Hi, I'm Annicken!

Happiness is my mindset. Joy is my guiding star. I grew up in Norway and live under the Californian sun. I believe life is an adventure, anything is possible, and that happiness is the meaning of life. 

I also believe work can be fun. In fact, I’ve made it my career to bring joy to work. As a leader and head of culture in global companies, I’ve built work cultures that put people’s happiness first. The business results followed as consequence.  

In 2012 I started my own company Corporate Spring. Since then, my team and I have helped over thousand leaders and teams create more happiness at work–and in their lives. Happiness is good for both people and business; this we know for a fact. 

I started the Happy Life Happy Work Community because I have repeatedly seen the effect our methods have had on people’s wellbeing and happiness. Now I want to make these tools available to everyone. 

I write too. In 2019, my debut novel Fly, Butterfly became an instant bestseller and has later been translated into multiple languages. It’s a story about a corporate executive’s pursuit of purpose and joy in her life and career. You write about what you know, they say.    

In short, one can say that my life, my work, and my writing are all born out of my passion and purpose of bringing more joy to our world. 

I’m thrilled that you’re here, and I can’t wait to be part of your happiness journey as well!