The Language of Success
eBook - ePub

The Language of Success

An Interpreter's Entrepreneurial Journey

  1. 121 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Language of Success

An Interpreter's Entrepreneurial Journey

About this book

From the street smarts of a 15-year-old, rose a triumphant entrepreneur whose resilience and determination forged a path to success. The Language of Success is a story of survival, self-improvement, and accomplishment.

In these pages, the author walks us through her sometimes-tumultuous upbringing in a 'milky-white' town of little diversity, while striving to understand the bigger world around her. From leaving home at 15 and facing daily challenges of survival, to finding those paths to nontraditional education and opportunities. This unorthodox route into the world of business and later linguistics, showcases the opportunities and 'go with your guts' intuition, that often lead to places you never dreamed of.

The lessons learned through years of minimum wage jobs and struggle were later her building blocks for success. Over the course of two decades, she built her company, Empire Interpreting Service, into a leading Language Service Provider (LSP). Theresa bootstrapped her company and molded it into a respected, award-winning organization that has been cited as the 'gold standard' in its field.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Description
  6. Contents
  7. Testimonials
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chapter 1 Roots in a “Milky White” Town
  10. Chapter 2 To All Entrepreneurs
  11. Chapter 3 First Signs of Success
  12. Chapter 4 The Wedding
  13. Chapter 5 Hometown, Rural Central NY
  14. Chapter 6 Foster Parents
  15. Chapter 7 A Child Bride
  16. Chapter 8 The Big Escape
  17. Chapter 9 Moving Forward
  18. Chapter 10 I Can’t Die Without a Degree
  19. Chapter 11 Work as a Freelancer
  20. Chapter 12 Carpal Tunnel and Colonoscopies
  21. Chapter 13 Working in the Dark
  22. Chapter 14 Working With the Famous and Infamous
  23. Chapter 15 Football and Interpreting
  24. Chapter 16 What Makes a Good Interpreter?
  25. Chapter 17 A Laminated Card and My Love for My Dad
  26. Chapter 18 Don’t Be a Little Girl; Be a Businesswoman
  27. Chapter 19 The Loan Library at Barnes & Noble
  28. Chapter 20 Ya-Ya Sisterhood at the Credit Union
  29. Chapter 21 Too Small for Their Business
  30. Chapter 22 Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes
  31. Chapter 23 RFPs???
  32. Chapter 24 When the Competition Loses Their Cool
  33. Chapter 25 Bootstrapping
  34. Chapter 26 Ask the Entrepreneur
  35. Chapter 27 Language Wheel and Consumer Cards
  36. Chapter 28 What Is an LSP?
  37. Chapter 29 The Cost of Ethics
  38. Chapter 30 The Magazine Cover
  39. Chapter 31 Publicity Begets Publicity
  40. Chapter 32 Horizontal Business Model
  41. Chapter 33 The Responsibility of What You Do and My “Aha!” Moment
  42. Chapter 34 Overwhelmed
  43. Chapter 35 Statistics on Women-Owned Businesses
  44. Chapter 36 Don’t Go It Alone
  45. Chapter 37 Powerhouse Women and Their Support: The WPO
  46. Chapter 38 Key Bank
  47. Chapter 39 Outgrowing Your Experts
  48. Chapter 40 What They Never Taught You in Business School
  49. Chapter 41 Mice, Mice, and More Mice
  50. Chapter 42 The 4 Corners of Your Business
  51. Chapter 43 Employee Issues
  52. Chapter 44 Resources, Resources, Resources
  53. Chapter 45 Taking Calls in the Cooler at Wegmans
  54. Chapter 46 “Oh My Dear, Where Are All Your Clothes?”
  55. Chapter 47 Introductions to Mr. Weitzman and Ms. Carlisle
  56. Chapter 48 When Real Life Intrudes
  57. Chapter 49 Superglued Dentures
  58. Chapter 50 Keeping Sight of Why We Do What We Do
  59. Chapter 51 Incompatible With Your Customer
  60. Chapter 52 Trying to Be Everything for Everyone
  61. Chapter 53 Multiple Locations
  62. Chapter 54 The Longer You Work in Someone Else’s Shadow, the Longer Before You Can Cast Your Own
  63. Chapter 55 A Space Pioneer
  64. Chapter 56 Navigating Running Your Business From a Home Office
  65. Chapter 57 Memberships and Boards
  66. Chapter 58 The Names Behind the Paychecks
  67. Chapter 59 Clichés Have Meaning
  68. Chapter 60 Putting on the Brakes
  69. Chapter 61 Stop Apologizing!
  70. Chapter 62 Mental Health and Entrepreneurship
  71. Chapter 63 Fingerprints on the Window
  72. Chapter 64 “When I Feel Overwhelmed”
  73. Chapter 65 I Did Not Come This Far to Only Come This Far
  74. Back to My 15-Year-Old Self
  75. About the Author
  76. Index
  77. Backcover