About us

As one of the early contributors to NLgroeit, Han has played a role in supporting and guiding scale-ups in the Netherlands and incoming scale-ups from abroad. His strategic insight and practical approach have helped numerous companies overcome challenging growth phases and achieve sustainable success. From family businesses, manufacturing, FMCG, retail, industry, energy to IT/tech. Through the investment vehicle PoweredbyMeaning.com, which Han co-owns, he has also gained extensive experience in various (non-)executive roles in realizing the growth of participations such as Kyden and Social Impact Factory. In all cases, he works based on integrity and trust.

Growth Guidance

ScaleUpXL offers insights and a practical approach to overcome challenging growth phases.

Customized growth solutions

ScaleUpXL offers customized solutions tailored to the specifics of the company’s growth stage.

Funding and networking

ScaleUpXL has access to a broad network of entrepreneurs, investors and financiers to support business growth.

Professional career

Han Hendriks is the founder of ScaleUpXL and studied Organizational Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Business Administration courses at Universidad de Complutense in Madrid. His background provides a solid foundation for his later career in management consulting and entrepreneurship. After his studies, Han worked at various management consulting firms, where he gained valuable experience in advising organizations. Since 2000, Han has been an experienced entrepreneur, (non-)executive, growth mentor, negotiator, mediator, and investor with over 25 years of experience, focused on positive impact. Han is co-founder and investor in various enterprises through PoweredbyMeaning.com. This investment company has a portfolio of participations, such as Kyden, Social Impact Factory, Route Circulair, World Startup, and Mooie Boules. Furthermore, over the past 25 years, he has guided more than 50 scale-ups as a growth mentor and trained over 2,000 professionals in enhancing their sales skills (SalesXL). As a supervisor, Han has experience with themes such as strategy and organizational development, growth financing, ESG (Environment, Social and Governance), and artificial intelligence (AI).

Han is married to Sarah and has three children: Merel, Isa, and Fabian. He has various interests such as Spain, padel, skiing, and cooking for and with friends/family.

Success Factors for Growth

ScaleUpXL focuses on strong leadership teams, clear vision, customer-centric innovation, strong finance/operations and effective market strategies. These elements are crucial for sustainable growth and impact.

Mentoring Scale-ups

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Leadership teams formed

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Sales professionals trained

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Young entrepreneurship

Han started his entrepreneurial journey at a young age. At 14, he began his first business stringing tennis rackets for members of the local tennis club. During his studies, he ran a catering company, and in 2000 he became Co-Founder of Kirkman Company (now Kyden).

Han has a strong focus on helping scale-ups grow faster. His expertise, experience, and vision make him a valuable partner for companies and organizations striving for growth and meaningful change. He applies his pragmatic approach to entrepreneurship and investments for positive impact.

What our customers say

Han asked incisive questions and shared his extensive experience in building and scaling companies. His goal-oriented approach and deep understanding of scaling challenges have greatly helped my company.

I have experienced Han as a goal-oriented mentor with a practical approach. He distills complex matters down to their essence. He provides guidance with tips, cases, and information but lets you determine the path to your solution yourself.

Han has helped me from the role of mentor to build a faster growing business with less stress. Han does this by not telling me how it “should be done” but how it “can be done”. What helps me: during a session Han grabs a moment to bring me from the idea “if you are in control then you are not growing fast enough” with a positive goal in “maximum confusion” with both hands 🙂

Han has really helped me scale and structure my business over the years. His practical knowledge and expertise in certain areas have always been important in pushing my business forward and helping me personally jump through hoops that would otherwise cost me a lot of time and money. Being mentored by Han over the years has been very valuable.