Janne studied business and public administration at university of applied sciences in Jyväskylä Finland
Janne worked as a product specialist at brakes manufacturer Lucas in Neuwied Germany. He then moved to Finland and worked as a product manager, product group manager and sales group manager at Finnish wholesaler Atoy Automotive in Helsinki Finland. Janne then worked as a business development manager at Temot International in Ratingen Germany. He then made the move to South Africa as executive category management at Grandmark International in Johannesburg.