Eric Kearley

I improve things. And make them stick.

Chances are you have looked me up because we are scheduled for a meeting and you want to know more. Here goes: people keep asking me to change and develop things and then even pay me to do it. Organisations, teams, businesses, people. From my first management job at 22 until today. I figure, if you get asked to do the same thing repeatedly, maybe you're reasonably good at it. So that's what I do. Eric Kearley Consulting AB has three legs: 1. Kearley Scaling Partners that primarily help Scaleups scale with all that this entails. 2. Kearley Coaching that helps leadership teams and executives perform. 3. Kearley Value Partners, helping investors (PE, VC, FO) increase the value of their companies. There's some overlap there for sure. But that's a good thing.In terms of background, my career has taken me from journalism school in Gothenburg to VP at Viacom's MTV Networks from London, leading expansion across 32 EMEA markets. The theme running through everything since has been the same: designing the strategy, building the team, and leading the organisation through change and into new territory.
From MTV/Viacom to increasing the value of TVNZ in New Zealand, then to Australia as part of the Executive Team at Telstra, starting a new business unit from several previously separate ones. Then to Dubai to build GoBX from scratch for MBC Group, then Abu Dhabi as CDTO at Sky News Arabia. More recently, transformation and advisory work with NEP and EMG. Along the way: Deputy CEO for Paul Allen's H-Group and fund, mentor and advisor at Muru-D, Ascension Ventures, and Swedish Scaleups. Today, I work internationally out of Stockholm, running Eric Kearley Consulting AB.I have an MBA from Hult Ashridge Business School, a Diploma in Leadership, Auckland University Business School and an ICF accredited Diploma in Coaching. Also a Certified Board Member, Swedish Academy of Board Directors, with board experience across media, technology, and early-stage companies on four continents.Given that there are people out there who save lives daily, I dont make much noise about what I do. But sometimes even I am noticed. I have been quoted in Harvard Business Review, awarded a World Class New Zealander statue — without actually being from New Zealand — and named one of the 20 most influential international business people with Swedish background by Veckans Affärer.Who doesn't like talking about what they do? I have been given that privilege repeatedly at events from Sydney to San Francisco. And I have written the mandatory business book, one of the least read books in history for sure, about the future of the media industry. And I am writing another one about business transformation which I hope someone will read and find useful.

Work

I help scaleups build the strategy, leadership, and partnerships to scale internationally.
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I lead transformation and value build for PE, VC, and family office portfolio companies. Often portfolio integrations.
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I do performance coaching for management teams and executives.
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What others say

"He has the ability to identify what really matters. No doubt that is core to his success." — Marty Behrens, Founder
"His natural role is hands-on transformation leadership." — Gary Smith, Global Chief Transformation Officer.
"Hits all the right notes: creative, commercial and strategic." — Jean de Fougerolles, CEO, Ascension Ventures
"A rare combination of highly creative and extremely logical." — Chris Griffin, Founder 1 LP
"Strong when necessary and sensitive when required." — Toby Amies, Film Director
"Eric is the person you want on your team in a crisis — calm, focused, and gets things done." — Philip Rose, Ignium Consulting
"Eric is the guy you want when you need to stir things up, and then make them land" — CEO

Contact

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