At the mere age of 12, Pierre saw the world unfold before him. A native of French-speaking Belgium, he communicated fully with his English teacher on his first day of class, yet neither spoke the other’s language.

“I was 12 and didn’t know a single word of English,” he reminisces. “The teacher came in, showed the class a pen and said, ‘This is a pen.’ Then he showed a book and said, ‘This is a book.’ He went on and although he never spoke one word of French to us, everyone knew what he was saying. Just then, I learned my first words in a new language. It was magic!”

That a-ha moment led to his love of languages and, ultimately, his work as a translator. But from the onset, Pierre had vision for what would ultimately become Virtual Words: empower great people with technology to create a true virtual global system for clients around the world. Pierre stayed true to his vision and today, he leads the dynamic sales engine of Virtual Words worldwide.