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Meet the Founding Team

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Talia Zur Baruch

GlobalSaké & LocLearn Founder CEO: 2017-Current

  • Talia Zur Baruch

Talia is a Global-Ready Product & Growth Executive, working cross-functionally to develop, design and deliver product experiences fit for the diverse use cases of the world. She has 25 years of experience leading international expansion as Head of Product for New Markets Growth at LinkedIn and SurveyMonkey, and earlier in her career, leading Localization and Internationalization at Google, VMware, and Lionbridge

 

Talia has developed the GlobalSake and LocLearn Upskill Training programs for knowledge sharing, interdisciplinary connections, and industry collaborations. She believes that "When we come together across functions, cultures, and regions, we can solve big global challenges, leveraging the diverse perspectives and skillsets."

 

Talia fuels on outdoor action, swimming, dancing, and world travel.  

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John Hayato Branderhorst

GlobalSaké CoFounder: 2017-2024

  • John Hayato Branderhorst

John’s path has been anything but straight. Before his time at GlobalSaké, he joined btrax, a US and Japan Design and Marketing agency. He has consulted with NTT on partnership and acquisition strategies, worked with Sony spinout, MotionPortrait, on their U.S. expansion, and started a ramen noodle business that was the precursor to Off The Grid. Right out of college John spent 5 years in Okinawa, Japan as part of the JET Program.

 

John is passionate about fitness and healthy living and spends his free time volunteering with Kids Enjoy Exercise Now USA, a national non-profit that provides free one-to-one exercise opportunities for youth with disabilities. He is also on the board of the Japan America Society of Colorado supporting Japan US partnership initiatives.

Meet Our Interns

Minting Lu

 

MA in Translation and Localization Management (Chinese<>English),

Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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Ruiyi Zhang

 

MA Candidate in Translation and Localization Management (Chinese<>English),

Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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Kristen Ingalz

 

MA Candidate in Translation and Localization Management (English<>Japanese),

Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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Julena Wuer

 

MA Candidate in Translation and Localization Management (Chinese<>English),

Middlebury Institute of International Studies

GlobalSaké Experts Roundtable

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Talia Zur Baruch

 

Founder, GlobalSaké & LocLearn

(Led International Expansion at LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey, Google)

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Karla Vargas

 

Marketing Localization Leader at Meta (ex Salesforce)

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Priscilla Knoble

 

Senior Director, International Strategy & Product Management at Adobe

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Giulia Greco

 

International Expansion and Global Growth Strategist

Ex Head of Localization at Shopify

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Dr. Rafał Jaworski

 

PhD, Principal AI Engineer (ex XTM International)

Academic lecturer at AMU Poznań

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Carlos Barbero-Cortes

 

Localization Program Manager at Airbnb (ex DocuSign)

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Stefania Russo

 

Internationalization Manager, Globalization Technology at Expedia Group (ex Glovo)

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Manuela Furtado

 

Director, Localization and Globalization Services - North America at Alpha

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Alessandra Binazzi

 

Globalization Strategist at Global Sights Consulting (ex Head of Localization at ASICS Digital)

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Tatjana Greiner

 

WhatsApp Consumer Marketing at Meta (ex Staff Localization Producer at LinkedIn

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Saskia Rock

 

Japan-focused HR & Business Consultant, Coach, Representative of the Japan Consulting Office

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Wada'a Fahel

 

Senior Director, Globalization at Tag. (ex Zendesk, Harley Davidson)

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Jose Palomares

 

Director, Localization at Coupa Software

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Tim Arata

 

Partner at Locale Solutions

GlobalSaké NextGen Roundtable

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