Honoring Veterans and Military Families at The Walt Disney Company

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National Veterans and Military Families Month recognizes the important roles of veterans, active-duty military, their spouses, and families. Through transformative storytelling and a focused approach, Disney is uniquely positioned to honor the diversity of Veterans and Military Families and increase the visibility of active-duty military and Veteran leaders, employees, talent, and creators.

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Thank You For Your Service: Military Veterans Make Careers with ESPN

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We understand that it takes dedication, drive and leadership to serve your country, which is why ESPN is excited to once again broadcast the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 22, the bowl game that salutes our nation’s military and their families! Every day, ESPN makes a commitment to celebrate and support military veterans and their families. Heroes Work Here at The Walt Disney Company is a company-wide initiative to hire, train and support returning veterans, including on teams at ESPN. We recently spoke with two military veterans creating careers with ESPN about their service and current roles with the company.

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Honoring Native Voices with The Walt Disney Company

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Native American Heritage Month celebrates the contributions of the diverse and intersectional Native American and Alaska Native communities to U.S. history and culture. Through transformative storytelling and a focused approach, Disney is uniquely positioned to honor the diversity of Native American and Indigenous communities and increase the visibility of Native American and Indigenous leaders, employees, talent, and creators.

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Episode 7: Walt Disney Imagineering – Research & Development and AR/VR Design Engineering

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From pre-visualizing attractions and shows to researching and developing new experiences that are years away from entering our parks and resorts, we are joined by two Walt Disney Imagineers in this episode. Jonathan Becker, Senior Research & Development Imagineer, and Emily Van Bellegham, AR/VR Design Engineer talk about their current roles, how they got their start with Walt Disney Imagineering, and advice for anyone interested in becoming an Imagineer.

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Showcasing Passion, Talent, and Culture: Meet Chef Daniel Contreras

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Disney Culinary is ever-evolving and helps to amplify diverse voices. Our food and beverage cast members bring a personal touch of magic to help bring a unique flavor to our guests. Meet Chef Daniel Contreras, a proud immigrant from Colombia, who made his childhood dream come true as the Chef at Be Our Guest in Magic Kingdom.

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Episode 6: ESPN – Social Media and Production

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To serve sports fans, anytime, anywhere, is the mission of ESPN. The go-to stop for all sports coverage, we sit down with two ESPN employees, Jett Watkins, Social Media Specialist II, and Sania Blu, Production Assistant at ESPN Next, who share that it is not all about the final score, but the stories that EPSN tells. We hear about how ESPN handles breaking news, like when Tom Brady announced he was retiring, tips on how you can improve your content skills, and the different job areas you get to work in when you join the ESPN Next program.

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Disney Employees Empower the Magic at Grace Hopper Celebration 2022

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The Walt Disney Company was recently an Emerald sponsor at the 28th annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC). This year, the conference was held in-person and virtually with thousands of attendees, technologists, and technology companies coming together from across the globe to celebrate women and nonbinary people in technology. We’re thrilled to introduce three Disney representatives who shared their journeys at the conference and what it took to bring Disney’s presence at GHC to life

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