Göran Askeljung    Premium-Mitglied

In 2003 I founded immediate effects, a Productivity Training business based in UK and Austria (where I live).
We work with with partners and licensed professionals around Europe and are affiliated with Microsoft, e-bda, Dale-Carnegie and IISE Ltd.
The latter is the owner of Improved Reading (aka ProRead) - a professional franchise network - which I also helped to build up its franchise business in Europe since 2003.
 
I am an expert on Personal Productivity and deliver Seminars, Workshops, Coaching and Trainings on ProWork (Getting Things Done), Pro-Read, ProWrite (Effective Business Writing).
If you're interested in Personal Productivity, why not join the immediate effects Community here: http://immeff.ning.com (English) or http://gutdrauf.ning.com (German).
Solution Sales is another area of expertise, especially Microsoft Technology - I'm also a certified Microsoft Sales Expert.
 
You could call me a Serial Entrepreneur: in the late 90's I started two Green-Field Operations (framfab and Icon Medialab) in Austria and later on in early 2005 eBlizz (The CA based Inc. founded in 2007). All of these are Internet related ventures. I also Managed the MSN Division for Microsoft in Austria in the early 2000's so there's a commonality in there somewhere.
 
With immediate effects both Training and IT comes together. From all that I've learned I have great fun promoting my business using Web2.0 technologies and selling myself.
 
I have to confess another passion though: I want to start another business yet, focusing on Luxury Bottled Water from a secret spring in Sweden, combining new elements of Marketing with the core values of a unique spring water in a new luxury Brand. This is yet only a hobby, with a finished business plan though! I'm just waiting for the right moment to pass, where I'll go after this with my full attention.