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Night Beat Media "Living The Dream" podcast. Mastering Business with a Bilingual Edge with Richard Blank

"Night Beat Media's Living The Dream" is a Podcast dedicated to providing inspirational and educational content for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and individuals seeking personal and professional growth. Through a combination of mindset hacks, interviews, and open discussions, our podcast aims to share the real-life stories and insights of successful entrepreneurs, entertainers, industrial experts, and thought leaders. Our mission is to empower and educate our audience, helping them overcome obstacles and turn their dreams into reality.


Night Beat Media "Living The Dream" podcast. It features mindset hacks, interviews and open discussions with entrepreneurs, entertainers, industrial and small business experts regard their journey, obstacles faced and how they overcame them to remain standing. In short it's the hero's story from real people. Our guests include a mix of people who speak on topics of the day that are relevant and important to the small businesses, entrepreneurs, game changers and thought leaders. The experts and guests alike offer great advice, stories and tips that are beneficial to entrepreneurs, everyday people, small businesses and the minority community. It's one thing to talk about succeeding, but it's another putting in the work in order to turn your dream into a reality.

Richard Blank, the innovative CEO of Costa Rica's Call Center, takes listeners on his extraordinary journey of defying expectations and embracing the power of bilingualism. From a young age, Richard's passion for the Spanish language set him on a path that would transform his life. Disregarding traditional career norms, he pursued Spanish studies at the University of Arizona, leading him to a pivotal opportunity in Costa Rica. There, he started from scratch, building both a successful career and an impressive team of over 10,000 bilingual telemarketers, all while fostering a company culture enriched with retro gaming and creativity.

Listeners will be captivated by Richard's insights on the profound benefits of bilingualism and the unique challenges of entrepreneurship in a foreign land. He shares his experiences of navigating cultural nuances and emphasizes the importance of adaptability and continuous learning. Richard's story highlights how embracing a second language can open up vibrant new worlds and enrich personal interactions, while also offering practical advice on assembling a team of skilled specialists to thrive in a competitive business landscape.
Transcript
00:00I could fall under the pressures of going to Harvard Law like grandpa, Columbia Business
00:05School like my pops, or Washington and Lee University like my brother.
00:09I didn't have the grades, the maturity, and I just didn't feel like that was a good path
00:14for me.
00:14It just didn't feel right.
00:16And so I decided to be a Spanish major and go to the University of Arizona.
00:21I knew it was going to make me versatile, marketable, open some doors, or at least I
00:26know I'd get a return on investment of those four years, or in my case, five years at the
00:31University.
00:32And so what happened was during college, I interned for Telemundo just to test the waters.
00:40Post-grad, I worked for the importers of Corona, and I also sold telecom to the Latino marketplace.
00:45I was practicing those skills.
00:47And so in August of 2000, I was given a one in a million opportunity to move to Costa Rica
00:53and work at my friend's center.
00:54And as you stated, I got past some serious parents' guilt, decided to stop sending my
01:00resume out through a fax machine to try to get a job, and to take a time out.
01:05Little did I know, I shed some skin, opened my eyes, fell in love with the girl of my dreams,
01:11decided to stay.
01:13And that pretty much began the second half of my life on this amazing adventure.
01:18It was very pure.
01:19It was raw.
01:20There was no blueprint.
01:21You couldn't use your family or friends' connections.
01:25It was pretty much just starting from scratch at a later age in life when you're 27.
01:29You're not a kid anymore.

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