Posts Tagged ‘LAD – Employee Stories’
A champion of future storytellers: Alicia Szeto, ESPN NEXT production assistant, on the impact of attending AAJA
🎶 Siri, play the SportsCenter theme song. 🎶 While some would say the soundtrack to their life consists of songs from their childhood or young adulthood, for Alicia Szeto, production assistant in the ESPN NEXT program, ESPN was the ever-present background music to her life. From a young age, she was always watching and absorbing,…
Read MoreWhen last year’s NAHJ connection leads to this year’s dream job
Larissa Lucas was the kid who put off bedtime to stay up and watch SportsCenter. As both a player and fan of sports, she grew up dreaming of a career focused on her passion, and when she met an ESPN recruiter at last year’s NAHJ conference, that dream came true. We asked Larissa about her…
Read MoreThe Wish that Found its Way Back: Catalina Santana Hernandez
At just 17 years old, Catalina Santana Hernandez stood beneath the skies of Rome, Italy, reliving moments from one of her favorite Disney Channel original movies, “The Lizzie McGuire Movie”. She had no idea that years later she’d be living out another kind of dream, one shaped by gratitude, joy, and a rising career at…
Read MoreCelebrating World Storytelling Day: How Mentorship is Shaping Future Careers One Story at a Time
No place in the world captures the art of storytelling quite like The Walt Disney Company. On World Storytelling Day, Disney is celebrating stories in all of its imaginative forms to connect and inspire the world over. At Disney, storytelling is about more than just the films and television shows that entertain fans and families…
Read MoreFrom Shore to Sea: Simon, Manager, Fleet Operations Training
Speaking with Simon, a Fleet Operations Training Manager with Disney Cruise Line, it’s easy to be inspired by his passion for safety at sea and feel how much the maritime industry means to him. As a third-generation seafarer following in his father and grandfather’s wake, his exposure to sailing began in South Shields in the…
Read MoreCultivating career and community: Heather Anderson, Vice President of Original Content and Business Affairs at ESPN
Listening to Heather Anderson take you on a journey through her career is inspiring, and we aren’t the only ones to feel that way. Heather, Vice President of Original Content and Business Affairs at ESPN, has recently been awarded three times in recognition of her wonderful career and contributions to her community. Her legal career…
Read MoreMeet the product designers behind the Donald Duck 90 merchandise
From apparel to jewelry and backpacks, Disney is releasing exclusive Donald Duck 90 merchandise in honor of the iconic character’s milestone anniversary. As we gear up for the celebration, meet two product designers who helped bring this product line to life! Aimee Seth, senior manager, product design and development Focus: Bag, backpacks, and travel Becky…
Read MoreReaching Career Goals as a Disney Performer from Shanghai to Hong Kong
Attending a Disney audition on a whim set Nicholas Clemens down a new career path that would take him across the globe with performance contracts at Shanghai Disney Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Now five years into his performing career, Nicholas reflects on an early love of Disney that inspired his journey. “My passion…
Read MoreGrowing a Garden of Magic at Hong Kong Disneyland
There are many ways to bloom at The Walt Disney Company! Meet Dion, a manager with Hong Kong Disneyland’s Horticulture team! She has explored many roles within her 20-year career with Disney. From starting her career in decoration services to later exploring facilities management. She now oversees the amazing team that brings Hong Kong Disneyland…
Read MoreCelebrating Tonie Rose, first woman at Disney Cruise Line to lead a pool deck crew
Growing up in the Philippines, the idea of working at sea never even crossed Tonie Rose’s mind. Now, years later, not only has she made her career at sea, but she’s a part of Disney Cruise Line history as the first woman to become a leader within the pool deck services team! She began her…
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