Unlocking the next stage of growth for ambitious SMEs
Wim Teerlynck
Your company is ambitious. You've grown fast, €10M, €25M, maybe €50M turnover, but growth suddenly feels harder.
Instead of scaling smoothly, you find yourself:
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putting out daily fires,
struggling with complexity,
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lacking time for real strategy,
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feeling that your organization is not keeping up with your ambitions.
If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Many SMEs reach this point. The question is: how do you break through and unlock the next stage of growth?
Who I am
I unlock growth for ambitious SMEs that have hit a ceiling.
My strength lies in combining entrepreneurial drive with leadership experience across SMEs, corporates, and large-scale retail.
My track record is built on three worlds:
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Entrepreneurship (SME/wholesale) – as the former owner of a wholesale business, I know firsthand what it takes to build, scale, and eventually exit a company.
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Corporate Leadership (Colruyt Group) – as Head of Department IT, I led project-driven digital transformations and steered large, complex change programs inside a corporate environment.
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General Management (Bike Republic) – as General Manager of a retail chain, I held full P&L responsibility, guided strategic growth, and drove both digital and cultural transformation.
Turning challenges into growth power
When growth stalls, I step in to unlock the next stage.
I work directly with CEOs and management teams to cut through complexity and turn firefighting into focused growth. Depending on the situation, I can take the lead as CEO or co-CEO, or strengthen the business in a supporting strategic role.
Concretely, I bring:
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Strategic focus – sharp choices and priorities so everyone knows where to play and how to win.
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Organizational clarity – the right structure, processes, and leadership to scale without chaos. I bring simplicity in complexity, making it clear what really matters.
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Execution power – driving critical transformations and projects that deliver measurable results.
My offer
Strategic Growth & Expansion
Developing and executing tailored strategies that scale businesses efficiently while maintaining operational excellence.
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Bike Republic: from strategic plan to operational execution, achieving market leadership in Belgium.
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Colruyt Group IT: aligning departmental IT strategy with business goals to support strategic growth.
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Sumura: defining strategic direction and go-to-market strategy for a tech start-up.
Leadership & Organizational Development
Guiding management teams to foster innovation, improve performance, and build strong leadership cultures.
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Led Bike Republic's management team (5 direct reports, 180 FTE) through cultural transformation.
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Trained in leadership programs (Colruyt Group & Antwerp Management School), adopting a servant-leader approach.
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IT department leadership at Colruyt Group, focusing on output-driven management.
Acquisition, Integration & Scaling
Leading organizations through buy-and-build strategies and cultural integration to drive efficiency and market growth.
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Bike Republic: grew from 11 to 30 integrated stores in 5 years, managing process, system, and cultural integration.
Data-driven Decision Making & Digital Transformation
Implementing frameworks and digital solutions to optimize performance, efficiency, and customer experience.
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Developed dashboards powered by a data lake for objective, KPI-driven decision making.
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Bike Republic: increased NPS from 17 to 70 by integrating digital customer solutions and enhancing ERP functionality.
Why Grounded Vision
Ambitious growth requires more than vision. It demands grounded choices, clear priorities, and the courage to change. That's exactly what I bring: pragmatic, adaptable, and focused on results.
Curious about my insights on building organizational growth capacity?
Want a copy of my whitepaper about "Growth Power" ? Just contact me.