Language Services in South Korea with Nara Jo - memoQ talks #65
Eunnara "Nara" Jo is the Founder & CEO of JOEL Localization a full-service language service provider in South Korea. She was recently named CEO of the Year by APAC Insider and was featured on the cover of Global Woman Leader magazine. She has also recently been named as the Leader of the Korean chapter of the Asian-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AACCI).
In this episode of memoQ talks, Nara talks about her journey from a language student to working in the localization industry and on to starting and running JOEL Localization. She also shares her thoughts about working as a conference interpreter, the effects of AI on the delivery on interpretation services, JOEL Localization's support of memoQ Day Seoul, and more.
Links:
JOEL Localization - https://www.joellocalization.com/
memoQ Day Seoul - https://www.memoq.com/events/memoq-da...
Time stamps:
00:00 - Introductions
02:10 - JOEL Localization
04:45 - Recent Awards and Recognition for Nara
08:00 - Why Nara Studied Languages and Started Her Own Company
10:00 - Working as a Conference Interpreter
13:45 - Effects of AI on Intepretation Services
16:20 - Remote Interpretation Services in Korea
20:20 - memoQ Day Seoul 2024
21:15 - Nara's Pet Turtle
23:00 - Advice for People Wanting to Enter the Localization Industry
27:10 - Industries that Localize the Most in Korea