Mango Languages

Sharing an American Tradition: Football

It’s the first week of February… which means it’s Super Bowl time. This Sunday, February 6th, two teams will play against each other to receive the ultimate football honor, become the winner of the Super Bowl. The Pittsburgh Steelers will be playing against the Green Bay Packers in Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

The Super Bowl championship has been a great American tradition for the past 45 years. However due to the advancement of technology and social media, people all around the world will be able to share this experience, cheering for the Super Bowl. The NFL championship has become an international event, bringing people together from all around the world.

Here are some fun facts:

151.6 million: Number of people who will watch at least part of the game.

194 million: Approximate number of blades of grass on the football field.

232: Number of countries and territories in which the game will be broadcast.

34: Number of languages the game is broadcast in.

1: Number of languages in which the word “football” doesn’t mean “soccer.”

(Source:  www.treehugger.com)

While most people in the United States are gearing up in their favorite NFL apparel in preparation for the game, all over the world people are doing the same.  They’re getting ready to watch some football, but this time around it’s American Football.

Share with us: Have you ever watched the Super Bowl from another country?

Mango Monday: Everyone meet Jane!

Happy Monday Everyone!

For Mango Monday we would like to introduce our new and awesome Government Sales Manager, Jane Potee. Jane has recently moved to permanently experience Pure Michigan and join the Mango Team.

Get an inside scoop at what it’s like to work at Mango Languages and get to know Jane through this Q&A.

Q: How did you find out about Mango Languages?
A:  I met Drew Kelly, Mango’s Operations Manager, at the Kentucky Public Library Association back last April.  I was working for an audio book vendor at the time, and was very impressed (and a bit jealous) of the gracious and enthusiastic customer interaction that was happening at the Mango exhibit.  I met Ryan Colpaert, Mango’s Sales Director, and Drew again at the Air Force Navy Librarians Workshop in June of last year.  When I heard that Mango was looking for a Government Sales Manager I was very interested.  I pursued Ryan, Drew, and the recruitment process at Mango. I heard they interviewed over 30 people – and with my experience at a former Medical Library, combined with my past experience as a Government, Corporate, and Medical Library Sales Manager for a large International subscription agent, I was so thrilled that I made the final cut.

Q: What is your favorite part about working at Mango Languages?
A:  I love the people and the core values that Mango is founded on:

-Quality
-Innovation
-Entrepreneurial Spirit
-Fundipline
-Integrity
-Positive Attitude

Everyday, we WORK hard at Mango and we Play hard too.  We make sure the Language Learning experience is fun and memorable in the process.

Q: Which language/s would you like to learn? why?
A: I want to learn Hebrew.  I took German and French in High School and College, but way back in my family lineage I have relatives that were of Jewish heritage from Russia.

Q: What do you like most about the Mango courses?
A: You can learn at your own pace.  That is important to me because I love to GO FAST, but when it comes to learning a new language sometimes I have to pace myself during the learning experience to make the outcome optimum in retention and understanding.

Q: What’s a fun and/or interesting fact about you?

A: On my 50th birthday, I enrolled in Mach1 Race School and drove 6 laps at 150 mph at the Michigan International Speedway. Just like Mango- Life, Love, and Laughter all along the way!

That’s so cool Jane! Thank you so much for sharing that with us. We are so happy to have you here at Mango Languages.

There you have it folks, a car-racing, language-loving, great Government Sales Manager. That’s just one example of the diverse and unique staff here at Mango Languages.

What Mango’s All About!

Because today is Mango Monday, it’s only right to talk about Mango and what we’re all about. Language learning is a passion of ours, we live and breathe it around here. Besides analyzing language learning trends, perfecting the Mango methodology, and creating educational products for everyone to enjoy, there is a core value system we all strive to follow and live by here at the Mango grove.
Our core purpose is to deeply enrich lives by leading the world to language and cultural understanding. How did we get to this? I’m glad you asked… through our six core values!

-Quality
-Innovation
-Entrepreneurial Spirit
-Fundipline
-Integrity
-Positive Attitude

These core values come together to create what you know as Mango Languages. We try to put our best effort into everything we do while coming up with creative and new ideas that ultimately better the world through language learning. We’re driven and we have fun! Although we follow these core values on a daily basis, we couldn’t have done it without your support. Thank you to all our fans for allowing us do what we love, who create and provide opportunities for people to learn about different cultures and the world around us through languages.

Video: Mango Call on my Blackberry!

Watch as our CEO, Jason Teshuba, gets an important call for Ryan, our Sales Director, on his Blackberry…

Good times here at Mango Languages! Just another example of how we work hard and play even harder!

Video: Mango Languages – The Mango Culture, Webisode 9

We are a crazy bunch and act very much like a family…see some of our antics here!

If you worked at Mango what kind of office culture would you want to see?

Video: Mango Languages – The Mango Fleece, Webisode 8

One of our staff members lives in his Mango Languages fleece…we are not sure what he would do without it!

Mango Elves Launch New Website

We are so excited to announce our new website. www.MangoLanguages.com

This has been a labor of love to all of our current customers and their requests. We tried to make it user friendly, fun to go through and helpful in finding the information you need. We have customized our new website to provide information for all of our markets and all of our fans. Our new website is all about about our passion for language learning and international communication. From cool graphics, getting to know the Mango elves, new product information, the Mango Blog, to our methodology and testimonials, the new www.MangoLanguages.com has it all.

Please take a look around…get comfortable, so you can watch the videos, click on links and let us know what you think! After all you helped us build it!

Please leave us a comment and share your impression of the site!

Video: Mango Languages, Where is? Webisode 7

We have lots of meetings at Mango Languages…and some Mangoes are notorious for missing them.

Check out the elusive Mangoes here!

Video: Mango Languages Juicing Episode 6

Mangoes are pretty healthy and many of the Mango employees are too. A few really love to juice fruits and vegetables and boy do they make a mess.

Do you juice?

Video: Mango Languages Idea Incubator – Webisode 4

Innovation is one of our core values, and we have tons of ideas! However, one person, Drew Kelly, thinks he has all the best ideas. The best part is that Drew likes to make fun of himself, too.

Thanks Drew for having fun with us!