We’re excited to announce that Relay’s TeamTranslate™ has been named to Fast Company’s 2025 World Changing Ideas list as a business products and services category honoree! This list recognizes the businesses and organizations striving to make the world a better place, and we’re honored that TeamTranslate is being celebrated for its impact on frontline teams.
How TeamTranslate is Helping Frontline Teams Communicate Better
Clear communication is essential for today’s diverse frontline teams, where safety and efficiency are top priorities. Relay’s TeamTranslate™ feature is designed to eliminate language barriers, fostering safer, more productive, and inclusive work environments.
Integrated directly into Relay devices—no need for separate apps or standalone translators—TeamTranslate provides instant voice translation, even across long distances. With the simple push of a button, team members can speak in their preferred language, and others will hear the message translated into their own chosen language.
TeamTranslate supports more than 30 languages, allowing everyone to be heard and understood.
TeamTranslate allows multi-lingual teams across industries such as manufacturing, warehousing, and hospitality to communicate clearly and quickly. This can lead to:
- Better Safety: Important alerts and instructions are clearly understood by everyone, reducing risks.
- Higher Productivity: Misunderstandings and errors due to language differences are minimized, streamlining workflows and boosting operational efficiency.
- More Inclusive Teams: Every team member can confidently participate and feel connected, improving team cohesion and enhancing the employee experience.
- Efficient Operations: Tasks are completed more accurately and quickly when communication is seamless.
By breaking down communication silos, TeamTranslate empowers businesses to fully support their diverse workforces and significantly improve how teams collaborate and perform.
“Our Spanish-speaking employees now feel that they are listened to, they’re more part of the team. With TeamTranslate, there’s been a lot of positive change.”
– José Luis Vàsquez, Production Manager at Poppies Bakeries
Why This Recognition is So Meaningful to Us
Being recognized as a category honoree on Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas list is very meaningful to us at Relay. It supports our core mission in several ways:
- Focus on Innovation: This recognition highlights our work in creating technology that solves real problems for frontline workers. We listen to our customers to build solutions that make a real difference in their daily work.
- Supporting Inclusivity: TeamTranslate helps overcome language barriers, creating more inclusive workplaces. We’re glad to be recognized for an idea that contributes positively to a mission we believe in.
- Serving the Frontline: Frontline workers are vital, and often don’t have the technology they need. This recognition emphasizes our desire to give these teams tools that improve their safety, productivity, and work experience.
- Reflecting Our Values: We believe in the power of connection at Relay. TeamTranslate supports this by enabling clearer communication for everyone.
The real-world impact of TeamTranslate is best told by the frontline teams who use it every day. See how our customer, Recycle Management LLC, uses TeamTranslate to bridge language gaps, enhance safety, and improve efficiency at their recycling facility.
Continuing Our Journey of Innovation
Being recognized by Fast Company for TeamTranslate encourages us to keep innovating and providing great value to frontline teams. It joins other recent achievements for Relay, like being named to the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ list, securing $35+ million in Series B funding, and being recognized in the top 20% of the 2024 Inc. 5000 list. These milestones show our continued growth and dedication.
We thank our customers who inspire features like TeamTranslate and whose partnership is key to our success. We look forward to sharing more updates and continuing to help build a more connected and efficient future for frontline work.
Thank you for being part of the Relay journey!
