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The next level for your digitalisation

We are methodically trained and skilled, use savvy workflows, and are data experts.

 

Are you aiming for growth, efficiency, digital strength, and resilience?

Us4You

We are happy to lend a hand and accelerate your transformation.

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for large enterprises

  • Translate innovation into tangible top- and bottom-line results
  • Increase organizational resilience through data savviness
  • Access external innovation beyond internal constraints

you typically

  • Feel the pain of growing data complexity and operational intransparency
  • Collaborate with 3rd parties to explore new technologies and discover opportunities faster and to get inspired
  • Consider running venture-like initiatives to increase innovation speed and test new business ideas
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for small- & medium-sized enterprises

  • Expand your operational tool-kit and prepare for the next growth phase of your business
  • Build the organizational structure and scalability to get ready for long-term customer relationships
  • Navigate successfully through complex enterprise decision-making environments

you typically

  • Want to improve your operational execellence, increase automation and build data-driven decision power
  • Reached product-market-fit, found your ideal customers, and now you want to retain them long-term
  • Went from 0 to 1 already, but now it's time to take the next step with your company and approach larger customers
Reach out
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No pre-made strategies

but dozens of proven best-practice methods and tools from engineering and business.

8+
experts in the group
70+
external projects
100+
internal projects

 

The mindset matters.

We are entrepreneurs with two decades at the digital edge and enterprise–startup interface.
Experience is key, because there is no “off-the-shelf” solution for this space.

We have founded, scaled, and led digital companies, navigated in complex markets, and delivered results across research, manufacturing, IT, and digital platforms.
Our work is grounded in lean principles, operational excellence, and practical execution.

Our partners benefit not only from our experience, but also from our strong industry network.

We have gained our experience through projects with, among others, the following companies:

iqony
MaxxWatt
SolarWorld
azqira
EWE Netz
Vattenfall
EWE
NetzeBW
Vaillant
CLAAS
STECA
KOSTAL
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No one-size-fits-all

our collaboration is tailored to your situation and objectives

  • Teamwork: We take on tough challenges with a solution-oriented focus and pragmatic execution.
  • Reliability: From problem definition to successful implementation, we are by your side.
  • Focus: We work part-time, but never half-heartedly.

 

We support you through focused workshops, executive advisory, hands-on project leadership, or full project ownership.
We integrate seamlessly into your organization, combining entrepreneurial mindset with senior execution experience.

 

workshop

for strategic challenges

advisory

on executive level

cooperation

at entrepreneurial speed

interim CxO

from A to Z

What we do, in a nutshell

We augment your executive and senior teams to level up your operational backbone for the next phase of your company.
Together we will drive initiatives and navigate effectively through transformation projects for higher resilience and new growth.

operational excellence for data-driven growth

Business
Operations & Strategy

Business & Decisison
Intelligence

Data & Cloud
Architecture

Workflow
(AI-)Automation

Solution Space
Discovery

Digital Excellence &
Data-driven Operations

Strategic & Data
Transformation Projects

Data-Warehouse
& BI Engineering

Organizational
Development
 

Contracting &
Deal-Making
(startups)

That's us

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Johannes Burgard

Managing Director JBG
Strategy, Operational Excellence, Project Management

He translates strategy into execution. Mechanical engineer turned entrepreneur, senior executive with 15+ years of experience in company building, strategic leadership, digital transformation, and process design at the intersection of large enterprises and startups. Co-founder CEO of an energy data company, scaled it to one of Europe’s leading platforms of its kind. Led the company through growth, turnarounds, and owned deal-making workflows.

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Anne

Anne Rodenburg

Freelancer
Data & Business Intelligence Engineering

Freelance data engineer with 6+ years of experience designing scalable data architecture, efficient pipelines, and cloud-based analytics solutions. Background in molecular biology and molecular medicine, combining scientific rigor and curiosity with hands-on data engineering. Works as advisor and hands-on in focus projects or within an existing team with a preference for sustainability and life-science driven environments.

Linkedin   //   Website

ChrisThanisch

Christopher Thanisch

Managing Director Ultra Smashed
Software & Process Automation Engineering

Managing Director of the agency “Ultra Smashed” and a full-stack software developer for over 15 years. His focus is on process automation and resolving systematic organizational bottlenecks in companies, which can be systematically solved through software solutions. With a focus on process intelligence, AI execution engines, scaling & optimization, he provides support in both independently managed projects and within the framework of a service contract.

Linkedin   //   Website

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