Richard Brooks is the owner and CEO of UK-based language service provider, K International. He holds an MBA from Cranfield University and is a director of the Association of Language Companies. Richard has completed and contributed to numerous educational programs in Europe, the United States and Asia, and cowritten several publications on topics of interest. His academic interests lie around entrepreneurism and international leadership development. Richard’s dream, and that of his company, is to create a world without language barriers. He is an experienced professional in the translation industry, much respected for his business insight and acumen, and as such has become a renowned and popular international conference and event speaker — his open, passionate and honest style, combined with his dry and entertaining sense of humor keeps his audiences thoroughly engaged in his chosen topic.