Systematic approach to real growth
Ambitious companies hire me to identify their hidden growth opportunities, train their teams and ensure longterm, sustainable growth.
Grow with Ward
Hi, I am Ward van Gasteren, one of the first Growth Hackers in Europe and have been awarded Best Growth Freelancer in 2021, 2022 & 2023.
How can I help you?
- Open for new clients from June '25
“3 years on – we still use many of the tools and approaches that Ward set us up with. We honestly wouldn’t be where we are today without his input and support.”
Lorna Winter, Co-Founder
“Ward’s training was exceptional and everybody was highly engaged. Working with him is smooth and efficient.”
Wong Tang, Director of Monetization
“He really understands the full business – not just growth, which is really hard to find in growth folks. […] I’d highly recommend hiring him before he’s booked.”
Wes Bush, Founder & Author
“3 years on – we still use many of the tools and approaches that Ward set us up with. We honestly wouldn’t be where we are today without his input and support.”
Lorna Winter, Co-Founder
“Ward’s training was exceptional and everybody was highly engaged. Working with him is smooth and efficient.”
Wong Tang, Global Monetization
“He really understands the full business – not just growth, which is really hard to find in growth folks. […] I’d highly recommend hiring him before he’s booked.”
Wes Bush, Founder CEO
What my clients say
“We asked Ward to coach TikTok’s monetization team in growth hacking. His guidance was exceptional and he really lifted everyone to a higher level. The communication with him was smooth and highly efficient: Ward knows what he does.”
Wang Tong
Director of Global Monetization Strategy - TikTok
“Ward brings a unique value to companies: with his broad knowledge of the many possibilities, the exact benchmarks, the many different branches and his previous hands-on experience, he can grow any company.”
Bernadette Bijkerk
Growth Specialist - Talpa Network
Seen enough?
Let's plan a 1-on-1 videocall in the upcoming days. Together we can talk about your challenge and how to solve it. If there's a match, we can discuss what an ideal collaboration would look like.
How I can help your business grow
Who I am, and why I can help you
- I’m Ward van Gasteren, one of the first certified growth hackers in Europe. Every day I work with corporates and startups to help them innovate and grow. Do you want more customers? I can help you get that.
- I only make decisions based on data and work with on a repeatable, sustainable process, which will make sure your company can grow week-on-week.
- The past decade I’ve worked as a growth hacking consultant with companies from all kinds of industries and every size or businessmodel. This practical knowledge and experience makes me a valuable asset for every type of business.
- I’ve started two companies and as an entrepreneur I understand your struggles and the choices you have to make.
- In 2021, 2022 and 2023, I’ve been chosen as the #1 Best Growth Hacking Freelancer based on my quality of work, ratings & knowledge sharing, and I work hard to stay true to that reputation.
And in this past decade, I’ve worked with many amazing brands. Just tell me what your company does, and I’ll let you know what experience I have in your industry:
How I can help you reach your growth goals
1. If your goal is to grow by implementing growth hacking in your company
I have guided 100+ companies to implement growth hacking as a consultant and teacher; I’ll help you understand what is holding you back and where your companies biggest growth-opportunities are.
To discover how I can help you:
- Visit my “Services”-page to see the process of how I can help your business grow.
- Have a look at my trackrecord for other clients to see if we’re a fit.
- Plan a free 1-on-1 appointment to get to know eachother and discuss how I can help you.
Coaching the worldwide growth teams on systematic experiment & learning
Case: TikTok
TikTok hired me to coach their worldwide Growth Teams in a series of workshops on a systematic experimentation process, where they could share learnings & keep a consistent & effective prioritisation with all different teams on all different learnings on how they could get more advertisers.
Launching a puppy app from zero to 80k users in 9 months, taking on A-to-Z
Case: ZigZag
ZigZag was a new concept. I was hired to setup the Growth & Marketing on my own: designing the app for growth, building the website, creating and optimizing ads, and expanding through SEO, SEA, ASO, organic social, email, and push notifications, enhancing acquisition, retention, and conversion rates.
Leading US & EU brands to bring a growth mindset & 3x their experiment output
Case: Ahold-Delhaize
I was hired as temporary Growth Lead to lead the setup of a new growth team & introduce a Growth Mindset for all EU & US subbrands: I held contact with local teams, set the strategy for experiments & oversaw the experiment execution & quality while leading a 6-person team.
2. If your goal is to teach yourself and your team to work like growth hackers
I am one of the first growth hackers in Europe and write articles to share my love for growth hacking. The articles contain a lot of tactics and tools for starting growth hackers. I also write them as a reference point for my workshops and consultancy-sessions.
I have trained 80+ startups founders and 150+ marketers from corporates and SME’s to work like growth hackers and implement the right process in their way of working (including teaching them the knowledge they need on data, tech and marketing, and guiding them every step of the way). If you’re looking for a Growth Hacking training you’ve come to the right place, and you can book me for an in-house course or workshop.
If you want to become a growth hacker yourself, you can follow my online growth hacking course. Here I’ll teach you everything you need to know to learn growth hacking & become a growth hacker.
3. If you're looking for a growth hacking expert to speak on your event or podcast
10-20 times a year I am hired to speak at conferences, meetups and podcasts. I am one of the first certified growth hackers in Europe and have extensive experience as a speaker at events and 100+ workshops.
I believe in inspire-learn-apply. That is why my presentations always have their own anecdotes (about my own ‘growth hacks’), I explain which models are behind them and I immediately provide context on how to apply this in practice. In this way, all your attendees will go home with lasting insights and actionable knowledge.
On my Growth Speaker-page you can see examples and hire me for your conference or in-house event.
“Ward is very good at focusing his story to the listener. In our case, a more institutional context. In a short time he managed to convince the organization of the added value of growth hacking.”
Sylvano Aboikoni
Innovation Lead - MN Insurances
“Ward is a sincere and interested person who has a lot of knowledge and experience of the online shopping street. Ward simply translates complex matter into understandable language.”
Rik Stapelbroek
CEO & Founder - Real Life Gaming
Schedule a 1-on-1 meeting with Ward
What we’ll discuss in this call:
- See if there's a good fit between us
- Your current situation & desired outcome
- Discuss together how I can best help you
“With his patience and knowledge, Ward has brought us an enormous amount of knowledge on the subject of Growth Hacking, including all data & technical skills. We were able to apply this knowledge directly in practice.”
Merel Kerkhof
Online Marketeer - Studio WHY
“Ward challenged and guided us in our innovation-projects. I have mastered many of his skills through his clear explanation with sharp analyzes. Here I am still reaping the benefits!”
Thomas van der Vliet
Innovation Manager - Riksja Travel
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