Board and advisory
Growth companies looking for experience in international sales, operations and scaling.
Helsinki, Finland
Karri Hautanen. CEO, builder, partner.
CEO of a Nordic design company, with a background in technology, international sales and operations.
How I work
Clear plans, honest numbers and people who treat the company as their own. Unglamorous, I know. It is also what scales.
Focus
What I work on.
Four areas where I spend most of my time, held together by clear and crisp communication.
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Leadership
People first, with clear goals and real accountability. Teams do their best work when everyone knows what matters and why.
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02
Sales
Building sales teams and partner networks that perform, and taking products into new markets across Europe.
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03
Marketing
Marketing as an investment rather than a cost. A brand with a clear position and a marketing engine that supports sales.
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04
Customer experience
Turning customer experience into a competitive advantage, measured and improved across the whole customer journey.
Background
How I got here.
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01
Foundation
Studied logistics at Aalto University and learned early how much depends on things arriving on time.
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Digital & mobile
Several years in technology and the mobile industry, building products and businesses.
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03
Commercial leadership
Sales, partnerships and international growth across Europe.
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Now
CEO
Leading a Nordic design company. Product, people and profitable growth.
Work together
Reasons to reach out.
Sparring and speaking
Events and founders who want to talk about building markets, sales teams or operations.
Great people
Talented people in sales, operations or design who would like to work together.
Partnerships and projects
Distributors and resellers for Nordic design products in Europe, and office projects that need quiet spaces for focused work and meetings.
