A few words about me...

My name is Lisa Crosta.

Globes addicted | To-Do List Fan | Passionate about CrossFit, Fitness and Yoga.

At the age of 13 I dreamt of traveling the world as a flight attendant; at twenty, I was captivated by the movie The Interpreter by Sydney Pollack: that was it, cultures and languages would soon become my passion.

From Linguistic High School I stepped directly into a 5-year-university program, adding a fourth language to my repertoire and jumping into any sort of experience that could possibly increase my knowledge in the field. What better way to enhance my academic career than jetting off to Seville, Spain for a 12-month-Erasmus program!

With a Master's degree in both English and Spanish, I embarked upon what appeared to be a short corporate adventure as a Sales Director Assistant at Staff International SpA, a well-known Italian fashion company. Six months later, I found myself working in their Customer Service Department, handling daily communication with international clients and distributors.

I genuinely enjoyed the challenges of being the clients' reference point for any type of of complaint, request, or need. That's why over the past 10 years I’ve been serving in this role for other well-known local companies operating in various market sectors: from Chimento Gioiellieri SpA's luxury jewelry, to Brevetti C.E.A. SpA's mechanics for pharmaceutical markets, continually improving, expanding and polishing my technical knowledge as well as my customer relations skills.

In addition, I have also given private language lessons to adults and students, as well as managed various translation projects for individuals and businesses, to include a wide range of sales and technical documents.

Longing for an independent professional career in the language field encouraged me to return to my studies, all the while continuing to work full-time. I first earned a Master's degree in Specialized Translation and subsequently, a second Master's in Conference Interpreting.

I now run my freelance business in the language translation field and am an active member of the Italian National Association of Translators and Interpreters.

My Qualifications

Business coaching: Annual Mastermind Alumni 2022 & 2023 – Vmentoring

Business coaching: Ultimate LinkedIn Prospecting System – Vmentoring

Advanced Training in Conference Interpreting in English – SSML Pisa

Advanced Training in Spanish to Italian Specialized Translation (Tourism) – SSIT Pescara

Advanced Training in English to Italian Specialized Translation (Medicine, Law, Web) and Consecutive Interpreting – SSIT Pescara

Course Certificate in English for Business and Entrepreneurship – Coursera, University of Pennsylvania

1-year Erasmus Program + research for final dissertation – University of Seville

Master’s degree in Foreign Languages for the International Communication (English, Spanish) – University of Padua

Bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish Language and Culture – University of Padua

The complete list of my CPD is available on my LinkedIn profile.

Besides being a member of the Italian Association for Translators and Interpreters (ANITI), I’m also listed as a Sworn Translator and Interpreter by the Court of Vicenza.

Furthermore, I give my contribution to the following international organizations:

Translators Without Borders (active in the field of humanitarian aid), ProZ Pro Bono (a charitable initiative supporting worldwide NGOs through language services) TED Translators (a dedicated platform for audiovisual translation and subtitling).

My Values

I found my business on these Core Values: Commitment, Integrity, Cooperation, and Trust.

COMMITMENT

Every project has its own challenges: this is why I highly value constant communication with my clients, through live meetings at their headquarters or phone/video calls, to clearly understand their needs and goals.

COOPERATION

If required, I am available to provide written translation services from Italian into a foreign language, drawing on the possible support of an established network of highly trained and carefully selected colleagues.

INTEGRITY

Honesty, confidentiality, and privacy are in the first place in my relationships with clients and colleagues, by fully abiding with the ethical requirements of my professional code of conduct.

TRUST

Communications with my clients are absolutely confidential. Any sensitive information will be handled with extreme care and for the exclusive use of the provided services, as per the General Data Protection Regulation.