Ted van Zwieten

Founder, ScaleUp Company Denmark | Helping founders build companies that can scale beyond them | 16 yrs of entrepreneurship

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

I know what it feels like when a company grows faster than the organisation behind it. I’ve spent most of my career building and scaling businesses. In my previous company, we grew across Denmark and Sweden to around 250 people. It was an exciting journey, but also one that taught me how quickly growth creates complexity. More people. More meetings. More decisions. More dependencies. And at some point, the way you built the company is no longer the way you can continue to lead it. Today, I’m the founder of ScaleUp Company Denmark, where I work with founders and leadership teams who have moved beyond the startup phase and are building the next version of their company. We help them create clarity around four fundamental areas: Strategy, Execution, People and Cash. In practice, that means questions such as: • Where are we actually going – and is the leadership team aligned? • What are the few priorities that really matter right now? • Do we have the right people in the right roles? • Is the founder still the bottleneck for too many decisions? • Do our meeting rhythm and execution disciplines help us move faster? • Are we building a company that can scale sustainably? Our work is based on proven scaleup frameworks, including Scaling Up, combined with hands-on experience from building companies ourselves. I don’t believe founders need more theory. Most need time, structure and the right people around the table to work on the company they are building. Alongside my work with clients, I host ScaleUp Sessions and the ScaleUp Podcast, where we bring Danish founders together to share the realities of building and scaling companies. If you’re building a scaleup and recognise some of these challenges, feel free to reach out. I’m always interested in a good founder conversation.

Experience

  • Co-Founder at ScaleUp Company Denmark
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

    ScaleUp Company helps founders and leadership teams build companies that can grow sustainably and scale beyond the founder. As Founder of ScaleUp Company Denmark, I work directly with Danish scaleups on the challenges that emerge when growth starts creating complexity. Our work focuses on four areas: Strategy, Execution, People and Cash. Through long-term Growth Partnerships, strategic sessions and practical sparring, we help leadership teams create alignment, strengthen accountability, establish an effective execution rhythm and build the organisational foundations needed for the next phase of growth. I also lead our activities in the Danish scaleup ecosystem, including ScaleUp Sessions, the ScaleUp Podcast and our founder community. My role combines what I enjoy most: working closely with ambitious founders, challenging leadership teams and helping turn growth ambitions into an organisation capable of delivering them.

  • Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at TMA Inside
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

    TMA Inside helps people find and develop their own unique talents to unite with others and the organization they are working for, by embedding the TMA Method and Talent Data in related Software Ss A Service (SAAS) platforms.

  • Founder | Growth Consultant at Ticketto.io
    Sep 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

    TicketTo.io is a management consulting company that helps companies growing in The Nordic and in The Netherlands.

  • Founder TMA Nordic (Regional Partner TMA) at TMA - Unieke talenten vinden en (ver)binden in 2023.
    Sep 2020 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Partner of TMA Method with TMA Nordic. Providing a whole new way of enabling professional growth in organisations.

  • Pepperminds Nordic (6 yrs 9 mos)
    • Business Development Director
      Jul 2016 - Sep 2020 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      In collaboration with Director of Operations, overall P&L responsible. Managing all major accounts, stakeholder management on C-level Responsible for all new business activities and total yearly turnover Developing and hosting events – getting on stage and claiming position as knowledge leader within the industry Implementing growth plan, market entry Sweden and opening new offices in Denmark and Sweden Reporting to CEO Pepperminds International and member of the international board

    • Nordic Director
      Jan 2014 - Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Managing +100 employees, 2 senior managers and middle managers Overall P&L responsible for the Nordic region Establishing foundation for growth in current markets and preparing for market entry Sweden Process optimisation cross offices and streamlined operational business structure Recruitment and growth strategy implementation Developing business proposition and boarding new major accounts in both Denmark and Sweden. Reporting to CEO Pepperminds International and member of the international board