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SpokenHere - Language Translation Company Founder Bobby Lahiere

Making Waves at C-Level

Release Date: 07/01/2020

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Making Waves at C-Level

It has been a bit since Making Waves at C-Level has had a new episode.  I am trying to get back into it.  As a host I have been recording "Austin Tech Connect" for the past 17 months (the official Podcast of the Austin Technology Council).... and it has been all I have had the bandwith for until now. This first episode is about making friends as we get older.  Too often people are feeling lonely in our society, and this is true for people of all ages. If you want to make friends at any age, you have to get involved in your community.  And what is a community...it is...

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Making Waves at C-Level

The Founder of Bloom Mary Jane is Scott McDowell better known as Strategic Scott on social media. He is a Maryland native who relocated to Colorado in 2016 after spending almost a decade in NYC working in the music industry. Upon arrival in Colorado Scott launched Strategic Leverage, LLC a boutique marketing agency. Strategic Leverage has a very niche focus on vendor booth immersive activations, event sponsorships, VIP product placement, and content creation.

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Making Waves at C-Level

Amanda Sizemore is the owner at Twin Flame Tea. She founded the company almost two years ago. The idea came to her one afternoon walking through a farmer’s market with her significant other. She was craving an organic iced tea with real herbs. A tea with beautiful hand blended leaves, not the fanning’s you usually find at the grocery store. This craving led to her curiosity of starting what she didn’t know would become an amazing adventure.

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Making Waves at C-Level

In this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" we hear from Dr. Ivan Misner.  He is the founder of BNI and a very smart man who has built a large company and helped many other people find success through the connections they make in business.

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Making Waves at C-Level

Episode 629 is an interview with Jon Kazarian, CEO and Founder of Accelevents.  He has a great story of growing Accelevents during the pandemic and shares a lot advice for business leaders on how to pivot and grow.

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Making Waves at C-Level

Episode 628 looks at how small and mid-sized companies can grow through acquisition like the big companies.  In this conversation, Ryan Snow shares his experience in helping entrepreneurs scale their companies. 

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Making Waves at C-Level

In this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" the conversation goes deep into marketing, culture, growth-hacks, etc...   Scott Martin is an expert in branding, marketing, and strategy.  He shares his insights in this candid conversation with Making Waves host, Thom Singer.

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Making Waves at C-Level

Thom Singer sits down with Ray Abram to talk about networking, career advancement, human connection, and success in this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level".

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Making Waves at C-Level

This episode was originally recorded for the "Webinar Talk Show".  The conversation is a powerful chat and Thom Singer knew he had to share it here with the "Making Waves at C-Level".

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Making Waves at C-Level

In this episode we talk with the co-founder of one of the first Cannabis Dispensary Franchise companies.  The Open Dor is a new company that is helping Cannabis Entrepreneurs open up stores across several states, and reduce the first time business owner mistakes.  Will Chelsea Mulligan become the Ray Kroc of Cannabis?  Maybe.  

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Episode 575 marks the name change of the podcast.  "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" officially is now called "Making Waves at C-Level".  Host Thom Singer has made some business changes, and is working closer with larger companies in his career....and thus the re-branding and new focus of the podcast.  
 
In this interview he talks to Bobby Lahiere. Bobby is the founder and Chief People Officer of SpokenHere. They discuss his journey and his working in a field (foreign language translation) that he has loved since his first German class in high school.
 
How does Bobby make waves in his industry?  One of the ways is how he cares about his employees and the thousands of contractors they work with around the world.  It might seem simple, but when people know you care, they choose to do business with you and put you first.

About Bobby Lahiere

Bobby Lahiere grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, loving baseball and languages. While he still plays baseball for fun, languages have been the core of his professional career for almost 30 years. He speaks English, German, Russian, and French, as well as some Spanish and Portuguese. Bobby graduated in 1992 from Rhodes College in Memphis, with a double major in German and Russian/Soviet Studies. He also studied at the University of Cologne (Germany) and in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia). He started in the language services industry right out of college and has been his own boss ever since. Married with three kids, he loves travel, CrossFit, exploring things off the beaten path and raising Golden Retrievers. He has been a member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Houston since 2014. His recent endeavors include the creation a startup clothing company with his wife and filmmaking as a hobby and possible new business.

About SpokenHere

SpokenHere delivers quality translation, interpreting and voiceover services in more than 200 languages. We apply our expertise in foreign languages to help businesses build better relationships with the people they value most. Founded in Houston, TX in 2011, SpokenHere enjoys client and vendor relationships with people in over 80 countries around the world. Our areas of expertise include translation of technical content, websites and elearning courses; and our remote interpreting platform provides on demand interpretation 24/7/365 for clients who need to connect with others having limited English proficiency. This remote interpreting solution is critical for helping our healthcare industry clients provide improved care and better outcomes to their non-English-speaking patients.