#191: Sean Hopwood: Creating Cultural Awareness & A Mobile Gig Economy

<p><strong>OVERVIEW:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner and host of the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast talks with Sean Hopwood, founder and CEO of Day Translations. Sean shares how he combined his love for managing people and his passion for linguistics and turned it into a business. He also offers tips for people who are learning new languages and for aspiring entrepreneurs.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sean was greatly influenced by his entrepreneurial grandfather, Francis Day, whom he named the company after.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sean speaks 8 languages and he’s fluent in French and Spanish. Now, he’s learning Chinese.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some people pick up languages by listening but Sean believes in learning through structured courses to be fully immersed in the language and the culture.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to his Chinese course, he listens to Chinese music and is also taking a Chinese calligraphy class.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">After working for a law firm as an interpreter, Sean started his own translation company and an import-export company. When Day Translations took off, he learned about SEO and leveraged it to attract prospects and build his business. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Because he over-delivered and never turned down requests for rare languages, Sean grew his customer base and project scope. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Always give customers double what they ask for, whether it’s a product, service, or your time. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Understand the capacity of your team. Keep them motivated and develop a reward system based on their ‘love language.’</span></li> <li><span s