"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change."
Simply because we don't see ourselves as classic consultants but rather as “companions”. As such, we accompany our ambitious customers on the common path to success.
Transformation: “Nothing is as constant as change” - Heraklit's statement is more true than ever in times of digital transformation and disruption. At its core, digitization is about networking. The "Internet of Things (IoT)" on the one hand and the communicative networking of all people on the other hand lead to permanent, fundamental changes in the entire society. Where there used to be well-defined and delimitable industries and business models, today we must think in an integrated and holistic way. Platform strategies permanently change the market and competition. The biggest change due to digitization, however, is on the consumer side. Due to the almost all-encompassing and permanent availability of information, uninformed end users became informed and discerning prosumers. In this respect, digitization is more than just new technology. Rather, it results in the requirement or necessity to constantly adapt and develop.
How we work
Successful: A Chinese proverb says: “When the wind of change blows, some build walls and others build windmills.” Together with you we would like to literally build “windmills”. For us, a project is successful if we can contribute to the sustainable achievement of the defined goals. Our goal is to empower the project participants and to make our customers independent from us as quickly as possible.
What we do
Shape: A good concept is the essential basic requirement. Success or failure is only achieved with its implementation. True to our motto "do the right things and do things right", we have made it our business to make the right strategic decisions together with you and to implement them excellently.
What does that mean exactly? We shape change!
Whether in a crisis situation or as part of a forward strategy, whether as a consultant, advisory board or interim manager. You decide in which role we do this.
Even if we do not see ourselves as "classic" consultants, our services can be assigned to the following categories:
What we believe in
In our opinion, the following values are a necessary condition for successful cooperation:
In order to find the right solutions for your very individual challenge, the following properties are sufficient conditions:
Or, to put it in the words of Albert Einstein:
"The mere formulation of a problem is far more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skills. To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination and marks real advances in science. "
We are a partnership network of experts for the respective topics and areas. What unites us is our attitude and fundamental approach to new challenges. Furthermore, we all have in common that we are experienced in holistic consulting and implementation of individual challenges for ambitious clients.
We claim for ourselves that the whole is more than the sum of its individual parts. Depending on the size and complexity of the requirement, we are able to adapt our team flexibly and precisely to your needs.
Founder and Managing Partner
Florian studied business administration in the traditional way in Munich and Düsseldorf.
He started his professional career in Frankfurt at a private equity house with a focus on distressed investments. In the following, Florian worked for various consulting firms as a responsible project manager in the areas of restructuring and reorganization, corporate finance and strategy consulting. Before he founded Companion Consulting in 2017, he was Head of Strategy, Business Development and Research and Development for a Düsseldorf communications agency with a focus on brand and retail companies. By founding Companion Consulting, he laid the foundation for the successful development of a holistic, partnership-based consulting approach.
His hobbies include pretty much everything that has to do with a ball or takes place in nature. Florian also drives motorcycles and mountain bikes and is passionate about skiing in winter.