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PlanPro Earns Äripäev Gazelle award for the third time: A growth strategy built on both numbers and emotion

We’re proud to share that we have once again been ranked among the top 1% of companies in Estonia, earning the Gazelle award from Äripäev (leading business newpaper in Estonia) for the third time. This repeated recognition is more than a badge of fast growth — it affirms the strength of our distinctive approach to strategic leadership.

What is a “Gazelle” company?

In Estonia, the Gazelle title is awarded to rapidly growing companies that meet strict criteria:
  • Revenue and profit growth of more than 50% over three years
  • Creation of new job
  • Agility, speed, and boldness
 
These aren’t just numbers on a page. They signal a company’s ability to adapt, innovate, and consistently deliver value — to clients and to its own team.

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Our journey: a strategy built on more than metrics

Our growth story began three years ago with a strategic framework that diverged from traditional management in one essential way: we didn’t focus solely on financial results. Revenue and profit are the backbone of any business, of course — but we added something many companies overlook: emotional goals and a sense of shared meaning.

Kalev Truusalu, founder and CEO of PlanPro, describes this philosophy:

“Traditional goals like increasing profit are necessary, but they don’t automatically give a team a sense of purpose or daily motivation. When we include goals connected to our values, work culture, and how we want our people to feel, we create a vision that is both resilient and complete. It carries the company forward even when the market turns challenging.”

This approach wasn’t just an academic idea — it has been directly tied to our success. Earning the Gazelle title year after year sends a clear message: emotionally engaging, strategically coherent leadership consistently delivers strong business outcomes.


PlanPro solution: unifying leadership tools in a fragmented landscape

The core idea behind PlanPro is simple— and powerful: bring all management activities together in one place. We’ve seen how many organizations struggle with fragmented processes:
  • Budgets live in Excel sheets.
  • Task assignments are scattered across email threads.
  • Strategic goals and risk management are buried in separate documents and systems.
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The result is predictable: information becomes siloed, processes slow down, and leaders lose visibility into the overall picture.

Our golden rule of digitalization

As Kalev Truusalu emphasizes: “Successful digitalization depends on having all information in one central hub. When our clients use PlanPro, they see their entire organization in a single view — strategic goals linked to work plans, work plans tied to budgets, and everything aligned with personal performance assessments. Everything is interconnected.”
 
This approach reduces administrative overhead, increases transparency, and empowers leaders to make faster, more informed, data-driven decisions.
If you’re looking for a tool that elevates your organization’s internal management to the next level, request a demo of PlanPro. The right strategic leadership delivers results.

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