Oliver ble f\u00f8dt i England og, etter \u00e5 ha bodd i Swaziland, Bolivia og Sverige, har han valgt \u00e5 gj\u00f8re sitt hjem i den norske byen Lillehammer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Som utdannet \u00f8konom fra Exeter, hvor han spesialiserte seg i \u00e5 unders\u00f8ke de \u00f8konomiske realitetene som ligger til grunn for den mislykkede teorien om Clash of Civilisations, har Oliver ogs\u00e5 en mastergrad i internasjonale relasjoner fra Royal Holloway. Hans dype interesse ligger i den menneskelige opplevelsen av globale anliggender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Etter \u00e5 ha etablert og ledet et feriefirma i Storbritannia, s\u00f8kte Oliver en ny retning som ville tillate ham \u00e5 bruke sin ekspertise innen markedsf\u00f8ring, \u00f8konomi og politikk. Ved \u00e5 dype sitt engasjement i Lillehammers litter\u00e6re scene, fant han en likesinnet i Lotta K\u00f6hler og, med oppmuntring fra venner i eksil i Norge, co-grunnla Sic Publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gjennom korrekturlesing av litteratur oversatt til engelsk, m\u00f8tte Oliver mange talentfulle forfattere i eksil og inns\u00e5 betydningen av historiene de hadde \u00e5 dele. Denne erfaringen f\u00f8rte til hans involvering i DKS, hvor han samarbeidet med en usedvanlig dyktig forfatter for \u00e5 utdanne tusenvis av studenter om utfordringene kvinner i Iran st\u00e5r overfor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ved \u00e5 trekke p\u00e5 denne samlede erfaringen og de komplement\u00e6re ferdighetene til sin forretningspartner, ble det en naturlig progresjon for Oliver \u00e5 starte et forlag dedikert til \u00e5 formidle historiene til mange talentfulle individer.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Oliver, en \u00f8konomiutdannet fra Exeter med en mastergrad i internasjonale relasjoner fra Royal Holloway, valgte Lillehammer som sitt hjem etter \u00e5 ha bodd i forskjellige land i b\u00e5de Afrika og S\u00f8r-Amerika. 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