Successful Swedes as young people: 5 leaders to be inspired by

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Where did they start, all these successful Swedes? We look at successful Swedes as young people, what they did, how they handled problems in their youth and what made them get to where they are today.Get inspired and see all the opportunities that can take you there. From student council chairmen to lawn mowers, it all started somewhere.Role models come in many forms and with very similar as well as very different backgrounds. There are those who chose the academic path and built a reputation around their knowledge, like Hans Rosling. There are those who have fought for free speech all their lives, like Eva Hamilton. And there are those who have turned the pocket money from childhood into billions, like Ingvar Kamprad. When you dig deeper, you will find differences as well as similarities. Here we look at a similarity that reappears in many Swedish leaders; commitment, entrepreneurship and work already in adolescence.

INGVAR KAMPRAD started as a FARM SELLER

Ingvar Kamprad is one of Sweden's most prominent business leaders and founders. No matter where you go in the world, you will see IKEA's blue block of flats. Ingvar Kamprad's first job was as a self-employed person. A young self-employed person. As a boy, he cycled around among the farms in Älmtaryd and sold matchboxes.Read more about Ingvar Kamprad's fantastic history at Sweden's official website.

EVA HAMILTON worked as a GAME WRITER

Eva Hamilton was CEO of Swedish Television (SVT) for eight years and was meanwhile named Sweden's most powerful woman. She has said several times that growing up was incredibly important for her future career, and then, among other things, talked warmly about the first job that came already in primary school: Eva Hamilton

CARL-HENRIC SVANBERG was a SCOUT

Carl-Henric Svanberg has been hailed as one of Sweden's, and the world's, best business leaders. He has created success at large companies such as ASSA ABLOY, Ericsson and most recently at Volvo. As a young man, he was for a long time deeply focused on his studies and sports, but in his teens he engages with the Scouts, within which he continued to be active for 17 years.

BERTIL HULT works as a SPRING BOY

Bertil Hult is the Swede who started both EF and Viktor Rydbergsskolorna in Stockholm, but then moved abroad. Bertil has talked openly about the problems of keeping up with the school with dyslexia, something that has driven his commitment to the Swedish school and education. Bertil Hults realized early on that his studies were not for him and led him to take first full-time job right after high school, as a spring boy.Listen to Bertil Hult's summer talk from 2016 for more on how he handles dyslexia and the first job.

CAROLINA NEURATH was the BREAKFAST HOST

Under the hashtag #midfirstjob, Carolina Neurath says; winner of both Guldspaden and Stora Journalist priset, if for his first job. Neurath's first job was as a breakfast hostess at the Grand Hotel. Something that inspired her to dive deeper into the world of finance?Read more about Carolina Neurath at Summary collection page about her work.

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