Zander Lauritzen Hansen
Founder
Founder of Make It Happen ApS and Mixology International. Years in the Danish and Nordic bar industry — competitions, events, media and export work.
About — Make It Happen ApS
A studio for Nordic hospitality with international reach.
We work between the Nordic beverage industry and the international markets it belongs in — through export programmes, trade fairs, competitions and brand work.
Our story
Born behind the bar.
Built for the world.
Mixology International is the hospitality and beverage platform inside Make It Happen ApS — the company established in 2024 to gather our work across the drinks industry under one name.
The experience behind it is older than the company. It comes from years in the Danish and Nordic bar industry — behind the bar, on competition stages, in trade media and around brand projects.
Today we work across brand activation, export programmes, masterclasses and trade fair pavilions — from industry sessions at home to Nordic presence at international fairs.
Timeline
A decade of building bridges.
2013
Freestyle Mixology™ launches
Our own bartender competition format runs for the first time — and has continued since.
Background
Years in the Danish bar industry
Competitions, events, media and brand work built the network behind Mixology International.
2024
Make It Happen ApS established
The company behind Mixology International is founded, gathering the hospitality and beverage work under one roof.
Today
Export programmes & trade fairs
Work with Nordic producers around ProWein Düsseldorf, Bar Convent Berlin and FHA Singapore.
Mission
Elevate Nordic beverage culture & grow meaningful international businesses.
We exist to make sure the most exciting producers, bars and ideas from this part of the world are seen, poured and understood — wherever great drinking happens.
Work with usTeam
The people behind the platform.
A small, hands-on setup — you talk directly to the person running your project.
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