#398 Nellie Wartoft: Global Fix—Change Management Without the Migraine — Part One
Chief Change Officer™: EnsembleShow Notes
Nellie Wartoft is the founder and CEO of Tiger Hall, a change enablement platform built for teams tired of stale workshops and change theater. In Part One, she takes us from her tiny hometown in Sweden to the boardrooms of Asia, where flipping burgers at McDonald’s, carrying an ice hockey trunk to Singapore, and watching companies struggle with real transformation all shaped her mission. This is change management with edge—equal parts adventure, insight, and rebellion. Key Highlights of Our Interview Sweden, Cows, and a One-Way Ticket “On my 18th birthday, I booked a one-way flight to Singapore, packed my life into an ice hockey trunk, and left my small Swedish village—where the cows outnumbered the people. That was the real beginning of everything.” From Fries to Founder: Discovering Her Professional DNA “I call McDonald’s my most transformative experience. That’s where I learned what I now call my three professional addictions: high pace, commercial thrill, and leadership. Everything I’ve done since started there.” The Real Meaning of Resilience “Workshops don’t build resilience. Hard times do. Either you win, or you build character. That’s the trade-off. And the only way through it is through it.” Don’t Build Your Identity on a Job Title “If your sense of self is built on a title, what happens when that’s gone? I don’t define myself by being a CEO. I define myself as someone who works hard, learns fast, and has good intentions. That can’t be taken away.” Why She Launched Tiger Hall (Spoiler: It Involves SharePoint Rage) “Too many companies still think change means mass emails, intranet black holes, and jargon-filled PDFs. I wanted to build a platform that makes transformation actually work—for real humans, not just consultants.” _________________________ Connect with us: Host: Vince Chan | Guest: Nellie Wartoft
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