Mentorship over Management. ™
Mentorship over Management. ™
Mentorship over Management. ™
Design
Mentorship
Design mentorship on-demand at your service — enlist your designers for faster growth.
Design
Mentorship
Design mentorship on-demand at your service — enlist your designers for faster growth.
Design
Mentorship
Design mentorship on-demand at your service — enlist your designers for faster growth.
Design
Mentorship
Design mentorship on-demand at your service — enlist your designers for faster growth.
Design
Mentorship
Design mentorship on-demand at your service — enlist your designers for faster growth.
Design
Mentorship
Design mentorship on-demand at your service — enlist your designers for faster growth.
Design
Mentorship
Design mentorship on-demand at your service — enlist your designers for faster growth.
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The biggest tech companies are shifting from hierarchy to agility.
Apple, Google, Meta, Nvidia, Amazon and Spotify are all ditching traditional management for mentorship. The reason is simple – agility accelerates innovation and profit.
I’m here to bring that agility to your team, guiding your designers to sharpen their skills and creativity – directly impacting your projects and business success.
Testimonials
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
"Tobias is a charismatic leader with valuable experience that he gladly shared with the class. His passion for our project enhanced my motivation a lot. I wanted to perform to the best of my capabilities and then some."
UX Student
@Hyper Island – UX23 Class
"I appreciate the positivity and motivational energy that you brought to our project, getting the design team inspired again."
Felicia Wennström, Chief Creative Officer
@HMT
“I have seen all the hard work and energy, you’ve put into the company. I really appreciate your energy, thinking process and quality of work.”
Ben Counsell, Head of Engineering
@Made People
Subscription Model
Unlock greater value at a fraction of the cost of a full-time design manager.
Unlock greater value at a fraction of the cost of a full-time design manager.
Designer
Designer
$2500/mo
1 Mentorship Plan
Slack Access
Review Sessions
Design Challenges
Resource Access
Growth
You can cancel at any time.
Enterprise
Enterprise
Let's talk
Team Mentorship Plan
Let's Talk
Let's Talk
We need to have a meeting before getting started.
Financial Benefits
statistics
55% of businesses feel that mentoring has a positive impact on their profits.
67% of businesses reported an increase in productivity due to mentoring.
213% savings on employee replacement costs – reducing turnover.
218% higher income per employee achievable by empowering teams with mentorship.
Culture Benefits
statistics
40% of workers without mentors have thought about quitting already this year.
87% of mentees report feeling empowered and more confident through their mentoring relationships.
94% of employees said they would stay at a company longer if they were offered opportunities to learn and grow – talent retention.
Design Mentor
Tobias Svenlöv aka. Wordy
Wordy® is focused on inspiring and supporting emerging designers to become design leaders.
Wordy® is focused on inspiring and supporting emerging designers to become design leaders.
Wordy® is focused on inspiring and supporting emerging designers to become design leaders.
Wordy® is focused on inspiring and supporting emerging designers to become design leaders.
Wordy® is focused on inspiring and supporting emerging designers to become design leaders.
Experience
With nearly 20 years of navigating the startup, design agency and e-commerce scene — Wordy has refined a minimalist approach that's both impactful and effective.
Portfolio – www.imnotwordy.co
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Wordy
Design Mentor
@Hyper Island
Class Teacher
@Font Family
Featured Designer
@Tokyo NFT
Featured Artist
@Logo Talks
Featured Designer
@DACS Los Angeles
Featured Artist
@Mother London
Featured Artist
@Swedish Design Awards
Winner – Silver – Head of Design
Experience
2005 – 2024
A curious mind is what makes things happen in unique ways.
Started
43 Projects
18 Companies
Education
Advertising & Marketing @ Ad Academy
Screenwriting @ Stockholm University
Awards
Everything from the Webby Awards and Communicator Awards to the Pixel Awards, W3, SILVER in Swedish Design Awards and GOLD in German Design Awards 2024.
Career
Your Majesty, Media Monks, Huge, Session, Accenture, Made People and Mentimeter.
Teacher
Industry Leader @ Hyper Island
Digital Design @ Värmeverket
Features
Adobe, Art Power, Behance, DACS, FAB, Font Family, Juniqe, Logo Lounge, Monoqi, Mother London, Pilot Magazine, R&R, The KDU, Zeixs Scandinavia + more.
Designer Roles
past roles
Design Intern, Graphic Designer, Senior Product Designer, Art Director, Visual Design Specialist, Design Lead, Creative Director, Head of Design, Product Owner, Chief Experience Officer, Advisor, Design Teacher, Startup Founder and CEO.
100+ Clients
Examples
Abundo, Afingo, Asket, Avonniv, Axfood, Bandai Namco, Bambusa, Campus Concept, Citibank, Condé Nast, Die Monde, Eeze, EQPE, Estrid, Freshsound, Gilt, Google, Halebop, Hempur, Hemingway, HMT, Holigogo, House of Dagmar, Hunkydory, IKEA, Into the Valley, John Henric, Juicy Couture, Loop 21, Lyzted, Mateus, McLaren, Mini Rodini, Miss Mary, Motorola, Muto, Nordea, Odd Molly, Oas, Onepiece, Protoformes, Purefun, Returnado, STS, Stronger, Swims, The Daily, The Work We Do, Tre, Volkswagen, Volvo, Voi, Värmeverket, Wellstreet, WhatifFoods, White Pouches, Wimp, Xlash + more.
2 World Records
NOn-fungible token
I set a new world record by getting the most bids during a single NFT auction – 401 bids.
I created the world's largest collaborative project on any blockchain with 150+ artists on Solana.
I created the world's largest collaborative project on any blockchain with 150+ artists on Solana.
Experience
2005 – 2024
A curious mind is what makes things happen in unique ways.
Started
43 Projects
18 Companies (raised investment)
Education
Advertising & Marketing @ Ad Academy
Screenwriting @ Stockholm University
Awards
Everything from the Webby Awards and Communicator Awards to the Pixel Awards, W3 and SILVER in Swedish Design Awards 2022.
Employed
Your Majesty, Media Monks, Huge, Session, Accenture and Made People.
Teacher
Industry Leader @ Hyper Island
Digital Design @ Stockholm City
Features
Adobe, Art Power, Behance, DACS, FAB, Font Family, Juniqe, Logo Lounge, Monoqi, Mother London, Pilot Magazine, R&R, The KDU, Zeixs Scandinavia + more.
Designer Roles
past roles
Design Intern, Graphic Designer, Senior Designer, Art Director, Visual Design Specialist, Design Lead, Creative Director, Head of Design, Product Owner, Chief Experience Officer, Advisor, Design Teacher, Startup Founder and CEO.
100+ Clients
Examples
Abundo, Afingo, Asket, Avonniv, Axfood, Bandai Namco, Bambusa, Campus Concept, Citibank, Condé Nast, Die Monde, Eeze, EQPE, Estrid, Freshsound, Gilt, Google, Halebop, Hempur, Hemingway, HMT, Holigogo, House of Dagmar, Hunkydory, IKEA, Into the Valley, John Henric, Juicy Couture, Loop 21, Lyzted, Mateus, McLaren, Mini Rodini, Miss Mary, Motorola, Muto, Nordea, Odd Molly, Oas, Onepiece, Protoformes, Purefun, Returnado, STS, Stronger, Swims, The Daily, The Work We Do, Tre, Volkswagen, Volvo, Voi, Värmeverket, Wellstreet, WhatifFoods, White Pouches, Wimp, Xlash + more.
2 World Records
NOn-fungible token
I set a new world record by getting the most bids during a single NFT auction – 401 bids.
I created the world's largest collaborative project with 150+ artists on Solana.
I created the world's largest collaborative project with 150+ artists on Solana.
