Case Study: Translating Stars achieves agency growth and productivity with Smartcat

How Translating Stars thrives on Smartcat in an adverse economy

Translating Stars, led by Gladys de Contreras, is a boutique agency providing Portuguese, English and Spanish translations across legal, medical, finance and academic sectors. Growing from solo freelancer work done amid unreliable electricity and internet in Venezuela, Gladys faced the dual challenge of professionalizing operations and scaling a distributed team while finding a CAT solution that was easy to use and affordable. She partnered with Smartcat and adopted Smartcat’s CAT platform to address those needs.

Smartcat delivered a cloud-based CAT platform (and access to the Smartcat Marketplace) plus hands-on support from regional account executive Jeff Weiser, enabling real-time collaboration, translation memory-driven quality checks, and no per-user licensing. The result was streamlined workflows, easier quality control (edits can be reviewed without combing whole documents), cost savings from Smartcat’s pricing model, and a steady source of new leads via the Marketplace—helping Translating Stars scale into a professional, global agency.

Translating Stars

Gladys de Contreras