For visionary entrepreneurs and directors who want more than just advice.
Experienced leaders, entrepreneurs and experts who stand beside you, not above you. We help you grow faster and smarter – without the egos and corporate hassle.
The founder’s journey is demanding: critical decisions, scaling complexities, and relentless pressure can lead to stalled growth or strategic dead ends. We understand the weight of this responsibility. Shadow Leaders stands with you, providing the clarity and strategic foresight to transform these challenges into confidently made decisions, leading to sustainable progress.
We are a network of top advisors, former CEOs, investors and entrepreneurs with proven success. We work in the shadows so that you can shine in the spotlight.
Access a private collective of 20+ top professionals for honest, strategic, and practical answers. We provide tailor-made advice and hands-on implementation for founders who demand direct impact.
Unlock your company’s next phase of growth. We provide the strategic guidance and senior board expertise needed to confidently navigate critical investor and client meetings.
We engaged Shadow Leaders to help us reach more investors for our business proposition to acquire more funding for our real estate projects. One of the key challenges was to improve our GTM strategy and sales execution. Including a LinkedIn campaign and preparing for AI-driven follow-up. Stefan works quickly, is transparent about goals, approach, and results, and delivers innovative AI solutions that you can implement immediately. The biggest advantage: he stays on top of things constantly. Thanks to the streamlined meeting structure, nothing gets left behind, and you stay focused on action. This has demonstrably added value for our company. Recommended for anyone who wants to launch a new project or have their marketing thoroughly and intelligently examined.
I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Shadow Leaders through my startup, Linkcard.app. Stefan’s deep knowledge and extensive experience in SaaS growth marketing make his recommendations, advice, and insights both impactful and intuitive. It’s as if Stefan has written the playbook on growing a SaaS business. I highly recommend him to founders looking to drive growth using best practices grounded in a solid foundation of expertise.
Working with Shadow Leaders and with Stefan in particular has been a game-changer. Sharp, insightful, and brutally honest-he cuts through the noise like no one else. His advisory style blends strategic depth with real-world grit, always pushing you to think bigger while staying grounded. In Iberia or beyond, he’s the mentor startups and scaleups dream of. Highly recommend trusting him with your vision.
Shadow Leaders helped our company grow from a strong player in India into a global player entering the US market and several European countries. Without the expertise and network of these Shadow Leaders, who would not have achieved tremendous growth in these countries. We are grateful for the GTM expertise and hands-on guidance resulting in revenue growth and winning of large enterprise grade projects for our development teams. Shadow Leaders also helped with a strategic partnership creation with AxonIQ inc. to help US based companies in banking and insurance benefit from our offering.
He has been instrumental in shaping the digital strategy for Surpassing Success and in bringing it to several European markets. Working with Shadow Leaders has been a real privilege. Beyond their sharp marketing expertise, I deeply value their commitment, reliability, and the way they bring fresh ideas to the table. Stefan in particular has helped us bring Surpassing Success to life in several European countries — and continues to stand alongside us on this journey. Grateful for his ongoing support and looking forward to many more years of partnership!
We have built, sold, failed and won
(20+ years experience).
Direct, to the point,
with humour where possible.
By invitation only. Because not everyone is ready for faster growth.
This is not a trick like popular playbooks and gurus tell you.
This takes time and money and yields a multiple return.
Work together with leaders who have been in your shoes before
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