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June 10-13 2025 in Copenhagen
November 4-7 2025 in Copenhagen

Graduates from 15 countries at the 5th CHO Academy, June 2017 in Copenhagen

The Chief Happiness Officer Academy is our most in-depth 3-day training where we share everything we know about creating happier workplaces. 

The training is for:

• External consultants who want to build a business delivering happiness trainings to clients
• HR professionals, managers and internal facilitators who want to get the knowledge and tools to make their organization happier

What participants say

Over 200 people from 52 countries have graduated from the Academy and have given it an average rating of 9.6 out of 10.

Here is some of the feedback they gave us:

The Chief Happiness Officer Academy was, without a doubt, the best training I have ever experienced (and I’ve participated in many trainings). It was very well organized, and provided the latest research, practical strategies and opportunities to engage in many meaningful experiential activities.
– Danielle Forth, Canada

Thank you for such an inspiring and energising academy. LOVED every moment of it.
– Dr. Jenny Brockis, Australia

The value vs time spend for me was immense as my entire organisation of over 100 people will benefit directly. After the course I came back to my organisation full of ideas, plans and time lines on how, who and when this was going to happen.

I have attended many motivational and leadership courses over the past 20 years and never came out with so much clarity as after this course. It was interesting with so many nationalities, experiences and angles to the same topic.
– Monika Hilm, Czech Republic

Everything was so professional and thought-out every step of the way. Absolutely great!! We formed strong bonds very quickly and it was a safe and inspiring environment in which to learn and share knowledge. Very practical and fun. Loved the attention to detail and organisation. Basically, it all worked!
– Henrik Nielsen, Denmark

Your instructor

The Academy is taught by Alexander Kjerulf. Alex is the founder of Woohoo Inc and one of the world’s leading experts on happiness at work who has presented on happiness at work in over 50 countries.

Alex is the author of 5 books including the international bestseller Happy Hour is 9 to 5: How to Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work. His latest book is Leading With Happiness: How the Best Leaders Put Happiness First to Create Phenomenal Business Results and a Better World.

What you will get

The content of the training will give you everything you need to successfully make workplaces happier:

• The latest theory and science of happiness at work. Everything we do is based on research from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, management studies, etc. We will give you an overview of the most relevant findings from these fields and how they apply in the workplace.
• The practice of happiness at work. We will share all of our best and most effective tools and exercises so that you can then use them yourselves.
• Real-life best practices. We will share a catalog of tools and methods that we’ve seen work well with our clients all over the world.
• Presenting happiness. We will work on your presentation skills, specifically aimed at giving you tips and tricks on how to present on happiness at work.
• How to sell this to others. How do you sell the idea of happiness at work – either inside your own organization or to potential clients.
• Pitfalls and traps. What can go wrong? What must you avoid? How and why do happiness interventions fail?
• Networking and sharing with smart engaged international professionals who are as passionate about creating happier workplaces as you are.
• Access to an online platform where you can get all our materials and stay connected with other Academy graduates.

See a detailed agenda here.

How it works

• Before the Academy you gain access to relevant materials to inspire you and help you prepare.
• The training itself is highly interactive to give you plenty of ways to share your best ideas and draw on the experience of the other participants.
• We also take you on a site visit to one of the happiest workplaces we know so you can see it implemented in real life.
• After the training you become part of an international network of CHOs who inspire and support each other. We will also add you to our registry of certified Chief Happiness Officers so others can find you..

Price

EUR 2,000 per person. This includes breakfast and lunch every day of the training + 3 dinners. Travel and accommodation is not included. We are required to add 25% VAT for trainings held in Denmark which you can probably get refunded.

Sign up

Each Academy is limited to 25 participants to make sure that everyone’s questions can be addressed and so that we can adapt the content to your needs and interests.

You can register for the CHO academies here. If you can’t make any of the current dates, you can also sign up to be notified about upcoming Academies:

Cancellation policy

We know plans can change. Please note our cancellation policy:

Cancellation up to 2 months before the Academy: 100% refund
Cancellation up to 1 month before the Academy: 50% refund
Cancellations received after that date are non-refundable, but the ticket can be transferred to another person.