The Scalewise story, thus far

 

We help ambitious tech scale-ups accelerate growth by providing unique access to a community of world-class Scale Experts. 

My name is Tom. I’m one third of the trio who founded Scalewise in early 2020. The other two co-founders are Gavin (VP Sales extraordinaire) and Karen (L&D expert).
Myself and Gavin spent over a decade in revenue leadership roles within VC-backed businesses and as a result, have an intimate understanding of the opportunities and challenges of scaling at pace. 

One such challenge was how to continuously develop ourselves and our teams in a rapidly changing world. In 2018 I set out to solve this problem for myself and other revenue leaders in London by creating the second chapter of Pavilion

Pavilion is a community for senior revenue leaders working in fast-growth tech businesses to share knowledge, discuss best practices and offer support to one another. The London chapter now contains over 500 talented members and the global community has since grown to over 6,000 revenue leaders and 50 chapters around the world.

The incredible expertise that exists within Pavilion is what inspired the creation of Scalewise. We saw a huge opportunity to help scaling SaaS businesses.

Cue the birth of Scalewise

We’ve embarked on a mission to harness the knowledge and experience within our network to help ambitious tech companies scale in the right way. 

Combining our first-hand knowledge of what it takes to scale successfully with our unique network of world-class talent, meant that we were perfectly placed to build a platform to provide flexible and affordable access to seasoned revenue operators.

Trusted by ambitious scale-ups

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The beginning of our scaling journey

Over the past year we’ve been busy accelerating the growth of over 70 scale-ups whilst onboarding around 180 world-class Scale Coaches, Full-Time, Fractional and Interim Leaders.

We’ve also been building the Scalewise Platform that enables clients to book time with the perfect Scale Coach, based on the specific scaling challenge to be overcome, expertise or industry experience required. Apply below for early access to the Scalewise Platform.

Are you an exceptional revenue leader?

You’ll get to impact the success of interesting scale-ups, work 100% remotely & flexibly alongside other commitments and access a constant flow of learning & community interaction opportunities. We make the process simple for you by taking care of contracts, invoicing and payments.

Diversify your portfolio
Gain exposure to exciting scale-ups
Learn from an expert community

Scalewise is the gateway to career-accelerating opportunities for even the most seasoned Scale Experts. We take care of business development and administration so that you can focus on delivering value to clients.

Our Team

We’ve experienced the direct impact of integrating scale expertise within organisations, delivering transformational revenue growth and creating robust, scalable systems that support long-term success. 

Tom Glason

Tom Glason

Co-founder & CEO

I’ve spent over 20 years in B2B tech sales, a decade of which has been in senior leadership roles within VC-backed SaaS scale-ups.

Gavin Sumner

Co-founder & Chief Coach

I was part of a SaaS business that was acquired by a FTSE 50 business and then went through a scaling journey from seed to series B in a Fintech business.

Karen Glason

Karen Glason

Co-founder & CS Director

My entire career has been in L&D with a focus on leadership development. In recent years I’ve been supporting the growth of the London Revenue Collective, developing the community, membership offering and events programme.

Sophie Carter

Sophie Carter

Chief Fractional Officer

I am so privileged to be heading up the Interim and Fractional business at Scalewise.

Carter Perez

Carter Perez

Head Coach North America

Working in Silicon Valley for over 20 years, I’ve had the opportunity to scale many VC-backed B2B tech companies and been fortunate to have a few exits along the way.

Emily Assender

Emily Assender

VP Partnerships

My skills and experience lie in building strategic partnerships and partnerships functions from scratch for fast growing SaaS start-ups and scale-ups.

Becky Dixon

Becky Dixon

Operations Manager

I began my career in TV, where I spent over 10 years with exceptionally talented and creative individuals. From Runner to Senior Producer, I developed a wealth of transferable skills.

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