Sofia Levander
Sofia Levander is the gorgeous wife of Daniel Ek –the man behind the music streaming service, Spotify and who currently serves as its CEO.
Sofia’s hubby became a millionaire at age 23, when the Swedish born sold his company Advertigo –an online advertising company. Ek who began making websites from his home at age 13 charging $200 was making $50,000 per month by age 18. He had stints working at Tradera and Stardoll before starting Advertigo.
Daniel Ek attended IT-Gymnasiet (sv) in Sundbyberg and went onto study engineering at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology but didn’t finished. The entrepreneur –who is passionate about music –came up with Spotify in 2008. A decade later Ek, is making Spotify go public.
But Ek, isn’t the only star in the family. In fact, his wife Sofia Levander has a pretty impressive resume. Meet her below.
#1 Sofia Levander, an author who now goes by Sofia Ek was born in Sweden and is three-years older than her husband.
#2 According to her LinkedIn, Sofia holds a bachelor’s degree in Media and Communications from Stockholm University as well as a diploma in Media and Advertising from Pace University in New York.
#3 Since graduating college, she has traveled all over working for SmartMoney, a monthly publication of the Wall Street Journal.
#4 Shei s mostly experienced with producing investment reports on Greece, the British Virgin Islands, Libya, and Costa Rica. She is also the author of a memoir titled, The Minefield Girl.
#5 Levander also appeared on a reality show on Swedish TV3 that was based on trying to recreate a Swedish version of ‘Sex and the City’. The series was called ‘Svenska Flickor’ (Swedish Girls) and Sofia Levander was compared to ‘Sex and the City’s’ Samantha.
#6 Sofia Levander and Daniel Ek were together several years prior to their wedding. The couple tied the knot in 2016 at Lake Como. The ceremony was officiated by Chris Rock and Bruno Mars was in charge of the entertainment.
#7 The couple are the proud parents to two young children, Elissa and Colinne.
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