Dear Readers, I am sorry to say this will be the last blog for this series in Scandinavia! Over the past 14 days, we got to explore many companies in Skellefteå, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Malmö, and Gothenburg. In those 14 days, we also got some free time to explore the cities we were in. In Stockholm […]

While in Copenhagen, we visited Skandinavisk, a fragrance company that aims to capture the scents of Scandinavia. The founder, Shaun, started out wanting to spread the story of Scandinavia to the outside world. He experimented with textiles, ceramics, and candles initially and found that candles were the best option. He started with three scents and […]

On our third day in Stockholm, we visited Einride and Ericsson, both in the technology industry. While Einride specializes in electric and autonomous trucking, Ericsson specializes in communication globally. We found these companies fascinating and enjoyed discussing the opportunities and challenges Einride will face as they mature and large-scale the deployment of their autonomous cars. […]

Our time in Stockholm has been a blast, especially being able to go to The Head Quarters of Spotify, a globally renowned company! Also, visiting SAAB was very eye-opening.When speaking with the Head of Business Area Aeronautics of SAAB, Lars Tossman, we were very surprised by the lack of emphasis on Sustainability and Swedish traits […]

Is Skellefteå becoming the Silicon Valley of Sweden? According to the Science City, Skellefteå is expected to grow by 20% over the next seven years. Currently, Skellefteå has invested the most in per habitant and the most per capita to grow the northern Sweden region. Through this growth, Sweden still sticks to the 17 SDGs, […]

Hej! My name is Gabrielle Cohen, but I go by Gabby. I am a Flex MBA student graduating in December 2023. I will be a double Chapman alumni as I graduated from undergrad in 2016. During undergrad I was lucky enough to take a travel course where I went to Vietnam. It was an amazing […]