Team of experts

Dr. Albert Thienel

Dr. Albert Thienel is one of the most well-known German consultants, and coaches, in the fields of leadership and organizational development. He advises mid-size as well as DAX-listed companies as they implement processes of leadership, change and innovation. He has practical leadership experience from a stint as managing director of a brand-name company and, at Kienbaum Management Consultants, as director of the divisions of change management and management development. An expert of lean leadership, he has worked with the Toyota Formula One team.

A Team-Management-System™ Master of team leadership and team development, he has coached managers in terms of how they perceive their own team preferences and those of other team members. Dr. Thienel conducted assessments that determined managers’ personal strengths as well as the developmental potential of their team leadership skills. Concerning aspects to do with personal development, he mostly coaches ‘on the job’ to accompany practical progress and, in addition, to figure as a sparring partner when it comes to tackling more substantial leadership challenges. Thus, he has coached managing directors and high-level leaders at such companies as L´Oréal Germany und Volvo Trucks Central Europe. Dr. Thienel also trained as an Innovation Practitioner for the Management of Finding Ideas and Innovation. A graduate of the Business Modell Canvas™ Masterclass taught by Alex Osterwalder, he knows how to develop innovative business models that enable companies to gain new customers and markets.

Benno von Aerssen

Benno van Aerssen is our expert for innovation coaching, ideation and innovation culture. Many business awards characterise his creative and initiative work, e.g. the “Internationaler Deutscher Trainerpreis”, the Oscar in the field of business training, which he won for his Innovation Coach training concept.

In 2009, he published his first business book about revolutionary innovation management. Since 2013, “Innovation digging” tells companies how bundled creativity and the systematic generation of ideas brings them to the top. His latest book “Inspiration on the job”, published 2015, provides inspiring ideas for a creative work-innovation-balance.

Besides being a creative coach, Benno is Team Management Master ® and Masterclass Member of the Business-Modell-Canvas ® according to Alexander Osterwald. With his considerable experience and his broad methodological expertise, he knows how visions will become successful companies of the future.

Haniel, Vallourec, Mannesmann-Salzgitter Forschung GmbH, WILO, METRO, RWE, A1 in Austria, Hornbach and the Volkswagen group in Berlin benefit from his expertise.

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Gunnar Marx

Gunnar Marx is an expert for customer relationships. He assists you to create and manage your processes with more regard to the perspective of your clients. During the past 25 years, Gunnar has been working in all key positions of sales. As Salesman, Key Account Manager and Sales Director he became familiar with corporate and SME structures in various sectors. As an experienced process consultant, he is able to capture new customer situations systematically and with great empathy. Thus, you gain more clarity for your current situation and possible solutions right from the beginning. Gunnar likes to pass on his experience and knowledge in his speeches, trainings and consultations. In these events, he makes sure to get in touch with all participants and he supports their interconnections, as he knows: The right contact provides the energy you need. His attitude is characterized by the credo „Sale with Soul“. As products and services are apparently becoming more substitutive, the way we handle our business relationships is crucial. To gain the best ideas for this purpose, Gunnar loves to do endurance sports.