If you’re feeling the pressure right now, you’re not alone.

The creative and professional services world is shifting under our feet.

AI is rewriting how value is created. Clients expect more for less. Competition is global.

For many creative entrepreneurs, it feels like running faster and faster on a treadmill that won’t stop.

  • Offers are outdated.
  • The business model does not hold up.
  • Pricing feels like guesswork.
  • Profits are thin despite working harder than ever.
  • Every project feels custom, with no system that repeats reliably.

It’s stressful. And it’s not sustainable.

Here’s the hard truth: you can’t solve this just by working harder, and, it's hard figuring it out alone. So why keep doing the same things, expecting things to change?

With The Brief™ we are constantly scanning the world for signals, trends, and opportunities. I hope you are enjoying it, and that you also give The Brief+ a go, that's where the gold is (try for free).

But even knowing the "what", most entrepreneurs will benefit from direction, sparring, accountability, feedback, all that good stuff.

What changes everything is mentorship and peers who’ve been there and done it — people who have navigated uncertainty, rebuilt their business models, and found clarity in chaos.

Mentorship compresses time. You get perspective, shortcuts, proven systems, and — just as importantly — people to reflect with. People who understand the challenges because they’re in the same fight.

Enter Original Minds Mentor.


Original Minds Mentor - What it is

A mentorship experience for founders, consultants, and creative entrepreneurs who want to adapt and thrive in the AI age.

Comes in two options: small groups capped at 6 entrepreneurs, or private 1:1.

We begin with a full diagnosis of your business — more than 50 data points across vision, strategy, offers, marketing, and delivery. Together we pinpoint your biggest gaps and opportunities.

Then we roll up our sleeves and build exactly what you need, which often means:

  • Reinvent your vision and positioning for the changing market.
  • Productize services into fewer, stronger, more scalable offers.
  • Build a simpler, repeatable, scalable offer ladder (front-mid-back offers)
  • Price with confidence.
  • Implement SimpleOS™ — my AI-powered operating system for leads, sales, and delivery.
  • Create repeatable systems so growth is profitable, not chaotic.

And, soon my plan is to bring on other mentors with unique experience. If you think you are one of the mentors at Original Minds, reply and let's discuss.


Two ways to work with me

  • Mentor Circle → A group of 6 entrepreneurs. Intimate, focused, reflective. Weekly sessions, monthly deep-dive debriefs, and ongoing support. €1950/month.
  • Mentor Private → Direct 1:1 with me. Tailored, intensive, transformative. Weekly sessions + full access. Ask for pricing.

    For inquiries, reply to this email, or send me a message here.

Why me?

Yep, that's me. Tobias.

I’ve worked with close to a thousand entrepreneurs in the creative industries and beyond. I’ve seen what works, what fails, and how to turn a business around when the ground shifts.

And I don’t give theory. I give you tools, systems, and direct answers — and I hold you accountable to act.

Whatever your constraint is, I bet you I've solved it countless times for someone a but like you (no one likes to hear they are similar...but I think you know what I mean. There are only a handful of core business problems in the professional service industries, and I've seen and dealt with them all, over, and over, and over again).

Testimonials (Ask for more proof if you need to see it.)

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Tobias Dahlberg
Tobias is the Founder of Original Minds. Tobias started in marketing roles at Nike and Coca-Cola, later he founded a brand consultancy and eight other professional service firms. He has consulted ad advised 1000+ creative entrepreneurs.

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