Interviews with clients
DATAGROUP
How future management generates strong growth - even in times of crisis
We have been working with DATAGROUP since 2013 to develop, update and implement its strategy for the future. Its growth since then has been and continues to be very impressive.
In the video interview, CEO Andreas Baresel explains how good future management is reflected in hard figures.
With around 4,000 employees, DATAGROUP is one of the largest IT service providers in Germany.
IMS Gear
IMS Gear: Moving away from today's product and rethinking the company
IMS Gear is a globally successful company with over 3,000 employees. It all began in 1863 in the watchmaking industry. Today, IMS Gear is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of gear and transmission technology for customers in the automotive and other industrial sectors of the future.
We developed the future strategy with IMS Gear and interviewed Bernd Schilling, CEO, and Tobias Hourle, Vice President, about it. They share some valuable experiences.
NETWORK
The NETZSCH Group is a 150-year-old successful family business in the mechanical engineering sector. The more than 4,000 employees work in three divisions. NETZSCH worked with us to develop the future strategy for the holding company and the individual divisions. We interviewed one of the seven shareholders, Paul Netzsch, about the future strategy and its impact on the employees. At the end of the second part you will find our summary.
NETZSCH: Success and future security for the business family (Part 1)
NETZSCH: Success and future security for the business family (Part 2)
iwis
The Munich-based company iwis has around 3,000 employees worldwide. Iwis is best known for its famous iwis chains, but is now active in many new business areas. iwis has grown many times over since our first collaboration in 2010. We spoke to the main shareholder and CEO Johannes Winklhofer about how his company has become so successful and future-proof.
IWIS: Entrepreneurial bids for the future of the family business
IWIS: I am a trustee
for the next generation
IWIS: Market leader thinks its
company 100 years ahead
IWIS: Entrepreneurs have to keep an eye on the megatrends themselves. This cannot be delegated.
d&b audio technology
d&b audio: The future strategy of the world market leader for audio technology from Backnang
d&b audiotechnik is one of these “hidden champions”. These are global market leaders that are known to relatively few people. We have been working with d&b since 2017.
We are fascinated by this company from Backnang. d&b makes absolute audio high-tech almost like science fiction. Passion is transferred from the stage to the audience in perfection.
We asked CEO Amnon Harman how well d&b fulfills our “eight characteristics of future-proof companies”.
Simon, Kucher & Partner
The term “hidden champion” is familiar to practically everyone who is involved in entrepreneurship. The discoverer and researcher of this phenomenon is Prof. Dr. Hermann Simon. His first book on hidden champions was published in 1996. Herman Simon is also the founder of the expert company Simon, Kucher & Partner, which is the global market leader in the field of pricing. We spoke to Prof. Simon about the factors and strategies that can make a company more future-proof.
Prof. Simon: How can you recognize
future-proof business models?
Prof. Simon: How do you attract and retain
good employees?
Prof. Simon: How do you attract and retain
good employees?
Prof. Simon: How do we secure our future at Simon & Kucher
?
Prof. Simon: How pricing
will change over the next few years
JOWAT
JOWAT: The "Best Managed Company"
and its management concept
Jowat has won the “Best Managed Company” award several times in a row. Jowat SE is a German family business from Detmold and is regarded as a global leader in industrial adhesives.
Jowat SE has developed extremely well in recent years. You are a true hidden champion.
There are some very interesting details you can learn from Jowat. Watch our interview with one of the board members Dr. Christian Terfloth here.