Finding Your Dream with Liz Elting

If you are ready to dream big and take your next leap in life, look no further than Liz Elting for guidance. Inspired by her love of learning languages and connecting with global communities, Liz dove headfirst into the entrepreneurial world and co-founded TransPerfect, the world’s largest provider of language and business solutions, out of her NYU dorm room. And in 2018, she founded the The Elizabeth Elting Foundation which is dedicated to bridging gaps and advancing the economic, social, and political equality of women and marginalized communities. Most recently, she’s written the best-selling book Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion Into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business full of her personal tips for transforming your ideas into action. In this interview, we discuss the story behind how Liz started TransPerfect, her advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, and how to make your dream a reality. Don’t miss this episode of Claim Your Confidence where we talk about:Liz’s love of language, and how it led her to work in translation servicesThe white space she saw within the translation industry, where the idea for TransPerfect came from, and how she knew she could scale it into a global businessHow she was able to grow TransPerfect from her dorm room without external funding by focusing solely on sales and revenue The importance of continually expanding your network and making as many connections as possible, and how that can benefit you later onThe Elizabeth Elting Foundation, what inspired Liz to found it after stepping away from TransPerfect, and how the foundation is making an impactFind Liz Elting:www.lizelting.comIG: @lizeltingLinkedIn: Liz EltingFollow Lydia:www.lydiafenet.comIG: @lydiafenetLinkedIn: Lydia FenetIf you enjoyed this episode and you'd like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple or Spotify or where ever you get your podcasts. To stay up to date with Claim Your Confidence and get all the behind-the-scenes content, you can follow us on Instagram and on YouTube.Recorded at The Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center.Thank you for listening.