Zmartrest was founded by Jenny and Anders Nilsson based on a shared conviction: organisations perform better when leaders truly understand how people function over time.
Throughout their careers they have worked closely with leaders and teams under constant pressure to deliver – and seen the same pattern repeat itself. Decisions about people are made too late, on fragmented data or pure gut feeling. Stress, energy drain and weakening collaboration are only discovered once performance has already suffered.
Zmartrest exists to change that. By combining human understanding, science and technology, the platform makes the team's collective signals visible in time to act. Not to control people – but to help leaders take responsibility for the human side of performance, at the right time.
“Zmartrest helps leaders understand how people are actually doing and functioning, so they can create real progress and greater impact on the team's performance.”
Jenny Nilsson, founder
An operational team with experience from listed companies, sales and scalable platforms – backed by Olympic credentials, AI research and industrial scaling. Together we share one ambition: to help organisations understand people better and create sustainable performance over time.
CEO
Former CFO and CEO of listed companies, including Wästbygg.
Deputy CEO & CSO, Board Member
Sales leader and elite coach with more than 10,000 hours of coaching.
Founder & Vice Chair of the Board
More than 20 years of experience in behavioural science and performance in elite sport.
CTO
Experience with high-volume platforms from Klarna, King and H&M.
Product & Market, Co-founder, Board Member
Experience developing AI-driven coaching products.
CSM & Digital Enablement
Turns customer insight into design and product delivery.
Full-Stack Engineer
Builds the app, the platform and the user flows.
Chair of the Board
Background from Volvo Group, NEVS and Pininfarina.
Board Member, Growth Strategy
Built up IKEA's innovation work.
Board Member & Investor
Investor and advisor.
Scaling & Growth Advisor
Former CEO of H&M North America.
Olympic Gold Medalist & Co-owner
Olympic gold medallist with a deep understanding of performance and recovery.
Leadership & Performance Coach
Leadership and strategy, with experience from ABB and Seco Tools.
AI Professor & Co-founder
Researches applied AI and software systems.
AI Professor & Co-founder
Researches AI and digital transformation.