Martina Russo — Action Sports Translator on Translation, Working Remotely and Protect Our Winters Italy

Rad Season Action Sports Podcast

Martina Russo is the Founder of Action Sports Translator and Co-Founder of Protect Our Winters Italy. Martina grew up in Milan, Italy but always new the city life wasn't for her. She spent her winter and summer months in the Alps. Studying translation at University Martina moved to Germany and Switzerland and hasn't been back for 14 years.
We talk about...

→ Martina's background and how The Action Sports Translator was born.

→ How they ended up working with some of the world's most iconic actions sports and outdoor brands like Patagonia, Salomon, O'Neill and more.

→ What are the struggles to run such a hyper-specialized translation agency for the outdoor industry (and how outdoor brands struggle with translation).

→ How she manage the entire business remotely while living out of a van/tiny house on wheels for part of the year, and often have meetings while rock climbing or snowboarding.

→ How she ended up co-founding Protect Our Winters Italy and why.

→ Other bits and bobs about life at the intersection of action sports, adventure, the outdoors and languages.
You can follow what Martina Russo is up to on Instagram at martina_translates and be sure to check out their website theactionsportstranslator.com
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Past guests on The Rad Season Show include Chris Berkard, Gerry Lopez, Stacy Peralta, Bob Haro, Bob McKnight, Wim Hof, Garry Fisher. Graham Jarvis.

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