Our Leadership Team

Our core team of Senior Executives offers you expertise in the following areas:
 
  • Leadership development
  • Conflict management
  • Individual and Team Development,
  • Enhanced Communication and working within teams,
  • Personal Effectiveness at work (reduction of stress, overwhelm, and prevention of burnout, building power and capacity). 
  • Individual coaching for high performers, new in role, and job transitions 

Our consultant team conduct training and workshops in Swedish and English. 

In addition, we also have a team of 20+ consultant partners that work alongside our core team. These consultants have been handpicked by us, and have a wide range of professional backgrounds in corporate, HR, finance, as well as many years of consulting experience. 

HAST Utveckling hold a quality hallmark for all our professional, expert consultants who have continuous training and feedback from us and from our clients.

You can be absolutely confident that when you choose to work with us at HAST, that we will partner with you to co-create the results you want for your company or team and develop a specific training that is designed to achieve this for you. 

Reach out and speak to us about your leadership or team needs. We guarantee that we will find the perfect expert for your training or workshop needs, and meet your agreed outcomes for you and your organisation. 

Wilhelm Hast

Founder, Owner, CEO

wilhelm.hast@hastutveckling.se 

Mobile: +46 (0) 706 66 52 96 

Wilhelm is the Founder and CEO of the HAST Companies. He has been working with training, education and coaching in leadership, communication, and personal effectiveness since 1989 and has personally conducted 1000’s of seminars and training sessions. 

Wilhelm has a passion for awakening deep insights into fundamental principles that give access to well-being and an expansion of productivity, rather than merely presenting methods and techniques.

Having trained leaders in more than half of Sweden’s 50 largest companies Wilhelm also has lectured at several of Sweden’s universities, most recently on the faculty at the Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education in the International Management Program with participants from 15 countries.

 

 

Monica Jaxelius

Senior Partner, Program Director Effectiveness
HAST international Division

monica.jaxelius@hastutveckling.se

Mobile: +46 (0) 707 47 40 10

Monica has been developing the competence of thousands of leaders in Sweden’s largest corporations as well as 3 of Sweden’s most renowned universities, for nearly 3 decades. This has resulted in a broad understanding of clients’ needs in communication and presentation skills, stress management, performance and goal focus, as well as upgrading individuals’ personal self-leadership. After 30 years, she knows with certainty that change IS possible and how to create the next level of results you are looking for.

Furthermore, Monica is frequently sought after internationally, from New York to Tokyo, as a personal executive coach with expertise in the field of Technology & Tools. She is passionate about delving into each individual’s unique challenges, acting as a detective to find tailored solutions to create sustainable change.

She has a background in Marketing and Economics with specialized expertise in Personal Leadership, Effectiveness, and Communication.

Ann-Christin Gavén

Senior Partner, Managing Director Sweden

ann-christin.gaven@hastutveckling.se 

Mobile: +46 (0) 702 63 24 04

Ann-Christin’s focus, as a coach and educator, is on enhancing performance, collaboration, and well-being among individuals and groups. She is also passionate about the issue of work-life balance and coaching managers and employees who are facing particularly difficult challenges or conflicts with others. 

She holds a Master’s degree (M.phil) in Psychology from the University of Oslo and a Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Social and Organizational Psychology from Boston University/Vrije Universiteit in Belgium, as well as extensive experience from international organizations and networks. 

With a background also in theater and dance, with extensive experience on stage, she also works on training individuals in the art of public speaking, presentation skills, and non-verbal communication.

Fiona Jacob

Senior Partner, Program Director Leadership
HAST international Division

fiona@hastutveckling.se

Mobil:  +46 (0) 725 26 11 33

Fiona has worked as an Executive Coach and Mentor for leaders and managers in the Business, Healthcare and Charities sector, as well as providing Professional Coaching Supervision since 2010. 

Prior to joining Hast in 2018, Fiona was a Director of Nursing for over 25 years in 10 different countries, and was was accountable for large change projects as well as commissioning projects in Healthcare Institutions Internationally.

Fiona holds an MBA and a MSc in Coaching and Behaviour Change (distinction) from Henley Business School, UK. She holds a BSc (Hons) Nursing, a Post Graduate Diploma in Healthcare management (RCSI) and is a Certified Master Transformative Coach and Certified Legal Mediator

Listen to the world-renowned transformative coach Fiona Jacob as she describes what she loves about her work and what truly touches her!

Our 20+ consultant partners provide expertise in a wide range of leadership and team trainings

In addition to our core team of senior consultants, we have longstanding collaborations with over 20 consultant partners, each of whom brings their respective expert competencies and experience, from various industries, to the table.

We believe that HAST Utveckling attracts and maintains trusted relationships with the brightest and most professional consultants, coaches, trainers, and facilitators in the country.

Each of our consultants shares the Hast mission and values at the core of their being and in their work. 

We believe that providing regular and inspiring team meet ups, team development and training, as well as continuous feedback for our consultant partners is one of the reason this group of expert consultants continue to want to partner with us and that our customer satisfaction rate is above 4.8 / 5 consistently.  

We strive to expand our ability to cover all geographical areas in Sweden and internationally, as well as be up-to-date with latest Leadership topics and new developments so we can help leaders, teams and organisations pivot and meet the challenges of a dynamic world of business.  

Reach out to us today using the contact form below and see how we can co-create your next development step for your organisation.