In this episode of the Freedom Nation Podcast, Jeff is joined by Levent Yildizgoren, one of the co-founders of TTC WeTranslate and has helped it grow from a single to a multi-language vendor. Levent and his wife started their translation business 30 years ago and in this episode Levent talks to us about how they reached their own "Freedom Day."
Jeff and Levent discuss:
- He is from Turkey but lived longer in the Uk.
- In 1995, there was an opportunity with his wife's business to set up a translation company, translating from English into Turkish.
- After having their first child she didn't want to go back to full time employment but she wanted to do something so they set up that translation company.
- There was an opportunity for larger jobs and so Levent joined his wife in business to be in control of their future.
- When people are thinking about starting their own business there is an element of listening to your gut feeling, you can't line up everything.
- After 30 yrs, they realized that actually doing the jobs were great but they wanted to grow the business.
- So they built a team and employed full time project managers and quality assurance people so that they could control the process.
- At some point he realized no one was calling them and that the training of the team was good so they didn't need him.
- One of the keys to being in business for 30 years was that both him and his wife were healthy enough to continue and being able to move with the times.
- Levent has a book: the book is about global growth and it introduces a methodology with (5) steps; starting from market research to going operational.
https://ttcwetranslate.com/book/claim-free-book/
11. Anything New? In person summits and motion translation.
Fast Five Questions
- If you woke up and your business was gone, you have $500, a laptop, a place to live, and food, what would you do first? “First gather my thoughts together and work on my strongest point. With $500 and a laptop I can do consultancy or training.”
- What is the biggest mistake that you have made in business? “One of the mistakes I realize in hindsight is not having a niche and micro niche. ”
- What is a book that you would recommend? “Traction: Get A Grip On Your Business by Gino Wickman.”
- What is a tool that you use everyday that you would recommend? “A password manager.”
- What is your definition of freedom? “Being healthy and having money that enables me to do what I need/want to do.”
- What is the best way to contact you? “Website: https://ttcwetranslate.com/levent-yildizgoren/ .”
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