Team
We are on a mission to create responsible organisations where people work together to reach important goals
Pia Lauritzen
Chief Methodologist & Founder
It all began with Pia. She is the inventor of the Qvest method. Pia has worked as a consultant using the method since 2008 - providing a strong platform of experience. Pia has a PhD in Philosophy. She has written many articles and books about the nature and impact of questions.
Marie Mathiesen
CEO & Founder
Marie met Pia because she was a Qvest customer. She has worked in corporate management and as a consultant across multiple sectors. She has lived in Switzerland, Denmark and the US. She holds a PhD in Organizational Analysis and is quite obsessive about method.
Jesper Valentin Holm
Chairman of the Board
Jesper is chairman of the Qvest board. He loves steering digital disruptors from start-up to scale-up. Qvest benefits from his deep enterprise sales and leadership experience in the software as a service industry. Jesper’s approach is always calm persistence. Not surprisingly, he is also a drummer.
Niels Søholm
CTO
Niels is a full stack developer who has been working on web-based products for the last decade. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering, and he has written code as a consultant, in startups, and for a large corporate bank. He also bakes a mean loaf of sourdough.
Anders Pollas
Founder & Board Member
Before co-founding Qvest, Anders co-founded Podio, which he and his partners sold to Citrix in 2012. As a business angel and board member, Anders is engaged in a suite of startups. He is passionate about building products that focus on making people work better together.
Christian Thorsø Pedersen
CRO
Christian responsible for all revenue generating activities at Qvest. As CRO, Christian creates a revenue-driven culture through planning, setting goals, analyzing, executing, and - above all - an unwavering focus on our customers. His revenue strategy is as sharp as his city-commuting strategy - with multiple bikes strategically distributed around Copenhagen for efficiency.
Gabrielle Viana
Marketing Associate
Gabi is passionate about communication and communities. She has a degree in multimedia and social communication and has worked with several ways of initiating conversations. Gabi is currently studying for a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, and she plays the drums whenever there's time for it.
Amelie Lange
Research Assistant
Amelie is a research assistant for R&D working closely with Pia. Amelie is currently studying for a master's degree in Anthropology, and she has a particular interest in digital technology. She has worked on qualitative research projects in the UK, Germany, and online for the past three years. She always has a book at hand – perhaps even two.
Torben Albert-Lindqvist
Software Developer
Torben is a software developer working with Niels on expanding and improving our product. He is studying for a master's degree in Data Science at the IT University of Copenhagen. Torben loves cooking and expressing his creativity in the kitchen.
Sebastian Ramirez-Ekner
Sales Consultant
Sebastian is our sales consultant and our CRO's right-hand person. Coming from Miami to Copenhagen, he has a degree in business administration and service management with a focus on sales and business in SaaS tools. Sebastian is a fierce believer in bringing people together.