About GROW Youth

We’re building what we once lacked.

GROW Youth began with a simple thought:

Why do we learn so much about the world — but so little about understanding ourselves and finding our own way in it?

That question became the starting point for GROW Youth.

GROW Youth began with a simple thought:

Why do we learn so much about the world — but so little about understanding ourselves and finding our own way in it?

That question became the starting point for GROW Youth.

GROW Youth began with a simple thought:

Why do we learn so much about the world — but so little about understanding ourselves and finding our own way in it?

That question became the starting point for GROW Youth.

Young people sharing perspectives in a GROW Youth workshop

Young people taking part in a GROW Youth activity

One-to-one coaching as part of GROW Youth Pathfinder

Young people connecting in the GROW Youth community

It started personally

“Why had no one taught me this sooner?”

“I thought there was something wrong with me.”

GROW Youth was founded in 2021 at the initiative of Klaus Østergaard Lystbæk, following his own experience with exam anxiety.

After an exam where he completely shut down, he began to doubt himself — and search for answers.

Along the way, he found knowledge and tools that helped him understand his thoughts, feelings and reactions in an entirely new way.

It didn’t just change how he approached exams.

It changed how he saw himself.

“The biggest breakthrough wasn’t later getting top grades. It was discovering that there was nothing wrong with me. I had simply never learned the tools I needed.”

And one question kept returning:

Why had no one taught me this sooner?

GROW Youth was founded in 2021 at the initiative of Klaus Østergaard Lystbæk, following his own experience with exam anxiety.

After an exam where he completely shut down, he began to doubt himself — and search for answers.

Along the way, he found knowledge and tools that helped him understand his thoughts, feelings and reactions in an entirely new way.

It didn’t just change how he approached exams.

It changed how he saw himself.

“The biggest breakthrough wasn’t later getting top grades. It was discovering that there was nothing wrong with me. I had simply never learned the tools I needed.”

And one question kept returning:

Why had no one taught me this sooner?

That question became the beginning of GROW Youth.

Klaus, co-founder of GROW Youth in a moment during a grow youth workshop

Our vision

The story grew beyond one person

It quickly became clear that Klaus was not the only one who had lacked these tools.

Young people and professionals began to gather around a shared ambition:

To give the next generation something we once lacked.

It quickly became clear that Klaus was not the only one who had lacked these tools.

Young people and professionals began to gather around a shared ambition:

To give the next generation something we once lacked.

→ To understand themselves and their feelings

→ To handle pressure and uncertainty

→ To build strong relationships

→ To find direction and their own way

→ To understand themselves and their feelings

→ To handle pressure and uncertainty

→ To build strong relationships

→ To find direction and their own way

Life doesn’t come with an answer key.

And in a changing world, young people need more than academic knowledge.

They need an inner compass.

Today, we bring that ambition to life through development programmes, workshops and communities for young people.

Life doesn’t come with an answer key.

And in a changing world, young people need more than academic knowledge.

They need an inner compass.

Today, we bring that ambition to life through development programmes, workshops and communities for young people.

Young people together during a GROW Youth programme

We believe young people are capable of more than we sometimes give them the chance to discover. That’s why we create the space for them to unfold.

The core team

Driven by people who believe in young people — and what they can create.

The core team

Driven by people who believe in young people — and what they can create.

The core team

Driven by people who believe in young people — and what they can create.

Teamet bag

Bygget af mennesker, der tror på unge skal lede fremtiden.

Klaus Østergaard Lystbæk

Founder and organisation lead

MSc Business Psychology, coach, facilitator

Klaus started GROW Youth from a belief that young people do not lack potential — but often the right tools and spaces to discover it.

Jakob Holm

Coach & Facilitator

Certified Facilitator, MSc Business Psychology

Jakob works with people, groups and spaces for growth. He is passionate about how young people can begin to understand themselves without believing they are the problem.

Thomas

PR, Strategy & Facilitator

CERTIFICERET FACILITATOR, MASTER COACH

Thomas works with the direction, structure and development of GROW Youth so it can reach more people without losing its human touch.

Amalie Lærke, part of the GROW Youth team

Amalie Lærke Thisted Jørgensen

Programme lead

Certified Facilitator, Coach

Natascha Dayan

Partnerships & Legal

Cand.jur

Jakob works with people, groups and spaces for growth. He is passionate about how young people can begin to understand themselves without believing they are the problem.

Sophira Carolina

Partnerships & Strategy

coach

Thomas works with the direction, structure and development of GROW Youth so it can reach more people without losing its human touch.

GROW Youth Coaches

Trained coaches who meet young people as equals.

GROW Youth Coaches

Trained coaches who meet young people as equals.

GROW Youth Coaches

Trained coaches who meet young people as equals.

GROW Youth Coaches

Uddannede coaches der møder unge i øjenhøjde.

GROW Youth Coaches

Undervisere og coaches

Ida Brogaard

Coach, facilitator · Cand.mag.

Skaber trygge rum hvor unge tør sætte ord på det, der ellers er svært at sige højt.

Undervisere og coaches

Ida Brogaard

Coach, facilitator · Cand.mag.

Skaber trygge rum hvor unge tør sætte ord på det, der ellers er svært at sige højt.

Undervisere og coaches

Ida Brogaard

Coach, facilitator · Cand.mag.

Skaber trygge rum hvor unge tør sætte ord på det, der ellers er svært at sige højt.

Find your way forward

Now you know us. Who are you?

Continue to the page that speaks directly to you.

Find your way forward

Now you know us. Who are you?

Continue to the page that speaks directly to you.

Find your way forward

Now you know us. Who are you?

Continue to the page that speaks directly to you.

I work with young people

I am a parent

I am ready to try

Join us

Young people are capable of more than we sometimes give them the chance to discover.

Get in touch if you’re curious about how GROW Youth can be the next step — for you, your child or the young people you work with.

Join us

Young people are capable of more than we sometimes give them the chance to discover.

Get in touch if you’re curious about how GROW Youth can be the next step — for you, your child or the young people you work with.

Join us

Young people are capable of more than we sometimes give them the chance to discover.

Get in touch if you’re curious about how GROW Youth can be the next step — for you, your child or the young people you work with.

We ignite belief, direction and courage.

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About us

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Grow.lab

Contact

grow.youth@grow.dk

+45 61 54 33 04

No one should have to find their way alone.

We ignite belief, direction and courage.

Navigate

About us

Pathfinder

For parents

For partners

Go to

Grow.dk

Grow.lab

Contact

grow.youth@grow.dk

+45 61 54 33 04

No one should have to find their way alone.

We ignite belief, direction and courage.

Navigate

About us

Pathfinder

For parents

For partners

Go to

Grow.dk

Grow.lab

Contact

grow.youth@grow.dk

+45 61 54 33 04

No one should have to find their way alone.

We believe the future should lead by those living it.

Navigate

About us

Pathfinder

For parents

For partners

Workshops

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Grow.dk

Grow.lab

Contact

info@grow.dk

+45 61 54 33 04

No one should have to find their way alone.