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Name:<\/em><\/strong> Chaewon (Joanne) Kim<\/p>\n Where you live:<\/em><\/strong> Seoul, South Korea<\/p>\n Email:<\/em><\/strong> joanne@barkos.io<\/a><\/p>\n What you\u2019re doing these days:<\/em><\/strong> Translating and writing. Recently promoted as a quality team lead for Scale AI (ask me about this separately to know more).<\/p>\n Something you\u2019re proud of:<\/em><\/strong> Networking skills<\/p>\n A bit of your background:<\/em><\/strong> I was born in Seoul, Korea, but lived in the US for a decade (Temecula, California and Austin, Texas). My working languages are Spanish, English and Korean. I was working in global sales prior to starting my own practice in 2021. I’ve been a language specialist, however, during my entire career, since most of my work has been global. Unfortunately, my knowledge of Portuguese is limited, but it looks like I kind of have to start getting it to the next level. I joined PLD after being dragged to a bar and dancing salsa with a couple of PLD friends. They really made my first conference experience memorable. I hope I can go again this year!<\/p>\n How long have you been with ATA and PLD?<\/em><\/strong> Since around last November (2023).<\/p>\n What did ATA membership and\/or the PLD bring to you?<\/em><\/strong> For PLD, an amazing, AMAZING group of friends (Mario, Beatriz, Katia, Giovanna, Jeffrey, to name a few \u2014 miss you all!). For ATA, A LOT of exposure to new businesses, passion, opportunities, a group of coworkers…. can’t list them all here!! ATA has given me so much value.<\/p>\n Current project (or last\/future interesting project\/activities):<\/em><\/strong> I’ve finally found my niche, and that is \u2014 HR! I’ve been translating a lot for coaching and HR recently, and for the Quality Team Lead position I have to manage people a lot. So it requires leadership skills. I love this job because I get to learn about different things and sometimes even apply them directly to my life, either professionally or personally.<\/p>\n A major challenge(s) in your career:<\/em><\/strong> Creating a firm structure for my service and how to go about pricing\/branding (but I’m working on this right at the moment).<\/p>\n Do you have any hobbies? If so, what are they?<\/em><\/strong> I’m a proud F45er.<\/p>\n What books are currently on your reading list?<\/em><\/strong> Superpower<\/em> by Earn Gyu Joo (Korean).<\/p>\n Where is the best place to connect with you?<\/em><\/strong> I\u2019m on LinkedIn (https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joannebarkos\/<\/a>) all the time, and you can reach me by phone at +82 10-8618-2624.<\/p>\n