Stefan van Eerde

As the founder of Shadow Leaders, I focus on empowering founders of scale-ups, investors who want better yield for their portfolio companies, and innovation teams through tailored business growth acceleration advisory. Leveraging access to over 20 seasoned experts, I support founders with go-to-market (GTM) strategies, marketing automation, linkedin systems and martech tool selection while ensuring clarity and long-term value creation.

I worked for companies large and small, bootstrapped and sold a company, build ecosystems in higher education and among mechanical engineers and BPMs and build a stellar global marketing team.

I specialize in guiding scale-ups through complex transitions, providing strategic oversight, and enabling businesses to achieve sustainable growth. My mission is to deliver senior-level, hands-on, real business experience which built expertise and personalized guidance your ventures need to navigate strategic risks and growth challenges.

Main focus on B2B SaaS, EdTech and agencies.
I am currently a board advisor to several ventures, see my linkedin profile for details.

I am also an examination board member and lecturer at universities and am always open for lecture opportunities, hosting webinars or exchanging ideas and knowledge to boards and future generations.

Marketing Automation (Hubspot Email marketing certified), linkedin organic growth systems (sales navigator plus custom solution combined), revenue growth, bootstrapping, advisory boards.