Mango Languages is taking on new sectors after it cornered the first market it aimed for, meaning more hires at the Farmington Hills-based business.
The 7-year-old business develops language education courses. It started out making sales to libraries and became a leader in that space over the last year. It now has a catalogue of products that teach 60 languages, ranging from Spanish to Biblical Hebrew to
Pirate.
"Pirate is genius," says Roberto Valdez, marketing director of
Mango Languages. "It gets kids excited about learning a second language."
The company has hired a dozen people over the last year, including professionals in marketing, human resources, computer programing and product development. It currently employs 50 people and has three open positions in entry-level marketing and customer advocacy.
"We're growing exponentially now," Valdez says. "We are hiring quite a bit. We are averaging a hire a month."
And Mango Languages is working to expand into new sectors, such as higher education and corporate education.
"It's a very exciting time," Valdez says. "We have had a good amount of success in the library sector and now we’re looking for some new areas to grow."
Source: Roberto Valdez, marketing director of Mango Languages
Writer: Jon Zemke
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