Interviews
In-depth video interviews with clients
FREUDENBERG
How Freudenberg finds and builds new business areas
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The 175-year-old family company Freudenberg is one of the quiet giants of the German economy, with over 50,000 employees. We have worked with Freudenberg several times.
Dr. Niko Reuss is CEO of Freudenberg Technology Innovation. At Freudenberg, he works precisely at the interface of technology, tangible customer benefit, and consistent implementation and investment.
Our conversation will inspire you in your own approach to innovation and strategy. Even smaller companies with limited resources can learn a great deal from Dr. Reuss and Freudenberg.
SPECTARIS
An association with foresight in future technologies
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Photonics is a fascinating field in which German researchers and companies are world leaders. Our client SPECTARIS is an industry association with more than 400 very active member companies in the innovative sectors of photonics, ophthalmic optics, medical technology, as well as analytical, bio, and laboratory technology.
The mission of the association is to strengthen the competitiveness and innovative strength of its member companies.
DATAGROUP
How FutureManagement generates strong growth—even in times of crisis
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Since 2013, we have been working with DATAGROUP on the development, updating, and implementation of its future strategy. Its growth since then has been and continues to be very impressive.
In the video interview, CEO Andreas Baresel explains that and how good Futures Management becomes visible in hard numbers.
With around 4,000 employees, DATAGROUP is one of the major IT service providers in Germany.
IMS Gear
To break away from today’s product and rethink the enterprise anew
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IMS Gear is a globally successful company with more than 3,000 employees. It started in 1863 in the watch industry. Today, IMS Gear is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of gear and transmission technology for customers in automotive and other industrial industries of the future.
We developed the future strategy with IMS Gear and interviewed management board member Bernd Schilling and Vice President Tobias Hourle about it. They share some valuable experiences.
WELOTEC
An SME makes the world’s largest machine intelligent.
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Dr. Reinhard Lüllf, CEO of WELOTEC for 29 years, speaks with us about his experiences in developing and implementing his future strategy.
Welotec from Laer is a highly specialized technology company with 70 employees. Welotec makes the European power grid and industrial machines smarter. But the real magic lies in Welotec software.
Dr. Reinhard Lülff has been leading Welotec for 29 years. They developed their future strategy with FMG and implement it consistently. Our conversation with him shows how an intelligent future strategy has a strong impact and increases the company value.
marcapo
Become an AI market leader in the mid-sized business sector!
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In German-speaking countries, there are many successful enterprises that are known only to experts. One of them is our client marcapo, with whom we developed their future strategy.
marcapo is based in Ebern in Franconia, has just under 200 employees, and works for almost 70 brand enterprises such as ERGO, Hansgrohe, Küche & Co, Goodyear, WELLA, and AXA. More than 65,000 sales partners of these brands use marcapo’s services and solutions.
We have rarely seen an enterprise that moved into implementing its future strategy so early and so consistently. Entrepreneurs can learn a great deal from marcapo.
NETZSCH
Success and future security for the entrepreneurial family
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The NETZSCH Group is a 150-year-old family-owned company in mechanical engineering. More than 4,000 employees work in three business areas. NETZSCH developed the future strategy for the holding company and for the individual business areas together with us.
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We interviewed one of the seven shareholders, Paul Netzsch, about the future strategy and its impact on employees. At the end of the second part you will find our summary.
iwis
The company iwis from Munich has around 3,000 employees worldwide. iwis is known above all for its famous iwis chains, but is now active in many new Business Fields. iwis has grown many times over since our first collaboration in 2010. We spoke with the principal shareholder and management board member Johannes Winklhofer about how he has made his company so successful and fit/robust for the future.
Entrepreneurial commandments for the future of the family business
I am a trustee for the next generation.
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The entrepreneur must keep an eye on the megatrends themselves.
Market leader thinks its company 100 years ahead
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d&b audiotechnik
The future strategy of the world market leader for audio technology from Backnang
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d&b audiotechnik is one of those “hidden champions.” These are global market leaders that are known to only relatively few people. We have been working with d&b since 2017.
We are fascinated by this company from Backnang. d&b creates absolute audio high-tech almost as if out of science fiction. Passion is transmitted in perfection from the stage to the audience.
We asked CEO Amnon Harman how well d&b fulfills our “eight characteristics of future-proof companies.”
Simon, Kucher & Partners
Practically everyone who deals with entrepreneurship knows the term "Hidden Champion". The discoverer and researcher of this phenomenon is Prof. Dr. Hermann Simon. His first book on Hidden Champions was published back in 1996. Herman Simon is also himself the founder of the expert enterprise Simon, Kucher & Partner, which is the global market leader in the field of pricing. We spoke with Prof. Simon about which factors and strategies can help a company become more future-proof.
How can you identify future-proof business models?
How do you attract and retain good employees?
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How do you attract and retain good employees? (2)
This is how we secure our future at Simon & Kucher
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This is how pricing will change over the next few years
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JOWAT
The “Best Managed Company” and its leadership concept
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Jowat has won the “Best Managed Company” award several times in a row. Jowat SE is a German family-owned company from Detmold and is considered a global leader in industrial adhesives.
Jowat SE has developed outstandingly in recent years. They are a true hidden champion.
There are some very interesting details that you can learn from Jowat. See our interview here with one of the members of the management board, Dr. Christian Terfloth.
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