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Stefana Sopco is a Romanian Content Marketer based in The Netherlands. Did she live up to her full potential, even in a foreign country? You be the judge! 

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Clever Hybrids is a language and soft skills consultancy for non-native English speakers.

Our founder, Gaby Van Horn has seen how important English communication skills, speaking and writing well, and having soft skills are to her first-generation peers and their parents and how little support they receive after they got to the intermediate level. So she decided to do something about it.

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Affiliate mentioned in this episode: Wise

Most of our audience are expats and I know for me, the most frustrating thing was moving my finances to a whole different country. Even though I still have bills back home, it was so hard to get money from euro to dollars and back again. But Wise fixes that problem. 

They allow you to have a multi-currency account. So you can get paid in your currency, whether that's euros or over a hundred other different currencies and pay for things either with your debit card or bank account information for particular countries. 

This is really helpful because most banks and Western Union have fees that are huge. 

So you're just trying to pay one little bill or send some money home and a big portion of that goes to fees to the bank. 

Why should you do that? 

Try Wise and see if you can fix that problem. Go ahead and try out Wise as a resource recommended by Clever Hybrids.

Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Produced and Edited by Cross Gen

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Abril Arevalo and Paz Arbalejo started a management consulting platform in Switzerland called Glopser GmbH. Find out how these ladies work as a team providing procurement solutions for growing companies! You’ll also hear their experiences as native Spanish speakers who live in Switzerland but then do business in English. 

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Clever Hybrids is a language and soft skills consultancy for non-native English speakers.

Our founder, Gaby Van Horn has seen how important English communication skills, speaking and writing well, and having soft skills are to her first-generation peers and their parents and how little support they receive after they got to the intermediate level. So she decided to do something about it.

Join our tribe to enjoy early access to online courses, business content, and personalized startup training to find specific advice to fix you and your team's weak areas.
 

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Affiliate mentioned in this episode: Restream

 If you're watching us live, we're streaming to four places at once! Now, you might be wondering how in the world is she doing that? Restream!

Restream allows you to stream to up to 20 different places at once. 

20! What ?!?!

 I don't have that many, so I just focus on streaming to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch that way we can reach our whole audience at the same time and you guys can participate with each other. So this is our link, no other way  (laughs) over here to go ahead and join Restream. So go ahead and check that out.

Check out Restream as our affiliate and a recommended resource from Clever Hybrids. 

Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Produced and Edited by Cross Gen

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Emmanuel has been teaching chemical engineering through online courses and podcasts. First, he focused on LATAM but now he’s taken on the world (cue evil laugh!). Find out how and why in this engaging interview! 

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Clever Hybrids is a language and soft skills consultancy for non-native English speakers.

Our founder, Gaby Van Horn has seen how important English communication skills, speaking and writing well, and having soft skills are to her first-generation peers and their parents and how little support they receive after they got to the intermediate level. So she decided to do something about it.

Join our tribe to enjoy early access to online courses, business content, and personalized startup training to find specific advice to fix you and your team's weak areas.
 

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Affiliate mentioned in this episode: Restream

 If you're watching us live, we're streaming to four places at once! Now, you might be wondering how in the world is she doing that? Restream!

Restream allows you to stream to up to 20 different places at once. 

20! What ?!?!

 I don't have that many, so I just focus on streaming to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch that way we can reach our whole audience at the same time and you guys can participate with each other. So this is our link, no other way  (laughs) over here to go ahead and join Restream. So go ahead and check that out.

Check out Restream as our affiliate and a recommended resource from Clever Hybrids. 

Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Produced and Edited by Cross Gen

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Israel Garcia is the CEO of StartupLinks, a platform based in Mexico that’s helping entrepreneurs connect with the resources they need to be successful. Find out why Israel decided to build StartupLinks and how they are now helping startups grow all across LATAM! 

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Clever Hybrids is a language and soft skills consultancy for non-native English speakers.

Our founder, Gaby Van Horn has seen how important English communication skills, speaking and writing well, and having soft skills are to her first-generation peers and their parents and how little support they receive after they got to the intermediate level. So she decided to do something about it.

Join our tribe to enjoy early access to online courses, business content, and personalized startup training to find specific advice to fix you and your team's weak areas.
 

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Affiliate mentioned in this episode: Wise

 If you're so frustrated with all of these fees for switching currencies, you should try TransferWise.

TransferWise, soon to be Wise, is a special bank that you can use globally to convert into different currencies and also get paid in different currencies. 

Say, for example, you have a client who is in the US. They pay you in US dollars and you're thinking, 'Oh, if I pay the bank fees, I'm going to lose most of this money.'

If you use TransferWise, you'll be able to keep most of it and not have that stress on your client to figure out how to pay you in your currency. 

Check out TransferWise as our affiliate and a recommended resource from Clever Hybrids. 

Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Produced and Edited by Cross Gen

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Our bubbly trilingual guest, Carolina Boquín, is a Course Director and Recruiter at Platzi Brazil. She shares insider tips on how you can succeed on your language learning journey. 

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Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Produced and Edited by Cross Gen

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Jess Harris is an American English Teacher who made Colombia his home!  Fast-forward several years and now he’s the Head of English at Platzi! Find out why he decided to dive into Colombian culture and what helped him to continue his language learning journey. 

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Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Produced and Edited by Cross Gen

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Miguel Hernandez, the CEO of Grumo Media, has been producing videos for over 10 years! In this episode, we tap into his knowledge of what it takes to successfully produce and market videos online.  If Logitech wanted to work with him, he must be doing something right!

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Check out his website

and his YouTube channel

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Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Produced and Edited by Cross Gen

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Channel your inner child! Maria Elena (Malen) Munoz is changing the game as a LEGO SERIOUS PLAY certified facilitator helping companies identify problems from the bottom up. Learn about this method as well as Malen's tips for making stronger connections even through the camera lens.

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Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Produced and Edited by Cross Gen

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For our Season Finale, we interviewed Edgar Virguez Rodriguez, a professor, and researcher at Duke University. Edgar is spearheading a movement in academia that incorporates a hands-on approach to improving Latin America’s ecological issues.

He also talks about his journey from working as a consultant to getting his Ph.D. Finding your own career path can be difficult, but focusing on how to help other communities might be the key!

TIMESTAMPS: 

00:00 Intro 

02:24 Ekpa'Palek Mentorship Program 

07:54 Simplifying Sustainability for Kids 

15:58 Stay Curious, Stay Humble 

20:47 Be a Hybrid to Disrupt a Sector 

28:19 How to Contact Edgar

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Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Produced and Edited by Cross Gen

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Hugo Garduño Ortega is the CEO of Verqor, an AgriFinTech startup focused on reviving the agricultural sector in Mexico. Hugo explains why Mexican farmers are in a financial rut and how Verqor is making a difference. Hugo also expresses his thoughts on the undeniable benefits of social enterprises. Can we call it a “win-win-win economy”?

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 

02:16 Why is Agro in LATAM Stagnant? 

08:17 Helping Family Farms Compete 

11:11 Agro Growth Potential in LATAM 

14:33 Classism Obstacles 

16:13 How Does Verqor Work? 

21:18 Cashflow and Teamwork 

23:25 Social Enterprises are the Future 

24:49 Persistence and Internal Motivation 

26:57 How to Contact Hugo
 

Contact Hugo on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter

or on Verqor's website

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Hosted by Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Produced and Edited by Cross Gen

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