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ABOUT
Bearing 45 partners with business leaders, investors and founders to drive commercial impact in high-stakes moments of growth and innovation.
Together, we solve your toughest strategic and operational challenges. Our Partnership models—from Value Pilots to Joint Ventures—are all tailored to bridge your gap between end-to-end strategy and high-impact engagement, led by experienced advisors and leaders.
Our advisory is augmented by our AI Business Council—a strategic insight engine designed to stress-test our execution against real-world market archetypes and management frameworks.
With decades of expertise from the client and agency side, we partner with
brands
and consultancies.
Our hands-on approach means we quickly turn insights to actions, always focusing on your time to value.
Together, we solve your toughest strategic and operational challenges. Our Partnership models—from Value Pilots to Joint Ventures—are tailored to bridge the gap between end-to-end strategy and high-impact engagement, led by experienced advisors and leaders.
Our advisory is augmented by our AI Business Council—a strategic insight engine designed to stress-test our execution against real-world market archetypes and management frameworks.
OUR IMPACT
EXPERIENCE
With decades on the agency and client side, we partner with brands and consulting firms
16
Industries
80
Brands
80%
International
20+
Years
CAPABILITIES
Bridging your strategy & scale
INDUSTRIES
20+ years partnering with global market leaders and local entrepreneurs
Automotive
Financial services
Retail
Manufacturing
Professional services
FMCG
Technology
PARTNERSHIP
We grow with your business
Accelerate your journey with partnerships tailored to your unique challenges
BUSINESS CASE
Our true AI journey started with a complete business reboot. What if we built our consultancy with AI representing our market and clients?
ONE-ON-One ADVISORY
Compass Session
Our free, one-on-one Compass Session is dedicated to business leaders navigating complexity, followed by an initial opportunity assessment.
Ready to start exploring?
Market & growth assessment
Bearing 45 is part
of HMN Works AB
Stockholm, Sweden
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ACCELERATED VALUE
Are your business initiatives stalled by market headwinds and legacies? This is our focus.
We grow when you grow
We offer flexible engagements tailored to your commercial journey.
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one-on-onE advisory
Our free advisory for business leaders navigating complexity, followed by initial recommendations.
VOICES OF THE MARKET
How we use AI to prototype strategies and stress test the market dynamics of business execution.