We are Essential

Guiding potential
into performance

Essential provides strategic guidance for businesses in need of
significant transformation or pursuing a path of robust growth.

We team up with company leaders, founders and key stakeholders
seeking smart, practical advice to move forward.

Together we are Essential.

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Advisory Services

We serve as your trusted advisor in creating,
executing and monitoring your strategic ambitions in these three roles:

Strategy Advisor

co-creating, shaping and advising the strategic paths that empower leaders to execute towards success.

Performance Advisor

driving successful implementation of strategic ambitions while enhancing organizational performance.

Board Member

monitoring, advising, and inspiring leadership for sustainable growth and continuous improvement.

Success lies at the crossroads of psychology, IT, and common sense

Leon BrunenbergPartner

As a leader you are only as good as the people who work with you

Eric van der MatenPartner

Growth is not something that happens to you; it is a conscious, strategic choice

Roel BergsmaPartner

Problems never come easy nor alone. That is why a holistic approach is essential

Leon BrunenbergPartner

The secret of getting ahead is getting started

Eric van der MatenPartner

Culture is created by you, nourished by you and part of you

Roel BergsmaPartner

A constant hunger for knowledge is the engine for entrepreneurial progress

Leon BrunenbergPartner

Strategy without execution is a dream
Execution without strategy is a nightmare!

Eric van der MatenPartner

Always think outside-in:
a product without customers
is irrelevant

Roel BergsmaPartner

Strategic Ambitions

However audacious your ambitions may be,
we co-create tailored strategies to lead your
business into the next era

Change

supporting decision makers with urgent needs or ambitious goals.

Digital

roadmaps that drive innovation and market penetration.

Growth

strategies that focus on workforce, innovation, and financial stability.

Turnaround

distressed companies towards revival, sale, or dignified closure.

Funding

strategies that prepare, identify, and secure necessary capital.

Succession

leadership transitions that respect culture, legacy, and ambition.

Exit

strategies that honour value and smooth transitions.

Brand

presence that boosts market position and sales.

Ownership

structures that optimize sustainable growth and stakeholders success.

Our Essential Story

We are a trusted team of seasoned professionals who provide strategic guidance to businesses in need of transformation and growth.

Our unique edge: we’re not just advisors, we’ve been in your shoes! With over 30 years of experience in starting and growing businesses, each of our partners knows what it takes to succeed.

Providing critical advice and tailor-made digital strategies, we breathe new life into companies that have hit a plateau, want to seize new opportunities, or need to cross hurdles to get to a next level.

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We are Essential

Advisory Services

Strategy Advisor

Performance Advisor

Board Member

Strategic Ambitions

Change

Digital

Growth

Turnaround

Funding

Succession

Exit

Brand

Ownership

Our Essential Story

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