The Global Podcast

With A.I. working to improve many areas of life, is it possible that it can help people have better conversations? We seek to find out if there is a future where we have better conversations. Michael and Renato talk with Vikram Modgil an expert in the field of Artificial Intelligence. You will learn about the three C's and the work that is happening to improve communication.

Neural Machine Translation appeals more broadly than any topic in localization. So in this episode, Michael and Renato discuss the topic with Philipp Koehn. Some call Philipp the "Father of Statistical Machine Translation" and he literally wrote the book on Neural Machine Translation. Understand the latest developments and the benefits available now with the nascent technology.

Eric Deluca shares with Michael and Renato how Translators Without Borders works to address the extremely challenging task of correlating language and geography. Listen and learn about this great organization!

Eva Gross leads localization at Stripe, Silicon Valley's most valuable startup which is transforming payment infrastructure online. You will hear Eva's approach to leading across the organization and hiring teams. After hearing her story of being a generational linguist you may think she was born for it.

Maybe you are tired of all the other additional languages people generally learn, here is a though learn a fake language. Michael and Renato discuss with K Thor Jensen his article from Geek on 11 Fake Languages that are easy to learn. Perhaps you will be inspired to check one of these out.

Michael and Renato are joined by Lauri Jordana, Seattle-based marketing communications professional who is adept at translating strategy into effective, integrated campaigns (advertising, PR, direct marketing, web, retail and social media). Her passion lies in building on her understanding of consumer insights to best connect with target audiences.

The future is global and global is multilingual. The Global Podcast is a conversation meant to engage and empower those curious about success in foreign markets, global brands, and all factors that have created a language industry worth over $50 billion. People and technology are critical in a future where we really understand each other. Hosts, Renato Beninatto and Michael Stevens, bring their curiosity to conversations with the most interesting people in the world.