About Sveno
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Delve into the life and times of Sveno, learning about his life, family and volunteer work around the world.
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Public Speaking
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A window into the professional life of Sven Olson, across time and space, serving youth, families and veterans around the world.
Public Speaking
Public Speaking
Public Speaking
A gifted motivational speaker, Sveno has shared his message of passion and service to over 200,000 people around the world.
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Calling Arizona home, Sven Olson, "Sveno", lives with his wife and daughter, Katya. They enjoy the near constant sunshine, but also love to travel and enjoy the beautiful seasons that so many other places provide. Prior to moving to Arizona, Sveno lived in Kyiv, Ukraine where he met and fell in love with Iryna, and they were married in 2012. Sveno served as the Bilateral Affairs Officer at the US Embassy in Ukraine for three years.
Sveno retired from the military after 27 years in the Army National Guard, which included 12 overseas tours of duty, and emergency response duty to forest fires, floods, earthquakes and hurricanes. He and Iryna have a non-profit that is supporting the rebuilding of Ukraine and they each keep busy as consultants in their chosen areas of expertise. Sveno is now passionate about serving students, veterans and their families. He has two sons, each of whom he is very proud, one a teacher and Captain in the Army National Guard and one that is a student at the University of Arizona. Sveno and Iryna own several small businesses, volunteer extensively across the community and they both serve on leadership boards for organizations that they care deeply about.
They are currently the founders of Rebuild the World Foundation
New York Times Employees
International Benefit Concert
International Benefit Concert
2023 guest speaker to the
New York Times
Employee Resource Groups (ERG's)
in August 2023
International Benefit Concert
International Benefit Concert
International Benefit Concert
In October 2023, will be the Master of Ceremonies at the Arizona State University, Frank Lloyd Wright designed, Gammage Theater
Governors Youth Leadership
International Benefit Concert
Governors Youth Leadership
Arizona Governors Conference on Youth Leadership: "Finding Your Courage" and many other state agencies
Upcoming and Recent Speaking Engagements
Lakes High School, Seattle WA
Lakes High School, Seattle WA
Lakes High School, Seattle WA
Inspiring freshman as they begin their high school academic journey
Ignite Nation
Lakes High School, Seattle WA
Lakes High School, Seattle WA
Featured Speaker at Ignite Academy and Power of One events across the USA
SAVMA
Lakes High School, Seattle WA
SAVMA
Sveno was the Master of Ceremonies for the 2020 So. AZ Volunteer Recognition