Localization Fireside Chat

800 Million People, 186 Countries, and the Breath That's Healing Veterans, CEOs, and First Responders | Spencer Delisle

Spencer Delisle left a career in pharma and laboratory research to dedicate his life to something harder to measure but impossible to ignore: human potential. As President of the Art of Living Foundation Canada and VP of the TLEX Institute, he has now reached over 800 million people across 186 countries through meditation, breathwork, and self-mastery programs. In this conversation with Robin Ayoub, Spencer walks through the moment his career stopped feeling purposeful, how a free meditation session at a university changed the entire trajectory of his life, and what the science actually says about what happens to your brain and body when you breathe with intention. He shares a story about a military veteran who had not slept more than four hours a night in ten years since his last deployment. After one session of Sudarshan Kriya, that changed. Spencer also breaks down ongoing research with Stanford, the University of Toronto, and the London Health Sciences Centre on breathwork and PTSD reduction in veterans and first responders. The conversation covers the TLEX corporate programs, why soft skills now determine who rises in organizations, how AI intersects with human consciousness, and what Spencer has learned about sitting with difficult emotions rather than running from them. He closes with a personal reflection on anxiety, anger, and what he wishes someone had told him 20 years ago, and a heads up about the World Culture Festival coming to Toronto in 2027. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ju1aRK3OmOc Connect with Spencer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerdelisle/ Art of Living Foundation Canada: https://www.artofliving.org/ca-en TLEX Institute: https://www.tlexinstitute.com/ Book time with Robin: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/30min Read the blog: https://robinayoub.blog CreditsHost: Robin Ayoub, Founder, Localization Fireside ChatConnect and watch moreWebsite: www.L10NFiresideChat.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5OoURgc29R31XPGzOWL9iXBe a guest: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/localization-fireside-chat-podcast-recordingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinayoub/Support the showShare the episode with a friend. Subscribe on YouTube and Spotify. Leave a short review.DisclaimerViews are for education and discussion. Apply judgment in your own context.Tags#L10NFiresideChat #localization #hiring #recruiting #leadership #ai Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Your Spine Has a Chip. It Connects to AI. And It's Already Replacing Opioids. | Dr. Steven Falowski

What if your implanted pain device could learn your nervous system, connect to AI via Bluetooth, and let you manage your own pain relief from your phone, with no opioids, no side effects, and no dependency? That is not the future. That is happening now. Dr. Steven Falowski is a functional neurosurgeon practicing near Philadelphia. He is the Director of Functional Neurosurgery, President-Elect of the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience, and Strategic Advisor at SynerFuse, the company behind the E-TLIF, a device that combines spinal fusion surgery with targeted nerve stimulation to prevent chronic pain before it starts. In this conversation, Dr. Falowski breaks down how neuromodulation works, why AI is now reading nerve responses in real time to optimize stimulation programs, and why patients will soon be programming their own spinal devices from their phones. He also explains why the old 50-50 club benchmark has been replaced by 85-90% success rates, and what that means for the 30% of spinal fusion patients who currently live in chronic pain post-surgery. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Steven Falowski on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-falowski-876926118/ 🔗 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2KBYEDTAVZA 🔗 Connect with Robin Ayoub on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinayoub 🔗 Follow LFC on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/localization-fireside-chat 🔗 Read the blog post: https://robinayoub.blog 🔗 Visit N49Networks: https://n49networks.com 🔗 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@localizationfiresidechat 🔗 Book a call with Robin: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/30min CreditsHost: Robin Ayoub, Founder, Localization Fireside ChatConnect and watch moreWebsite: www.L10NFiresideChat.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5OoURgc29R31XPGzOWL9iXBe a guest: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/localization-fireside-chat-podcast-recordingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinayoub/Support the showShare the episode with a friend. Subscribe on YouTube and Spotify. Leave a short review.DisclaimerViews are for education and discussion. Apply judgment in your own context.Tags#L10NFiresideChat #localization #hiring #recruiting #leadership #ai Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

My Father Called the House Fire Freedom. She Built the World's Largest Translation Charity.

: In this episode Robin Ayoub sits down with Lori Thicke, author of Dreamer's Daughter, founder of Lexcelera and Translators Without Borders. They cover the memoir and the story behind it, the origin of TWB from a single free translation for Medecins sans frontieres to 200,000 linguists worldwide, the role of language in humanitarian aid, AI and the future of translation, and living and working with purpose. Lori is also the keynote speaker at VAMOS JUNTOS in Colombia in 2027. Get the book: https://www.lorithicke.com Connect with Lori on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorithicke/ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Hij3x3KkD4s Follow LFC on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/localization-fireside-chat/ Read Robin's blog: https://www.robinayoub.blog Learn about N49Networks: https://www.n49networks.com Book a call with Robin: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/30min CreditsHost: Robin Ayoub, Founder, Localization Fireside ChatConnect and watch moreWebsite: www.L10NFiresideChat.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5OoURgc29R31XPGzOWL9iXBe a guest: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/localization-fireside-chat-podcast-recordingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinayoub/Support the showShare the episode with a friend. Subscribe on YouTube and Spotify. Leave a short review.DisclaimerViews are for education and discussion. Apply judgment in your own context.Tags#L10NFiresideChat #localization #hiring #recruiting #leadership #ai Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

He Localized Windows, Skype & Teams at Microsoft for 20 Years. Now He's Saving Dying Languages.

Soeren Eberhardt has three decades of experience in localization. At Microsoft for over 20 years, he contributed to global launches of Windows, Skype, and Microsoft Teams, driving international readiness and scalable workflows. He has taught localization and CAT tool courses at the University of Washington, City University of New York, Montclair State University, and NYU. He currently serves as Localization Director at Translation Commons and is contributing to the Mayan Languages Preservation Project, exploring synthetic data generation to support machine translation for under-resourced languages like Q'eqchi'. He is the author of The Little Book of Languages (2013) and The Little Book of Localization (2023). Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/haGEwKT94pk Connect with Soeren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soereneberhardt/ Follow the Localization Fireside Chat on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/localization-fireside-chat/ Blog: https://robinayoub.blog N49Networks: https://n49networks.com Book a call with Robin: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/30min CreditsHost: Robin Ayoub, Founder, Localization Fireside ChatConnect and watch moreWebsite: www.L10NFiresideChat.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5OoURgc29R31XPGzOWL9iXBe a guest: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/localization-fireside-chat-podcast-recordingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinayoub/Support the showShare the episode with a friend. Subscribe on YouTube and Spotify. Leave a short review.DisclaimerViews are for education and discussion. Apply judgment in your own context.Tags#L10NFiresideChat #localization #hiring #recruiting #leadership #ai Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

He Sent 500 Handwritten Notes and Made $280K in 6 Weeks | Rick Elmore, Simply Noted

In this episode of the Localization Fireside Chat, Robin Ayoub sits down with Rick Elmore, founder and CEO of Simply Noted, for a wide-ranging conversation that goes far beyond direct mail. Rick shares how losing his football identity at 25 pushed him into medical device sales, where he discovered the power of a handwritten note after sending 500 letters to prospects and generating nearly $300,000 in sales in six weeks. That result sparked an entrepreneurial seizure, and Simply Noted was born. From sourcing a pen plotter from China with no engineering knowledge, to building a fleet of 225 custom handwriting robots with computer vision and full mailing automation, Rick's journey is a masterclass in problem-solving, persistence, and knowing when to ask for help. The conversation also goes deep on AI, including how Rick runs three AI SDR agents for $9 a month in electricity, saving over $180,000 in annual payroll, and why he believes the AI wave hitting in 2026 and 2027 is a Deep Impact-level event for every business that isn't ready. Topics covered include:   The NFL to MBA to robotics founder journey Why handwritten mail commands a 99% open rate How Simply Noted tracks physical mail like email campaigns Bootstrapping with no funding and no technical background Podcasting as a long-game sales and authority strategy Running local AI agents with OpenClaw Niching down to scale up in 2026   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mL1ikEDGpVs Connect with Rick Elmore: https://simplynoted.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-elmore/ Connect with Robin Ayoub: https://robinayoub.blog https://n49networks.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/localization-fireside-chat Book a Podcast Conversation: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/localization-fireside-chat-podcast-recording CreditsHost: Robin Ayoub, Founder, Localization Fireside ChatConnect and watch moreWebsite: www.L10NFiresideChat.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5OoURgc29R31XPGzOWL9iXBe a guest: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/localization-fireside-chat-podcast-recordingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinayoub/Support the showShare the episode with a friend. Subscribe on YouTube and Spotify. Leave a short review.DisclaimerViews are for education and discussion. Apply judgment in your own context.Tags#L10NFiresideChat #localization #hiring #recruiting #leadership #ai Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.