Collaboration anchored in trust - the key to creating positive impact.
We help you build a workplace of structural trust aligned with your values, so you can focus on moving towards your vision.
WORKPLACES THAT WORK FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT AGAINST THEM
Team grew from 3 to 12 people. Suddenly information keeps getting stuck and things feel less aligned while the pressure to deliver grows.
You want to keep the freedom to stay creative, keep experimenting, but the deadline walls are closing in. Delivering and exploring at the same time feels more and more impossible…
You set out to make a positive impact but the need to turn a profit is pushing you to make more and more compromises all the time…
If you don’t get enough money, soon there won’t be a company to worry about… How do you even avoid burnout under this pressure?
Wondering if your mid-manager experience truly prepared you to be responsible for a whole organisation and so many people’s employment…
DID I TOUCH A NERVE HERE?
Listen. You’re not alone. I’ve been there. Most founders I know are actively there as we speak.
But I promise it’s not all doom and gloom. With a commitment to intentionality, deep critical introspection and the right tools, these tensions can be navigated.
While every team is unique, there are a few similarities.
You’re looking for people who care about turning your vision into reality.
You want to build a team that is different: daring, creative, effective.
You want to leave the world a better place than you found it.
I help teams like yours address the underlying tensions and navigate the choppy waters of building an organisation of great potential and a lasting positive footprint. Together, we explore the tools that best suit where you’re at and the unique challenges you’re facing.
WITH TOOLS SUCH AS:
Organisational trust
Workshop facilitation
Critical social impact design
DEI
Leadership coaching
Radical optimism
Project management and facilitation
Shamelessly asking all the questions
Relentlessly cheering you on
our services
ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN
Working closely with the team as an interim people ops manager, I can help y’all build towards the organisation of your dreams.
COACHING
(AND CHEERLEADING?)
I’ll help you get to the bottom of your challenges and find ways forward. We can do recurring or one-time sessions.
WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION
I offer bespoke workshops spanning topics such as structural trust, DEI and social impact.
PSST, A SECRET, FOR NOW.
I’m cooking up something for a few select founders to help foster deep introspection and create action plans. Want to stay in the loop?
A radical optimist with too many ideas and a can-do attitude
With a winding and adventurous background in research, linguistics, DEI, management and organisational psychology, I’m here to unite my research skills, systems thinking brain and my passion in the service of unshittifying workplaces. With many years of experience in the Nordic start-up space, having worked with start-ups, incubators, accelerators and VCs alike, I have a nuanced insight into how the sausage is made, so to speak.
And, look. I’ve also been a manager and leader in this space. It’s a difficult balancing act. I’ve made all the mistakes before finding a way to build strong trust within the team and with that, a whole new quality of personal and professional collaboration. I had some amazing mentors along the way, and I’m itching to pay it forward.
Let me cheer you on, as you build the team of your dreams!
One last thing… I know I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, and honestly, I don’t want to be. If you’re not the type of person who is cool with being challenged on the things you’ve always taken for granted, we’re not a good fit.
On the other hand, if you just can’t let go of the feeling that we CAN do better than whatever passes for a tolerable workplace and a bearable manager today… yeah. I’m right there with you.
here’s what others are saying…..
Emil joined me at Dreamcraft for a 6 months project. During that time we worked very closely for both internal and external purposes linked to internal communication, structural trust, company culture and DEI.
The whole experience has been tremendous and Emil was able to support me in operationalising the above subjects.
His ability to drill deep in challenges and come up with tailored solutions makes him an asset for any type of organisation.
His background and expertise brings an impactful toolbox to issues that all early stage organisations are facing or will face.
Nico Blier-Silvestri, Founder Enablement Partner @ Dreamcraft
I recommend this class to everyone!
The first class was so enlightening with immense content to cover that we did a second session! One may think some things to be obvious but once you start listening, you realise how much unlearning we all have to do first to even think we are near being actively inclusive people.
I do not think gender inclusion topics can be covered in a few days but I hope we can at least start somewhere. Let us start here. I also suggest that we start looking at how we learn things we also think are automatic to grasp and make changes, if our goal is to end oppression.
This is only the beginning. Thank you, Emil!
Mary Waweru, CEO & Founder of Crest Impact
I had the distinct privilege to attend a leadership MasterClass on unconscious bias and the importance of including an inclusive approach to building a strong workforce with Emil as part of a duo of very strong presenters. He was very engaging and I not only learned a lot in this presentation, but learned how much more I need to learn! I would recommend Emil wholeheartedly for anyone looking for an inspirational speaker who really knows what he is talking about!
