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Karsten believes that sustainable growth occurs at the intersection of proper management, a strong culture and high well-being — combined with sharp execution power and customer needs at the heart.
As a former CEO of scale-ups, Karsten has led two companies through significant development and growth up to the exit.
Karsten's management philosophy is simple - start with the right management team - composed according to the company's purpose and core performance - and from there build a culture that supports the ambitions. He helps managers translate vision into concrete strategies by identifying, prioritizing, and operationalizing the strategic and tactical interventions that create the greatest impact. For Karsten, a good strategy is always clear, action-oriented and easy to understand for everyone in the organization.
His focus is on creating visible value for the customer. This means establishing a strong customer and sales orientation across the organization, sharpening product and pricing models, and ensuring that all functions contribute to the customer experience and business performance.
Karsten works with a hands-on mind-set: clear deliverables, visible milestones and continuous streamlining of business processes. He combines disciplined follow-up and goal management with a human focus on developing talents and teams. It often results in faster decision-making processes, higher delivery capacity, and a culture where responsibility and ownership are evident.
Typical areas of action:
- Go-to-Market strategy and commercial acceleration
- Organizational design and management composition
- Process and performance improvements
- Customer and sales orientation and value creation for customers
- Preparing for scalable growth and exit
Karsten is known for being both a strategic thinker and a practical executive - a partner for managers who will translate ambitious goals into concrete, measurable results.
Karsten prefers to spend his free time with his family and friends, preferably on trips. In addition, the passion is windsurfing, diving, skiing and tennis. The shape is kept straight with strength training, yoga and cycling. Literature and theater, as well as do-it-yourself projects at the house and cottage are also on the list of interests.
With great responsibility and many tasks, it’s often a good idea to have a partner in which you can confide and who sees the company from the outside. All our partners have the necessary experience and insight to ease the pressure, create clarity, and strengthen your focus on what really makes a difference.
