedeno, President of Medical Interpreter Network of Georgia and Interpreter and Coordinator for Spanish Interpreters in Fulton County State Court in Georgia. Marcelo and I talk about the implications of vicarious trauma in language professionals and what we should consider in order to help avoid becoming its victims. Tune in! Tell your Story. Brand the Interpreter! LinkedInYouTubewebsite SHOW NOTES: Book Mention: Flow by Mihaly...

Today's episode features Natalia Abarca, Program Specialist with Orange County Department of Education in California where she leads one of the biggest conferences in Southern California for spoken language interpreters in the field of education. Natalia shares her story of how she went from a career in Coastal Management in Ecuador to serving 27 school districts with their language access needs. Tune in and hear her story! SHOW NOTES: Orange County Department of Education Natalia Abarca...

Episode #7 of Brand the Interpreter Podcast features Carlos Diaz De Leon, a professional conference interpreter of Ogma Group. Tune in and listen to Carlos's story where he shares with us his vast experience in conference interpreting, talks to us about the type of equipment that's useful for providing at-home interpreting services and even gives us a taste of his voiceover talent. You won't want to miss this episode! Tune in! EPISODE NOTES: YouTube video mentioned: Perfecting the...

Vonessa Phillips Costa is the Director of Multicultural Affairs and Patient Services at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), She is a project lead for CHA’s video interpreting initiative. On today's episode, Vonessa speaks with us about her upbringing in a multi-lingual home, transitioning into video remote interpreting, and how COVID-19 has changed the way CHA offers interpreting services. Join me on another great episode of the Brand the Interpreter Podcast! LinkedIn: Vonessa Phillips...