Why do so many entrepreneurs fail? Why do solo business owners often feel isolated and that decision-making becomes more and more difficult with time? What are the key ingredients to a thriving business with a confident, satisfied owner at the helm?

Do you have what it takes to build a successful business?  

Today, business coach Marla Tabaka is speaking with Owner and Executive Director of Rapport International, Wendy Pease. Her company was founded in 1987 and has grown to offer foreign language translation and interpretation services in over 100 languages. Wendy has found the keys to building a business that works while maintaining the all-important life balance – as a single mom none-the-less! Today Marla and Wendy will share those insights with you and help you get on your way to building your dreams!

Wendy Pease served in senior management positions in international marketing and business development in the bio-pharmaceutical and marketing services industries.  In addition, she founded and managed MacKenzie Connections, a medical-legal services company.  She grew that company from zero to over $1 million in just three years. 

Wendy has an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College and a BA from the Pennsylvania State University in Foreign Service and a minor in Business Administration. She has lived abroad in Mexico, Taiwan and the Philippines. Ms. Pease is regularly published with articles on exporting, translating and multilingual work forces and she speaks regularly on translation and interpretation considerations.