Bryan Murphy is the CEO of Smartling, a Translation and Localization software company servicing hundreds of global companies. Formerly Murphy was the VP of Vertical Markets at eBay and CEO and Co-Founder of WHI, a SaaS company, acquired by ebay in 2012. He has also served as CEO of Breather and as President of Digital for Serta Simmons.
Murphy serves as a director for Smarting, JEGS.com and Playpower . He is also an advisor for Starboard Capital Partners, and is a former director of Neighborly and PartsSource.
Hosts:Sarah Hickey, VP of Research, Nimdzi InsightsVP of Research at Nimdzi Insights by day, podcaster at The Troublesome Terps by night, conference interpreter DE - EN by trade
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00:00 Bryan Murphy | CEO of Smartling00:43 What does your company do?01:11 What was your dream career as a child?02:55 How do you like to spend your free time?03:53 3 destinations you'd like to visit05:12 Best advice you've ever been given?06:37 What made you choose the language industry?09:14 First breakthrough moment10:54 Biggest challenge12:44 What does success mean to you?15:13 Who are your mentors?17:30 How do you motivate your team?19:20 Advice for entrepreneurs