The voices
Writers, translators,
storytellers.
A small team obsessed with language, culture, and the craft of being understood. Every piece on this blog is written, translated, or edited by the people below — no scraped feeds, no AI fill, just work we are willing to put our names on.
- Authors
- 19
- Languages spoken
- 10
- Writing since
- 2007
Founder
The reason this exists.
Tampa, Florida · Est. 2007
Founder & CEO
Sean Hopwood
“Founder and CEO of Day Translations and a lifelong polyglot. A former hospital and legal interpreter whose entire career has been built around language, communication, and international business.”
Sean Hopwood is the founder and CEO of Day Translations, which he has led for nearly two decades into a global network of certified translators and interpreters that operates across 100+ cities and 500+ languages. He is a lifelong polyglot who speaks seven languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, German, Portuguese, and Hebrew. His entire professional life has revolved around languages, communication, and international business. Long before he built the company, and while running it, Sean worked on the front lines of language access. He has interpreted in hospitals, interpreted for law firms, taught English to graduate students, and worked as a guidance counselor helping international students find their way into U.S. colleges. That hands-on experience, sitting with the patients, attorneys, and students who simply needed to be understood, is the foundation of everything Day Translations does today and a big part of what sets the company apart. His writing here covers leadership, the language industry, and the future of cross-cultural communication.
Languages
English · Spanish · French · Arabic · German · Portuguese · Hebrew
The Bench
Writers & specialists.
- 02
Senior Writer
Bernadine Racoma
Senior writer covering language, culture, and the people who carry both across borders.
Since 2014CultureIndustryLong-formView profile - 03
Senior Writer
Kimberlyn Owens-Hughes
Long-form writer covering culture, identity, and the quiet, surprising lives of words.
Brooklyn, New YorkSince 2020CultureLinguisticsLong-formReportageView profile - 04
Senior SEO Content Writer
Nour Eissa
Senior SEO content writer turning intricate localization and industry trends into clear, actionable narratives.
SEOLocalizationContentIndustryView profile - 05
Spanish-Language Editor
Alejandra Fonseca
Spanish-language specialist covering localization, Latin American markets, and the craft of speaking to two continents at once.
LocalizationSpanishLatin AmericaView profile - 06
Contributing Writer
Malena Berardi
Writes from the Italian side of the language world — culture, translation, and editorial life across European markets.
ItalianEuropeEditorialView profile - 07
Industry & Tech Writer
Nikola Gemes
Covers translation technology, machine learning, and the slow real-world adoption of AI by professional language teams.
Translation TechAIWorkflowView profile - 08
Engineering & Digital Experience
Sahay Sharma
Builds the digital experiences behind Day Translations — engineer fascinated by language, both human and machine.
Indore, IndiaSince 2025EngineeringWeb PerformanceProductSEOView profile - 09
Localization Writer
Pavle Bobic
Writes about the localization stack — strings, QA, developer experience, and the corners of translation that editorial coverage skips.
LocalizationSoftwarei18nView profile - 10
Contributing Writer
Owen McGab Enaohwo
Writes about global business, operations, and the systems behind multilingual companies.
BusinessOperationsGlobalView profile - 11
Content Strategist
Ronita Mohan
Covers marketing, brand voice, and the multilingual side of content-led growth.
MarketingBrandContentView profile - 12
Staff Writer
Ronnie Avelino
Covers language education, learning resources, and the lifelong work of becoming multilingual.
EducationLearningMethodsView profile - 13
Staff Writer
Kayan Milwood
Reports on the language industry — its tools, its trends, and the working life of translators and interpreters.
IndustryReportingWorkflowView profile - 14
Operations Manager
Atakan Tuncinar
Operations leader driving scalable systems, high-performing teams, and service excellence across global language solutions
Operational Strategy and ExecutionProcess and Workflow OptimizationCross-Functional Team LeadershipLanguage Services OperationsView profile - 15
Contributing Writer
Myles O'Bery
Feature writer covering culture, travel, and the surprising places translation quietly shows up.
CultureTravelFeaturesView profile - 16
Senior Writer
Seldean Smith
Long-form writer covering culture, identity, and the slow, generational ways languages shift.
CultureLong-formIdentityView profile - 17
Contributing Writer
Aaron Marco Arias
Writes about language learning and the practical craft of becoming multilingual.
Language LearningMethodologyView profile - 18
Industry Writer
Yasir Nawaz
Covers certified translation, legal language, and the procedural work that makes official translations hold up under scrutiny.
Since 2021Certified TranslationLegalImmigrationStandardsView profile - 19
Editorial Team
Day Translations Editorial Team
The in-house editorial team at Day Translations — linguists, translators, and localization specialists writing the pieces no single byline owns.
Tampa, FloridaSince 2007IndustryLocalizationLanguage ReferenceEditorialView profile
Editorial
Every byline is a person.
Every story is checked by another one.
Our editorial process pairs a primary author with a second reader — usually a native speaker of the language being discussed. We name names because we stand behind the work.