We can proudly announce that our founder and CEO Ida Johansson is the WINNER of WISE Top 20 under 20!
20 under 20 is a competition where Europe and Australia's 20 best entrepreneurs under the age of 20 are recognized. The star-studded jury included Taavet Hinriku who is the founder of the listed company WISE, Sir Richard Branson who is the founder of Virgin Group, as well as Paola Bonomo, former leadership roles at Facebook, eBay and McKinsey. More information about the jury for the award can be found here.
Hyred (formerly Turn Consulting) is the recruitment platform that connects the new generation workforce with employers. We make it easier for young people to enter working life early, while automating and streamlining recruitment for our customers. Read more about how the process works here.
After a long process of pitching and mentoring from the judges, Ida was named the winner of the coveted prize and prize money of £25,000. This is what Ida said after the win:
It´s such an honor, not only to be selected as the winner of 20 under 20 by the experienced judges, but also to be a part of this magnificent group of impact makers. WISE encourages us young entrepreneurs to believe in our dreams. With help from this award, Hyred can continue to develop its platform to help more young people get into working life so they too can reach their full potential. That is the biggest win of all!
Ida Johansson, founder of Hyred
The host for the competition is WISE (formerly TransferWise). Wise is a global technology company with the goal of building the best way to move money around the world. 10 million people and businesses use Wise, handling over £5bn of cross-border transactions every month, saving customers over £1bn a year.
Wise is one of the world's fastest growing, profitable technology companies and is listed on London Stock Exchange.
