Susanne Evens, Founder/ CEO of AAA Translation, Selected as a Top 100 People to Know in St. Louis to Succeed in Business

Susanne Evens, founder and CEO of AAA Translation – a professional foreign language translation, interpretation and global consulting firm founded in 1994 – was recently selected as one of the Top 100 People to Know in St. Louis to Succeed in Business. The award winners will be honored during a luncheon April 12 hosted by Small Business Monthly at the St. Charles Convention Center.

Ms. Evens founded AAA Translation in 1994 and, under her leadership, the company has grown to serve business clients around the world (from Anheuser Busch to The Vatican), working in more than 150 languages to provide translation, interpretation and global consulting services. Since its inception, AAA Translation has been committed to the community, providing resources and time in support of organizations such as Arch Grants, Circus Flora, German Heritage Society, the German School Organization, Sister City programs and more.

Additionally, Ms. Evens has been president of St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities, a nonprofit organization, since 2006; a board member for the World Trade Center St. Louis; a board member for the German American Heritage Society; a board member for the German American Committee; a member of the St. Louis Mosaic Project Advisory Board and is a sought-after expert on international communications and global business development. She is a regular contributor to the BusinessWeek Alliance/Market Advisory Board, and her advice and insights have been featured on: National Public Radio (NPR), BusinessWeek.com, BrandChannel.com, Bloomberg Business News, Rankraiser.com, St. Louis Commerce Magazine, St. Louis Business Journal, CBX KMOX Radio, Pete the Planner Radio Show Indianapolis, International Enterprise Singapore and various German radio stations

Evens was instrumental in bringing two German-based companies to set up facilities and initiate trade within the Midwest. She’s also a guest lecturer at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has served as a mentor for the Women’s Leadership Council at UMSL and was honored by the German American Heritage Society of Saint Louis in 2013 with the organization’s prestigious Friedrich Hecker Freedom Award.

“I am so honored to be among those selected and named as a Top 100 St. Louisan to Know to Succeed in Business,” said Evens. “We work with companies around the globe and in every industry to help them navigate and succeed in the global marketplace, but St. Louis is home. We are proud of the strong relationships we have built and the roles we have played in our city’s business growth.”

Learn more about Susanne Evens and AAA Translation at www.aaatranslation.com.