#NBFSweden is SOLD OUT – the waiting list is now open
Fantastic news for Nordic Business Forum Sweden 2019: the exclusive Swedish conference is sold out with just over a month to go. #NBFSweden promises to be an exciting event at the Cirkus in Stockholm on May 7th, 2019. After a whirlwind week of sales last week, we have officially reached our total capacity for the event […]
Inside Growth with Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak is a Silicon Valley icon and has been a philanthropist for more than thirty years. Steve has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak’s […]
Predicting the Future and Trend Curation with Rohit Bhargava
In this episode of Business as Unusual, Pep talks with Rohit Bhargava. Rohit is an author and a trend curator. The two discuss future trends, customer loyalty, innovation, and more. How can a business leader find out trends and use them for their benefit? What is the difference between trend spotting and trend curation? What […]
Inside Growth with Carla Harris
Carla Harris a Vice Chairman, Wealth Management, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley. She is responsible for increasing client connectivity and penetration to enhance revenue generation across the firm. She formerly headed the Emerging Manager Platform, the equity capital markets effort for the consumer and retail industries and was responsible for Equity […]
Meet the 2019 Speaker Contest Finalists
The qualifying rounds for the Speaker Contest were held this week and we have now our six finalists, one of which will join the Nordic Business Forum 2019 lineup. Out of the 180+ applicants for the contest, 8 individuals were chosen to present at the qualifiers in Oslo, Stockholm, and Helsinki. Their topics covered the […]
Jarkko Rantanen: Building a Winning Emotional Climate at Work
Jarkko Rantanen talked about “’Building a Winning Emotional Climate at Work” at the Speaker Contest Helsinki qualifier on 14 March 2019. Key messages: Cutting off emotions at work means cutting off the full potential of people The right emotions can boost your cognitive performance by 62%. The three foundations of building a winning emotional climate are: awareness […]
Timo Kiuru: Business Magnetism – Let’s Think nurin kurin, mullin mallin!
Timo Kiuru talked about “’Business Magnetism – Let’s Think nurin kurin, mullin mallin!” at the Speaker Contest Helsinki qualifier on 14 March 2019. Key messages: Branding is bullshit! Promise is the soul of an organization. Beauty is the highest form of hope – beautiful symbols prime customers to know what to expect prior purchasing. Experience is everything. […]
Mika D. Rubanovitsch: The Future of Sales Leadership
Mika D. Rubanovitsch talked about “’The Future of Sales Leadership” at the Speaker Contest Helsinki qualifier on 14 March 2019. Key messages: • Sales Leadership is so important because one size does not fit all! • Leaders need to learn how to apply sales leadership and adopt various methods to the skill level of the coachee. • […]
Priyanka Banerjee: Cultural Diversity: A Catalyst of Innovation
Priyanka Banerjee talked about “’Cultural Diversity: A Catalyst of Innovation” at the Speaker Contest Helsinki qualifier on 14 March 2019. Key messages: The Nordics are facing a huge challenge: the skill gap. To overcome this challenge in the region, companies need to hire multicultural workforces. The multicultural team brings innovation to the team but also introduces many […]
Camilla Tuominen: Emotion Leadership – Do You Know How to Lead Emotions?
Camilla Tuominen talked about “’Emotion Leadership – Do You Know How to Lead Emotions?” at the Speaker Contest Helsinki qualifier on 14 March 2019. Key messages: Too many corporations aren’t actively leading emotions. We need to think of understanding emotions like any other skill we want to learn. It’s about getting curious and starting from ABC. People […]
Antti Niittyviita: Revenue is a Byproduct of Quality – How to Create Awesome Products?
Antti Niittyviita talked about “’Revenue is a Byproduct of Quality – How to Create Awesome Products?” at the Speaker Contest Helsinki qualifier on 14 March 2019. Key messages: The modern state of the internet exposes who you and your business really are. No amount of marketing or advertising can cover up the pain of a bad product. […]
Anna Jois: How to Stand Out and Be Remembered
Anna Jois talked about “’How to Stand Out and Be Remembered” at the Speaker Contest Stockholm qualifier on 13 March 2019. Key messages: Fear is the biggest blocker of our business today. Trick your mind and become unstoppable Authenticity is crucial to make your brand stand out in a saturated market It’s not about you, it’s about […]