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The entrepreneur Jannecke Øinæs was a celebrated child star during the eighties and nineties with countless stage performances under her belt. It all started with the role of little Cosette in Les Miserables at one of Norway’s and Oslo’s biggest theatres (Det Norske Teatret). She was chosen amongst 2000 children to play the main part of Annie in “Annie” at Bryggeteatret in Oslo in 1991. After that it was smooth sailing with Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz”, Liesl in “The Sound of Music” and a variety of TV performances.

She thought her life would stay this way forever and that she would continue to sing and perform. Her identity was closely connected to what she could achieve and as an adult big roles followed in amongst others “Hotel Cæsar” (a Norwegian soap opera), “Grease” at Chat Noir and “Jul i Blåfjell” at Folketeatret and Oslo Nye Teater (Christmas in the Blue Mountain, Norwegian Musical).

When she lost her voice in 2001 and also had to give up the leading role in the musical “Little Shop of Horrors”, she hit rock bottom. An extremely dark time followed with a severe depression. Jannecke understood that she had to do something about her own situation and found a way out of the darkness. She started following her inner voice that led her to her soul’s purpose. When we meet resistance we might think that we’ve done something wrong, but according to Jannecke, that’s when we really have the opportunity for personal growth.

The depression she struggled with was the start of Wisdom From North, a web series on YouTube where she interviews people she feels has wisdom to share. When Jannecke founded Wisdom From North there were very few others on YouTube who were teaching within spirituality. She was one of the pioneers behind the wave of spirituality and life change we see today. After more than 8 years making interviews she took the brave step and created her own company where she could do what she truly loves to do. With her partner Ragnhild Hannoschøck Vea, she founded Wisdom From North AS and started to produce online courses with renowned coaches and teachers from all over the world, a membership portal and live interview evenings in Oslo.

Jannecke has more than 20 million views on her YouTube videos and has done more than 800 interviews. She has interviewed famous Norwegians like  Jon Schau, Audun Myskja, Snåsamannen, Kathrine Aspaas, Kjell Magne Bondevik  (Former Prime Minister of Norway), Lilli Bendriss, Märtha Louise and several others. She has also interviewed international teachers like Byron Katie, Teal Swan, Dr. Eben Alexander, Gregg Braden, Bruce Lipton, Mooji  and many more.