Strengthening How We Scale – Introducing Our New Supervisory Board

We’re excited to introduce The Scale Factory’s new Supervisory Board. As we continue helping B2B scale-ups expand across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe, we’re also entering our own next phase of growth. To help guide that journey, we’ve brought on three Supervisory Board Members: Mike Parsons, Christian Schøyen, and Daniel Karlsson.

Their backgrounds span go-to-market strategy, entrepreneurship, corporate leadership, and global consulting—but what unites them is their experience in taking smaller ventures and scaling them into successful, high-growth companies. It gives them a shared understanding of how to scale with focus and clarity.

As we grow, we’re focused on staying true to our hands-on, entrepreneurial approach while building more structure around how we operate and support our Clients. 

Daniel summed it up well: “The Scale Factory is moving from being a close-knit group into something more structured and scalable. I see a team that wants to preserve its DNA while becoming more globally relevant.”

The Supervisory Board Members

Each of them brings a unique perspective shaped by years of experience helping businesses grow across industries, markets, and stages.

Mike has built, scaled, and exited companies in San Francisco, Amsterdam, and Sydney. “Scaling and commercialization are still among the most underestimated challenges for founders,” he said. “The Scale Factory is building a world-class solution to help them through that.”

Christian brings a different kind of experience—decades in leadership roles across fast growing consultancies / enterprises  and early-stage businesses.: “The combination of pay-as-you-go and shared success incentives shows a true commitment to making a difference in the scaling phase.”

From a systems and operations perspective, Daniel has spent much of his career advising global industrial firms on growth, M&A, and cross-market consistency. “At this stage of growth, being too broad can hold you back,” he shared. “I want to help The Scale Factory build the kind of structure that supports long-term growth.”

What It Takes to Scale Across Regions

In one of our first conversations with the Supervisory Board, we asked what truly matters for scale-ups expanding across borders: 

First, it comes down to people. As Mike put it, “Talent is everything. The difference between stagnation and breakout success often comes down to who’s on the team.” But talent alone isn’t enough. What works in London won’t always resonate in Jakarta or Dubai. Christian emphasized the need for “networks, local access, and understanding how each market works on the ground.”

Clarity also plays a central role. Daniel noted that scale-ups often try to do too much too soon. “The companies that win are crystal clear about what they do and who they serve.” And finally, growth needs structure. Scaling across regions requires consistency in messaging, delivery, and operations—while holding on to the entrepreneurial mindset that drives innovation.

We’re excited to have Mike, Christian, and Daniel on board as we continue our own scale journey.