Svestad & Heiberg

Two consultants · One partnership

Clarity in leadership.
Capability in the business.

Understand where change will create the most value.
Equip your people to make it work.

Identifying opportunities.Enabling people.Delivering results.

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Ellen C Svestad

STRATEGIC ADVISOR - LEADERSHIP & TEAM DEVELOPMENT

20+ years of international leadership and business experience, setting direction, developing teams and turning strategy into results. Today, I work with leaders and businesses to clarify strategic direction, challenge priorities and strengthen the path from strategy to execution.

Through the structured leadership development program Clarity2Gravity, I guide established and emerging leaders on a development journey to explore how authentic leadership is built from within, and how greater clarity in their leadership role can strengthen the value they create through and with others.

With teams, I focus on strengthening alignment and collaboration, particularly when team dynamics are holding back progress and performance.

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Gunn-Marit Aarlie Heiberg

FRACTIONAL ENABLEMENT CONSULTANT - BUSINESS BUILDER

20+ years of international technology, leadership and business experience, building capabilities, creating opportunities and turning strategy into action and results.

As a fractional enablement consultant, I work with senior leaders and organisations to strengthen the people, capabilities, structures and processes needed to deliver on strategic priorities.

My expertise spans sales and partner enablement, strategic competency planning, change management and execution — helping organisations build the right capabilities, connect with the right expertise and turn opportunities into business outcomes.

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Tech & People

Turning technology into business value.

Where can your business create the greatest value by working smarter?

We help organisations identify where technology, AI-agents and new ways of working can make the biggest impact and create the greatest value. The effect is improved efficiency, strengthened capabilities and unlocked new opportunities.

Using cross-functional AI analysis, we examine workflows across teams, departments and processes to uncover bottlenecks, untapped potential and opportunities for improvement. This helps leaders focus on the changes that matter most, without unnecessary restructuring or complexity.

From insight to implementation

We bring together technology, business understanding and organisational expertise to turn insights into practical improvements. Depending on the opportunity, this may involve implementing AI solutions, redesigning workflows, developing capabilities, or adapting roles and team structures.

Making change work

Technology creates value when people and organisations know how to use it. We work with leaders and teams to build understanding, strengthen ownership, develop the skills required and embed new ways of working into everyday operations.

Our approach connects business priorities, technology and people — from identifying the right opportunities to implementing change and realising its value.

From direction to delivery

Broader expertise. Stronger delivery.

Engage one of us, or both. When we work together, we combine our expertise around the challenge. We share methods, standards and follow-through, so a combined engagement never feels like two vendors.

From insight to execution

We do not stop at analysis. We translate findings into operational priorities and plans built around what the organisation needs to achieve, working closely with leaders and teams to simplify complexity and improve business operations. When needed, we stay involved through implementation, measuring progress and suggesting potential adjustments.

Structured. Hands-on. Accountable.

We combine practical business experience with proven methods, assesment tools and professional certifications to bring structure and depth to our work.

A wider network

Through our trusted network of specialized consultants we can scale the team to the scope of the challenge.

Ellen C Svestad and Gunn-Marit Aarlie Heiberg