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Time to go home! We all had an early morning start (or for some, a continuation of last night). We met at 6:15 am and we were all packed and loaded by 6:20 am into the taxi’s taking us to the airport. Checking in for 21 people is not as hard as one would’ve thought. Continue reading “And We’re Off”

Today was our last full day in Gothenburg. We started our day off at 10:00 am and headed to the Gothenburg curling club. It was an interesting route as it required a tram and a ferry along with a 15 minute walk. It was rainy and cold which we had been warned is what theContinue reading “Brushing Away the Competition”

Today we started our day in style and we were picked up by a bus in order to go visit BraunAbility (formerly known as AutoAdapt). We met with Anna-Karin, Anna, Sara, Hasse, and Christor. AudoAdapt was founded in 1996 and was purchased by BraunAbility in 2019, who’s head office is in Carmel, Indiana. BraunAbility wasContinue reading “Making the products adapt, not the people”

Today was our first free day to go explore the attractions of Gothenburg. It was exciting to have a bit of an easier day following a full week of company visits. Jackson, Jenna Peyton and I started our day off with breakfast (closer to brunch) at Tin Tin’s. I ordered the scrambled eggs which wasContinue reading “Haga and Hockey”

Today was a late start to the day. Everyone seemed to catch up on their sleep. After a nice late start to the day, we headed to Nordstan to try to find something to eat and have a better look around. After looking at all the restaurant options, we finally decided to try out Gourmetkorv.Continue reading “3 Coffees Later…”

Today we visited Valea which is an Intellectual Property firm. We met with Andrew Hammond who is a European Patent Attorney, the CEO and a founder of Valea. Their mission is “to be recognized as a European market leader in intellectual property consulting and as the partner of choice for clients”. Valea focuses on helpingContinue reading “Let It Sink In”

Our first stop of the day was Hasselblad. Hasselblad is the company behind iconic photos including the first photos to ever be taken on the moon. In 1937 Victor Hasselblad and his wife opened his own photography store called “Victor Foto”. Victor Hasselblad are up around cameras and films he developed a natural curiosity forContinue reading “Capture the moment”

Volvo was founded in 1927 in Hisingen, Gothenburg. A company that started as a local car manufacturer is now a leader in the luxury car industry. With a 100,000 employees, production facilities in 18 countries, and over 350,000 cars sold every year they are one of the largest producers of commercial cars. Among many reasonsContinue reading “Buckle Up”

Today we started our morning off with Magnus and Helen at Qualisys. Magnus Sjolin is the Market Area Director and Helen Holmquist Ryden is the Global Marketing and Communication Manager. Qualisys’ mission is “To be the world’s preferred partner in creating performance enhancing motion capture through technical analysis”. Qualisys is a leader in motion captureContinue reading “Setting the Future Into Motion”

Today was the start of our company visits in Sweden. We were invited to Skapa, a content marketing company. Skapa was founded by Erik Ekholm and his wife Annika Ekholm in 1996. Skapa is a content marketing firm and does website building, app designing as well as blogging for other businesses. Some of their customersContinue reading “Development and Growth”