How to Scale a Sports Startup to 50+ Countries w/ Mikael & Johan from Heja

Stockholm
Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 12:00 PM (CEST)

About this event

Welcome to our fireside chat with the Mikael Blix, CEO & Founder of Heja - Sweden's leading sports platform that's on a mission to make it possible for youth across the world to experience the joys of team sports!

Mikael and his co-founder Johan have dedicated their entire lives to contributing to a positive impact for the sports community through their companies Heja and Laget.se and in this fireside chat we discuss:

⭐️ What are some of the issues youth are facing around the world?

⭐️ How can sports be a channel for positivity and self expression for youth?

⭐️ How did it all start and what's the connection between Laget & Heja?

⭐️ How was the experience of building the companies - challenges, missteps?

⭐️ How did they manage to onboard a massive 200,000 teams on the platform?

⭐️ What does it feel like to impact sports infrastructure in 50+ countries?

⭐️ Has funding been a challenge? How did they overcome it?

⭐️ Where are they headed, and what can entrepreneurs learn from their journey?

The discussion will be moderated by Naimul Abd, Business Advisor & Partnerships Lead at Coompanion Stockholm, serial impact entrepreneur, Strategic Advisor at the Founder Institute, and Director Startup Grind Stockholm.

Speakers


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  • Naimul Abd

    Naimul Abd

    Startup Grind Nordics

    Coompanion Stockholm

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  • Naimul Abd

    Naimul Abd

    Coompanion Stockholm

    Regional Director Nordics Startup Grind

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