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Tyler: Sales Director Leading with Spanish
As a Sales Director at Hult EF Corporate Education, Tyler uses his Spanish skills to connect with clients to implement language training programs at some of the world’s largest companies. Learn why being bilingual is his proudest achievement.
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Lopa: Surgeon Leading with Gujarati & Spanish
Lopa uses English, Gujarati, and Spanish to communicate with patients as a pelvic reconstructive surgeon at the University of Illinois Hospitals. Hear more about how language and cultural skills help medical professionals build rapport and trust.
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Tatyana: Financial Services VP Leading with Russian, Spanish & More
Tatyana shares how languages have been an asset in all stages of her career—spanning academia, educational publishing, e-learning, consulting, and financial services. Hear her advice for current learners!
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Sarah: Global Export Manager Leading with French
Advice to consider studying supply chain management—combined with her love of learning French—helped Sarah to secure a job in the consumer goods sector before graduating from college! Learn more about her journey.
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Arielle: Business Project Manager Leading with French
Paris-based Arielle works for Schneider Electric. Holding degrees in offshore energies engineering, ocean engineering, and French studies, she shares how the skills that accompany language learning can help boost multilinguals toward their goals.
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Carrie: Localization Professional Leading with French & Spanish
Now Globalization Services Manager at Subway, Carrie reflects on how earning a French degree as an undergraduate has shaped her professional pathway and allowed her to do meaningful work that she loves. Hear her advice for current students.
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Nataly: Software Executive Leading with Spanish
Nataly leads a team of localization specialists, project managers, technologists, and others at HubSpot to localize software, websites, and other online experiences. Learn why she believes language skills are a must-have across industries!
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Daniel: Spiritual Advisor & Actor Leading with Mandarin
For Daniel—a pastor, actor, and martial artist based in California—language skills provide opportunities to connect to the community, advance his career, and interact meaningfully across cultures with others who share his passions.
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Allison: Interpreter, Translator & Family Advocate Leading with Spanish
Working for Covington Independent Public Schools in Kentucky, Allison uses Spanish to serve as a liaison between schools and families—interpreting at meetings, translating documents, helping to identify resources, and more!
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