Who is Eric Rivelsrud?
Keynote speaker with C-level management experience from Norwegian and international retail (Christian Dior, Fredrik&Louisa, Høyer, Procter&Gamble).
He shows how honest, structured conversations create momentum in leadership and culture.
On stage, Eric combines experience and clarity with energy – and humor where needed.
Real Talk • More Action helps leaders and teams normalize feedback, clarify goals, facts, and context, and make better decisions.
Participants receive concrete tools that can be used the very next day
– in everything from board meetings to performance reviews.
Experience
2025 – present
Founder & CEO – Rizon AS
Culture builder and speaker with a focus on leadership, culture and communication. Platform for lectures, consulting and development of new concepts.
Key learning: New ideas only gain power when they are connected to community.
2020 – 2025
Chief Executive Officer – Fredrik & Louisa AS
Led the professionalization of Norway's leading perfume chain, as co-CEO with owner and executive chairman. Close collaboration with the board. Consolidated initiatives and potential into one distinct brand and organization. More than doubled revenue in less than five years.
Key learning: The magic happens in the everyday lives of each individual colleague – not in the boardroom.
2020
Chief Operating Officer – Higher
Professionalization and restructuring of a Norwegian fashion adventure, without losing its entrepreneurial spirit.
Key learning: Leadership is turning visions into daily practice.
2015 – 2020
Country Manager / Commercial Director – Parfums Christian Dior (LVMH)
Responsible for the team that elevated Dior to the market leader in Norway within selective cosmetics.
Close Nordic/European collaboration, with a focus on retail, sales and branding.
Key learning: All business is local business.
2007 – 2015
Procter & Gamble – Nordic & EMEA
Various leadership roles in FMCG. Negotiations and commercial responsibility towards the largest chains in Norway, the Nordics and Europe.
Key learning: Strategy only succeeds when it is translated into culture and practice.
Education
2006 – 2007
ESADE Business School, Barcelona
Bachelor, International Marketing
2004 – 2006
BI Norwegian Business School
Bachelor, International Marketing
2003 – 2004
University of Richmond, VA, USA
Undergraduate, Finance Management
