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Maria Lindholm

Export manager, Investment analyst & consultant

Maria Lindholm
30 years old
TULLINGE (14652) Sweden
Professional Status
Intern
Looking for an internship
About Me
I am an entrepreneurial person, that values purpose driven organizations. Having a background from both Marketing and Finance, I’m a generalist with key experiences in Venture Capital and Business development.

I'm currently:
  • Leading the US launch of the sugar free brand NICK'S (http://www.nicks.se/)
  • Building a new food incubator
  • Completing consulting projects for large FMCG clients on accelerated brand growth.
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  • I support the Investment Managers with market analysis, and valuation.
  • I meet with entrepreneurs and attend pitch events to browse for possible investment opportunities.
  • I assist our portfolio companies, among all the large Swedish health company "Helsa" with various strategic and market inquiries.
  • A few examples of Gullspång's portfolio companies include: Helsa (healtcare company, www.helsa.se), Oatly (producing food made with Swedish oat, www.oatly.com) and My Academy (tutoring company, www.myacademy.se)
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  • I enabled companies, and the leadership teams in particular, to change the general opinion by:
    1. Conducting research
    2. Implementing activities such as campaigns
    3. Providing advice on policymaking and change management
  • During my time at Nordic PA, I have completed 12 successful client projects with clients ranging from Health Care to the Finance industry.
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  • Got selected to represent Stockholm School of Economics in the Hult Prize regionals in Dubai 2017.
  • Co-founded the venture Mangi, which is a social enterprise that enables refugees with a passion for cooking to share this passion with the local community.
  • Team leder for Mangi, and responsible for the marketing efforts.
  • The enterprise had a 0 marketing budget, but during 1 month we reached an average of 5000 views on each post on Facebook, and around 20 000 people was reached by the Mangi Stories.
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  • Founder of the podcast "Makthavarpodden"
  • Writer and reporter
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  • I was given the challenge to change Membrains brand positioning together with the CEO.
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Company Relations - Woman's Banking Day

Woman's Banking Day
April 2014 to September 2014
  • I was responsible for the company relations. This meant keeping a good relation, and finding new potential companies to join the fair.
  • I was responsible for 10 functionaries.
  • The fair ended up having over 2000 student visitors, and 20 companies from the finance industry participating.
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  • The winner was announced at Sweden’s entrepreneurial gala the 26th of September 2014 held by Founders Alliance.
  • The competition was based on the element of a case solving session and a product pitch held for a jury consisting of six CEO:s of large Swedish companies.
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  • Ensuring the logistics of refilling the ATMs ran smoothly
  • Investigating further strategic possibilities provided the decreasing use of cash
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  • Investigating the competitive scope and giving suggestions on possible future product development.
  • Attending board meetings.
  • Investigating potential product offerings.
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Master's in Finance and International Business (CEMS)

Stockholm School of Economics

Since August 2016
I'm doing a double master's degree in Corporate Finance and International Business (CEMS).

During the spring of 2018 I will be on my CEMS exchange at the University of Bocconi.

Bachelor in Business and Economics

Stockholm School of Economics

August 2013 to June 2016
  • Swedish
    Native speaker
  • English
    Fluent level, grade A in course 108 Business English, SSE
  • Spanish
    Basic level
  • MS Office
    Advanced user
  • Adobe Indesign
    Basic user
  • Outgoing and energetic
    I am a people person! My first jobs where in elderly care, but I have also worked as a substitute teacher.
  • Creative
    I am used to working with assignments without clear frames. Working as a consultant it's about re-inventing the wheel each time. I once created and project lead a music festival with the purpose of decreasing the drug use on school breaks in my home municipality Botkyrka.
  • Analytical
    When working as a investor, it's about understanding the entrepreneur's mindset and taking the financial approach. Being analytical to me, is about using numbers to back up your arguments.
  • Have the goal to have visited all continents by the age of 30.
  • Trying to finish reading Goodreads list of "100 books to read before you die".