After 11 days in Scandinavia, it was time to leave our once in a lifetime experience. Not only did we all expand our understanding of how businesses in Scandinavia tackle issues such as waste management, keeping up with changing consumer needs, greener tactics, and work life balance, we got to experience them firsthand. This blog […]

We recently visited Volvo, the iconic vehicle company that defines Sweden’s international success in the automotive industry. While others might associate Sweden with different cultural staples, business and innovation are the first things that cross my mind when thinking of the country. Going into this region, I expected to learn about effective production in a […]

Stylt is a Gothenburg-based hospitality design and branding studio that’s been operating since 1988. Over 400 restaurants and 250 hotels globally, design awards from UNESCO to the World Hotel Awards, and a client list that runs from boutique entrepreneurs to major international chains. We visited them through More Alliance, a creative collective that brings several […]

Walking into Saab’s showroom, the first thing I noticed was the hardware. The Gripen with the Swedish flag on the tail. Across the room, a T-7A Red Hawk in USAF livery. Two aircraft, two very different customers. Before coming to Sweden, I knew of Saab through the cars. That brand was sold off years ago, […]

We had just spent a couple days in Northern Sweden, particularly the small town of Skelleftea, and this may have been the closest me and Henry have experienced being nearest to the Arctic Circle since I don’t remember my Cruise to Alaska at less than 1 year old. Anyways, when riding over to the Wood […]

By Henry Carey, with more to come from Matt Ho. I left Orange County’s freeways, strip malls, and donut shops behind on May 30, and didn’t stop moving for 18+ hours. A transatlantic flight, a layover in Stockholm, then one final short hop north. Nine time zones ahead of Pacific, and by the time I […]