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KEVIN RYAN

When you find your dream job, you'll never work again.

  • Founder and CEO of THREAD 

  • advising investors, boards, CEOs, and management teams pre and post-M&A since 2009

  • Designer of customized leadership academies

  • Co-founder and CEO of the Tillväxt initiative (via THREAD at ca. 40%)

  • Board member of the Fryshuset Foundation since 2013

  • Keynote speaker and moderator

  • 8 yrs General Manager 08 Stockholm Human Rights (Basketball Club)

  • Brand management and strategy at Unilever Canada

  • Honours Bachelor of Business Administration, philosophy and ethics minor and basketball team captain at Wilfrid Laurier University

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kevin.ryan@thread.se

MATS LEVIN

The world of pro sports has taught me what it means to be good teammate and a great leader.

  • Leader of Stadium’s internal leadership program

  • Leader of Implema’s internal leadership program

  • Leader of Technia’s internal leadrship program

  • Team lead Tillväxt Väsby

  • Developed 100+ people in 8-day leadership programs

  • Certified performance coach

  • 134 national team games for Sweden

  • 5 years as national team captain

  • 12 years as a professional basketball player abroad

 

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mats.levin@thread.se

Mats Levin

ANNA
FABER

Collaborating is a hidden superpower in teams but it rarely happens effectively without putting in the work. 

  • Close to 10 years of experience from telco (Telia) both in the line organization and as an internal leadership and organizational developer across the org

  • founded Faberhaft and joined the THREAD team 2023

  • has built up more than 6+ years of experience working with management teams, CEOs and organizations to develop their people, leadership and culture to drive business results

  • Fluent in German, Swedish and English

  • Originally from Germany and played for the German junior national team in Hockey, also played for Hammarby in Sweden

  • Avid kite surfer, trainer and enthusiast

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Anna Faber

SPRINT TEAM

THREAD is a dynamic and entrepreneurial organization running 5 parallel small teams utilizing a sprint structure inspired by Agile Methodoligies. 

  • Petter Menning and Maria Kirilenko are currently working within our sprint team to drive innovation and develop new projects

  • Experimenting with sprint teams as a form of innovation and continuous development within consulting organizations since 2015

  • Today this includes teams within each of THREAD's business areas that mix full-time employees with freelancers and consultants, inviting collaboration and experimentation in 6-8 week intervals

  • Contact us if you would like to team-up

 

For more info: mats.levin@thread.se

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ANDERS HÄRD

Seeing a person you've worked with everyday for years develop into an international success is a truly inspiring experience.

  • Led teams at the highest level of women's basketball in Sweden to 3 Swedish championships as head coach

  • Swedish national asst. coach senior national team. Head coach u16, u20, world university games.

  • Certified personality assessment coach

  • Current sports consulting in following roles:

  • Head women's coach and manager of Solna Basketball High school (NIU)

  • Leads Elite Basketball coach educations for the Swedish Basketball Federation

  • Advises young players on the road to international success and manages a team to support their journies

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Anders Härd

MAX LAURITZEN

There is so much potential in diversity if we dare to look differently at ourselves and others.

  • Project manager of several OpenTHREAD initiatives including 'Tillväxtinitiativet'

  • Studied entrepreneurial leadership at Kaospiloterna in Denmark

  • founded and ran a media production company for 7 years helping companies communicate with video

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Max Lauritzen
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MIA HOLGER

Personal development is all about taking responsibility for my thoughts, words and actions. Proactively changing the way I perceive a situation instead of waiting for people around me to change. 

  • Work experience within people/culture for the past +15 years (Hive Streaming, Accedo, Widespace, E-work)

  • Strong knowledge of the start-up, scale-up scene and entrepreneurial driven companies

  • Special focus on what makes coworkers healthy and sustainable long-term

  • Senior advisor people development/leadership/culture/values/HR

  • A bachelor in business administration and a great interest in people, development and purpose 

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mia.holger@thread.se

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TILLVÄXT TEAM

A true impact-driven team of business professionals focused on unleashing the potential of every entrepreneur we meet. 

  • diverse backgrounds and broad skillsets within business development and recruiting services

  • possessing a broad network and strong relationships within business and labour market dynamics, including finance, strategy, organizational development and operational excellence.

  • to read more visit the local tillväxt websites:

    • tillvaxtbotkyrka.se

    • tillvaxtvasby.se

    • tillvaxtnykoping.se

    • tillvaxtinitiativetkalmar.se

Creating meaningful disruption since 2009 :-)

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