Nower

What Nower does

Nower is a Brazilian business agility and results-acceleration consulting firm founded in 2013 (with predecessor activity beginning in 2006), headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and operating additional offices in São Paulo, Miami, and Lisbon as part of the Knowledge Group ecosystem alongside K21 Educação (corporate education) and WBrain Squads (technology delivery). The firm serves large enterprises — explicitly including major Brazilian banks (Itaú, Bradesco, Banco do Brasil, BTG Pactual, Nubank), industrial companies (Gerdau, 3M), consumer brands (Coca-Cola, Mondelez), and credit cooperatives (Sicredi) — through short-cycle, hands-on engagements that combine executive consulting with team capacity-building from C-level to operational teams.

Nower's core methodology rests on the OKR framework, Lean Portfolio Management, and Business Agility practices, formalized into two proprietary, productized assets: Modelo Nower (a 3×3 management framework structured across Produtizado/Enxuto/Humano principles and Strategic/Coordination/Execution levels) and Extreme Value Delivery (EVD), a one-week intensive coaching method used during hackathons and innovation sprints. Its service catalog spans Aceleração de Resultados (6-month transformation engagements), OKR implementation and maturity services (including a specialized cooperative variant), corporate training delivered through partnerships with Scrum Alliance, Kanban University, Management 3.0, and Flight Levels Academy, and advisory engagements.

The firm operates a pure professional services revenue model with quote-based, undisclosed pricing and multi-year enterprise contracts. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales supplemented by content marketing (the 'Love The Problem' podcast, Nower Insights blog, and case studies). With 67 employees, 500+ companies engaged in training, and an estimated 40,000+ people impacted across 21 countries, Nower functions as a mid-sized boutique consultancy whose competitive position rests on branded methodology, founding-team tenure, and reference-account density in Brazil's largest enterprises rather than on technology scale or AI capability.

Name

Nower

Legal name

Nower

Website

https://nower.global

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nower is a Brazilian business agility and results-acceleration consultancy serving large enterprises through OKR, Lean Portfolio Management, and agile transformation engagements, operating as part of the Knowledge Group with offices in Brazil, the USA, and Portugal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB), Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL), Strategic Leadership & Business Acumen (EDABAAAC), People Management & Supervisory Skills (EDABAAAB), Strategy, Decision-Making & Business Acumen Coaching (EDABANAH)

Keywords

• Agile transformation consulting
• Corporate training programs
• OKR implementation services
• Business acceleration consulting
• Lean portfolio management

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consultoria de Aceleração de Resultados: Hands-on consulting engagements where Nower works alongside leadership and teams in short cycles, from diagnosis to delivery, at all organizational levels. Combines executive consulting and team capacity building to deliver measurable results.
2. Treinamentos In Company: Corporate training programs including workshops, international certifications, personalized learning journeys, immersive trainings (online or in-person), recorded training tracks, talks, and work sessions. Conducted in partnership with K21 and international certifiers such as Scrum Alliance, Kanban University, Management 3.0, and Flight Levels Academy.
3. Extreme Value Delivery (EVD): Intensive one-week coaching engagements during hackathons, sprints, and corporate innovation weeks. Delivered through pre-work (2 weeks), EVD week (1 week of daily sprints), and post-EVD support.
4. Aceleração de Resultados Completa: 6-month consulting engagement encompassing diagnosis, preparation, high-performance operations, portfolio management, OKR-based result management, and consolidation of learnings.
5. Sustentação da Aceleração de Resultados: 3 to 6 months of ongoing support for continuous operation evolution after a complete Results Acceleration cycle.
6. Advising para Aceleração de Resultados: Advisory services where a Nower strategist advises executives and leaders to identify challenges and propose solutions that accelerate strategy in short cycles.
7. Gestão de Resultados com OKRs - Various Formats: OKR management consulting offered in multiple formats: OKR Implementation and First Steps, OKR Maturity Evolution, Strategic Management with OKR, and OKR Results Acceleration. Each format has distinct scope, duration, and deliverables.
8. Gestão de Resultados com OKRs para Cooperativas: Specialized OKR consulting for credit cooperatives, including onboarding, OKR definition workshops, mentorship, and OKR governance facilitation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nower delivers hands-on business acceleration consulting and corporate training that combine executive consulting with team capacity building. Engagements operate across strategic, coordination, and operational levels of the client organization in short cycles, applying the proprietary Modelo Nower framework (OKR, Lean Portfolio Management, Business Agility) and the Extreme Value Delivery (EVD) intensive coaching methodology to drive measurable outcomes such as EBITDA growth, productivity gains, lead time reduction, and product launch acceleration.

Product overview

Nower is a consulting firm operating as part of the Knowledge Group ecosystem (alongside K21 Educação and WBrain Tecnologia). Its product portfolio consists of four core offerings: (1) Aceleração de Resultados — executive consulting that combines OKR framework, Lean Portfolio Management (LPM), and Business Agility to drive measurable outcomes across strategic, coordination, and operational levels; (2) Treinamentos In Company — corporate training programs delivered through workshops, international certifications (Scrum Alliance, Kanban University, Management 3.0, Flight Levels Academy), personalized learning journeys, and immersive sessions; (3) the proprietary Modelo Nower — a management model structured around Produtizado, Enxuto, and Humano principles with three levels (Strategic, Coordination, Execution) and three dimensions (Business, Structure, Culture); and (4) specialized sub-products including Extreme Value Delivery (EVD) for hackathon and innovation event acceleration, and OKR Results Management services (including a cooperative-specific variant). The Love The Problem podcast serves as a content channel. All offerings interconnect through the shared OKR/LPM/Business Agility methodology foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aceleração de Resultados (Results Acceleration Consulting) Hands-on consulting engagement that evolves management models, develops people, and optimizes processes to deliver measurable results in short cycles, acting across strategic, coordination, and operational levels. Offered in multiple formats including 6-month Aceleração de Resultados Completa, 3-6 month Sustentação da Aceleração de Resultados, and Advising engagements.
• Treinamentos In Company (Corporate Training) Corporate training programs including workshops, international certifications (Scrum Alliance, Kanban University, Management 3.0, Flight Levels Academy), personalized learning journeys, immersive online/live or in-person trainings, recorded courses, talks, and work sessions covering leadership, team management, soft skills, AI, product management, results management, and operational efficiency.
• Extreme Value Delivery (EVD) Intensive one-week agile coaching method applied during corporate innovation events, hackathons, and innovation sprints. Includes pre-work (2 weeks), EVD week (1 week of daily sprints), and post-EVD support, with daily sprints, immediate impediment resolution, and maximum collaboration between teams and business stakeholders, delivering a real product increment at the end of each week.
• Gestão de Resultados com OKRs (OKR Results Management) Consulting service implementing the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) framework to connect strategy and execution, offered in four formats: OKR Implementation and First Steps, OKR Maturity Evolution, Strategic OKR Management, and OKR Results Acceleration, each with distinct scope, duration, and deliverables.
• Gestão de Resultados com OKRs para Cooperativas (OKR Results Management for Cooperatives) Specialized OKR-based results management consulting tailored for credit cooperatives, integrating purpose, strategy, and results through a structured journey that includes onboarding, OKR definition workshops, mentorship, and OKR governance facilitation.
• Modelo Nower (Nower Management Model) Proprietary management model oriented by three principles — Produtizado (product mindset, data-driven results), Enxuto (Lean technology and methodology), and Humano (purpose-driven and continuous learning) — structured across three levels of action (Strategic, Coordination, Execution) and three dimensions (Business, Structure, Culture), based on OKR, Lean Portfolio Management, and Business Agility practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• 121% EBITDA target achievement at Gerdau (surpassed by 21%)
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• K21 EducaçãocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerK21 Educação is part of the Knowledge Group ecosystem alongside Nower and WBrain Squads. Nower and K21 share founders and deliver joint consulting and training programs. The K21 methodology is used as the foundation for Nower's training programs, and trainers are shared between organizations.
• WBrain SquadscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWBrain Squads is part of the Knowledge Group ecosystem alongside Nower and K21. The three companies form a global ecosystem with 12+ years of legacy, with shared founders and complementary service offerings spanning consulting (Nower), education (K21), and technology squads (WBrain).
• Scrum AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScrum Alliance is an international certification body. Nower offers training programs that prepare participants for Scrum Alliance certifications as part of its corporate education offerings.
• Kanban UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKanban University is an international certification institution. Nower offers training programs that prepare participants for Kanban University certifications.
• Management 3.0minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerManagement 3.0 is an international agile leadership certification program. Nower offers Management 3.0 certification programs as part of its corporate training portfolio.
• Flight Levels AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlight Levels Academy is an international certification institution for Flight Levels methodology. Nower delivers Flight Levels certification training programs.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global top-tier management consultancy with broad organizational transformation, agile, and operating model practices. Overlaps with Nower on enterprise transformation and OKR-style result frameworks but operates at much larger scale and across all geographies.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG): Global management consultancy with dedicated agile-at-scale and operating model teams (e.g., BCG Platinion), competing for the same enterprise transformation budgets as Nower.
• Bain & Company: Global strategy and management consulting firm with established Results Delivery and operating-model practices that mirror Nower's acceleration/results focus at a vastly larger enterprise scale.

Direct peers

• FranklinCovey: Global execution and leadership consulting firm famous for The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) framework, which is conceptually adjacent to Nower's OKR-based results management practice and serves similar enterprise leadership audiences.
• agile42: Specialist agile transformation consultancy offering coaching, training, and enterprise agile program design; highly comparable service portfolio to Nower's agile coaching and OKR practice.
• Perdoo: OKR and strategy execution software provider that also offers consulting and training, directly competing with Nower's OKR-focused offerings in the enterprise mid-market.
• Workboard: OKR strategy execution platform and consulting provider that combines OKR software with advisory services; directly comparable to Nower's OKR Results Management consulting portfolio.
• Scaled Agile (SAFe): Provider of the Scaled Agile Framework and enterprise transformation consulting; competes for the same agile-at-scale, portfolio-level transformation engagements as Nower, including with Brazilian enterprises.
• AdaptWorks: Brazil-based enterprise agile and DevOps transformation consultancy with deep Brazilian enterprise relationships (banks, telecoms, retail), competing head-to-head with Nower for large Brazilian agile engagements.
• Valiantly: Brazil-based agile and business agility consulting firm with comparable methodology-based enterprise transformation offerings in the same Brazilian market served by Nower.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LovetheProblem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nower-global

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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