Schibsted Talks

Health is a key component when it comes to having the same opportunities in the workplace. Schibsted are about to launch a collaboration with health care company EsterCare, with a screening programme to help women to a higher quality of life. In this episode Lydia Graflund, CEO of EsterCare, and Håkan Halvarsson, Head of People and Culture at Schibsted, talk about this.

We are moving towards an increasingly digital environment. But how should children get the knowledge they need? In this episode, we talked to some of the children in this year’s Kids Coding Camp, and Sven Thaulow, Chief Data and Technology Officer, explains why Schibsted arranges these camps.

How many passwords do you need? What’s human-centered cyber security? And how do we protect our journalists that work in high-risk locations? These are just some of the questions that get answered in this episode when we talk to Einar Otto Stangvik, Security Chief at VG, Kasper Brandenburg, Site Operations in Schibsted Denmark, and Knarik Avetisyan, Security awareness & compliance specialist.

How does a small team of public policy experts manage to make their voice heard in order to influence proposals for new regulations and make an impact within an ever-changing tech, media, and political environment? Tune in and gain insights into the exciting work our experts Petra Wikström, Director of Public Policy, and Anna Sööder, Public Policy Specialist, do every day.

What happens when you put 1400 tech people across five different countries together for three days? The keywords are inspiration, creation, hackday and fun! Join us as Magnus Tholin, Community Manager, and Agnieszka Steczkiewicz, Project Manager, lets us inside one of our main events, the Schibsted PTX festival.

Is it possible to maintain growth and profitability without going green? The answer is clear, according to Cathrine Laksfoss, CEO at Schibsted Ecommerce & Distribution, and Håkon Høst Brunsell, Ecommerce Director. Learn more about re-commerce and why Schibsted believes it is important in order to secure a more sustainable future.

Are you also curious to find out what the metaverse really is? Is it just a buzzword or will it revolutionize the way the world works? Anders Grimstad, Head of Tech experiments at Schibsted, talks about this very hot topic. Also, editor Ann Axelsson talks about the Schibsted Future Report, our annual outlook on trends within tech, people and business.

How is it to report from a war zone? Gina Grieg Risnæs from Aftenposten takes us to the front lines in Ukraine. We also talk to Martin Schori from Aftonbladet, who brings us inside the newsroom and explains how they manage to navigate through a flood stream of fake pictures and propaganda reports.

With tech companies influencing the direction of humanity and creating the solutions of the future, diversity is crucial, but we still have too few women working within these companies. So how do we close the gender gap in tech? Tune in and listen to Schibsteds experts Louise (Senior Engineering Manager), Agnieszka (Director of Engineering ), and Sumeet ( Head of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging) discuss this important topic.

With more devices, channels, and platforms, content marketing has exploded. Lotta Tjulin Thörnqvist, Creative Manager at Schibsted Brand Studio, and Mikaela Folkestad, CEO at Schibsted Partnerstudio, share their insights about new trends, campaigns and let us know the secret behind what content marketing can do that ordinary advertising can’t.

How can AI increase the quality of our journalism? And how do we cope with the eventual risks of artificial intelligence? Tune in and gain knowledge and insights from our experts, Björn Jeffery, tech columnist at Svenska Dagbladet, and Agnes Stenbom, Responsible Data & AI Specialist at Schibsted.

Why is Schibsted investing in so many startups, other than just good return on capital? And out of all the fintech companies that Schibsted are stakeholders in – who has the best potential to become a shining star? This week’s guest is Dan Ouchterlony, EVP Financial Services, and Venture.

The PEAK model is a tool or a mindset that our Finnish colleagues are almost religious about. David Gill, Chief Product Officer, explains what it is in this week’s episode of Schibsted Talks.

Isabella Olsén believes that coaching can help you unlock your own way and your own path in life. In this episode, she reveals some of the methods she uses to help leaders in Schibsted develop and grow.

Nathalie Kåvin, Head of External Communications & Brand Management, on Schibsted’s Future State and being a positive force in society.

Sweden’s biggest news destination is in a good place right now. Both business-wise and from a journalistic point of view. This week’s guest is Lena K Samuelsson, Aftonbladet’s editor-in-chief. She talks about why it’s important to be nr 1, how Aftonbladet invests in their journalism, and who she considers to be their biggest rival.

What sort of companies are Schibsted looking for right now? And what’s it like during those hectic days when a big deal is sealed. Atle Gran Lindstad, Senior project manager for corporate M&A at Schibsted, takes us behind the scenes.

Karl Oskar Teien, product director at Premium Subscriptions News, talks about drivers that make people pay for subscriptions, artificial intelligence vs. editorial gut feeling, and why Aftenposten has a synthetic voiceover for their key stories.

Erik Norberg is the newly appointed CEO of Schibsted Marketplaces Denmark. In this episode, he talks about sailing, how to accelerate Schibsted’s position in Denmark, possible new acquisitions, and the biggest difference between Egmont and Schibsted.

Paulinne Gustafsson, agency manager, compares working with Global Media Agencies to local business owners. She talks about expense accounts, how to pamper clients during a pandemic and the importance of celebrating a good deal.

Which are the most important skills and how personal does it get? Also, what does it take to get an assistant? Kristina Håbjørg, executive assistant for Kristin Skogen Lund, elaborates on this.

What’s the purpose of the Change Maker program, and what does sustainability mean for a company like Schibsted? This week’s guests are Markus Ahlberg, Head of Sustainable Business Development Schibsted & Annette Karlberg, Marketplace Director Blocket, a former participant in the Change Maker program.

How common are cyber-attacks nowadays? What’s the main threat for a company like Schibsted? What can the employees do to avoid being hacked? This week’s guest is Ralph Benton, Chief Information Security Officer.

Anna Cobdal – Director of Enterprise Technology Strategy & Service Management – has been in the company for 20 years. She talks about important tech milestones, and the purpose of Shetech, a community for tech enthusiasts at Schibsted, with a vision to empower women in the tech industry.

Martin Frey has had many leading positions in Schibsted – and he played a crucial role when our marketplaces became a success all over the world. In this episode, he talks about this and what kind of business ideas Schibsted looks for right now.

Schibsted’s financial expert Sharon Lavie talks about classic economic mistakes, how to teach kids about the private economy, and what sort of financial buffert you should aim for.

Karsten Gutterød Hauklien just finished this two-year-long program, where he had placements at VG, Tori, Dine Penger, and E24. What were his most important learnings? And how did he get into the program in the first place?

How flexible will the balance between office life and remote working be? Marcus Ekblom, Head of Project & Portfolio Management at Schibsted, elaborates on these topics and talks about the office experiment within Schibsted that he is responsible for.

Schibsted Connect is a two-way mentorship program for students and Schibsted employees. In this episode, we’ve spoken to two of the participants Mari-Marthe Aamold, a young Schibsted executive, and student Daniel Elston about the many benefits of this program.

Magnus Helgesen is a UX Lead In Schibsted News. In this episode, he explains why user-centered design might not be the optimal practice for news. He also presents us with an interesting alternative.

How has the pandemic influenced our digital habits? What happened to Clubhouse? And how does one of Sweden’s biggest newspapers use Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Hanna Österberg, social media manager at Svenska Dagbladet, talks about this.

Lotte Johansen, Technical area manager at Finn.no, has a mission: she wants the web to be accessible for everyone – and her work is truly important. If websites are not fully accessible, people with disabilities may not be able to find a new home or a new job.

The Power of Journalism Awards is Schibsted's way to honor the quality journalism and editorial framework vital for upholding a society based on trust and transparency. This year’s winners for Best Storytelling, was Harald Stolt-Nielsen, Lene Skogstrøm & Fredrik Hager-Thoresen from Aftenposten. They won it for their captivating article, Two Brothers. In this episode, we discuss the article and storytelling in general with Harald Stolt-Nielsen.

The purpose of Schibsted’s Future Finance Project has been to design and model the solution for a new ERP system. In this podcast, Knut Strøm Enersen, Head of Finance transformation, talks about how you create a solution that works for so many different companies and if there were any teething problems when they launched earlier this spring.

What are the trends in newsletters today? What sort of regularity should you have, what’s a good open rate, and how do you increase it? Mikaela Åkerman, Media Industry Editor at Schibsted Next Media, talks about the life and journey of a newsletter.

Men’s violence against women has been widely discussed lately in Sweden. Aftonbladet has covered this topic from many different angles. In this episode, their experienced crime reporter Linda Hjertén talks about the power of journalism, topics that are close to their reader's hearts, and which of her crime stories she will never forget.

VG’s famous logo has become a sound — complete with a hidden homage. Project Manager Camilla Brække talks us through their creative process and plays some of her favorite sound logos.

Gunnar Waltmark is the head of IT security at Blocket. In this week’s episode, he talks about memorable scams, how he prepares Blocket against security breaches and if his job has made him more suspicious as a person.

Per Håkon Fasting, Head of Advertising and Sales at Schibsted News Media, talks about essential traits for salespeople, great opportunities within podcasts, and how the pandemic might change the way Schibsted’s advertising team will work in the future.

There are 9 million Schibsted accounts right now. But what exactly is a Schibsted account? Why is login such a big topic, and how do we use the data? This week's guest is Ida Kristine Norddal, Senior Product Manager at Schibsted Products & Technology.

People are watching more TV than ever, and there are new streaming services launching almost every month. But who’s actually winning the streaming war? Markus Lindell, Head of digital business development at Tv.nu, answers this and many other questions in this episode of Schibsted Talks.

Susanna Edler, People Director at Schibsted, talks about talent management, the co-operation with Jobbsprånget and how to remain sane in the home office.

Przemysław Potocki is an engineering manager at this special task force that helps Schibsted companies develop great ideas. Who are they, how do they work, and what's the benefit of using in-house advisors instead of external ones?

A couple of years ago, Stavanger Aftenblad had problems reaching a younger audience. The solution is called Byas, a news product for young readers. In this podcast, editor Tone Pedersen talks about how they did it.

There’s been a lot of talk about artificial intelligence. But you might not have heard about artificial stupidity, which is the exact opposite. In this episode, Ioana Havsfrid, engineering manager in the Schibsted Machine Learning team, explains what that phenomenon is.

What's a romance scam? How do you create a female-friendly dating app? And are people still hooking up, even though we're in the middle of a pandemic? This week's guest is Jessica Wiblom, product owner at the Schibsted owned dating app GoodOnes.

Selling used books, can that be a good business idea in 2021? Schibsted and Arne-Morten Willumsen, the CEO and founder of Bookis, certainly think so. In this episode, Arne-Morten talks about the popular marketplace, clever distribution, sustainable businesses, and his bedside reading.

Rune Røsten is the head of Schibsted Growth in Norway. He’s written an article in Schibsted Future report ehere he compares startups with Darwin’s theory of evolution. In this episode, he also elaborates on what sort of companies he’s looking into and why the entrepreneur is more important than the business idea.

In this year’s last episode, Kristin Skogen Lund, CEO of Schibsted, tries to put 2020 in some sort of perspective. She talks about the challenges, the positive learnings, the most important things that happened in Schibsted ­– and how she deals with life in quarantine.

Using data to improve business and user experience is crucial for all digital consumer brands. How is Schibsted working with these important tasks? Can you use data from the market places to help a company within news media? Steinar Fretheim from Data Collaboration Lead at Schibsted clears things up.

Wojciech Iskra, Senior Engineering Manager at Schibsted Tech Polska, about mentorship, the importance of having summer interns and how many internships turn in to a full time job.

Michel Dahlberg Traore, Head of Expansion at Lendo, talks about their philosophy when they expand into new countries, the culture of borrowing in general and the next phase in Lendo’s history.

Petra Wikström is the director of Public Policy in Schibsted. She talks about strategic priorities, lobbying through a link and why the record-breaking digital development can be challenging to both business models and values.

Rickard Lagerqvist är vd och medgrundare till online-psykologen Mindler. Vi pratar terapimetoder, hur bolaget påverkats av coronan och fördelarna med att ha Schibsted som delägare.

Malin Ekman works as a US correspondent for Svenska Dagbladet. Needless to say, these are interesting times for her. In this weeks podcast she talks about Donald Trumps America, interview techniques, and which candidate impressed her the most during the presidential campaign.

Jinyi Wang is a UX designer at Schibsted and Omni. In this week's episode she talks about the process of designing an app, how to make a platform future-proof, and the next big thing within UX design.

What sort of content are people willing to pay for? How do you decide what goes behind a paywall? Which are the latest trends when it comes to digital subscriptions? Learn about this and much more from Tor Jacobsen, SVP and responsible for subscription revenue across Schibsted´s publishing brands.

Øivind Lindøe is the founder of the successful food channel Matkanalen & Godare. Øivind talks about building a business on Snapchat, the best ways to use Schibsteds ecosystem and which food shows are more popular among a younger audience.

Knarik Avetisyan is a Security Awareness & Compliance Specialist. In this episode she explains how to avoid phishing attacks, why Schibsted is paying hackers and what to expect from October, the security awareness month.

Our guest this week is Torgrim Jorfald, Client Manager at VG. He talks about his recipe for success, how he gains his clients’ trust and the size of his rep account.

Jussi Lystimäki, CEO of Marketplaces Finland on how he’s gonna expand the operations and what it takes to be a disruptor in marketplaces today. And finally: Jussi explains what the Fins have that no one else has

Agnes Stenbom, Data & AI Specialist at Schibsted, on what sort of artificial intelligence we develop within Schibsted and how AI can make the world a better place.

Kajsa Gatenbeck is an investment manager at Schibsted Growth. In this episode she talks about what kind of entrepreneurs they prefer, in what phase they like to invest, and what sorts of companies they’re looking for right now.

Mikael Sjöstrand är meteorolog på Klart.se. I veckans avsnitt av Schibsted Talks pratar vi om hans personliga favoritväder, varför hans yrke är lite otacksamt – men framför allt berättar Mikael om vilket väder vi kan förvänta oss i sommar.

The Second Hand Effect is a study which shows the environmental benefits that Schibsteds and Adevintas users generate by buying and selling second hand goods on their market places. The numbers are impressive. In this episode, we discuss The Second Hand Effect with Kathrine Opshaug Bakke, Head of General Merchandise at FINN, and Eva Okmian Danielsson, responsible for internal communication and sustainability at Blocket.

Salman Eskandari, medgrundare till den populära matte-appen Hej Albert, om det goda entreprenörskapet, hur man lär barn att gilla matematik och varför det är angeläget med mångfald på arbetsplatsen.

The 24th edition of Schibsted Hackday had more than 300 participants who were all hacking from their home offices. In this episode of Schibsted Talks, the Hack Crew members Nina Felixsson and Dominic Stengård, talk about the many benefits of putting all normal work tasks aside and focusing on hacks for a whole day. And what trends they could see this year.

Oscar Hagman, produktanalytiker på prisjämförelsesajten Prisjakt, om framgångsfaktorer, vikten av att göra en bra deal och vad svenskar egentligen handlar under coronakrisen.

Bergens Tidende vant Schibsted Journalism Awards “Best Innovative Entry” med sin artikkelserie “Historier om fattigdom”. Journalist Liv Skotheim forteller om arbeidet som ligger bak.

Sportreportrarna Anna Rydén och Kristoffer Bergström om nostalgi-journalistik, de egna idrottskarriärerna och Sportbladets nya storsatsning på direktsändning av samtliga matcher i Damallsvenskan.

Marius Husebø-Evensen, PR-ansvarlig på distribusjonsselskapet Helthjem, om hvordan coronaviruset har påvirket selskapet og hvordan og når de skal nå holdbarhetsmålet med utslippsfri distribusjon.

Anna Careborg, Svenska Dagbladets chefredaktör, om smarta nyhetsupplevelser, SvD:s digitala position och hur hon hanterat coronakrisen.

Meet Ragnar Kårhus, Siv Juvik Tveitnes, Christian Printzell Halvorsen and Raoul Grünthal. They talk about new perspectives and positive learnings during this pandemic and how corona may change Schibsted. In addition, we get a sneak peek of their home offices. This episode is in English.

Meet the Schibsted management team in this two part episode. 1/2: Kristin Skogen Lund, Sven Størmer Thaulow and Mette Krogsrud talk about the short- and long-term effects of the coronavirus and how they deal with life in quarantine.

Mari Midtstigen, redaktør i Aftenposten Junior, om hvordan man snakker med barn om corona, hva hun er mest stolt av i sin karriere og så kommer hun med et veldig bra “Schibsted hack”.

Michael Hili, försäljningsdirektör på SMS Sverige. Om fördelarna med att ha hemmakontoret I sovrummet. att sälja annonser under krisen och varför SMS utsetts till mediebranschens bästa säljorganisation tre år i rad.

Ida Barth Thomassen, administrerende direktør på E24, om å arbeide hjemmefra, en enorm vekst i trafikk, fantastiske kollegaer og Schibsted-sjelen som kommer godt frem under coronakrisen.

Robert Fijalkowski is the Communicatons Specialist in Schibsted Tech Polska. In this weeks Schibsted Talks, he explains the setup in Poland and what sort of work they do.  Also, Robert becomes the very first participant in The Schibsted Quiz. How many questions can you answer correctly?

Erik Wikström är projektchef på Blockets marknadsavdelning. I det här avsnittet berättar han om nyckeln till en bra kampanj, varför han är stolt över att vara en "Blocketeer" och när du ska sälja soffan på Blocket för att få max betalt. .

Geir Petter Gjefsen, sikkerhetssjef hos Finn, forteller om kreative svindelforsøk, hva ærlige Finn-brukere bør passe seg for og hva det innebærer når en kunde går “Breaking Bad”.

Mello-special! Aftonbladets nöjesreporter Tobbe Ek om vem som vinner finalen. Hur känns det att bli utskälld av Carola. Och vad Christer Björkman måste förändra till nästa år.

Johan Strömberg, grundaren till Podme, om nyckeln till en bra podcast, varför de satsar så hårt på krimpoddar och hur det är att ha Schibsted som delägare.

Mette Krogsrud (Chief People & Corporate Affairs Officer) and Pernilla Nissler (CEO of Blocket) swapped jobs for a week, to experience how job-swapping may fuel learning and mobility. In this episode they share their experiences.

Britt Nilsen, The Head of Sustainability, on weightlifting, how Schibsted can become a more purpose driven companyand why you should rent your skirt?

Karin Pettersson, Aftonbladets nyblivna kulturchef, om vad man kan förvänta sig av hennes kultursidor, potentiella kulturkrigsfiender och vilken som är världens bästa bok.

Einar Otto Stangvik, the world-renowned data journalist from Verdens Gang, on catching bad guys on the dark web and finding a purpose in life.

Ted Sjögren, Schibsted Sveriges receptionist och glädjespridare, om namnblindhet, life hacks och varför alla hans dagar är soliga.

Kristin Skogen Lund, CEO of Schibsted, on opera, fighting the social media giants and the soul of Schibsted.