Dent Maker

Make a bigger dent in the universe đź’Ş

Dent Maker helps your organization in digital transformation & business growth.

Not a typical sales call masked as a consulting session.
I’ll genuinely try to help you.

Dent Maker

New Business Explorer

New Business Explorer is a service created to assist growth companies looking to expand to new markets and scale their business. It is based on global best practices such as Lean Startup, Design Sprint and various market research tactics, used around the world from fast moving startups to tech giants such as Google.

Test new business ideas in the market cost-effectively before investing time & money in developing tech. Find out quickly if there actually is a market for your business idea, and if it is big enough to justify further investment.

New Business Explorer comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Our customer satisfaction measured on Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a perfect 100.

What can I do for you?

Digitalization

Digitalization of established businesses. Scaling & growing. It doesn’t matter which industry you are in, I am confident we can make your business tick just a bit faster.

  • Digital business consulting – solving business problems
  • Growthacking – multidisciplinary analysis & action
  • Co-piloting – CDO / product manager as a service

New business

Building new digital-first businesses requires start-up mindset and an agile, customer-driven step-by-step approach.

  • Service design & business modeling
  • Product & project management
  • Innovation
  • See also: saaski.fi

Training

None of us are ready for future. According to World Economic Forum, 54% of employees need total rewiring regarding our training. Skills-wise, we should reinvent ourselves every few years.

  • Private & public trainings
  • Training programs
  • Competence planning for digital businesses

Keynotes

I enjoy waking people up. I’ve done shows from 10 to 7000 people. My most important goal is to make an impression and to affect the way people act after I’ve spoken to/with them.

  • Talks & keynotes
  • Board sparring
  • Find me on Puhujatori

Testimonial: Monster.fi

Mika Kiiskinen
Country Manager, Monster Finland

”We were looking for a technical project manager and product owner for Monster.fi platform renewal – an extensive and impactful service platform. In Rami we also got a consultant and colleague who understood and could connect between technology, product management, service development, and digital business.

Our collaboration worked out great; the approach was more like having an actual teammate rather than a normal buyer-contractor relationship. Multiple external vendors were involved in this complex project, and we were able to leave the cooperation with them on Rami’s shoulders without concerns.

We were able to trust that our interests were safe with him at all times.”

Testimonial: Musti Group

Panu Hannula
CIO, Musti Group

”Rami joined Musti Group’s growth journey to help and facilitate our Digital Front renewal both from technology and online business point of view.

Rami has provided an excellent contribution as a program lead and team lead. He has also showed great flexibility and attitude to respond promptly to many urgent, fast track actions with positive results.

Rami’s ability to provide holistic advise combining both technology and business view in digital transformation is a great value for any company with similar needs.”

I work in great company

Some of the customers that trust in Dent Maker

Interim Product Owner, Interim Head of Digital Front, eCom project lead, 2022-2024.

Employer sustainability impact – consulting on how to bring forth the impact that employers are creating in the universe, 2023.

Consulting the commercialization of new business, 2023.

Sparring & help in the recruitment of a key person for new business development, 2022.

Consulting & technology audit, 2022.

Consulting & prototyping a new B2B SaaS business for a global leader in industrial automation, 2021-2022.

Product Manager as-a-service in a large-scale technology project, 2020-2022.

Monster / Alma Career

Sparring & helping to recruit a top digital software leader for a Nordic financial services company, 2021.

Consulting & technology audit for one of the largest energy corporations in Finland. Working as a subcontractor, 2020-2021.

Growthacking as a subcontractor for an entertainment sector eCommerce store, 2020.

Inuit

Consulting, project management, keynoting, CDO/CIO-as-a-service. 2019-2020.

Touring Cars Motorhome Rentals

Consulting sales & concepting as-a-service, project management in a large scale public sector project. 2019-2020.

RND Works

“Haimme teknistä projektipäällikköä ja tuoteomistajaa Monsterin, laajaan ja läpi operaation vaikuttavaan, palvelualustan vaihtoon. Saimme kokonaisvaltaisesti teknologian, tuotteen, palvelun ja liiketoiminnan välisiä vaikutussuhteita ymmärtävän konsultin ja kollegan. Yhteistyö toimi loistavasti, toimintatapa oli lähempänä joukkuetoveria kuin perinteistä alihankkijaa. Monimutkaisessa hankkeessa oli mukana paljon ulkopuolisia toimijoita ja heidän kanssaan tehtävän yhteistyön pystyi huoletta jättämään Ramin harteille. Pystyimme luottamaan, että intressimme oli koko ajan turvassa.”

“Projektin kokonaislopputuotoksiin saimme tärkeän näkemyksen, jonka tuottamisessa hyödynnettiin oman osaamisen lisäksi myös toimialaverkostoa. Proaktiivista ja laadukasta työtä.”

“Asiantuntevaa ja laadukasta tekemistä”

Millä perusteella valitsit arvosanat asiakastyytyväisyyskyselyymme:

“Luotettavuuden, selkeästi tilaajan puolella aktiivisen tekemisen sekä tuoden asioihin ammattilaisen näkemyksen.”

“Sujuvaa hands-on konsultointia! Rami on auttanut meitä kirkastamaan toimintaamme ja tuonut uusia näkökulmia johtamisen ja myynnin ympärillä.”

“Yhteistyö ja viestintä on sujuvaa sekä Rami on kaikille helposti lähestyttävä hahmo. Osaamista, ymmärrystä ja näkemystä löytyy. Hyvä päätöstä tukeva yhteenveto työn päätteeksi.”

“Rami on kovan luokan tekijä joka on ottanut hyvin koppia monimutkaisesta ja uniikista ympäristöstä / tilanteesta. Suosittelisin Ramia mielelläni business teknisiin rooleihin, esimerkiksi Scrum Product Owner roolissa.”

Service products

#Muutospakko workshop

  • Build on your strengths and actual unique value
  • 2-10 participants. Live or online. In English or in Finnish
  • Consists of: Online survey + 0,5 day of active working together
  • Results: Your organization is better prepared and equipped to handle change on both individual and company level

Starting at 2 790€ + VAT

Technology roadmap or audit

  • Technology decisions can be a pain in the b*tt as modern technology tends to integrate, with multiple dependencies to other systems. Let me help you to investigate possible scenarios and help pick valid future options for your company.
  • Requirements also change when business environment changes, and there’s always the balancing between e.g. industry standard vs. best-of-breed, external vs. Internal, SaaS vs. custom and so forth.
  • Especially: HR tech, marketing tech & digital marketing processes, new business concepts and validity, overall digital business environment.
  • Consists of: Surveys and/or interviews, workshop(s), research, documentation and roadmapping
  • Results: Possible technology landscape and gap analysis, technology reviews and suggestions as needed, roadmap

Starting at 3 790€ + VAT

Business Finland Innovation Voucher

  • Consulting for Innovation Voucher (Business Finland) applicants
  • For: SMEs eligible for Business Finland funding with new digital business ideas with potential to scale internationally
  • Contents: e.g. service & business design, agile product experiments & prototyping, research, auditing, product and service strategy implementation, feasibility studies and expert opinions relating to innovation
  • Results: Concrete results depend on your specific needs

Business Finland funding:
5 000€ + VAT (your stake is just 1 000€)

For other consulting services & projects, please book a free-of-charge preliminary discussion.

Training

Technology evolves faster than ever but it is not just tech that builds pressure for all of us to learning new skills and knowledge faster than ever. According to the World Economic Forum, 54% of employees need total rewiring of skills.

We want to help you turn smart individuals and teams into T, X & Tree-shaped generalists who are able to apply their core skillset in a wide array of difficult modern day business situations.

Benefits

Why Dent Maker – instead of the 1 000+ other digital consultancies?

100% satisfaction guarantee

As a 1-man company, Dent Maker cannot afford any dissatisfied customers. If you’re not satisfied you will not be invoiced. We love our customers and want to show what it means to us. The NPS score of Dent Maker is 100.

No lock-in

I am technology agnostic and offer consulting only. Dent Maker doesn’t endorse any technology or vendor lock-in schemes. While there are differences in technology ecosystems and vendors, good results can be achieved with different combinations. Force-selling tech is not our game.

Wide network

I believe in the power of co-working, networks and ecosystems. Having worked for years in the consulting industry, I keep an active eye for tech vendors, business gurus and other consultants. If I cannot help you with a specific task, I take it as my duty to find or recommend someone who can.

Specialized Generalist

With Dent Maker you don’t need a whole team of consultants to crack your business challenges. 15+ years of experience from all sectors and company sizes, 100+ organizations served, background from technology, business development and marketing. As a T-shaped professional, I’m closer to MacGyver than a one trick pony.

Don’t let digital transformation overwhelm you.

Eat it in small pieces.

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Customer channels 

In 2010 we as consumers used at least 3 channels to engage with companies. Today the number is higher and we use multiple channels simultaneously. How do you deliver a great customer experience across channels and what makes you stick out from the competition?

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Processes & ways of working

The bigger your organization, chances are the more there is that could be done about smart work. How do you increase efficiency across your organization? How can people use data and modern tools to do less boring routine work and concentrate on delivering better customer experiences? What should be automated?

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Employee skills

According to World Economic Forum, 54% of employees require substantial re-education. Disruptive technology, new business models and global competition make us all rethink our businesses. But how do we ensure that our most prized asset, the employees, are armed with top-notch knowhow and the willingness to push and learn more?

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Innovation

Digital transformation is not a project. How do you innovate continuously to keep up being relevant in 10 years? Innovation can happen on many levels. Every company becomes a tech player whether they want to or not. The ideal scale of innovation should range from efficiency of current business to radical new business opportunities.

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Disruption

Disruptive technology gets all the news. However, disruption comes from left right and center and it’s not all tech. Ecosystems and API industry, megatrends and legislation all pose threats and opportunities on our businesses. Are you in the game?

1. Customer channels

In 2010 we as consumers used at least 3 channels to engage with companies. Today the number is higher and we use multiple channels simultaneously. How do you deliver a great customer experience across channels and what makes you stick out from the competition?

2. Processes and ways of working

The bigger your organization, chances are the more there is that could be done about smart work. How do you increase efficiency across your organization? How can people use data and modern tools to do less boring routine work and concentrate on delivering better customer experiences? What should be automated?

3. Employee skills

According to World Economic Forum, 54% of employees require substantial re-education. Disruptive technology, new business models and global competition make us all rethink our businesses. But how do we ensure that our most prized asset, the employees, are armed with top-notch knowhow and the willingness to push and learn more?

4. Innovation

Digital transformation is not a project. How do you innovate continuously to keep up being relevant in 10 years? Innovation can happen on many levels. Every company becomes a tech player whether they want to or not. The ideal scale of innovation should range from efficiency of current business to radical new business opportunities.

5. Disruption

Yep. Disruptive technology gets all the news. However, disruption comes from left right and center and it’s not all tech. Ecosystems and API industry, megatrends and legislation all pose threats and opportunities on our businesses. Are you in the game?

Contact me

Rami Karhu

Rami Karhu

Digital business advisor, founder

I have 15+ years of experience in digital business & transformation as a senior consultant, head of marketing, business director and chief digital officer.

I have worked with over 100 companies, such as KONE, Oriola, Metsä Group, VV-Auto (Audi, Seat, Volkswagen) & Fortum during my career. I have also helped startups, SMBs and public sector organizations grow in the digital domain.

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