Growth minds

Happy Thanksgiving from the Growth minds community. Two weeks ago, 50 of us gathered to celebrate this holiday dedicated to those who have our backs when we need it the most. Here's the Thanksgiving story according to member, Vincent Weir: In the fall of 1620, 102 English expats boarded a ship bound for the New World. I like to imagine them as a group of startup founders leaving Europe to start a new society together. After two months of sailing, they landed in Massachusetts on November 11. But the wilderness that greeted them was freezing & bare. Imagine landing in Sweden in November & needing to build an entire civilization. These expats were completely unprepared. The first five months were absolutely devastating. Half of them died from exposure & malnutrition. But then something incredible happened. One of the native Americans living nearby came to help. Motivated by a sense of humanity that wants the best for others and hates to see them suffer, this man, Squanto, taught the expats the skills they needed to survive. He showed them corn, the local staple crop. He taught them where to fish, and how to use it as fertilizer. Squanto’s help gave the expats the support they needed to secure their first harvest & ultimately, to survive. And so the expats decided to celebrate with their new friends. They invited the local people over to a feast called Thanksgiving. They ate turkey & gave thanks together. And still today, more than 400 years later, we remember the ones who have our backs when we need them most. ?? We built Growth minds–to support leaders going through their biggest challenges. Together, we can survive the winters, thrive in our businesses, and go on to serve the world. Apply on our website.

Raiha Buchanan keeps returning to Growth minds because it helps her transform her business and herself as an individual. Our highly selective community connects leaders in the context of structured, personal discussions. Through this format, we build the more meaningful relationships than you can find in any other professional setting. ?? Apply to join on our website.

Enhance your personal relationships, excel in your career, and become more persuasive. Based on the timeless principles of the best-selling book, this workshop provides actionable strategies to navigate any social or professional setting with more confidence. Non-Growth minds members are welcome to apply to this event. Contact Vincent Weir for more information.

As America prepares to vote today, we take the opportunity to celebrate our member, Binette Seck. Binette has profoundly shaped the lives of more than 40,000 youth around the world through her work. "Our legacies are best measured not in awards and accolades but in the lives, we touch," said President Obama. Yet, in addition to the lives she has changed, Binette also has won over 18 awards including: ?? Obama Leader ?? IT Woman of the Year ?? Top 5 Most Influential in Tech ????♀? Growing up as a black woman in one of Stockholm's most underserved neighborhoods, Binette deeply understands the importance of diversity & access to opportunities for everyone. Today, she serves as a partner at iCog Anyone Can Code, where she helps African youth pursue entrepreneurship. Most recently, she played a role in creating J?rva Gymnasium, the most modern school in Sweden, which opened August 19, 2024. Thank you for the work you’re doing to democratize tech! ??Growth minds is building the world's most valuable high commitment network for leaders. Apply on our website.

Growth minds began last year when 30 leaders gathered in a champagne cellar deep beneath Stockholm's old town. Since then, we've added 50 members who together lead almost 500 employees; together, our founders have created companies worth nearly 4b SEK of market cap. With great power comes great responsibility to serve others. Join us as we celebrate the ways our members are giving back.

In his famous LinkedIn post from 2018, Frank Slootman, former Snowflake & ServiceNow CEO, urged leaders to "AMP UP" their energy levels. "The role of a leader is to change the status quo, step up the pace, and increase the intensity," he says. "Leaders are the energy bunnies and pacemakers of the organization." They turn potential energy into kinetic energy. Growth minds gathers ambitious leaders with a goal to boost their energy. Through our confidential monthly gatherings, we help leaders let go of the mental & emotional baggage that slows them down. "I?joined Growth minds to increase the quality of my network and learn from other founder’s decision-making, which has absolutely happened," says Armando A.. "But what I’ve come to realize is that this group’s biggest benefit relates to energy management. I leave each session feeling inspired to grind further and do more meaningful work." ?? Apply the become a member on our website. #EnergyManagement #leaders #community

Happy birthday to Growth minds member Selah Rui Li, Founder & CEO of Ellure AB, the omnichannel manufacturing solution for beauty products. Ellure was recently awarded the 2024 BeautyMatter NEXT Grant for its commitment to innovation and leadership in the beauty industry. Selah started Ellure 5 years ago to help beauty brands to launch and scale hyper-personalized products with affordable AI and robotics solutions. Her innovations have been featured in the BBC, WIRED, and?Breakit. Selah is also a proud member of the Growth minds admission team, where she helps interview prospective community members. Thanks Selah! Congratulations and happy birthday!

??Last Saturday, Growth minds members gathered to train at FSA Workouts, an underground boxing gym frequented by some of Stockholm's biggest tech founders including Johannes Schildt ???? & Fredrik Hjelm. ?? Growth minds is building the world's most valuable network for startup & scaleup leaders. We help our members build healthy habits of mind & body so we have the energy to self-start & not settle. ?? Apply to become a member on our website.

Happy birthday to Growth minds member, Cedric Notz. Cedric is the co-founder & CEO of FLOAT, which lends flexible growth capital to SaaS companies. ?? Born in Switzerland, Cedric started his first company in Azerbaijan, which he later represented at the Vancouver Winter Olympics as an alpine skier, in giant slalom & special slalom. Cedric has a legitimate claim to the title "most interesting man in the world." After skiing for the Azerbaijani Olympic team, Cedric moved to New York City, where he worked for a hedge fund that became the basis of the show, "Billions." After that, he met his Swedish wife at a Royal Wedding where he was the best man. Today, he lives with his wife and three children in Stockholm. He joins his co-founder, Jannis Koehn, in the Growth minds community. Happy birthday Cedric!

Maria Hedengren is a professional board member & angel investor. Today, Maria stands firmly with one leg in the VC world as a venture partner at Eight Roads, a global firm with $11B assets under management, and the other in the board room, where she serves on boards like Stillfront & Mips. Before this, Maria was a public company CEO and the CFO of Zettle by PayPal (both before & after its acquisition) Maria joined Growth minds because she knows that great leaders attract great leaders. “I joined this community to continue developing as a leader–to continue my path on the law of attraction in a way that upspirals my energy & happiness. “I am a 'relator', which means I thrive most on deeper connections with a smaller group rather than many shallow acquaintances which makes me think that Growth Minds can be a perfect match.” ?? Growth minds is building the world’s most valuable high-commitment network of startup & scaleup leaders. Apply to join on our website. ?? You can also apply to join Maria’s workshop: “5 things I wished my CEO knew earlier–from her CFO,” on November 12. More here: https://lnkd.in/d9q3f6wY