About - Work in Tune

Mette Højen Wiik

Mette founded Work In Tune in 2015 with an ambition to help business leaders and executives to prepare and perform communication that creates followership and make real impact. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Rhetoric – the art and and science of persuasion from University of Copenhagen.

As a passionate trumpet player since young age, she decided to explore the field of rhetoric, leadership and teamwork in the musical sphere; how leaders use language to bring high performers together and produce amazing results that the audience love. She took on an academic study of world class conductors’ leadership rhetoric and the success factors and traits that describe the most high performing teams.

Linking the learnings from music – on leadership, team work and the art of presenting and performing – with deep business insights give Mette a unique platform as trusted advisor and keynote speaker. Mette works with top leaders and teams from Global companies, such as Novo Nordisk, Deloitte, Danske Bank, Maersk, Carlsberg, Grundfos, Novozymes, Lundbeck and Microsoft.

Her book Business Rhetoric – How to turn Words Into Gold is a loved guide amongst its global audience (danish version published in 2017, english version 2018).

Mette is known as President Obamas Danish speechwriter and was awarded as Berlingske Talent 100 – a top talent in her field. She is featured regularly in media (Finans, Berlingske, DR, TV2 News) commenting on business and communication topics including presidential, government and royal speeches.

Mette is born in Hjørring, Denmark 1987.

Jonas Højen Wiik

Jonas is a highly estimated international trumpet soloist and member of the Royal Danish Orchestra, Copenhagen.

As trusted advisor and performance coach for business leaders and teams, Jonas bring out out the charisma and power of people through tools and training from music and performance psychology.

Before completing his trumpet studies with a Master of Arts (Royal College of Music in Stockholm and Lund University with Christer Nilsson and Håkan Hardenberger as teachers), he won a seat in Malmö Opera Orchestra in 1993.

In 2007 Jonas was appointed 2 principal trumpet in the Royal Danish Orchestra.

During his time living in Chicago, US, he studied with world-known teachers Arnold Jacobs, Vincent Chicowicz and Rex Martin.

In 2011 Jonas was appointed trumpet teacher at The Royal Danish Academy of Music where he support and develop the next generation of top performers.

Jonas is born in Stockholm, Sweden 1971.