Martin Lindeskog

I am a rational egoist & an American in spirit. Trader in Matter & Spirit. Chile-head & tea drinker. Blogger since 2002. EGO podcast host @BlogTalkRadio.

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Martin Lindeskog
Social Media Evangelist
Logistics and Supply Chain | Gothenburg, Sweden, SE

Summary

Over 10 years of experience in purchasing and cost analysis. Strengths include: vendor analysis, value analysis and computerized priority purchasing system. Able to establish positive relationships with vendors while achieving bottom line results with on time deliveries.

Seeking international job opportunities in the field of project and supply chain management.
Specialties: supplier negotiation, supply chain management

Experience

  • Mar 2012 - Present
    Renaissance Man / AtlasAnd
    As a digital nomad I conduct globe-trotter in training sessions and deliver presentations on lifestyle design.
  • Jan 2012 - Present
    Owner & Content Creator / 365Teas.com
    Tea of highest quality - 365 days a year.
  • Dec 2011 - Present
    Owner & Content Creator / JantePolisen.se
    Going after the bad guys with the Tall poppy syndrome...
  • Nov 2011 - Present
    Owner & Content Creator / NameDayGift.com
    The gifted place for your name-day celebration.
  • 2009 - Present
    Course leader / Sensus
    Conducting courses (adult education class / study circle) on social media.
  • Sept 2009 - Present
    Owner and Content Creator / TeaParty.nu
    TeaParty.nu is a virtual and physical meeting place for tea enthusiasts. Our aim is to provide an entertaining, educating and inspiring virtual tearoom. We want to promote a knowledgeable, passionate and fun way of drinking tea and our goal is to fight for a renaissance for a positive tea culture.
  • Oct 2005 - Present
    Owner / Egoist International Business Coordinator
    Found work / trainee places for students. Business administration services for an IT company. Activities and courses in blogging and social media. Translation service of business documents and support regarding negotiations. Supply chain & project management.
  • 2005 - Present
    Small Biz Expert for Small Business Trends syndication network / Small Business Trends LLC
    Small biz expert at Small Business Trends, a contributor to Open Forum by American Express and a moderator at the social bookmarking and networking site BizSugar.
  • Apr 2011 - Present
    Social Network Strategist & Educator / Awoque
    Guest blogging.
  • Mar 2006 - Present
    Partner / Ask for ideer i Goteborg / Blue Chip Café & Business Center
    Responsible for the café & business center. Development of the Blue Chip brand and business relationships.
  • Jul 2000 - Present
    Cost Analyst / ITW Hobart Brothers
    Assisted in the development of standardized cost measures for internal business units.
  • Apr 1989 - Present
    Purchaser / Elga AB
    Purchased raw materials for the production of welding electrodes according to a pull system.

Education

  • 2003 - 2005
    Gothenburg University
    International Project Coordinator
    Activities: Student representative.
  • 1997 - 2000
    Southern New Hampshire University
    Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
    Activities: Delta Mu Delta - National Honor Society in Business Administration, President of the Economics and Finance Association

Additional Information

Websites:
Ego Sole Trader, RSS Feed, Personal Website
Interests:
organizational leadership, art, literature, philosophy, financial trading, blogging
My LinkedIn

Posts

May 18, 04:57 AM

NetEASY Marketing by @WesMelcher (på/i Gothia Towers)

May 15, 12:45 PM

T53 afternoon tea #teaftw

May 14, 10:06 AM

Aurum & Argentum (på/i Navet Borås)

May 13, 04:00 PM

Good things in life: chocolate, licorice & tea. #teaftw (på/i Indiska Te & Kaffemagasinet)

May 13, 11:57 AM

T53 blend with an extra dose of Assam. #teaftw

May 12, 02:59 AM

Burning the midnight oil.

May 09, 10:32 PM

Fröknäckebröd enligt Jenny Elwe.

May 09, 10:31 PM

Chai & licorice tea blend and Valrhona Guanaja 70% cacao

May 08, 01:16 PM

China green tips tea. #teaftw (på/i Starbucks)

May 04, 06:07 PM

Photo Quartz Stone (på/i Vida La Vida)

May 03, 05:45 PM

Helios (Solen) by Caesar & Argonauterna. (på/i Vida La Vida)

May 01, 02:44 PM

Lemonade & Moleskine Notebook (på/i Vida La Vida)

May 01, 01:20 PM

Tea, lemonade & half-and-half. #teaftw (på/i Vida La Vida)

May 01, 12:04 PM

Tea & waffle #teaftw (på/i Vida La Vida)

May 01, 11:29 AM

International Workers’ Dog Day?! (på/i Masthuggstorget)

May 01, 09:42 AM

Celebrating Lemonade Day on 5/5.

April 28, 04:31 PM

Martin(i)’s version of Arnold Palmer’s half-and-half lemonade. #teaftw

April 28, 04:30 PM

1/2 black tea + 1/2 citrus = hole in 1. #teaftw

April 28, 02:46 PM

Very hot chile pepper in the making…

April 28, 02:43 PM

Transplanting chile pepper.

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Posts

May 21, 02:13 AM
Re: Importance Of SWOT Analysis In Your Marketing Plan
Re: Importance Of SWOT Analysis In Your Marketing Plan - http://tweakyourbiz.com/marketi...
"The SWOT analysis is a "living" document that will change over time. I remembered using a computer program for creating a SWOT analysis in a business case during my university studies. Nowadays I do a simple version of it together with a lean canvas business model exercise in 20 minutes." - Martin Lindeskog
May 13, 06:29 PM
Re: [Infographic] Explosion On Global Trade
Re: [Infographic] Explosion On Global Trade - http://www.youngupstarts.com/2013...
"Coming from Sweden, it is interesting to see that a small language like Swedish ins included in the infographic. Could it be to developed internet infrastructure in Sweden?" - Martin Lindeskog
May 13, 06:26 PM
Re: 9 Proven Tips To Control Your Inventory
Re: 9 Proven Tips To Control Your Inventory - http://www.youngupstarts.com/2013...
"I found your site via BizSugar. As an experienced purchaser and cost analyst, I enjoy reading this kind of post. Thanks for sharing! :) Reply | Edit" - Martin Lindeskog
May 13, 05:57 PM
Re: Going Global: A Short Or Long Term Strategy?
Re: Going Global: A Short Or Long Term Strategy? - http://tweakyourbiz.com/global...
"Could you say that Ireland is an European "tax haven"?" - Martin Lindeskog
May 13, 05:51 PM
Re: Are Adjectives Killing Your Marketing Copy?
Re: Are Adjectives Killing Your Marketing Copy? - http://tweakyourbiz.com/marketi...
"My answer to the question: Yes! ;)" - Martin Lindeskog
May 13, 05:49 PM
Re: eBook Distribution: An Irish Company Leading The Way
Re: eBook Distribution: An Irish Company Leading The Way - http://tweakyourbiz.com/growth...
"It is interesting to see how a big publishing house like Random House is investing heavily into global ebook distribution. I got myself an ebook reader as a X-mas gift. The challenge is to find books to read on it. The ebook reader is designed for a big online book seller in Scandinavia. I will follow ePubDirect.com's business development. When will it be a lot cheaper with e-books than regular books?" - Martin Lindeskog
May 12, 02:03 AM
ANNUAL BLOG REPORT XI
May 06, 08:40 PM
Re: Twitter Focuses on Local Trends
Re: Twitter Focuses on Local Trends - http://www.thesocialmediahat.com/news...
"Twitter is getting "glocal" (global and local at the same time)? Would you say that this is in direct competition with location based services like Foursquare?" - Martin Lindeskog
April 27, 02:33 PM
Re: Why Are McDonald’s McFranchisees Mad?
Re: Why Are McDonald’s McFranchisees Mad? - http://www.thefranchiseking.com/mcdonal...
"Joel: McDonalds should go back to real money and get paid in $1 American Silver Eagle coins. I will visit a McDonalds in Nevada one day and pay with a silver dollar and watch for the reaction... ;)" - Martin Lindeskog
April 27, 06:50 AM
Re: Jonathan Hoenig Calls for Return to Americanism
Re: Jonathan Hoenig Calls for Return to Americanism - http://www.theobjectivestandard.com/blog...
"Great speech by Jonathan Hoenig! I have posted it on my new blog, Americanized, on Posthaven.com." - Martin Lindeskog
April 23, 01:38 AM
Re: Fake it ‘Til You Make It: How to Become An Expert In Your Field
Re: Fake it ‘Til You Make It: How to Become An Expert In Your Field - http://tweakyourbiz.com/growth...
"Susan: What is your take on the "definition" of an expert: at least 10,000 hours on a specific topic / field / industry / job?" - Martin Lindeskog
April 18, 05:17 PM
GOOGLE+ COMMENTS ON BLOGGER
April 18, 02:03 PM
Re: How Accounting Software Improves Your Carbon Footprint
Re: How Accounting Software Improves Your Carbon Footprint - http://tweakyourbiz.com/technol...
"The main reason to use an accounting software shouldn't be the improvement of the so-called "carbon footprint"." - Martin Lindeskog
April 10, 11:12 PM
Re: The things I carry
Re: The things I carry - http://www.enmast.com/2013...
"As a tea enthusiast, I have to have a chat with the author with you and explain how tea is giving me fuel for my soul. I am using a tea glass (made by Libre Tea) that is smart version of the mug. I have to check out the LinkedIn meme, "things I carry"... :)" - Martin Lindeskog
April 09, 07:36 PM
Re: Too Much Money Is Worse Than Too Little
Re: Too Much Money Is Worse Than Too Little - http://rahulvarshneya.com/too-muc...
"Rahul: As a "poor" capitalist I am a relieved that too much money could be worse for a start-up! ;) I have learned plenty of financial lessons after a start-up venture I was involved years ago and this time around I am doing it in a very lean way. The thing is how to come up with enough money to get it off the ground?" - Martin Lindeskog
April 09, 07:12 PM
Re: Should You Consider Using Bitcoin?
Re: Should You Consider Using Bitcoin? - http://upandrunning.bplans.com/2013...
"I have tried to downloaded the Bitcoin app on my computer, but I haven't used it yet. I have done some research on this electronic currency I am afraid about the price the developed in the near future. It looks like hyped phenomena. Who is behind this currency? Doesn't the creation of an electronic currency has a similarity with printing more paper (fiat) money? What is the backing of the system? Personally I would look into alternative forms of money and terms of payment, e.g., GoldMoney and real gold and silver coins, for example the American Silver Eagle. I will write about this topic on my blog, Objective Argentum." - Martin Lindeskog
April 07, 07:36 PM
Re: 2 Quantrants to lead your decisions
Re: 2 Quantrants to lead your decisions - http://takisathanassiou.com/2-quant...
"Takis Athanassiou: Do you think that Stephen Covey's time management matrix is based on the Eisenhower matrix?" - Martin Lindeskog
April 06, 05:28 AM
Re: How To Structure Your Ebook
Re: How To Structure Your Ebook - http://tweakyourbiz.com/marketi...
"I want to write an e-book on tea, so this post will give a good structure on how to do it. Derbhile Graham: I am interested to hear more about your storytelling service. I need help with that regarding my future tea blending project." - Martin Lindeskog
April 03, 07:58 PM
Re: Did your Klout score go up recently? Thank Instagram and Bing.
Re: Did your Klout score go up recently? Thank Instagram and Bing. - http://www.thesocialmediahat.com/news...
"My Klout score climbed up from 63 to 64, 6 days ago. I am an avid user of Instagram, so I may have to do something with that. It is interesting to see how Bing is integrating more stuff in the search engine. Would you say that Klout could become of an alternative to Google+'s +1 in influencing the search results in the long run? The good stuff will raise to the top?" - Martin Lindeskog
April 02, 05:12 PM
Re: Types Of Marketing You NEED To Understand To Survive The Digital Age
Re: Types Of Marketing You NEED To Understand To Survive The Digital Age - http://tweakyourbiz.com/marketi...
"John Abrena; I often call social media in Swedish for "konversationsmarknadsföring" (conversational marketing). As a certified networker (by the Referral Institute's partner in Sweden, ReferensAkademin), I recommend you to check out John Jantsch's book, the Referral Engine, if you are interested in this topic." - Martin Lindeskog
April 02, 05:07 PM
Re: Fling Or Commitment? The Thin Line Between Customer Satisfaction And Customer Loyalty
Re: Fling Or Commitment? The Thin Line Between Customer Satisfaction And Customer Loyalty - http://tweakyourbiz.com/marketi...
"Gareth Cartman: Could you point out some companies that have been good at "mending" the gap and have plenty of loyal ambassadors?" - Martin Lindeskog
April 02, 05:03 PM
Re: Good Bye Search Engine Optimization, Hello User Optimization!
Re: Good Bye Search Engine Optimization, Hello User Optimization! - http://tweakyourbiz.com/marketi...
"Sandra Hennessy: Thanks for speaking out in favor of the user of the content out there in cyber space! ;) I am getting tired of all the robots crawling around the sites! ;) Joke aside, it is good to see a shift of focusing from the search engine results, to the user experience." - Martin Lindeskog
March 24, 08:53 PM
Re: Twitter’s 7th Birthday And My 100,000th Tweet
Re: Twitter’s 7th Birthday And My 100,000th Tweet - http://tweakyourbiz.com/growth...
"Yes, I am! ;)" - Martin Lindeskog
March 24, 01:13 AM
Re: It’s All in a Name: How to Start Your Business with the Best Possible Domain
Re: It’s All in a Name: How to Start Your Business with the Best Possible Domain - https://www.networksolutions.com/blog...
"It was interesting to read how popular the .Co domain has become. Co is standing for Colombia, right? Should you associate with the word, company? In Sweden you have a popular domain extension called .Nu. The word, nu, is now in Swedish." - Martin Lindeskog
March 22, 04:47 PM
Re: Super Advertising Via Social Networks: Amazing Ways To Leverage Customers And Sales
Re: Super Advertising Via Social Networks: Amazing Ways To Leverage Customers And Sales - http://tweakyourbiz.com/marketi...
"A question by a "devil's advocate": Should you put the words social media and campaigns into the same sentence? Isn't time for a paradigm shift? ;)" - Martin Lindeskog
March 22, 04:44 PM
Re: Is The Road To Consumerism A Route To Hell?
Re: Is The Road To Consumerism A Route To Hell? - http://tweakyourbiz.com/marketi...
"Before you consume, you must be able to produce and support the producers (inventors, entrepreneurs, capitalists, etc.) in the free world." - Martin Lindeskog
March 22, 04:41 PM
Re: Twitter’s 7th Birthday And My 100,000th Tweet
Re: Twitter’s 7th Birthday And My 100,000th Tweet - http://tweakyourbiz.com/growth...
"Sian: Congratulations to your milestones! I started tweeting on 11 January 2007. I have "only" done 18,715 tweets. I am often wearing a cap with my Twitter handle, Lyceum." - Martin Lindeskog
March 20, 05:38 PM
Re: Cloud Hosting Solutions For Small Businesses
Re: Cloud Hosting Solutions For Small Businesses - http://tweakyourbiz.com/technol...
"A question as a Mac user: "Other benefits include the ability of choosing either Windows or Linx [sic.] as your operating system and being able to access web applications via any Internet-connected device anywhere in the world." Can't you use a cloud service powered by an Apple OS?" - Martin Lindeskog
March 20, 05:35 PM
Re: Is Using Outlook As CRM Healthy For Your Business?
Re: Is Using Outlook As CRM Healthy For Your Business? - http://tweakyourbiz.com/technol...
"Does Outlook have the social element of a CRM version 2.0?" - Martin Lindeskog
March 20, 05:32 PM
Re: Social Media Marketing: Is There ROI?
Re: Social Media Marketing: Is There ROI? - http://tweakyourbiz.com/marketi...
"One question, asking from a perspective by a "devil's advocate": isn't social media beyond marketing campaigns? Isn't a never ending activity?! ;)" - Martin Lindeskog
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