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Oslo, No

Oslo, Norway

As CEO I was in charge of developing and executing Cosgear's overarching strategy, as well as lead growth, product development and fundraising.

Oslo, Norway

As CPO I led the product development process for our cosplay app Cosplay Planner, and was in charge of design, strategy and prioritization. After launch we reached 30k users with 95% organic growth and 63% D30 retention in 18 months.

Oslo, Norway

Cosgear created ground-breaking technology for the cosplay community. Starting off as a D2C hardware company, we built unique tech wearables like moving ears and tails that enhanced the cosplay experience. From there we moved to building the best cosplay app on the market, where users planned, created and shared their costumes. As CMO I established the Cosgear brand globally, and was in charge of customer acquisition and growth. My daily tasks consisted of everything from creating the… Show more Cosgear created ground-breaking technology for the cosplay community. Starting off as a D2C hardware company, we built unique tech wearables like moving ears and tails that enhanced the cosplay experience. From there we moved to building the best cosplay app on the market, where users planned, created and shared their costumes. As CMO I established the Cosgear brand globally, and was in charge of customer acquisition and growth. My daily tasks consisted of everything from creating the strategies that drive our sales, to the web design, content creation and ad buying that grew our revenues. We grew yearly from the launch in 2019 to revenue of 4M NOK in 2021, but pivoted to software in 2022 to pursue a stronger opportunity.As Co-Founder I help set the overarching strategy and goal of the company, and work closely with the CEO and the board. Show less

Trondheim Area, Norway

Trondheim Area, Norway

Managed a team of 10+ promoting business counseling to students. Ran projects related to physical marketing on-site, online through social media and paid advertising, as well as events.

Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norge

Designed graphics and ran social media for a startup creating sentiment analysis about football. Analysed and created visualizations of sentiment analysis for the FIFA World Cup 2018 for the brand.

Trondheim-Området, Norge

As CEO at Daycloud, I was responsible for running the day to day operations and growing the business. Led a team of 4 with two developers, a product manager and myself. Worked for 18 months creating the photo app for events, but eventually chose to leave for another startup.

Worked as an assistant in two classes in an elementary school and an afterschool program, where i was responsible for the well-being and education of troubled children.

Worked in the cash register, the in store post office and with everything else related to day to day operations of a convenience store.

Organised and delivered a local newspaper in Trondheim.

Master Of Science (Msc), Ntnu School Of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

NTNU School of Entrepreneurship (NSE) is a two-year master degree program offered by the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology.

Entrepreneurship

Doing a one-year study as an extension of my bachelors degree, taking classes related to innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Economics And Administration

Activities and Societies: See voluntary work Received a bachelors degree in business administration with a major in marketing.