Road to Orchidia

I was brought on the Orchidia Fragrances team to help develop the business in China and have been with the company for the past 5 years. I consider my job at Orchidia an ongoing project. I’m grateful and glad that I could help develop Orchidia Asia and was able to increase the sales by 400% so far in the last 5 years. It would never have happened without the support of the team.

Interest in Fragrance

I like to wear perfume and try the latest personal care products so it’s interesting to be able to understand how the fragrance industry comes up with different scents. This job allows me to visit customers constantly and present new scents. When I smell through each scent with the customer and explain the different notes, it’s like sampling cupcakes with different toppings, I enjoy everything about it as a foodie! I also love the people here in Shanghai and abroad.

Jet Setter

My favorite hobby is traveling. I’ve visited 38 countries and there are still 40 more countries on my bucket list! I hope the world will be back to normalcy soon so I can be en route again. After the pandemic, I would like to go back to Norway to see the aurora borealis with my son, he loves lights! As a certified helicopter pilot, I once flew a helicopter in Maldives over the islands; it was fun and exciting!

Interesting Facts!

• Favorite Fragrance: Lemon verbena
• Biggest accomplishment: I gave birth to a baby boy who just turned 1 year old!
• What is something your co-workers don’t know about you: I’m a certified wine taster by UK Wine & Spirit Education Trust (I had to sample 45 kinds of wine and spirits in one day).