AMATOREM

Meet

Caroline Olesen, Amatorem's founder 

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Personal History

"Born in Denmark, I grew up with parents who loved to travel and made it a priority to show my sister and I that there are many cultures and people different from us and ours. I've lived in Belgium and Germany, but I received my basic schooling in Denmark just north of Copenhagen. In 2013, after graduating high school I completed an internship in Munich and went on to travel through both Indonesia, Thailand, and Australia, before moving to the United States to receive my Bachelor of Art degree at Georgia College & State University."

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Personal Values

"Traveling has always been an important element in my life. It was Mark Twain who wrote that 'traveling is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.' Through my interactions with people from all different walks of life, I've learned compassion and empathy. In world where we're increasingly referring to "others" yet globalising at a rapid speed, these are the values that I've grown up believing breed understanding, acceptance, and tolerance."

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Personal BRAND

"The name 'Amatorem' stems from a professor of mine redefining the word 'amateur.' She defined an amateur as someone who does it for the love of it. Passion is central to mastering any skill and I believe passion has an important place in life, whether it be for a job, for a hobby, or for a value. 

My passion lies with communication and storytelling. The power of stories binds us to one another through shared experience. When we communicate we're sharing our realities and adapting new perspectives. This engages our empathy and it is empathy we need in a time of division. A deeper understanding of ourselves and others furthers our chance of creating change and finding solutions to the problems in our lives."

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personal Goals

"Using my experiences of traveling, as well as my degree in communication and English, I want promote empathy through education and storytelling. Bettering communication patterns and skills such as active listening, critical thinking, and public speaking, will enable people's ability to tell their story, listen to others', and engage and become change agents both locally, nationally, and globally."