Cecilia Lipovsek

They say that our lives change every seven years; mine certainly has. At age seven, we moved to the countryside with my family and so, I learned what being an outsider is like right before I could spell my full name. I was quickly adored by some and criticised by others simply because of where I was born. Yes, in my own country and only a few miles away from my birthplace! Funnily enough, when we moved back to Buenos Aires in my early teens, I immediately became the ‘country girl’ – an outsider in my own hometown…

By age 24, I was running the training department at an Argentine company servicing the remote interpreting market in the United States. Having experienced my ‘otherness’ first-hand helped me expand my role by adding intercultural awareness to my team’s skillset. During the seven years I worked for this company (yup, seven again), I trained over 200 colleagues while also studying translation full time. I learned about Latin America at the office and to translate for world peace at school. I was very lucky to have had a front row seat to such vast cultures and their myriads of accents, regionalisms, idiosyncrasies, and worldviews; and to do it all in two languages.

After getting my postgraduate diploma in Conference Interpreting, I felt I wanted something else so, encouraged by friends and family, I took a deep breath and jumped. I sold everything I owned (except for a few personal treasures I adore), packed one suitcase, and moved to London.

There I was again, an outsider setting up residence – and shop – across the world. Then as life often has it, at the turn of yet another seven-year cycle, one morning I found myself interpreting for a Mexican diplomatic delegation visiting the UK and, just like that, Multilateral was born.

Everything in my life had prepared me for it: my education, my professional background, my personal experiences - even my Sunday walks playing tourist around London!

Over the past decade, I’ve had the pleasure of supporting more than 120 visiting Latin American delegations in the UK through Multilateral. Now, I’m excited to start a new chapter—this time under my own name—continuing to help professionals like you connect smoothly across borders without the usual stress.

I truly believe connection depends on great engagement. Of course, what that looks like can change depending on the situation. But no matter where or when, I want tools that give me confidence—not just when I’m learning, but when I’m actually putting them into practice. That’s exactly what Cecilia Lipovsek offers: practical solutions that work.

Whether I’m speaking to a multicultural crowd, networking internationally, or negotiating for a global project, I rely on simple, relevant tools and frameworks. They combine expert knowledge with hands-on practicality, delivering strategies that make a lasting difference.

I wholeheartedly believe that talking helps us understand each other better, and that getting the support we need doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective. Even a brief conversation is, to me, a celebration of our shared humanity—and that’s something worth celebrating.

Face-to-face interactions can be nerve-wracking. Getting better at them doesn’t have to be.