A Bitter Sweet Ending

It only felt right that our final business visit was a trip IKEA Malmo. After two weeks of studying scandanavian bsuinesses, we ended at the brand that exported Scandinavia to the rest of the world, one Allen key at a time. However this was not just any IKEA. The Malmo facility sits directly across the […]

Volvo and Innovation: Today, Tomorrow, and the Future

Hey everyone! Earlier this week, we had an amazing experience while visiting Volvo headquarters, or what they call the “nest.” We got to meet some lovely and smart people working at Volvo. We were impressed with one person’s presentation, specifically, Alexander’s presentation about the future of Volvo. It was quite interesting to hear that his […]

A Tour, A Gripen, & An Unexpected Career Interest

Our morning at Saab Technologies in Stockholm has by far been my favorite business visit throughout our tour in Scandinavia. I walked in expecting a polished corporate tour and walked out genuinely contemplating about my own future and if it could potentially be here in Stockholm. Our host, Peter Engberg, gave us a tour that […]

PlacexNordic Conference & Skelleftea

Hi world! We are reporting from Stockholm inside the Radisson Blu hotel. We wanted to share our thoughts about the conference that we attended, as well as the city of Skelleftea itself. Overall, we liked coming to the northern part of Sweden, where it was calm, and everything moved at a slower pace compared to […]

The 2076 Campus Skellefteå Evolution

Tucked in the northern reaches of Sweden, the city of Skellefteå carries an energy that feels quietly ahead of its time. Today, our cohort visited Skellefteå University for a workshop unlike anything I had experienced in a traditional classroom setting and fittingly, that contrast became the entire point. The workshop brought together a mix of […]

From L.A. to the Land of the Vikings: Our Trip to Scandinavia

Hi everyone, we’d like to introduce ourselves to the online world! Our names are Vincent Tapia and Arman Kayhan-Mahd, and we are also known as the AV Post. We both joined the MBA flex program at Chapman in August of 2024. We are both expected to complete our MBA program in December 2026. We have […]