SPEAKERSlounge

What SPEAKERSlounge does

SPEAKERSlounge is a Danish speaker bureau founded in 2017 and headquartered in Copenhagen, operating as a business unit under the parent company Kompetenceudviklingsportalerne ApS. The company represents a curated roster of 60+ professional speakers covering more than 70 topics — including leadership, technology and AI, sustainability, mental health, sales, storytelling, cybersecurity, behavioral design, and remote work — and brokers them to corporate, public sector, educational, and association clients across Denmark. Its named customer base includes Danske Bank, SAS Flight Dispatch, Københavns Kommune, MESSE C / Danish Security Fair, Greve Ungdomsskole, and Roskilde private Realskole, spanning financial services, aviation, government, trade fairs, and education.

The core offering is a sales-led, consultant-driven matching service. Clients contact SPEAKERSlounge by phone, email, or website form; in-house consultants conduct a needs assessment and guide topic selection, speaker matching, content customization, and event logistics. Talks (foredrag) are delivered in-person or virtually and can be expanded into workshops or longer courses as upsell modules. No proprietary technology platform, software, or self-serve marketplace backs the service — every booking flows through a human consultant. Supporting assets include SEO-optimized topic pages, a branded SPEAKERSlounge Podcast, and speaker-authored articles that drive inbound discovery.

SPEAKERSlounge generates revenue by taking a commission on speaker bookings; pricing is per-event and not publicly disclosed, with fees varying by speaker, duration, location, and customization. The company sits inside a small portfolio of sister brands under Kompetenceudviklingsportalerne ApS — notably Kursus-Kompagniet (courses) and OneClub — and is affiliated with the global TACK International training network. Reciprocal relationships with other speaker bureaus extend its effective supply beyond the listed roster. The firm competes on curation depth, consultant-led service quality, and the breadth of its speaker network rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

SPEAKERSlounge

Legal name

Kompetenceudviklingsportalerne ApS

Website

https://speakerslounge.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPEAKERSlounge is a Danish speaker bureau founded in 2017 that brokers 60+ professional speakers to corporate, public sector, and educational clients across Denmark via a consultant-led booking service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Speaker Bureau Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Adult/Public Speaking Clubs & Community Organizations (EDAMAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Speaker bureau services
• Professional keynote booking
• Corporate event speakers
• Workshop facilitation services
• Conference speaker agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Speaker Booking Fees: SPEAKERSlounge earns revenue by brokering professional speakers to corporate and public sector clients. Fees are tied to individual event bookings. The company offers both in-person and virtual/online talk formats. Pricing varies per event based on speaker, duration, location, and content customization. Workshops and courses are also available as upsell to standard talks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SPEAKERSlounge is a Danish speaker bureau that matches event organizers with a curated roster of 60+ professional speakers for corporate events, conferences, kick-offs, workshops, and courses. Services include needs assessment by in-house consultants, speaker recommendation, customized talk content, and end-to-end event support before, during, and after each engagement. Talks can be delivered in-person or virtually, and the company can also source additional speakers beyond its listed roster through partner bureau networks.

Product overview

SPEAKERSlounge operates as a Danish speaker booking agency that connects event organizers with professional speakers across a broad range of topics including leadership, technology, innovation, sustainability, sales, communication, and personal development. The core offering consists of a speaker matching platform where clients can find and book speakers for presentations (foredrag), workshops, and courses. The company also produces the SPEAKERSlounge Podcast, which provides insights from their speaker network. Additional services include online and virtual event facilitation, speaker customization咨询服务, and event planning support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foredrag (Professional Talks/Presentations) Customized professional speaker presentations delivered by curated Danish speakers for corporate events, conferences, kick-offs, debates, and team events. Available in both in-person and virtual/online formats, with content tailored to the client's audience, goals, and event context. Priced per event based on speaker, duration, location, and customization scope.
• Workshops Interactive, hands-on workshop sessions facilitated by SPEAKERSlounge's network of speakers, providing deeper engagement and skill-building than standard talks. Offered as an extension of the speaker booking service for clients seeking more participatory learning formats.
• Courses Multi-session educational courses available through select SPEAKERSlounge speakers for ongoing professional development, offered as an upsell/extension to standard talks and workshops. Customized to client needs and delivered in formats agreed with the speaker and consultant.
• Speaker Matching and Event Consulting Service Consultant-led needs assessment and speaker matching service covering topic selection, speaker recommendation, content customization, and end-to-end event support before, during, and after each engagement. Includes the ability to source speakers outside the public website roster through partner bureau networks when clients request specific speakers not listed.

Quantifiable outcome

• The company has facilitated 500+ client engagements for Andreas Dirksen alone across workshops, talks, and coaching programs.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kursus-KompagnietcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPEAKERSlounge is part of the same parent company, Kompetenceudviklingsportaler ApS, as Kursus-Kompagniet. The two brands share infrastructure, marketing, and sales functions. Kursus-Kompagniet focuses on courses and training, which complements SPEAKERSlounge's speaker booking services.
• OneClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOneClub is also part of Kompetenceudviklingsportaler ApS alongside SPEAKERSlounge and Kursus-Kompagniet. OneClub appears to be a membership or club program, though details are limited.
• TACK InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPEAKERSlounge is part of TACK International, a global network of training and consulting companies. Several SPEAKERSlounge speakers, such as Anders Høiris and Claus Lautrup, are connected to TACK International as senior consultants. This affiliation provides access to international best practices and a broader professional network.
• Other Speaker Bureaus and NetworksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSPEAKERSlounge states that it works with many other bureaus and has a large network of speakers that can be drawn upon. If a client requests a specific speaker not listed on the SPEAKERSlounge website, the company can often source them through its partner network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ICM Speakers: US division of ICM Partners representing keynote speakers and thought leaders for corporate events; shares the curated-speaker / consultant-introduced booking model that SPEAKERSlounge uses for its Danish clients.
• Greater Talent Network: US-based speakers bureau and talent agency specializing in keynote speakers and authors; comparable in offering curated keynote speakers to enterprise event buyers, with broader roster and US-centric reach.
• Washington Speakers Bureau: US-based speaker bureau and consultancy representing authors, politicians, and business leaders; comparable speaker representation and corporate event booking model, but at significantly larger scale and broader roster than SPEAKERSlounge.
• BigSpeak: US-based speakers bureau and talent agency offering keynote speakers, business entertainers, and motivational speakers to enterprise clients; overlaps with SPEAKERSlounge on the corporate keynote-booking service line, with a broader portfolio.
• Harry Walker Agency: Long-established US speaker bureau representing high-profile political, business, and cultural figures for corporate events; shares the core bureau / booking-agent model with SPEAKERSlounge but operates at a much larger, celebrity-focused scale.

Regional players

• Speakers Corner: UK-based speaker bureau representing thought leaders and business speakers for corporate audiences; comparable curated-roster, consultant-brokered model serving English-speaking markets outside SPEAKERSlounge's home geography.
• Bauer & Partner: A German speaker and trainer agency that brokers professional speakers to corporate clients in the DACH region; comparable consultant-led model and event-booking workflow, though operating in a different geography than Denmark.

Direct peers

• Athenas: One of the largest Nordic speaker bureaus, representing professional speakers across Scandinavia for corporate events, conferences, and internal events — directly comparable to SPEAKERSlounge in model, customer base, and Nordic geography.

Others

• TACK International: Global network of training and consulting companies of which SPEAKERSlounge is a member; while not a competing bureau, it is the closest ecosystem peer because multiple SPEAKERSlounge speakers (e.g., Anders Høiris, Claus Lautrup) operate through TACK, sharing access to international training clients and best practices.
• Kursus-Kompagniet: Danish course and training provider operating under the same parent company (Kompetenceudviklingsportalerne ApS) as SPEAKERSlounge; not a competing speaker bureau, but the closest sister-brand peer because it shares infrastructure, sales, and customers with SPEAKERSlounge and offers workshops/courses that complement the bureau's talks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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