Hi! I'm Ola.
I am a designer, writer and maker with 16 years of experience.
I've gathered some highlights of my work here, so you can get to know me a little better.
I'd happily have a chat with you, just send me a ding on LinkedIn.
Here are some quick facts about me, one of which is a lie:
- I have lived in Tanzania, Nepal, China, the US, Spain, England and Norway.
- I have peed on a tree next to the president of Botswana.
- I have my own record label, idiotRecords.
- I have been arrested on the border between Mongolia and Russia.
- I have won two short film competitions, one in 2009 with a 10 000 NOK prize.
- I have held talks at major conferences in the US, UK, Nigeria, Sweden and Norway.
- I have run a subsea half marathon.
- I have had my own top ranked radio show.
- I have done several high paying stand-up gigs.
- I have written three self-published books and two publisher-released books.
- I have spent 10 days in North Korea.
- I have been a screenwriter for the popular science/comedy TV-show "Brille", and for "Praktisk Info Med Jon Almaas".
- I have traveled to 60 countries.
- I have worked as a farmer in the US, Tanzania, Nepal and China.
- I have been mistaken for a homeless person and given money on the sidewalks of Toronto.
- I have biked across Cuba.
- I have paid a marching band to play an unannounced concert in my boss' tiny office for her 60th birthday.
- I have been to an illegal rave in Hong Kong.
- I have pet a wild lion in Zambia.
- I have worked closely with the Swedish artrockers Bob Hund since 2001.
- I have tried to sneak into a prison in Bolivia.
- I have taken the "Big Five" personality test with the brilliant Nils Brenna and I will happily share the report with you.
- I have been sexually harassed in Japan.
- I have been dead twice.
- I teach critical thinking, human rights, identity and ethics for 15-year-olds.
- I have started something that was wrongfully interpreted as an anti-government protest in China.
- I have stumbled upon a leopard while hiking unarmed in Namibia.
- I have played saxophone on stage with Frank Znort Quartet.
- I have been kidnapped in the mountains of Burma.
- I have locked myself out of the car in the middle of the Gobi desert in Mongolia.
- I have walked down the highest free standing mountain in the world, together with Asterix.
- I have a bus driver's license.
- I have made videos that have over 300 000 views in total.
- I have moved a couch by bike across the town of Kristiansand.
- I am part of the mandatory curriculum for a Masters degree in Strategic Management at several Norwegian universities.
- I have been knocked down by a police officer in New York City.
- I have collected one million hand made giraffes from all over the world in 440 days.
- I have attended Burning Man, Glastonbury, Fuji Rock, Coachella, Roskilde, Hultsfred and countless other music festivals over the years.
- I am featured in the autobiography of Bob Hund.
- I took a selfie every day for five years (before selfie was even a word) and made a music video out of them.
- I am an ordained dudeist priest at the church of the latter-day dude.
- I seem to make most dogs very horny since they all seem to want to hump me.
- I usually listen to the music of Thomas Öberg, James Murphy, Jack White, Lou Reed or Frode Sander Øien when I work.
- I was on the jury for the county championship for youth businesses in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
- I was nominated for two "Norwegian Emmies (Gullruten)" for Brille in 2021.
- I won the prize for "concert organizer of the year" by Norsk Rockforbund in 2007.
- I won the prize for "product of the year" by PC World in 2012.
- I won the prize for "kid friendly app of the year" at Gulltasten in 2013.
- I won the prize for "digital innovation of the year" at Nordiske Mediedager in 2013.
- I won the prize for "mobile site of the year" by Mediebedriftenes Landsforening in 2014.
- I won the prize for "greatest leader" by Laerdal Medical in 2023.
- I won the "vernepris" by Stavanger Kommune in 2017.
- I won the prize for "most satisfied customers" in Norway by EPSI in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
- I have two daughters (8 and 6 year old) and a wife (40). I am 40 years old as well.
- I have worked for Feelgood TV, NRK, Laerdal Global Health, Statoil (Equinor), Schibsted and Lyse. I currently work for Laerdal Medical.
