How do we build a system that works not only for large organizations but also for the independent interpreters and small language service providers that communities depend on every day? In this episode, we sit down with Marisa Gillio, founder and CEO of Language Link Corporation and the visionary behind Interpreting Works.

Marisa argues that language access is an ecosystem challenge. She explores how small LSPs and independent interpreters can leverage collaborative technology to compete with massive corporate language providers without losing their autonomy or connection to the community.

An everything everywhere all at once
business model
By Viveta Gene and Rodrigo Fuentes Corradi

Given the complexity of AI systems, it can be a struggle to ensure that systemic visibility, transparency, and information availability are readily accessible. But Knowledge Graphs provide a true everything everywhere all at once solution, linking the connective elements in
any project.

By Mimi Moore

Blending her experience as a high-level athlete with executive expertise, Mariana Quintanilla manages complex language operations for international tournaments. She builds essential communication frameworks that connect athletes, officials, and fans across the world’s biggest stages.

Interpreting at the speed of the Gulf
By Matteo Ippoliti

Providing language services for high-stakes sporting events in Asia, like the AFC Champions League and Games of the Future, which took place in Jeddah and Abu Dhabi, respectively, requires human skill, local expertise, and rapid adaptability under intense, constant pressure.

By Dhiraj Aggarwal

The Indian sports streaming scene is booming. India’s many languages and cultures mean that translation and localization are non-negotiable for success in this sector. But just how is this done? This article lays out the landscape and explores some strategies that have worked.

By Mimi Moore

The Olympic Games are one of the largest multilingual communication operations on earth. The author offers a perspective that most spectators never see, with insights from Leandro Colautti, Language Services Senior Manager for the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, and Alexandre Ponomarev, the Games’ Chief Interpreter.

A conference interpreter invites his replacement to dinner
By Ewandro Magalhães

It’s the question on every interpreter’s mind: Is AI going to take my job? Well, why not sit down to dinner with Anthropic’s large language model Claude and ask it face-to-interface?

Africa is home to extraordinary linguistic diversity and one of the world's fastest-growing digital economies, yet its language industry remains widely overlooked. In this episode of Localization Today, Eddie Arrieta speaks with Johan Botha and Ady Namaran Coulibaly, founding leaders of the Association of Language Companies in Africa (ALCA), about the organization's mission, the findings of its 2026 industry report, the opportunities and challenges facing language service providers across the continent, the growing impact of AI, and why collaboration, professionalization, and stronger regional partnerships are helping shape the future of localization in Africa.

Is the term "localization" actually holding the industry back? In this episode, Georg Ell, CEO of Phrase, discusses the company’s massive repositioning from a traditional localization platform to a "Language Intelligence Platform."

He explains why talking to executives about "translation quality" usually loses the room and why the industry must shift its focus toward "Intent Proximity"—ensuring that multilingual content actually achieves its underlying business goal. Discover why Phrase is moving beyond translation, how headless distribution is changing the way business units interact with language tools, and why treating AI agents as true colleagues is the ultimate competitive advantage.

By Serge Gladkoff

Scientists recently documented the breakdown of a chimpanzee community into warring factions following the decline of internal interaction. The discovery is a dark reminder that when agents of connection — like translators and interpreters — disappear, humans are all too capable of the same social disintegration.