Business Consulting

Ola is used as an expert coach and business consultant for start-ups across Europe and the US. He has been named "Entrepreneur of the Year” at Northern Europe’s largest Business Park, “Ideon Science Park”, he has won the Medicon Valley Entrepreneurship Award, he was listed as one of Sweden’s Top Web Entrepreneurs by the magazine InternetWorld, he has won “Best Presenter Award” at European Venture Summit, he has been nominated for MIT’s list of the 100 best entrepreneurs in the world under the age of 35. He works with organizations (start-ups, VC firms, investment companies) and individuals (entrepreneurs, CEOs) world-wide.

How you can benefit

If you are an entrepreneur, or an investor in a start-up, here are some specific examples of how you can draw benefit from Ola’s experience and skills. These are a few examples:

• Business plans, pitches and presentations
• Fundraising & investor contacts
• Sales to breakthrough accounts
• Interim management (temporary CEO/CFO/CTO)
• Business Advisor / Strategic Advisor / Scientific Advisor
• Board member or Chairman of board
• Human resources / leadership / entrepreneur coaching

Business plans, pitches and presentations

Ola helps and advises entrepreneurs across the world in writing successful business plans, pitches, presentations and prepare them for fundraising. He is an expert coach for entrepreneurs who want to improve their presentation skills, by helping them refine their message and its delivery to increase their success chances with investors.

Fundraising & investor contacts

Ola has been used by start-ups and young promising companies to run fundraising and make introductions to relevant investors.

Sales to breakthrough accounts

Ola helps companies win major accounts, typically large international corporations where a certain type of experience and sales skills are needed.

Interim management (part-time or temporary CEO/CFO/CTO)

Ola serves as interim manager for companies in transition phases, turnaround projects, and startups.

Business Advisor / Strategic Advisor / Scientific Advisor

Ola serves as a business advisor to investors and entrepreneurs in Europe and the US, in regards to business planning, strategic choices, scientific or technical validation, managing and organization of sales efforts, creating efficient routines for board work and reporting. He is a sounding board to founders and entrepreneurs on everything from human resources to roll-out strategies.

Board Member or Chairman of board

Ola helps companies as board member as well as Chairman of Board.

Human resources / leadership / entrepreneur coaching

Ola regularly coaches and advises entrepreneurs on a wide variety of issues to do with leadership, hiring/firing decisions, how to deal with difficult board members, how to prepare a successful strategy session with the staff, how to handle shareholders' meetings where there have been long-term conflicts between shareholders, how to cope with stress and pressure.

How to get in touch

If you are interested in working with Ola, or have him help you with business development, fund raising, organizational development, or if you want his expertise as a mentor, as an advisor or as a board member for your company, please feel free to get in touch through the “about” page on this website, and we can discuss further.

Connect with Ola

on twitter

@OLAFORSSTROM