My approach is hands-on and rooted in my own experiences as an entrepreneur and leader.

Values such as freedom, tolerance, transparency, and integrity are always at the heart of my work.

It’s not just about providing you with methods and tips.

More importantly, I want to help you question your own leadership habits and discover new ways that truly move you and your business forward.

I understand that leadership is a journey – one that is often challenging but also incredibly rewarding.

On this journey, I support you with advice, practical solutions, and, above all, a listening ear and honest feedback.

Together, we will work on helping you grow not only as an entrepreneur but also as a person.

If you are ready to take your leadership to the next level and finally regain control of your business and your time, I look forward to getting to know you and working with you.

For many years, I served as the managing partner of my own high-tech company, as well as the appointed managing director of a public corporation and a family business.

By training, I am an electrical engineer. 

After earning my doctorate, I co-founded a high-tech company in Germany with a partner in 1995.

The company grew steadily, building a global distribution network and employing 20 team members.

In 2001, my partner and I sold our start-up company to a global mechanical engineering corporation with 70,000 employees.

I spent nine years there in middle management, eventually taking responsibility for 350 employees worldwide.

In 2009, I decided to leave the corporate world for good and start my own business again. 

This time as a leadership expert.

Because no one prepared me for what it really takes to be a true leader when I first became one.

After years of trial and error, I finally discovered what truly works when it comes to leading people or a business.

Now, my mission is to provide leaders and business owners with the support I wish I’d had back then.

Since 2009, I've worked with over 1,000 leaders and business owners across Europe, the US and India - virtually and in person.

Over the years working with international and national clients, I've learned three key things:

1. Leadership challenges are the same everywhere.

It always comes down to: trust, responsibilities and letting go.

2. Growth doesn’t come from systems, but from people who take ownership.

3. Change begins where we stop explaining and start listening and understanding.

Why I chose to become self-employed again in 2009 and why I now focus, together with my team, on small and medium-sized businesses is something I explain in this video.

I am happily married and have two grown sons.

My wife and I live in Aachen, Germany, where we share our home with two dogs. Thanks to them, I manage to get up from my desk at least once or twice a day, get moving, and do something for my health.

What else? I enjoy a good glass of wine, play a bit of piano, and have a passion for traveling – especially to Africa.

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