I am a father (with the prefix “Grand”, too), a husband, and an entrepreneur in that order. And, that list also reveals my core values quite well.
Originally, I was a husband first, then I became an entrepreneur, and finally a father. In addition to my longest project -being a husband- I have had many different entrepreneurial projects.
As an entrepreneur, I have had a small transportation company. My trucks worked for the food and beverage-, paper- and environmental industries. In addition, I had at the same time a service company selling maintenance services to an international oil company.
As I retired from trucking and sold the trucks, the service company re-shaped itself into a consulting firm, working mainly for a Stockholm-based logistic company and a leading Finnish real estate renter.
The next entrepreneurial step for me was a company running two convenience stores. Unfortunately.
From storekeeper, I became a partner in a real estate agency working as a licensed realtor.
As a realtor, I constantly got brutally shocked about the ignorance of home buyers. A couple of people with similar mindsets found each other and established a company to provide professional assistance for home buyers.
Off duty, I have been an ice hockey player for a significant amount of time. And a racing driver. And as they say: Those who can’t do it, wind up to teach it. That applies to them both: I was a goaltender coach for a kid’s ice hockey team playing in the junior league. And probably took that a bit too seriously. When racing myself in a one-seater Van Diemen, I also participated in the management of a stock car racing team. And my son started racing go-karts. After a quick calculation of the events in the upcoming season on the edge of one spring, I received rather bitter comments from my loving wife. As a result of that feedback, I gave up my racing, quit the stock car series, and concentrated on my son’s racing. And probably took that a bit too seriously.
But that’s ancient history! Today I only race in our yard with a lawn mower and fool around with our grandchildren. In addition, I also like to go to gigs to see great live music.