Episode 66: Smart Habits for Maintaining a Sustainable Business with Rafa Lombardino
We are excited to welcome a wonderful colleague to join us in today's episode. She is a translator, teacher, fellow podcaster, and expert on audiovisual translation and tools and technology for translators. She has been working as a translator for over 20 years and has grown and diversified her business during that time. We enjoyed hearing from her about ways to grow a sustainable business while doing what you enjoy.
We’re very happy to welcome Rafa Lombardino to the podcast.
Rafa was born in Brazil and has been living in California since 2002. She became a professional translator in 1997. She is certified by the American Translators Association (ATA) in both English-to-Portuguese and Portuguese-to-English translations and has a Professional Certificate in ES>EN translations from UC San Diego Extension, where she started teaching translation classes in 2010, including “Tools and Technology in Translation,” which was also released in book format. Rafa is the President & CEO of Word Awareness, hosts the Translation Confessional podcast, and specializes in technology, marketing, HR, EH&S, education, health & wellness, audiovisual, and literature.
Tune in to hear our conversation on:
When and how Rafa started her freelance career in translation and how her business has evolved over time
What smart habits have been crucial in her career
What systems, processes, and habits she uses to stay organized and how she manages all the tasks on her plate
How she decides which aspects of her business need more attention and how she sets priorities
What boundaries she sets in her professional life and how she maintains them
Rafa’s thoughts on diversification for translators, and what tips she has for translators who are thinking of diversifying
Her thoughts on how to stay up-to-date with tools and technology, issues in our profession, and your clients' needs
Her thoughts on work/life clarity for freelancers and how she tries to protect the boundaries between work and personal life
Resources we mentioned in this episode:
Rafa’s company: Word Awareness
Rafa’s podcast: Translation Confessional
The Audio Technica microphone Rafa uses for teaching, podcasting, and voice-over recording
The wireless Bose headset Rafa uses for audio editing, subtitling, and listening to audiobooks
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