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Co-founder of TransPerfect Liz Elting | From Dorm Room to Billion-Dollar Business

January 12, 2024 Liz Elting
Co-founder of TransPerfect Liz Elting | From Dorm Room to Billion-Dollar Business
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Co-founder of TransPerfect Liz Elting | From Dorm Room to Billion-Dollar Business
Jan 12, 2024
Liz Elting

Liz Elting, the CEO and founder of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation and a renowned businesswoman, joins us in this episode. Liz shares her insightful entrepreneurial journey, from her dorm room at NYU to co-founding TransPerfect and building it into a billion-dollar language solutions company. She discusses key leadership lessons, the importance of taking unwavering action, how to overcome fears, the importance of cultivating a goal-oriented culture in business, and much more.

Liz also shares the inspiration behind writing her new book, Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business.

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About Liz Elting

Liz Elting, founder and CEO of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation, is a New York-based philanthropist and businesswoman recognized for her outstanding entrepreneurship and focus on developing women business leaders. Elting cofounded TransPerfect, the world's largest provider of language and business solutions. She has been named one of Forbes' Richest Self-Made Women every year since the list's inception. Elting's new book, Dream Big and Win, debuted as a National and Wall Street Journal bestseller.

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Liz Elting, the CEO and founder of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation and a renowned businesswoman, joins us in this episode. Liz shares her insightful entrepreneurial journey, from her dorm room at NYU to co-founding TransPerfect and building it into a billion-dollar language solutions company. She discusses key leadership lessons, the importance of taking unwavering action, how to overcome fears, the importance of cultivating a goal-oriented culture in business, and much more.

Liz also shares the inspiration behind writing her new book, Dream Big and Win: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business.

Watch on YouTube

About Liz Elting

Liz Elting, founder and CEO of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation, is a New York-based philanthropist and businesswoman recognized for her outstanding entrepreneurship and focus on developing women business leaders. Elting cofounded TransPerfect, the world's largest provider of language and business solutions. She has been named one of Forbes' Richest Self-Made Women every year since the list's inception. Elting's new book, Dream Big and Win, debuted as a National and Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Connect with Matt Mayberry
https://www.mattmayberryonline.com/

Guest Introduction: Liz Elting
Beginning of Interview with Liz Elting
Liz Elting's Early Life and Challenges
Inspiration Behind Liz's New Book
Origins of TransPerfect
The Importance of Taking Risks in Entrepreneurship
The Role of Hard Work
The Importance of Setting Goals and Taking Action
Scaling a Company and Driving Accountability
The Art of Giving Feedback
The Importance of Goals in Business
The Problem with Lack of Transparency in Organizations
The Power of One-on-One Meetings
The Role of Compensation in Employee Retention
The Excuse of Not Having Time for One-on-Ones
The Importance of Understanding Expectations
The Key to Personal and Professional Breakthroughs
The Power of Grit and Persistence
How Liz Approaches Goals
Cultivating a Culture of Psychological Safety
Qualities of Exceptional Leaders
The Power of Curiosity and Proactivity in Leadership
The Mission of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation