Jenny Eklund Email & Phone Number

Sweden

Umeå

Elivo AB is dedicated to driving impactful change and aims to strengthen the courage and capability of our collaborators - be they individuals, teams, companies, or organizations. As a part of a consulting network, we draw upon collective expertise to tackle assignments of various complexities.Jenny has been a consultant within self-owned companies since 2010, specializing in:Strategic Expertise: Proven track record in facilitating change, spearheading business development, formulating and executing comprehensive plans, and delivering substantial outcomes.Process Leadership: Over two decades of experience in initiating, designing, and coordinating ventures and collaborations within the public and private sectors, academia, and civil society—both at regional and national levels.Workshop Facilitation: Extensive expertise in designing and conducting engaging workshops tailored for professional growth and collaboration.Individual Development: Offers professional coaching and guidance for personal and professional growth to individuals, entrepreneurs, employees, and leaders.Communication Strategy: Proficient in various communication facets, providing training and coaching on impactful oral and written messaging, online communication, corporate storytelling, and media training.Moderator: With a background in journalism, Jenny is an adept moderator for events, having hosted numerous significant events over the past 15 years

Greater Umea Area

Operations manager for Viable Business Hub, a collaborative platform for businesses in the region, spearheaded by industrial companies, aimed at collectively generating innovative sustainable solutions and reducing CO2 emissions. Jenny's mission is to establish and develop the operations.2020-2021: Process manager for Future Sustainable Industrial Environments Project, a sustainable collaboration between industrial companies in the Greater Umeå Area, including Umeå Energi, Komatsu Forest, ABB, Volvo, Ålö, Peab, and several SME and subcontractors. Other active partners in the project is RISE (Research institute of Sweden), the County Council of Västerbotten, Umeå university, Umeå municipality and Esam.

Led multiple preliminary studies and projects aimed at addressing the crucial issue of workforce development in Northern Sweden.- Collaborative projects aimed at positioning industrial companies in the Umeå region and identifying and executing joint activities for recruiting and training personnel. Collaborators included Volvo Trucks, SCA, Komatsu Forest, Ålö/Quicke, Umeå Energi, Rototilt, Norrmejerier, and Olofsfors.- Commissioned by the Västerbottens Chamber of Commerce to explore the conditions for establishing a regional Graduate Trainee Program in the county. Conducted interview surveys, workshops, and organized events throughout 2023.

Västerbotten, Sweden

Coordinated the establishment of Västerbotten Sweden, a collaborative initiative among destinations, regional tourism organizations, businesses, and municipalities during the project's initial phase. The aim of Västerbotten Sweden was to position Västerbotten as an appealing international destination for both visitors and residents alike.

Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden

Project manager for 'Sustainable Place Development in Umeå'. Engaged in strategic work aimed at producing a collaborative model for destination development, urban and regional planning within Umeå municipality. The project also involved facilitating the development of 'Ersmarksbergets Aktivitetsområde,' a multidisciplinary event, sports, and recreational area in Umeå.

Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden

Conducted a pilot study on the feasibility of establishing a hub for creative industries in Umeå, exploring potential conditions and considering the establishment of a 'House of Games' in the city.

Västerbotten, Sweden

Process development in collaboration with WDO involved strategic analysis, interview surveys, workshops, and the production of regional strategy documents.• Digitization: Developed a framework for broadband strategies for 13 municipalities in Västerbotten and contributed to a regional strategy for digital infrastructure. (Jan-June 2021)• Social entrepreneurship: Conducted a pilot study and developed a collaboration plan for the region, the county's municipalities, companies, and civil society to enhance future collaboration in strengthening social entrepreneurship. Clients: Region Västerbotten and Coompanion. (April-Dec 2020)

Umea, Sweden

Facilitated the establishment and coordination of Sweden’s inaugural large-scale city 5G testbed in Umeå, with a specific emphasis on fostering development within the Innovation Arena. Umeå 5G stands as a Triple Helix collaboration involving Umeå Science Park, Umeå University, the Västerbotten County Council, Umeå Municipality, and national as well as global telecommunications and innovation entities like Telia and Ericsson.

Umea, Sweden

Jennys company had a four year long assignment in innovation management at VLL Innovation AB, Västerbotten County Council's fully owned innovation company; delivering process leaders, strategic assessments, policy and economic analysis and a validated, value based model for taking innovations in partnership from idea to effect, which led to Västerbotten becoming a national spearhead for innovation in the healthcare sector.

Umea, Sweden

- Project manager for Energy Care - a collaborative initiative between a regional energy company and county council, including research, interviews, workshops, as well as development of business models and communication strategies. - Facilitating coaching- and communication workshops with different units as well as managers within the organization, e.g. strengthening the management team, innovation development processes, company branding, and internal conflict resolution.

Umea, Sweden

Strategic development for the Science Park in UmeåTasked with conducting a needs assessment and providing recommendations for the organizational structure and operational approach of the regional Science Park initiative. The initiative stands as a strategic priority for the region, fostering partnerships among local authorities, the county council, the university, and the private sector. Its objective is to stimulate research and development, foster innovation, attract investments, and drive economic growth within the region.Communication strategyDeveloped a long-term communication strategy for the EU-project Cleaner Growth (later North Sweden Cleantech), a regional initiative supporting the commercialization of business concepts originating from academic research and fostering the growth of clean tech companies.

Umea, Sweden

Business coach and educator for start-up companies, through the regional incubators BIC Factory and Krenova. Supporting new entrepreneurs in various fields with business strategies and a goal-oriented approach to entrepreneurship, including communication and presentation skills, productivity, stress management and development processes. 20 occasions of individual coaching and 11 various workshops. Also: one of the jurors in Venture Cup; Sweden’s largest contest for business ideas 2014.

Http://Mereffekt.Nu

The creator of online magasine Mereffekt.nu: writing chronicles, making interviews for the magazine and email blogging list with over 2000 subscribers.

Sweden

I have been a regular guest lecturer in the academic world on and off for 16 years, teaching communication skills. At Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm I held courses about popular science writing and press releases for international PhD-students in medicin. At Umeå University I have been teaching Media- and Communication Studies and Journalism, as well as creativity and project management for the students at the program for cultural entrepreneurs.1998-2002 I had an employment as a regular teacher at Institutionen för Kultur och Medier at Umeå Universitet.

Worked with the development of Elevhälsan's team leader and operations manager for three years, with education and coaching.• 14 workshops on Smart Meetings and Effective Teams.• 55 hours of personal coaching for the organization's leaders and managers• Created and led a one-year leadership program with the six team leadersStudent health in Umeå municipality was then organized in interdisciplinary teams where school nurses, doctors, psychologists and special educators collaborated.

The "effect lunches"​ was well-attended meetings in a restaurant in Umeå, once a month with work related themes and guest panels. http://mereffekt.nu/category/arkiv/om-effektluncherna/

Koordinator and event manager for LITTFEST 2010, the international literature festival in Umeå. Umeås internationella litteraturfestival, 9-10 april 2010.

Main editor during the creating period of the award-winning library site and online community minabibliotek.se, for the 25 folk libraries in the six municipalities in the Umeå region. (United Nation Public Sector Award + nominee for The Library of the Year)

Koordinator for one of eight program areas: "Stories of the North", that eventually became a part of the European Capital of Culture in Umeå 2014.

Helping seniors write their life stories. Courses, individual coaching, inspirational lecturing and finally: writing and publishing a manual for writing life stories. The book is widely spread and on its fifth edition.

Editor in Chief and writing journalist for the life philosophy magazine SPIRA, that is published by the Swedish church in Umeå.

During 2006 I made several radio productions as a freelancer. - "Så var det då"​- That´s how it was then (29 episodes)- "En glimt av livet"​ - A glimse from life (10 episodes)- A personal portrait and interview with the legendary football pro Marta (that lived in Umeå at that time)Radio was my first journalistic love I worked regular as a radio journalist in SR during the years 1994-2000: local news reporter in Umeå and Skellefteå, live reporter on fridays in the national entertainment program "Svea café"​ in P3, reporter for the life philosophy program for youths, Elixir, reporter at the society program "Studio 1"​ in P1.Longer reportages from an aid shipment from Umeå to an orphanage in Lettland, and a program about virtual communities and e-learning for "Vetenskapsradion" - The science radio.

* News reporter at TV Botnia 2000* A film about paternity leave for "Försäkringskassan"​ in 2000.* News reporter at SVT "Nordnytt"​ - Northern News in the Swedish Television in 1999.* Reporter for the national famous consumer program SVT Plus in the Swedish national television 1998.* Researcher for the debate program SVT "Nattöppet"​ - Night Open - with Sverker Olofsson in the Swedish national television two seasons in 1997-1998.* Correspondent for the national work magazine "Idéa"​ in 1996.* Journalistprojekt för FS/Västerbottens Folkblad om makt och demokrati. 1995.* Reporter and photographer at the regional news magazines "Västerbottningen" 1993-1994

Professional Coaching

Activities and Societies: Further developing coaching skills and relating those to business ventures and management modelling.

Professionell Coachning

Activities and Societies: Education for Coaching diploma, associated to ICF, International Coach Federation.

Journalistik, Internet 2.0, Journalism 2.0

Activities and Societies: Fojo-kursFOJO-kurs Journalist i framtiden, om webb 2.0 och journalistisk.

Coachutbildning Steg 1

Utbildning i grundläggande coachfärdigheter. Praktik och teori, övningar och föreläsningar varvat med personlig utveckling.

Jourarverksamhet

Activities and Societies: Genomgången jourarutbildning för ideella medarbetare i BRIS-mejlen, vid BRIS Nord. Innehåller föreläsningar.

Idéhistoria

Journalism

Första året: allmänjournalistisk utbildning. Andra året: specialisering på radio.

Education record

Education record

Education record

Education record