Compelling AS is a boutique consulting firm that specializes in providing financial and strategic support to venture-backed companies. Over the last decade, Compelling has helped clients secure more than 400 soft funding applications, resulting in grants of ~500 million NOK from entities such as Innovation Norway, the Research Council of Norway, ENOVA, and The European Commission. We have a proven track record of successful applications to EIC Accelerator.Compelling takes a long-term approach to clients and frequently takes on part-time/on-demand positions as CFO and COO, as well as permanent board seats and advisory roles.

Brazilstrat supports growth-oriented companies looking to enter the Brazilian market. Based in São Paulo, we partner with clients whose business models demonstrate strong potential for success in Brazil and align with areas where our expertise and network can add significant value.Our primary focus areas include:- Recruitment and team building for both local and global operations- Importation processes and compliance- Identifying and collaborating with local partners and suppliers- Local sales, marketing, and PR strategies- Content production/adaptation for the Brazilian markethttps://www.brazilstrat.com/

- Led the growth of Tise Brazil from its inception, reaching approximately 300k Brazilian users while the localized app version remained in "beta".- Developed and managed analytical tools to support the company's worldwide operations, including a comprehensive system for quantitatively assessing influencer marketing campaigns, encompassing over 1,500 collaborations.- Established a strategic framework for evaluating potential new markets for future expansion.

- Established a highly efficient and self-sufficient local team.- Assembled a diverse roster of approximately 300 Brazilian celebrities, featuring actors, musicians, and global superstars from football, UFC, and Formula 1.- Strategically sourced, recruited, and managed a network of around 15 well-connected external celebrity recruiters.- Memmo's Brazil-site emerged as the company's top performer in organic traffic driven by celebrity social media sharing. The April 2022 Brazil-launch became one of Memmo's most successful launches to date (across 15 markets) in terms of Gross Merchandise Value (GMV).- Orchestrated a targeted PR strategy, resulting in about 20 mentions in some of Brazil's leading media outlets, such as Globo and UOL.- Achieved the above accomplishments with a limited marketing budget and without making direct payments to celebrities.

Oversaw a period of growth in which Axess secured several long-term contracts in Brazil, with major international clients in the offshore oil and gas segment. While part of Axess do Brasil’s management team, the company grew from 15 to 50 employees and became profitable for the first time since the Brazilian entity was established in 2009.

Played a key role in the successful restructuring of Axess in Brazil during the downturn of 2014-2016, at a critical point in the company's Brazilian history.

Industrial economy and technology managementSpecialization in finance. Master's thesis: "A valuation of a Greenfield Establishment in Brazil for a Norwegian Company in the Petroleum Sector"Product development and production as technical sub specialization