Membership Spotlight: Fine Line Marine Electric
In December, we had the privilege of sitting down with SACC Florida’s first-ever Corporate Member, Fine Line Marine Electric, represented by its Founder and Operations Manager, Petrus Sundvall. Originally from Kalmar, Sweden, Petrus first came to Fort Lauderdale, also known as the yachting capital of the world, in 2001 during a global sailing expedition. Captivated […]
Membership Spotlight: The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort Bahamas
In November, our interns sat down with one of our valued trust members, The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas represented by Viktoria Riley. Viktoria, who serves as President of the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce in Florida is the Resort’s Director of Marketing since 2016. In this role she oversees all the commercial […]
Membership Spotlight: Dynabyte
In the month of September, we had the pleasure of meeting with SACC Florida Corporate Member, Dynabyte and caught up with the CEO and Founder, Anders Lentell. Anders is originally from Stockholm, Sweden and has worked in technology and software development throughout his career. Before the launch of Dynabyte in 2001, he worked as an […]
Membership Spotlight: Waxin’s Restaurant
In August, we had the pleasure of meeting one of our Corporate members, Waxin’s, represented by its founder Patrik Waxin and his colleagues Annica Bereflod, and Viktor Nyman. They shared the inspiring journey of Waxin’s, which began as a small Swedish establishment and has grown into a thriving organization with soon-to-be three restaurants in South […]
Membership Spotlight: Skanska-Frederick Burman, EVP- Skanska Asset Management (Group)
As one of SACC Florida’s Corporate Members, Skanska plays an important part of our organization. In May, we sat down with Frederick Burman, currently the Executive Vice President of Skanska Asset Management (Group), based in Miami and SACC Florida Advisory Board Member. Frederick was born in Linköping. His parents were diplomats which presented the opportunity […]
Membership Spotlight: Voice Professional & HammarstromMEDIA
During the month of May, we had the pleasure of meeting one of our Small-Business Members Voice Professional, represented by the founder Fia Hammarström. She shared her story and what started as a passion has now grown into a business, driven by her dedication and innovative vision. Since 1992 when she started her company VOICE, […]
Membership Spotlight: Consilium
Martin Steen, Regional Manager for the Americas During the month of April, we had the opportunity to meet Martin Steen at Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami, where he represented Consilium along with his team. Originally from Gothenburg, Sweden, Martin Steen relocated to Florida in 2016 from his previous position as managing director for Consilium South Korea. At […]
Membership Spotlight: ScandiLabs
Alexandra Cochrane, Founder and CEO, ScandiLabs This month, we had the opportunity to sit down with Alexandra Cochrane, founder and owner of Scandilabs. She shared the story of how her company Scandilabs was born, what her brand stands for, the benefits of her product and the company’s future. At the age of 20, Alexandra moved […]
Membership Spotlight: Polatsek
Harry D. Polatsek, Managing Attorney-Polatsek, Counsellors-at-Law Harry D. Polatsek has practiced immigration law for 45 years. After gaining big-firm experience in New York, he stepped out on his own to found the law firm Polatsek, Counsellorsat-Law in July of 1983 in Fort Lauderdale. His risk paid off—today, the firm is widely recognized as a leader […]
Membership Spotlight: SAS
Jasmin Utter, General Manager Region Americas- SAS SAS in the US Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was founded after World War II, in August of 1946, as the common airline company for Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The first flight to the US took off as early as September 17, 1946. Scandinavians traveling to the US for business […]