My name is Jenny Gardner and I am based at the British Embassy in Stockholm as Director for UK Trade and Investment in Sweden. I most recently worked for an insurer and spent a good amount of time doing business in the London insurance market. It gives me a connection and a particular satisfaction to now focus completely on bilateral business between the UK and Sweden. I am also utterly impressed with the organization as such and I am happy to be working together with this great team. After office hours I spend a lot of my time with my three children or transpiring in the yoga studio or trying to educate myself in accidental subjects like arithmetic, behavioural economics and how to measure word-of-mouth marketing.
During the weekend I re-watched Eddie Izzard’s stand-up show “Dress to Kill”. I have a box with all his shows and do re-visit them frequently. I adore his Star Wars jokes and especially his “The Death Star Canteen” sketch which …
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Portsmouth at the Louis Vuitton Americas Cup World Series to watch the Official Parade of Sail. The boats were magnificent, and I don’t think I had understood what an adventure it must be …
It is summer again and I just arrived back from some lovely holidays in sunny Mykonos. July was for sure intense for Greece, but people at the island kept their calm, and business and tourists were treated in a most warm …
When I went to school I was really keen on learning languages. One of them was German. I went to Munich to study and live with a host family. On my first day I met the father of the house …
I am really looking forward to February! TEDxStockholm just announced that I will be a speaker at their 16 February 2015 event. This will be the biggest TEDx event ever organised in Stockholm, with 10+ speakers and over 400 attendees. …
Can we mitigate the geopolitical instability to support the European economy? I went out running today in the wet, misty October afternoon. Can’t believe we are here again so soon – autumn. I have run today’s trail so many times …
I have always been corny – a bit banal and sentimental. I adore romantic comedies. I watch the Eurovision Song Contest every year and I cry when I watch Les Miserables - every time. I could easily add more to …
Many years ago, I was in Kent with a friend visiting one of the great industrialists of the time. We were invited to lunch at the family’s lovely, understated cottage. On my way home I could conclude that our host …
During the years that I spent in industry, prior to my current position working for the UK government, I must admit that I took special pleasure in working with strategic business development. For me, nothing equals the joy of building …
Spring has finally arrived in Sweden and some are even saying that summer is here. Next week we will have to call it summer as the British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) in Sweden is to hold a brilliant summer dinner …
