Our story
Teamwork bears fruit!
The idea for Orange Tree was born 20 years ago. At that time, Martin Štulík and Alžběta Soperová studied law in Prague, but they both felt more passionate about foreign languages than clauses, fine print, acts and bills. Martin grew up with English thanks to his mother, an English-born Canadian, who is also a translator. The apple… well, the orange didn’t fall far from the tree.
And since Alžběta (who would later become a sworn translator) was not afraid to tackle even the toughest language problems, the two classmates put the idea into practice. They were soon joined by Markéta Lukášová (now Štulíková), who took care of the human resources and Orange Tree’s offices. When she and Martin became partners in life, not just work, the business took off in full swing.
Further assets started joining the team. Young and talented translators with ambitions to become top in their field learned first hand from Orange Tree’s founders. They also brought with them expertise in particular fields, such as pharmacy or marketing. A student at the time and the current head of the “orange groves” as it were, Barbora Vodičková, was among those pioneers.
Orange Tree’s first customers were our founders’ classmates at university. Most of them pursued careers in the legal profession after graduating and knew that they could rely on Martin and Alžběta. Thanks to their reputation and network, the young translators hit the ground running. They delivered high-quality translations and further proved themselves reliable. Naturally, they started securing more contracts. Orange Tree grew beyond Prague and has taken roots in Brno and Plzeň under the supervision of Jan Adámek and Lucie Melicharová.
Today, our in-house team has over 40 members. We translate for industry leaders from various areas of both the private and public sectors. We provide our services, to the Office of the Public Defender of Rights, the European Commission, the European Court of Justice, the European Central Bank, major law and audit firms, large pharmaceutical companies, and others. You can find a detailed list of our clients and their testimonials here.
With work flooding in, we realised a need to grow and establish our sales team. Thanks to the excellent ideas of our amazing Operations and Sales Director, Lucie Fajkusová, we managed to further expand the list of satisfied clients. In 2022, we joined forces with the legend in interpreting, Artlingua. Artlingua brings to the table their interpreting expertise, and assists in translating mainly creative texts, including those for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
With Orange Tree blossoming with a team of young professionals, we realised we couldn't be a traditional agency providing mechanical translations. As modern technologies progressed at the same time the company grew, our founders decided to squeeze the best out of new translation tools. And so began a cycle of training and testing, until we fine-tuned a unique procedure which utilises people and translation software efficiently. It proved so successful that it is now being passed on to current and future translators at universities. It’s also accessible directly through the Orange Tree Translators’ HUB platform.
We would like you and our co-operation to become a part of our story. If you are looking for a reliable, fast and professional partner in translations, interpreting, subtitling and proofreading, we have something to offer. You can turn to us with confidence even when life is giving you lemons in the form of tight deadlines at work. We are happy to use our experience and our tools to turn those lemons into lemonade… or should we say freshly squeezed orange juice for you. Just give us a call.
Contact us.
Kateřina Stejskalová
Front Office Manager
WE TRANSLATE & INTERPRET
Who is behind Orange Tree?
Lucie Fajkusová
CEO
+420 723 312 564
lucie.fajkusova@orangetree.cz
Lucie graduated from the Faculty of Humanities at Charles University, where she studied Humanities. She is currently completing her Master's degree in General Anthropology at the same faculty. At Orange Tree, Lucie holds the position of CEO. She is primarily responsible for strategic management and negotiates the terms of co-operation with our clients so that it fully meets their needs. She speaks English and Spanish.
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She enjoys spending her free time with her family and friends. She likes reading, travelling and going out and attending cultural events. She likes Spanish tapas, Nordic crime fiction, English humour and Polish cuisine.
Mgr. Martin Štulík
Co-owner, Head of Education, Senior Translator
+420 604 242 309
martin.stulik@orangetree.cz
Martin graduated from the Faculty of Law at Charles University. His main area of expertise is demanding legal texts. Outside Orange Tree, he works as a freelance translator for the EU Court of Justice and the European Investment Bank. Given his bilingual origin and being native in both languages, he guarantees the quality of English translations in Orange Tree.
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Martin and his team have developed a workflow for modern translators, which he teaches to his colleagues, students and now also external translators within the Orange Tree Translators’ HUB platform.
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Martin devotes his spare time to his family and his hobbies, including windsurfing, freeriding and golf. His favourite destinations are Spain and Canada, where part of his family lives.
Mgr. Alžběta Soperová
Co-owner, Executive Director, sworn translator and Head of French Translations
+420 777 287 761
alzbeta.soperova@orangetree.cz
Alžběta is a lawyer by training. After passing the State Interpreter’s and Translator’s Examination, she was appointed a sworn translator. She has extensive experience in translating documents for litigation and arbitration and as a specialised proofreader she participated in the translation of the new Czech Civil Code into English. At Orange Tree, she is responsible for sworn (certified) translations. She also passed the French for law examination at the Paris Chamber of Commerce and translates from French, in particular for the Court of Justice of the EU. She translates subtitles and publications as a freelancer for the National Theatre, UMPRUM and other cultural institutions.
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In her free time, she volunteers at the Motol Hospital as a canistherapist and as a monoski instructor for children in wheelchairs. Her hobbies include ski mountaineering, hiking, reading and theatre.
Mgr. Barbora Vodičková
Partner, Co-owner
+420 731 927 938
barbora.vodickova@orangetree.cz
Barbora is a certified translator. She gained expert knowledge as part of her additional studies for translators of legal texts and is a registered sworn interpreter and translator. Barbora joined Orange Tree as a student in 2012 and worked her way up to be a Senior Translator. She later became the Head of English Translations and currently works as Partner focusing on translation processes and technology. She has not hung up her translator’s hat either – in addition to legal texts, she specialises in stylistically demanding translations.
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Barbora lives with her family in Brno and likes to travel, knit, read and practice yoga in her spare time.
Mgr. Markéta Štulíková
HR Director, Executive Director
+420 739 623 904
marketa.stulikova@orangetree.cz
Markéta studied English philology and history. She has extensive experience in the area of teaching methodology. At Orange Tree, Markéta is responsible for the finance and human resource departments. She also takes care of recruiting new employees, internal company culture, and supporting the personal and professional development of her colleagues. She speaks English, French and Spanish.
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In her free time, she likes to go to the cinema and visit galleries. She likes jogging and in winter often goes to the mountains for freeriding and in summer to the sea for windsurfing.