Bio

Lecturer, speaker coach and writer specializing in topics related to influencing skills, innovation and culture. As a lecturer he speaks mainly about techniques for influencing other people, focusing on science-based methods for entrepreneurs, leaders and students entering the workforce. He has spoken on these topics at many companies and in many schools including IAE Aix-Marseille School of Management, MIP Politecnico di Milano, Karolinska Institutet, Chalmers University, Stockholm University, Lund University, Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship, Berghs School of Communication and Hyper Island. In his role as speaker coach he provides both group sessions and one-to-one coaching for all levels from beginner to TED style, including also a special program for busy people who need to master techniques for speaking at a high level but prefer to minimize the preparation time. He has been a volunteer speaker coach at TEDxStockholm since 2015 and a pitch coach/mentor at Startup Weekend Stockholm and Create Squared. He is also a Board Member and Speaker Team Lead at TEDxStockholm. As a writer he is both a freelance journalist, writing mainly about communication and innovation, and as a writer for hire he writes for other people articles, blog posts, speeches and books for busy people. He is also the author of ‘Payforward Networking’, a book about ethical networking techniques based on his business school courses, and is working on other book projects related to his lectures and coaching. Fluent in English, French and Italian, he is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden where he is working to become professionally fluent with Swedish.