The one thing that I confidently can say I am good at and that comes natural to me is my ability to think differently when trouble happens.

 

This way of changing the way of thinking results in a lighter sense of being. This lighter sense then sets the new stage for me to think of various possibilities and act upon the opportunities that I discover.

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All the "happenings" that I have experienced in my life - and all the ones that came before me that led to my particular path in life - is what has shaped me into the person I am today. 

 

For reference, I share a summary of my selected work experiences:

 

Founder of this website - a sharing concept for helping people improve their performance in everyday living by thinking differently.

 

A couple of years back, I started a pilot-project with the concept of "Idea Lab and Gallery" in Värmland, in the western part of Sweden. I independently funded the two-year-piloting with two employees. Our service offering was helping the unknown artisans and artists get their chance to show and sell their productions in the local market. 

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About eight years of operations of a Swedish country estate with history from 1776: Events, B&B and horse training management.

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About seven years as General Partner, venture capital firm in Silicon Valley: $40M fund for renewable energy technology. Seed to Growth.

 

About nine years as Director, Corporate Venture Capital, at major Japanese corporation, San Francisco: $100M investments in IT. S-A to Growth.

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Three years of public service as the Manager of Innovation Norway's office in San Francisco. A Norwegian state-owned entity supporting entrepreneurship and venture capital in Silicon Valley.

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My first two years after college was in business development in a global fertilizer company in South San Francisco.

 

Education:

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

California State University,

San Francisco (MBA) & Sacramento (BS)

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Certified Executive Coach, Leadership

Berkeley Executive Coaching Inst., Univ. of California, Berkeley​

Communicate fluently in English, Norwegian & Swedish.​

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