Anja studied business administration with a focus on financial services and began her professional career in sales by managing a sales force team.

Today, she has more than 10 years of experience as an executive assistant, has helped several companies in various industries set up their back-office operations, and brings expertise in digital administration. Most recently, as a co-founder of a startup in the FMCG industry, she managed the finances, helped build the B2B sales team, supported marketing efforts, and helped design the CRM system.

At our company, Anja is responsible for finance, back-office management, and the further development of digital and AI-powered work processes. With her Master of Business with AI, she focuses on using AI in ways that meaningfully streamline day-to-day work at the company and help teams be more effective. Anja places particular emphasis on designing methods and systems that function reliably in day-to-day operations and create real added value for her colleagues.

Karsten has over 25 years of experience in large organizations. He has worked as an officer in the German Armed Forces, as a project manager for Airbus, among others, and in various positions for the Otto Group (IT transformation, Head of Inhouse Consulting) and the OTTO individual company (Transformation Lead Logistics Management). He has led teams at national and international level and in various industries and sectors.

As a result, Karsten has broad knowledge in the areas of leadership, organizational development, project management as well as strategy development and implementation.

He holds a degree in business administration and is currently deepening his knowledge of leadership and management systems as part of a doctorate. His consulting specialties are: Strategy and organizational implementation, project and process excellence, leadership development as well as organizational development and culture.

Founder, entrepreneur, consultant, foundation board member, supervisory board member, university executive director, diplomat, student and instructor at German universities and American business schools, author, columnist, speaker, historian, as well as a rower and cross-country skier. Markus Baumanns has gathered many experiences throughout his personal and professional life.

In his monthly newsletter, “Embracing Uncertainty,” he encourages readers to use uncertainty as a springboard to create something new and different. He advises universities and nonprofit organizations on leadership issues, leads leadership workshops, and regularly publishes and gives presentations on these topics.

Markus holds a doctorate in history and studied in Cologne, Oxford and Vienna. He is a member of the advisory boards of three medium-sized companies (retail, mechanical engineering and financial services), some of which are global players, and a member of the board and executive committee of three foundations that promote young managers and encourage and support entrepreneurial initiatives. Markus Baumanns is a bestselling author, regular columnist in the Handelsblatt and the Hamburger Abendblatt" through "Autor Brand 1 - Newsletter".

After graduating from high school in 2025, Matthis decided to study business administration at the University of Hamburg in order to systematically deepen his knowledge of economics.

Even before starting college, Matthis demonstrated his entrepreneurial drive: By founding “Tope Media,” he created websites for small and medium-sized businesses to sustainably increase their digital visibility.

His interest in combining theory and practice is evident in his participation in the “MIG” strategic simulation and in his active membership in the Hanseatic Stock Exchange Circle.

Even outside of his studies, Matthis enjoys taking on challenging tasks. In triathlon and weight training, he trains with clear goals and great perseverance—true to the motto: Anything that challenges him excites him. This resilience and consistency also shape his approach to work.

As a working student, Matthis supports our team by helping to prepare workshops, conducting research for consulting projects, and handling organizational tasks. With his structured and independent approach to work, he makes a reliable contribution to our projects.

Sandra has 18 years of experience in various roles in the areas of strategy and organizational development and implementation. She studied business administration at Saarland University and earned her doctorate at the Helmut Schmidt University of the German Armed Forces in Hamburg.

After holding management positions in the consumer goods industry (at Henkel KGaA and Kellanova, Kellogg Deutschland GmbH) and gaining experience in strategy consulting, she was most recently Professor of Marketing at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences / AMD in Hamburg.

Sandra has led various projects in the area of strategy and transformation and enjoys working in an international context. Her expertise results from assignments abroad and leading international working groups.

At company companions, she advises companies on strategy and organizational issues. Her motivation is to support companies during their transformation process and contribute to their successful development. She is also interested in leadership topics and communication.

Sebastian studied International Sales & Marketing at the International Business Academy Kolding (Denmark). At London South Bank University, he expanded his academic background with a focus on business management.

Most recently, Sebastian worked as a management consultant for Assure Consulting GmbH. He advised and supported various international corporations on issues and challenges in the areas of IT project management, agile transformation, and servant leadership.

As co-founder of a start-up in Denmark, he was previously responsible for the conceptual product development, sales and marketing of a local event platform.

At company companions, Sebastian advises and supports companies in addressing challenges related to organizational development and strategy. He is also responsible for the further development of the DynamogrammTM software product.

Torsten looks back on 30 years of management consulting, during which he worked for three international consulting firms. Among other things, he was a partner and managing director of Accenture, the world's largest consulting company, for seven years, where he headed the strategy consulting in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From the very beginning, his professional focus was on corporate and employee management and on supporting cultural change. His clients include international corporations and medium-sized family businesses.

Torsten holds a doctorate in business administration and an MBA from ESADE in Barcelona. Since the beginning of his career, he has been exploring the question of what constitutes good and effective leadership. His management books, *“If You Want to Achieve a Lot, Do Little—Simple Leadership with Clarity, Freedom, and Consistency”* (2005, 3rd edition 2009) and *“Cast Off—Embarking on a New Era of Employee Leadership”* (2009), have received numerous awards.

Since 1996, Torsten has given numerous lectures on the core issues of good and correct corporate and employee management and has been involved in corresponding seminars with managers for 30 years.