Changing the world with axes | Julia Kalthoff | TEDxKTH
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- In her talk, Julia talks about how balancing bold leadership with respect for heirloom Swedish handicraft traditions and visions for sustainable manufacturin turned Wetterlings into a strong player on the international axe scene.
At the age of 20, Julia Kalthoff became the CEO of a 135-year-old Swedish axe manufacturing company, Wetterlings, in northern Sweden. Just back from traveling the world, gaining blacksmith skills was on top of Julia’s bucket list. One day in the forge, Julia got the opportunity to temporally step in as manager. This ended up with her running the forge for five years.
Julia Kalthoff on axes: ”I can’t find a better empowerment symbol than axes. Think about it, I helps you start a fire, build a house. Our entire society was build with an axe in our hands!”
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Love this girl. A very nice job and a very profound mission. It is the culture, in fact, that matters. And she got that.
"Use them. Do not hang them on the wall". Perfectly said.
Wish there were more like her in this world.
Roy Underhill has inspired me to for 25 years. I am so thankful for what he has done.
As someone who has hand split thousands of logs and loves a well designed and made axe I have great respect for this woman smith (I also own her products).
Love a good axe .. 💚💚
Love my Fiskars X10
Great video. As the #axeking, I would really like to work with Julia on axes. I can only dream.
The whole theme of her talk is virtually identical to Gabriel Branby of Gransfor Bruks talk with The Do Lectures in 2009. Gabriel referred to a company that copied there philosophy and now I know who he was referring to.
Well considering that Branby bought Wetterlings in 2007 it's not really surprising since they were very non-competitive competitors, even more so now that they are on the same team since Wetterlings now manufactures axes under the same company group as Gränsfors.
Steve Kjellgren that's exactly what I was thinking this sounds just like gran furs Bruks Ted talk
@@youngwoodsman4110 and I got recommended this video after watching Gabriel Branby’s DO video.
Gabriel gave her the job as ceo at Wetterlings.
Man I need to marry a woman like this!! She’s smart, motivated and beautiful. Plus she can use an axe and how hot is that!!
She really knows how to hold an axe......
Uriah Lambird that's exactly what I was thinking!
Was going great until she said empowerment.
All I gathered from this mediocre word salad is that this woman's imagination is running away with her...and that Tedx is a perfect medium for free advertising for your business.
I look forward to your inspirational, prosaic presentation. I am sure my soul will be enriched by the depth and wisdom of every word. Come on, we can hardly wait for you to put something out there.
@@redcanoe14 I did like his expression "mediocre word salad"