Anna Bastek, co-founder of Wolfestone, has been shortlisted for two prestigious honours in the 2010 Women in Business Awards, organised by the South Wales Evening Post and Swansea Bay Business Life. The awards celebrate outstanding female leaders across the Swansea Bay business community and span six categories.
Anna is a finalist in both the Online Innovation Award and the Go Green Environmental Award, recognising her pioneering use of technology in the language services industry and her strong commitment to sustainable business practices.
This recognition follows her high-profile win in 2009, when she was named Swansea Bay Woman of the Year, a title awarded to the region’s most inspiring female business leader.
Anna commented:
“I’m thrilled to be a finalist in two categories this year. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved, building a multi-award-winning international business from the ground up, during one of the toughest economic periods in decades. Online innovation continues to be a major driver of success for Wolfestone, and my commitment to sustainability is what led me to launch Eco Trans, which specialises in language services for the renewable energy sector.”
Before launching Wolfestone, Anna served as Marketing Director of a leading electronics firm, where she oversaw a 700% increase in turnover. Spotting a gap in the market for professional, scalable language services, she co-founded Wolfestone with business partner Roy Allkin in 2006. Since then, the company has grown exponentially, with turnover doubling year on year since 2007, a testament to the pair’s strategic vision and dedication.
Wolfestone now operates internationally and supports clients worldwide with a full suite of language solutions, including translation, localisation, transcription, voiceover, and multilingual content management.
