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Scuba Diving's Sea Heroes

By Bert Menninga on 2012-01-26
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Recognizing the crusaders for clean seas is what Scuba Diving’s Sea Heroes is all about.

U.S. sport interest title Scuba Diving doesn't just write about pristine ocean environments, it does its part to support those who are working hard to keep the world's bodies of waters clean. Which is why the magazine together with others started the Sea Heroes award program last spring. And now it will continue into 2012. Last year, five heroes were chosen and Shawn Heinrichs was declared the overall winner. The first hero this year will be named in the May issue of the magazine.

Why Diversity Matters

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-02
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Demographics are our destiny says Andrés Tapia, president for Diversity Best Practices, a part of Working Mother Media. Tapia lays out the business case for diversity.

Photo: Easley Blessed

A diverse workplace that has a mix of people that reflects the demographics of the population isn't just a matter of ethics, it's a matter of smart business. So says Andrés Tapia, President for Diversity Best Practices, one of three divisions of Working Mother Media, owned by Bonnier Corporation. "If you have an inclusive workplace you will not only be able to attract the best talent, but be able to meet a much wider range of markets," says Tapia.

Bonnier Corporation Starts Leadership Course

By Bert Menninga on 2011-10-18
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Modeled after courses in Sweden, Bonnier Corporation in the U.S. works to develop its own leaders.

Bonnier Corporation in the U.S. has begun a leadership course designed after Bonnier Sweden's Bonnier Media University. "The ongoing development of  management team - from the lower and middle levels to the top executives - is one of the strongest beliefs, and biggest priorities, at Bonnier Corporation," says Terry Snow, CEO.

Snow initiated the program in part to the overwhelming requests for more educational seminars from staff.

Meet Tina Cliffoord

By Bert Menninga on 2011-10-18
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Managing traffic in Sweden and the U.S. is the same - but different, says GROW participant Tina Cliffoord.

Different titles, same job - almost. And not quite the same tasks, but the same goal. That's how Tina Cliffoord describes her time as a GROW participant at Bonnier Corporation, at the TransWorld offices in California.

"Back home at Bonnier Tidskrifter I'm the traffic manager and responsible for print-ready material, ads and inserts and everything connected to them," says Cliffoord.

Meet Jussi Hakanen

By Bert Menninga on 2011-10-06
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GROW participant meets American TV - and alligators - when he trades Finland for Florida.

For someone who grew up on American pop culture, moving from Helsinki to Florida has been a dream come true. "All my life I've loved Happy Days, action movies, Springsteen, Seinfeld, Conan, NBA, HBO, etc.," says Jussi Hakanen, who is working at Bonnier Corporation for three months under the GROW program.

Meet Charles Amyx

By Bert Menninga on 2011-10-04
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GROW participant finds his way north from Winter Park to Vilnius.

When navigating a new city, if you bring a compass make sure it truly points north. So says Charles Amyx, who moved from Winter Park, Florida to Vilnius, Lithuania for three months under the GROW program. "I had brought a cheap button-sized compass with me because I thought it was one of those things I needed," says Amyx. "So, my very first day here I thought I should go to the grocery store for water and other necessities. I searched for one on Google Maps, made a note that it was northeast of my flat, and struck out on my first adventure in a new country.

Meet Lindsey Atkinson

By Bert Menninga on 2011-09-27
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GROW participant bikes her way through Munich.

It's all a matter of rights, says Lindsey Atkinson. A photo librarian at Bonnier Corporation in Florida, Atkinson is used to dealing with photo rights. But for three months she is trading pictures for books, and Winter Park for Munich, Germany, where she faces new challenges at publishing house Piper Verlag.

Meet Alex Pedersen

By Bert Menninga on 2011-09-22
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Alex Pedersen trades Copenhagen for Winter Park, where his co-workers go waterskiing at lunch.

The heat and humidity of Florida may be extreme for some, but for Alex Pedersen of Copenhagen, it's been anything but daunting. "This doesn't even come close to the weather in Denmark, and I absolutely love it!" Pedersen says.

Pedersen is spending three months at Bonnier Corporation in Winter park, working as a marketing project manager, helping decide on a new cause marketing campaign.

Meet April Robertson-Ring

By Bert Menninga on 2011-09-14
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Taking in the history and learning new ways of communicating, April Robertson-Ring makes the most of three months in Stockholm.

April Robertson-Ring is not a city person. "I come from the panhandle of Florida, which is really the rural south and not the Florida that most people think of," says Robertson-Ring, who is living in Stockholm for three months under Bonnier's GROW program. Which was one of the reasons she decided to apply for GROW: She wanted to challenge herself, and she thought that Stockholm would be a good way to get a taste of city life very different from her life in Winter Park at Bonnier Corporation.

A Step Further with GROW

By Kathleen Goodin on 2011-08-08
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GROW helps Amy Mangino take a step in a new direction.

For most GROW participants, the opportunity to work for a Bonnier company in a different country for three months is a chance to experience a new place and culture, and then return home full of memories and ideas. For Amy Mangino, who did the GROW program in the summer of 2010 in Stockholm, it was the time when she found a new place to call home.

The 17-year New York City resident traded Brooklyn for Stockholm as a research analyst at Bonnier Tidskrifter for her GROW program stint.