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Episode Synopsis
What's so cool about the Nordics?The Nordic region consists of five sovereign states: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. We are a diverse group of people with different cultures, languages, and thinking. Do you know why the Nordics are so successful?The young are driven, hardworking and hungry for education. We know what we want and carefully select what to pursue. The mature are open-minded, curious, and eager to learn despite age and expertise.Nordics love to grow and learn from their experiences.If you want to know more about Nordic life, make sure to listen all the way through!About Our Guest: Reidar Wasenius Reidar Wasenius is a Finnish keynote speaker, voice artist, and entrepreneur. He is currently the Chief Creative Officer and a trainer at Breaks Finland Oy.His journey started when he was seven years old. His grandmother encouraged him to write through the typewriter and send a letter to radio companies saying he has a unique, boyish voice. Surprisingly, they responded, and Reidar got gigs as a radio voice artist.Today, you can hear Reidar’s voice all over Norway. He works with multi-cultural teams, collaborating and diplomatically lobbying industry organizations. He interfaces between technology corporations, smaller companies, government agencies, and NGOs. He is a world-class communicator with 40+ years of experience, 35+ years in training, and 20+ years in international new business development in the ICT sector.In this episode, we talk about:Influencing thoughts and actions (4:01-5:30)Swedish vs. Nordic languages and way of business (7:12-15:40)An interest in flags, language, and culture (16:01-20:09)Narrow-mindedness: not jealously guarding ourselves (22:50-26:16)The outlook of the mature vs. newer Nordic generation (27:15-29:30)What is Breaks Finland? (32:50-34:20)Nordic Happiness kids then vs. kids now (35:12-38:02)The Nordic model (38:05-46:10)The future risks of Nordic region (46:22-50:01)The importance of giving back (52:31-54:02)Contact "New Nordic Wave of Change" Podcast:Behancehttps://www.behance.net/nordersFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/thenorderscoLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/wear...YouTubehttps://bit.ly/320mk2YInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thenorders/ Visit our websitehttps://norders.org/Connect with Reidar:LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/reidar/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/reidarwaseniusInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/reidarwasen...Read Reidar's book:https://kirja.elisa.fi/kirjailija/rei...Be sure to subscribe, and give "New Nordic Wave of Change" a thumbs up
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