Business Chief USA February 2019
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Women were<br />
found to hold<br />
41% of the tech<br />
jobs in the city —<br />
far ahead of<br />
the national<br />
average of 26%<br />
ENTRADA ESL — ERIN JANKLOW<br />
After becoming fluent in Italian while studying<br />
abroad, Entrada ELS founder and CEO Erin<br />
Janklow “learned firsthand that taking up a<br />
second language as an adult is challenging, but<br />
it's not impossible”, Inc reported earlier in 2018.<br />
Her startup, which was featured in July 2018<br />
by startup capital investor Rent the Runway,<br />
helps immigrant employees in the hospitality<br />
sector become proficient English speakers<br />
while at work. The method uses a device and<br />
Talkback method of teaching,<br />
according to Technically DC.<br />
With 30-minutes lessons per<br />
day, Entrada ESL claims it<br />
can deliver confident English<br />
speakers “in just 100 days”.<br />
www.entradaesl.com<br />
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