Inside the 2025 Language Market: A Fireside Chat with Don DePalma
What happens when you bring together two voices that have lived and breathed the evolution of the localization industry? You get Episode 113 of the Localization Fireside Chat – a conversation between Robin Ayoub and Don DePalma that is anything but ordinary.Don, the founder of CSA Research and a pillar in market analysis for the… Continue Reading →
Jul 30, 20253 min read
Inside the AI Human Partnership Changing Real Time Interpretation
What if the future of language interpretation isn’t about choosing between humans and AI, but syncing them? In an industry racing to automate everything, a fresh approach is gaining traction: augmenting, not replacing. In this episode of the Localization Fireside Chat, I sat down with the executive teams from Language Service Associates (LSA) and Lingolet… Continue Reading →
Jul 15, 20253 min read
Inside the AI Human Partnership Changing Real Time Interpretation
What if the future of language interpretation isn’t about choosing between humans and AI, but syncing them? In an industry racing to automate everything, a fresh approach is gaining traction: augmenting, not replacing. In this episode of the Localization Fireside Chat, I sat down with the executive teams from Language Service Associates (LSA) and Lingolet… Continue Reading →
Jul 15, 20253 min read
🔍 AI, Quality, and the Future of Localization: A Conversation with Bryan Murphy, CEO of Smartling
In a rapidly evolving landscape where machine learning, neural networks, and large language models are redefining the localization process, it’s rare to hear a voice that blends deep technical understanding with strategic clarity. That’s exactly what Bryan Murphy, CEO of Smartling, brings to the table. In this episode of the Localization Fireside Chat, host Robin… Continue Reading →
Jun 15, 20253 min read
🔍 AI, Quality, and the Future of Localization: A Conversation with Bryan Murphy, CEO of Smartling
In a rapidly evolving landscape where machine learning, neural networks, and large language models are redefining the localization process, it’s rare to hear a voice that blends deep technical understanding with strategic clarity. That’s exactly what Bryan Murphy, CEO of Smartling, brings to the table. In this episode of the Localization Fireside Chat, host Robin… Continue Reading →
Jun 15, 20253 min read
Why Canada’s Interpreting System Is Failing — And What Needs to Change
Introduction:What happens when language rights are guaranteed by law but access fails in practice? In Episode 109 of the Localization Fireside Chat, Robin Ayoub brings together five leading voices from across Canada to explore the state of medical and community interpretation. The guests—Angela Sasso (Interpreter’s Lab), Silvia Xalabarde (STIBC), Kiran Malli (Vancouver Coastal Health), Allana… Continue Reading →
Jun 7, 20253 min read