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Los presentadores Jonathan Bench y Kato Aerts contin\u00faan la conversaci\u00f3n con un episodio sobre los or\u00edgenes centrado en la trayectoria de Kato hacia el derecho. Jonathan entrevista a Kato sobre su infancia en B\u00e9lgica, cerca de Amberes, su temprana afici\u00f3n por los idiomas y el aprendizaje, y las experiencias personales que moldearon su inter\u00e9s por los litigios y, en \u00faltima instancia, por el derecho laboral. Kato comparte c\u00f3mo la curiosidad, la influencia de su familia y su af\u00e1n por crecer la llevaron a buscar grandes oportunidades: unirse a un bufete m\u00e1s grande, encontrar mentores clave y decir s\u00ed a la participaci\u00f3n internacional a trav\u00e9s de la AIJA, lo que result\u00f3 fundamental para su carrera y su desarrollo como l\u00edder. A lo largo del camino, hablan de la trayectoria europea para convertirse en abogado, la mentalidad y la fortaleza mental necesarias para mantener una pr\u00e1ctica exigente, y c\u00f3mo se puede medir el \u00e9xito mediante la creaci\u00f3n de un equipo pr\u00f3spero y ayudando a la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n a disfrutar de la profesi\u00f3n. Con\u00e9ctate con Jonathan<\/a>\u00a0y Kato<\/a>\u00a0en LinkedIn para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hosts Jonathan Bench and Kato Aerts continue the conversation with an origin-story episode focused on Kato\u2019s path into law. Jonathan interviews Kato about her childhood in Belgium near Antwerp, her early love of language and learning, and the personal experiences that shaped her interest in litigation and ultimately employment law. 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