Anders Östlund

Anders Östlund is a graduate from the Stockholm School of Economics and an entrepreneur. Founder of Fryday a social community in Almaty, Astana, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv (Kiev) and Tbilisi, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine From Sweden but lives in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine · http://www.facebook.com/fryday.kyiv

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Anders Östlund lives in Kyiv, Ukraine, has been part of seven start-ups in Sweden and Ukraine and is today operating four companies on the Ukrainian market. A native Swede, Anders spent the first 14 years of his adult life in Stockholm where he graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics while at the same time being part of the founding team for the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship in 1999. Anders Östlund's entrepreneurial projects include an e-learning platform, a health clinic and a convenience retail chain. In May 2006 Anders co-founded Ticket2.com, an Internet market place for event ticket trading. And, since its launch, Ticket2.com has grown rapidly throughout the Nordic countries. During his three years as CEO of Ticket2.com Anders worked intensively to achieve a prime on-line position in the Nordic countries as well as establishing and managing a supplier network over most of Western Europe. In the spring of 2007 Internet World listed Anders as one of Sweden’s hottest IT-entrepreneurs.After having reshaped Ticket2.com in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, cutting costs and managing a rapid shrinking demand, Anders recruited a successor to Ticket2.com and decided to emigrate to Ukraine in 2009 to launch new ventures on the emerging Ukrainian market. Arriving in Ukraine during mid 2009 Anders teamed up with new partners resident in Ukraine and started several new companies; the professional development network Stella100, Fryday Kyiv - a social network that gathers more than 400 people for events at top venues in Kyiv, Coffeenar Ukraine - a management-training seminar that organizes workshops and seminars relevant for business owners and management active in Ukraine and Seared AB that assists companies interested in doing business in Ukraine. During his spare time Anders enjoys to read history, socialize with friends and travel. Anders is open to connect on LinkedIn and for suggestions and ideas: ostlund.anders [@] gmail.com. Specialties On-line marketingSocial Media Marketing. On-line sales.Networking. Search Enginge OptimizationBranding and identityBuilding a professional network of suppliersInternational sales and marketingManaging an international organisation.RecruitmentEmployer brandingLaunching services on foreign marketsStarting companies and projects without funding.Public speaking.Sweden.Stockholm.Ukraine.Kyiv (Kiev)

Vice Chairman at Swedish Ukrainian Business Club

January 2010 - February 2011

The Swedish Ukrainian Business Club is a network of Swedish and Ukrainian companies and individuals who possess a strong belief in developing profitable cooperation between the two countries, as well as the strength to carry their visions through to realization. It strives to unite businessmen and entrepreneurs in Sweden and Ukraine who are interested in developing business activity between the two countries.

Managing Director at Ticket2

May 2006 - April 2009

Anders was part of the founding team and was the the company's first Managing Director. Anders took the company from an idea to a profitable organization with an annual turnover of more than € 1,000,000 and five employees. Anders established a network of suppliers across Western Europe and successfully launched Ticket2's services in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Ticket2 is Northern Europe’s leading marketplace for trading event tickets. There you can buy or sell tickets to concerts, musicals and sporting events.

IT- and communications manager at The Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship

June 1999 - February 2002

Anders was part of the team that established the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship and was responsible for the creation of the administrative processes as well as hiring and marketing the organization. The Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship is recognised around the world as a leading academic facility in the area of innovation and entrepreneurship. The school utilises the exciting and diverse academic environments of its member institutions (KI, KTH, SSE, Stockholm University and Konstfack), gathering their innovative and entrepreneurial competencies all under one roof in a joint education programme. Above all, SSES takes pride in offering something a little extra to students who demand a whole lot more than just a diploma at the end of their studies. Our education and training focuses on preparing you for real life. Students who excel may even get the opportunity to represent SSES in competitions against other international schools, and much more. And who knows? With a little help, the ideas you come up with while studying with SSES might well go on to form the next Spotify or H&M.

Teaching Assistant at The Stockholm School of Economics

August 1997 - August 1999

Worked part time with the entrepreneurship courses while being a student at the SSE. The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) is one of Europe’s leading business schools, with very little dependence on government support, and close ties to the business community. About 2,000 students are registered in programs at various levels (the executive education programs excluded). SSE research programs rank among the best in the world in areas such as Marketing and Strategy, Finance and Economics to name but a few.

2nd Lieutenant draftee at Swedish Armed Forces

January 1994 - April 1995

Military service in an arctic warfare brigade, specialized as quartermaster with company size responsibility for maintenance, catering, ammunition, medical care and stock. Command over 14 drafted soldiers.

Owner and founder at Coffeenar Ukraine

April 2011

Coffeenar Ukraine is about connecting people and sharing thoughts. Coffeenar Ukraine is a management seminar series created by Anders Östlund to further the exchange of ideas and perspectives and the interaction of people from various professional and cultural backgrounds. The first Coffeenar Ukraine was held at Belgravia Business Club in Kyiv on April 12th 2011.

Owner and founder at Fryday Kyiv

April 2010

Fryday Kyiv is Kyiv's largest network of Ukrainian and international professionals that meet on a regular basis. Fryday Kyiv meets at top venues in Kyiv and during 2011 is has an average of more than 400 guests per event. Fryday Kyiv has an excellent social media presence and offers its sponsors a state of the art visibility on- and off-line.

Owner, founder and director at Stella100 Ukraine

September 2009

Stella100 is a professional development network present in Ukraine. Through Stella100 talented professionals are provided with unique opportunities and companies can successfully source their future talent. Stella100 has more than 35,000 members registered in its online database and a network of more than 30 universities in Ukraine covering 450,000 students.

Owner and founder at Seared AB

November 2008

Seared AB is a Swedish company founded by Anders Östlund in 2008. Seared provides intelligence, market research, introductions and set-up services to companies and persons interested in making investments, acquiring clients or finding suppliers in Ukraine.

The Stockholm School of Economics

1995 – 2003

Master of Science in Business and Economic

History, travel, back packing, reading, social media, online marketing, digital marketing, business planing, socializing.