An Entrepreneurs Billion-Dollar Journey: Passion to Purpose

About this episode

Elizabeth Elting shares her entrepreneurial journey from humble beginnings to leading a billion-dollar company.

Today, Janice is joined by Elizabeth Elting, Co-Founder and former Co-CEO of TransPerfect, the world’s largest translation and language services provider. Elizabeth shares her formidable entrepreneurial journey — from surviving on ramen packets in the early days to leading a multi-billion-dollar global company. She reflects on the influence of her father, the early development of her entrepreneurial instincts, and how working across cultures and languages shaped her leadership and global perspective. Tags: janice, ellig, elizabeth, elting, ceo, transperfect, journey, entrepreneur, culture, language, leadership, global, impact

People in this episode

Host: Janice

Guest: Elizabeth Elting

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• leadership
• global business

Keywords

• transperfect
• culture
• language
• impact

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