#25 Byron Sharp – how marketing really works

Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae is one of the most respected business leaders in the Nordics, chairing companies like Finnair, Posti, and BoConcept. She returns for a third...

Axel Ahlström sits at the intersection of manufacturing and technology. After working with major industrial companies in private equity, he co-founded Kvanted, a new 70M€...

How do you profitably grow from zero to 13,5M€ in revenue, with just 20K€ in funding? We sat down to discuss this with Timo Uotila,...

eEquity is one of the Nordics’ most active e-commerce investors. We sat down with partner Aida Jammal to discuss what it really takes to build...

Kim Väisänen co-founded and led Blancco, turning it into a global leader in data erasure software and 60M€ exit. Since then he’s made 140+ startup...

Tom took his first startup public as CEO, later held exec and board roles in PE-backed companies, and now invests in early-stage companies through Sandwater,...

In just four years, Nimlas Group scaled from 1.5 to 10 billion SEK while maintaining strong profitability. CEO Christoffer Järkeborn joins us to discuss leadership,...

Erik Modig is a researcher, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He returns to the podcast to discuss the death of the marketing funnel, the issues with...

Klarna is one of the world’s most successful startups. We sat down with Head of Nordics Björn Bryngelson to discuss the company’s growth journey, making...

Enfuce is a fast-growing fintech with a bold goal of becoming the #1 issuer processor in Europe and reach billions in ARR. We sat down...

Ilkka Kivimäki built and sold a company to SAP, was the first investor and chairman of Wolt, and now runs a 180M€ seed fund. We...

Pia Lemmetty is an Investment Director at Tesi, Finland’s state-owned investment company. We talk about Finnish startups and scaleups, Finland’s international reputation, and what it...

SATS is the largest fitness chain in the Nordics, with over 270 gyms and 10,000 employees. CEO Sondre Gravir joined us to talk about creating...

Voima Ventures is one of the only VC funds in Europe focused only on deep tech. With over 200M€ raised in total, they invest in...

Since joining Veritas, Carl Haglund has led the pension company to record-breaking growth in a highly regulated industry. We talk about how he and his...

Pernilla Ramslöv is the founder and CEO of NOX, the IT consultancy she built from the ground up into a 500M SEK business. In this...

Jussi Kallasvuo is a General Partner at Antler, a global early-stage investor and the world’s most active investor in AI. We talk about what makes...

Nordic Business Forum started with evening seminars in Jyväskylä and grew into one of Europe’s leading leadership and business events. We sat down with CEO...

Risto Siilasmaa co-founded F-Secure in 1988 at just 22, and later became Finland’s richest person during the dot-com bubble. As chairman of Nokia, he led...

Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae is one of the most respected and sought-after business leaders in the Nordics. She currently chairs the boards of companies like Finnair, BoConcept,...