Ole Kassow (social entrepreneur)
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Ole Kassow | |
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 Ole Kassow with Thorkild Thim who inspired him to start Cycling Without Age | |
| Born | June 26, 1966[1] |
| Occupation | Social entrepreneur |
| Known for | founder of Cycling Without Age |
Ole Kassow (born 26 June 1966) is a Danish social entrepreneur. He founded the nonprofit organization Cycling Without Age in 2012.
Ole Kassow was born in Odense, Denmark. He grew up with a handicapped father and brother, experiencing at an early age stigmatization and exclusion of persons with certain disabilities. However, his father's practical jokes and humour to overcome the handicaps in their life and to infuse happiness into people around them helped to develop Ole's positive attitude towards disabilities and old age.[2]
Education
After completing high school, Ole travelled to various countries to learn more about different cultures and languages. He then attended the University of Southern Denmark between 1986 and 1990, where he enrolled in the programme International negotiation – economics, language and culture and finished it with a master's degree (cand. negot.).
Until 2012, Ole Kassow worked for several companies as product manager, director, CEO, and consultant. He also supported the founding of various commercial startup companies.