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Being direct, appreciative, and having a good sense of humor at the same time, Michael represents the consulting philosophy of Timmermann Partners.

As a passionate entrepreneur, he already founded his first marketing company during high School: raba.tt introducing coupons to the German-speaking countries. After selling the company, he went on to study psychology and worked for McKinsey & Company, where he learned the craftsmanship of classical strategy consulting. After working as a Partner for change management in a medium-size business consultancy, he founded Timmermann Partners. He also acquired the norther German serminar Hotel Ellernhof, developed it further and sold it after 3 years.

Overall, he lived two years in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada and still loves traveling – ideally to places he can explore through climbing, on a motorcycle, or scuba-diving.

Since September 2015 Michael is the proud father of his little son Merlin.

Others about Michael Timmermann

• “Thanks to him, I believed in change for the first time.” R&D manager, large chemical corporation
• “It’s extremely rare that someone is analytically AND socially highly competent – he has it both.“ Professor, Free University of Berlin
• “A truly inspiring leader.“ Department head , OSCE
• “The smartest guy I’ve met in this firm.“ Project Leader, McKinsey & Co.
• “There is a correlation between age and ability, but he is an outlier.” CEO, private equity firm

Professional background & education

• Founder of Timmermann Partners
• Former Senior Consultant at McKinsey & Co.
• Graduate psychologist with a focus on business and organizational psychology (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany)
• 4 years of experience as a start-up entrepreneur in the marketing industry
• Owned the northern German seminar hotel Ellernhof for 3 years
• Certified executive coach
• Certified outdoor trainer, team and leadership trainer with 14 years of experience
• Agile Coach
  • Certified Coach for scaling Agility
  • Certified Organizational Agility Professional
  • Scrum for Consultants

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After obtaining his doctorate at WHU, Heiko began his professional career at the Allianz Group. In international management positions he was responsible for driving the growth of young and innovative business areas at Allianz Global Investors. Especially during his secondment to the USA, he identified, built and scaled up cooperations with start-ups in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain. After stays in Boston, London and New York and inspired by his experience in the USA, Heiko successfully accompanied the international expansion of a Munich-based Blockchain start-up as Chief Operating Officer. Due to his experience in the corporate and start-up environment, Heiko has a solid understanding of how to build and expand innovative companies with long-term growth. In addition, Heiko has been able to experience cultural effects at the interface between corporates and start-ups in numerous change situations. This experience combined with his international competence helps him to successfully moderate change projects.

In addition to his work with the Timmermann Group, Heiko is in close contact with universities such as WHU and ESMT and gives lectures on strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship.

When travelling Heiko likes to explore foreign countries and cultures and captures the colourful impressions with his camera. As a regular balance to his work, he takes on all kinds of sporting challenges in nature in his free time. When he's not running a half-marathon, he jumps on his bike or is out in the mountains - in summer with hiking boots, in winter on skis.

Professional background & education

• Founder & Managing Partner: Strategy Consulting & Matchmaking for Corporates & Start-ups
• Chief Operating Officer of a Munich-based blockchain start-up
• Head of Strategy & Corporate Development, Allianz Global Investors USA
• Office Manager for the CEO, Allianz Global Investors
• Participants of the doctoral program of Siemens AG
• Member of the InsurTech Hub Munich. Coaching & Mentoring of founders
• rer. pol. - WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar
• Diploma in Economics, University of Hannover
• Advanced Management, postgraduate studies, ESMT Berlin

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After half a lifetime of advertising, Thilo got to the insight that communication must „make sense“. Which succeeds only, when the intention is more than just selling the next product to a customer. Thilo’s many years of experience in direct marketing and a small trip into the psychographic analysis of target groups made him to the communication professional which he is today.

After studying international marketing in Germany, France, the Netherlands and Australia, Thilo's professional career as a creative strategist took its course through globally active advertising agencies in Hamburg and Berlin. A peak in his career was the development and implementation of a cloud-based CRM environment for 103 ŠKODA AUTO markets, which Thilo has managed as a co-director of an agency founded in Prague for this project. More than 250 individualized direct marketing measures for online and offline channels have been developed and provided to all markets involved in a time span of 4 years: Selling is good, changing is better. And that was also the linchpin, where Timmermann Partners turned out to be the next logical step.

In his spare time, Thilo devotes himself to the promotion of fingerstyle guitarists in Europe, organizes concert tours, primarily in Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland, and he also plays home concerts from time to time.

Professional background & education:

• Lecturer at the Hamburg School of Ideas for Dialogue Marketing and BtoB copywriting
• Copywriter, Senior Copywriter, Creative Director Text, Creative Director, Creative Director in global advertising agencies, etc. TBWA \ Tequila, Publicis, DraftFCB
• Development of the worldwide CRM system for ŠKODA AUTO in Prague / CZ
• Founding PSYfiers s.r.o. in Prague / CZ: The third dimension in profiles of vacancy candidates
• International marketing, Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft Pforzheim, The University of Melbourne, Université de Rouen, HEAO Hogeschool voor Ekonomische en Administratieve Onderwijs Arnhem

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Influenced by his passion for traveling and adventures, which led him among other destinations into the Andes Mountains, Ralph started coaching a variety of groups through intensive trainings even as an outdoor trainer.

As a trained businessman and psychologist, he combines knowledge of business concepts with that of human behavior in the professional context. His calm and constructive nature enables him to help people overcome challenges throughout change processes.

Before joining Timmermann Partners, he trained a large variety of teams not only in the business and organizational fields, but also in the military. These teams benefited from his extensive experience and his common as well as extraordinary training methods.

When Ralph is not fully occupied by his job as a Project Leader for change processes, you can find him kayaking on a wild river or ski mountaineering towards a snowy summit.

Professional background & education

• M.Sc. in psychology with a focus on social, business and organizational psychology (Paris-Lodron University, Salzburg)
• Businessman (IHK Munich, Germany)
• Certified career coach (CoBeCe Regensburg, Germany)
• More than 8 years of experience as self-employed trainer
• Certified outdoor trainer (low and high rope course, mountain & whitewater)
• Agile Coach
  • Certified Coach for scaling Agility
  • Certified Organizational Agility Professional
  • Scrum for Consultants

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Already as a child, Sebastian spoke of becoming an inventor. Exploring undiscovered paths has always excited him, and still does. Back then he was often called a dreamer. Today he knows, that he managed to accomplish the visions, that he had already then.

This visionary ingenuity, in combination with the interest in digitization, opens up new topics in which Sebastian likes to dive into. His ability to create something new and bring it to life, has always been his biggest motivation and energy.

His fondness for the Internet began in the late 90s, where he found an ally in Michael Timmermann. Sebastian already supported him with his first company, raba.tt gmbh.

In his search for new challenges, Sebastian has worked in various positions for numerous companies in the digital industry in recent years.

Sebastian can look back on over 20 years of experience in online marketing. With his wide-ranging experience, he actively contributes to Timmermann Partners. Combined with his visionary nature, he actively supports the development of Timmermann Digital.

Inspired by the new topic of change management, he sees an exciting challenge in digitizing change. His goal is to make the complex topic of change more easily accessible to more recipients via digital media.

In order to get a good balance to the digital world, Sebastian likes to put on his leather-cowl, swing on his Harley and just start driving. For him, riding a Harley is not riding a motorcycle, but the feeling of freedom, individuality and nonconformity.

Professional background & education:

• Product Manager, Bavarian Academy for Advertising and Marketing
• Senior Channel Manager DACH & UK, Buongiorno Germany GmbH
• Senior Manager International Accounts, 1 & 1 Mail and Media GmbH
• Managing Partner, OZIAN inspiring creativity
• Diploma Marketing Specialist with specialization in eCommerce, Bavarian Academy of Advertising and Marketing

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Sepp loves storytelling for a reason: by narrating things can be connected in hindsight, which seem random and arbitrary as they happen. This skill helps him make sense of a non-linear CV shaped by curiosity and a longing for new challenges. A childhood on 3 continents (and one subcontinent), university studies spanning prehistory to ethnology. Employment as production assistant of the Bonn Club of Rock Musicians, creative director and head of strategy in various agencies, founding a family, and an NGO supporting abandoned children in Nepal (Bbuildsupnepal, feel free to join) to get back to their families. Each and every station has to do with change, and this has made Timmermann Partners a perfect fit. As Head of Communication Creation organizations in transformation by forming a common narrative for people and topics. In his spare time he enjoys the opera, builds things and repairs anything that falls into his hands.

Professional background & education

• Creative Director J.Walther Thompson
• Executive Creative Director Pepper Munich
• Creative Director Wunderman Munich
• Head of Strategy Embrace/Employer Branding
• Creative Director Concept Oddity
• Head of Communication Creation , Timmermann Partners

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Anna-Carla is convinced that a change of perspectives is a big gain for one’s personal development and key for successful teamwork. During her studies in France and Canada, she met people from various cultural backgrounds. These encounters taught her new perspectives, ways of life, and work approaches and thus developed her own way of thinking.

Anna-Carla wants like to make an impact for society through her work. In the Development Cooperation Directorate at the OECD, she engaged in creating more agile public institutions and helped countries’ institutions to uncover their problems. After that, she supported organizational development processes for various clients at Kienbaum Management Consulting. As a change consultant at Timmermann, she brings a lot of passion and knowledge about international cooperation to the table and thereby also helps companies to think across borders and culture areas.

As a private person Anna-Carla loves nature. She discovered her passion for hiking through the bush walks she did during her half-year exchange stay in New Zealand. It was there where she also acquired a new point of view on the cohabitation of the mankind and nature.

Professional background & education

• Double master’s degree in political sciences and international relations, Sciences Po Paris, France, and Free University Berlin, Germany
• Bachelor in Social Science, Sciences Po Paris, France
• Internship at the Organization and Transformation department of Kienbaum Management Consultants
• Internship at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Focus: agile institutions
• Internship at the German Federal ministry for economic cooperation and development), department United Nations
• Internship at the German federal ministry of foreign affairs, department for development politics
• Agile Coach
  • Certified Coach for scaling Agility
  • Certified Organizational Agility Professional
  • Scrum for Consultants
  • Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist

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Understanding other cultures and travelling to foreign countries has always been at Paul’s heart – although his slogan appears incongruent with his cosmopolitan worldview. Paul believes that exploring the previously unknown helps to understand and appreciate one’s own background. To fill his box with new experiences and impressions, he studied Intercultural Management and Communication, doing semesters abroad in California and Portugal, and relaxed while working in and travelling New Zealand. Eventually, he completed his Master’s degree in Sweden.

In various university projects for corporations and social enterprises, Paul learned to think systemically, conceptualize root-cause-oriented solutions and question the status quo. At the Family Enterprise Case Competition in the U.S.A., he was awarded with the graduate world champion title in solving complex case studies related to family firms. During his management studies, Paul worked at consultancy firms as a passionate author of specialist books and eloquent content marketer. Anyhow, only writing could not satisfy him anymore, wherefore he now aims at applying his knowledge and ideas at Timmermann Partners. As a consultant, Paul can finally put his passion for holistic solutions and his excitement for organizational change into practice.

Unfortunately, his professional agility does not mirror on the football pitch. Yet, Paul compensates that with his outstanding technique and vision. When playing laser tag with his colleagues, he balances out his rather insufficient physical speed with focus, patience and learning agility. On weekends, Paul and his girlfriend go hiking and explore the mountains and lakes of Bavaria.

Professional background & education

• Accompaniment of a comprehensive cultural change and reorganization from hierarchical to agile, self-organized structures for medium-sized companies in the IT/insurance sector
• Intensive support of an agile transformation including restructuring at a group in the telecommunications industry as agile consultant and agile coach
• Project management of a comprehensive program for the development and introduction of a strategy as well as the establishment of an innovation laboratory at a medium-sized company.
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• B.A. Intercultural Management and Communication at Karlshochschule International University
• M.Sc. Business Administration at Jönköping International Business School – Graduation as valedictorian in the Honors List
• Change- and Marketing projects for a Swedish media corporation, the Federal Ministry of Economic Collaboration and Development as well as many other organizations
• 2016 Graduate Champion at the Global Family Enterprise Case Study Competition (FECC) in Burlington, VT
• Working student in Content Marketing and Public Relations at Reflect│Strategic Personnel Development
• Working student in Corporate Communication and Market Research at ec4u expert consulting ag
• Internship in Business Development and Marketing at ec4u expert consulting ag
• Agile Coach
  • Certified Coach for scaling Agility
  • Certified Organizational Agility Professional
  • Scrum for Consultants
  • SAFe Agilist
  • SAFe Program Consultant

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With 15 years of leadership experience, and dozens of managers she has accompanied and coached, the most important experience remains for Regina: Successful leadership puts people at the center.

Regina is a team specialist with great methodological competence, from 3 to 300 people, from kick-off to conflict mediation in difficult times. Clients appreciate Regina's openness and friendliness, combined with a great deal of tact in solving tricky situations.

With her cheerful, engaging manner, Regina radiates an infectious optimism. She takes people with their problems seriously and encourages them to tackle possible solutions in a concrete way and to shape their (working) environment themselves.

Regina finds current changes in organisations particularly exciting, such as agile transformations, digitalisation or the path to more self-organisation. It is important to her that these transformations lead to more motivation and meaningful work, even after initial friction.

What she says, she lives. Regina made her first leadership experience at the age of 17, at 26 she took over the family business and developed it into a successful provider of outdoor teambuilding. This time shaped her personality: In addition to leading her own team, she was responsible for ensuring that thousands of customers returned from all outdoor activities happy and, above all, safe and sound.

After years as a freelance trainer and coach, Regina has found a team at Timmermann Partners with which she can implement large and intensive change projects for clients.

Regina grew up in the Bavarian mountains and returned there after stops in Ireland, Kenya and Switzerland. She loves outdoor activities: kayaking, mountaineering, climbing and skiing. There is always a lot going on in her family of five with three daughters. At the same time, she is reminded daily of what is really important in life: Love and food.

Professional background & education:

• 15 years management experience in own company (MICE/tourism, outdoor team training)
• Certified trainer (IHK) with 20 years of experience as team developer
  • Additional qualification systemic pedagogy
  • Certified outdoor trainer, additional qualification in experiential education
• 10 years of experience in management development and as an executive coach
  • Certified Professional of Positive Psychology (DACH-PP)
  • Certified Master Business NLP (Inntal Institute, Rosenheim, DVNLP)
• Graduate industrial engineer with focus on personnel and organizational development, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT

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Lukas combines the “hard” know-how of an economist and lawyer with the “soft” insights of a sociologist and political scientist. During his studies, he was especially interested in finding out how good human interaction can work. For Lukas, the answer leads not only to theoretical approaches, but also to taking actions and responsibility. For several years now, he has been accompanying families with an immigration background.

Being a competitive athlete, Lukas is a very determined person who quickly gets to the point. Since he loves to share his passion with others, he found a suitable challenge in tournament dance. On the dance floor, he learned to optimize his techniques, to maintain his posture and to work step by step towards a great goal. In addition he learned that mutual harmony combined with staying open to constructive as well as critical feedback is just as important for long-term success.

With Lukas, one can have a good laugh as well as deep conversations. He enjoys himself riding the train, which is why he is on the road a lot. When visiting a city, he soaks up the characteristics of different regions and explores the “taste” of other cultures mainly but not exclusively by eating with friends.

Professional background & education

• Master of Science in Economic Humboldt Universität Berlin
• Bachelor of Political Science at the University of Erfurt
• Practical experience at “Magic Gorilla Coaching” in the field of career, management and business coaching
• Agile Coach
  • Certified Coach for scaling Agility
  • Certified Organizational Agility Professional
  • Scrum for Consultants
  • SAFe Agilist
  • SAFe Program Consultant

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Stephanie loves to get a new, unusual perspective on seemingly familiar topics and to always discover different starting points for change. As a graduate psychologist and philosopher, it is important for her not to see organizations as abstract objects but to focus on the encounter with our clients. Together with them, Stephanie wants to create something that significantly contributes to improvement and has meaning.

Stephanie is a passionate consultant and tries not only to preach physical and spiritual "change", but also to live it herself: During her studies she learned Arabic and completed semesters abroad and internships in Strasbourg, Damascus, London and Ramallah. She interrupted her work as an in-house consultant and project manager at Deutsche Telekom AG for a year to support Welthungerhilfe globally as an organizational developer. In addition to her work at Timmermann Partners, Stephanie is pursuing a PhD on New Work/ Agility at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany.

In her private life, Stephanie likes to spend her time in nature or being creative: whether it's writing poetry, drawing, or photography - this is where Stephanie can switch off, recharge, and find new inspiration.

Professional background & education:

• Double degree in Psychology and MA Philosophy at JMU Würzburg, King's College London and the University of Damascus.
• Advanced training: systemic consulting competence, business facilitation, visual facilitation, agility and process management
• Professional positions as Inhouse Consultant (Deutsche Telekom AG), Consultant Organizational Development (Welthungerhilfe e.V.) and Change Manager (DB Netz AG)
• Research associate at the Schumpeter Center for the Study of Social and Economic Change (JSEC), Jena, Germany
• Lecturer for business psychology (FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management, Munich) and intercultural communication (Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena)
• · Review activity for In-Mind Magazine and Psychologie Heute
• · Member of the European Group of Organization Studies

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Anja's boundless curiosity for the new and the unknown already distinguished her as a child. After graduating from high school at the top of her class, she turned her back on school and studying to do something completely different by work at a workshop for people with disabilities.

During her psychology studies, Anja got to know various fields of application of psychology and was fascinated by all the learning opportunities she was offered. She wanted to better understand how people think, feel and act. In particular she was interested in human behaviour in social systems, societies and teams. Driven by the desire to make this knowledge useable for our society, she became involved in various sustainability initiatives and health care projects during her studies.

The wish to reeeally make a difference, also professionally, led Anja to Timmermann Partners. She supports the team with her warm, attentive and curious nature as Senior Cnsultant and Agile Coach.

Anja prefers to spend her leisure time outdoor doing sports in the fresh air or to creatively work with her sewing machine.

Professional background & education:

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Ulm University & Universidad de La Laguna (Spain)
• Master of Science in Psychology, Ulm University
• Political educational work, Netzwerk für Demokratie und Courage e.V.
• Research assistant in the Department of Social Psychology, Institute for Psychology and Pedagogy, Ulm University
• Scientific publications on various occupational and health psychological topics
• Internship at I.S.T. Sanssoucci, an occupational and organizational psychology consulting firm
• Agile coach
  • Certified Coach for scaling Agility
  • Certified Organizational Agility Professional
  • Scrum for Consultants

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Stefanie has been a traveler since she was a young child, never turning down an opportunity for adventure.

She studied architecture in Munich, Sydney, and Wellington, and has been living and working in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Germany, and the UK for more than a decade. 

Besides working with various clients in the US, UK, Israel, and Europe as an independent consultant, she holds the role of design director for an international meeting room company. Previously, she ran the architectural and interior design studio for a top British designer.

Her career path has exposed her to a large variety of projects and clients from diverse cultural backgrounds which has engrained an approach of listening, constant learning, and development as part of her practice. She brings her expertise in workplace design as well as an open mind and enthusiasm for a challenge to each project.

Stefanie still loves an adventure, ideally somewhere warm on a sailing boat.

Professional background & education:

• Independent consultant, specializing in work place design
• Design Director for international meeting room start up Meet in Place
• Former Design Lead for Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio, London
• BYAK / RIBA / NZIA registered architect
• Master of Architecture (hons) UCL The Bartlett School of Architecture, London (2013)
• Bachelor of Architecture (hons) Victoria University of Wellington (2009)

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Experiencing art is one thing - but developing creations in such a way that a living brand emerges from it always excites, inspires, and motivates Micha.

With over 20 years of experience as an art and creative director, he is passionately responsible for the design of both digital and analog communication measures and ensures a consistent brand presence across all media and channels.

His incentive is to develop consistent and innovative design concepts, which are then reflected in all communication measures as a strategically effective platform, and thereby create the balance of recognition and surprise.

Micha started his career as an art director at global advertising agencies such as Jung von Matt and deepblue networks. There, his main focus was on accounts in the automotive industry. This involved new brand appearances, image campaigns, film/photo shoots and CRM measures.

After that, he moved into the freelance lane to enjoy a broader spectrum of different clients and projects. This was reflected among other things in projects for ŠKODA AUTO with more than 250 individualized direct marketing measures for online and offline use, but also in start-ups with their complete brand presence.

Micha’s creative impulse is also reflected in his free time. Discovering new things on his travels, experiencing new cultures, always with a special focus on design, art, and culture. Street Art and Urban Art starts outside your door, especially in St. Pauli, which he likes to live out with his own pictures.

Professional background & education:

• Freelancer as Senior Art and Creative Director for various advertising agencies, clients, and brands in the field of creation and conception
• CRM and dialogue marketing, CI/CD, brand development, B2B, social media designs, web design, modern UX
• Team Leader Art in renowned advertising agencies as freelancer
• Permanent position as senior art director in global advertising agencies; among others for deepblue networks, Jung von Matt
• Diploma in Graphic Design at Hildesheim University of Applied Sciences

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Veronika loves to dive passionately into new and unknown topics. Growing up, she was surrounded by art (her family owned a wood-carving business), and she’s devoted much of her time to her passion for music. After performing in countless concerts as a child, she later decided to focus on the violin and opera singing at university.

During her studies, she conquered numerous opera stages. It fascinated her to discover the intensity with which she explored her limits. Alongside her music career, she also focused on teaching and developing others, which aroused her interest in psychological topics such as learning and motivation. To satisfy her thirst for knowledge, she pursued a Masters Degree in Business Psychology, with a focus on change management.

Shortly after her Masters studies, she decided to make a big change and to focus on business instead of music. She wanted to fully experience organisations in a state of flux. Which is why she became a project manager for restructuring measures in a connector company for hardware stores. As a musician she had developed an ability to quickly switch perspectives between learning and teaching, which has given her a deepened intuition of what people need in order to change. A quality she also brings to her work today as a change consultant. Her special focus is to inspire and empower people, so that they can take new approaches to change.

Veronika also seeks feelings of both intensity and grounding in her free time. She loves to jump into cold mountain lakes, ski through deep powder snow, or just sit at the top of a mountain or by the sea and admire the great nature.

Professional background & education

• Master in Business Psychology at the University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management, Düsseldorf
• Diploma in Opera Singing at the Hochschule für Musik, Karlsruhe
• Diploma in Violin at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and the Hochschule für Musik, Karlsruhe
• Project Manager at Ludewig Ablängtechnik GmbH
• Self-employed instrumental and vocal pedagogue
• Engagements as opera singer & violinist with various Opera Houses, Orchestras & Festivals
• Marketing & communication projects for the parental wood carving company
• Agile Coach
  • Certified Coach for scaling Agility
  • Certified Organizational Agility Professional
  • Scrum for Consultants
  • Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist
• Certified Systemic Consultant and Coach (ICO)

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Simon realized very early that he wanted to help people to feel comfortable in their working environment. He sees one of the biggest challenges in today's world of work in the constant change and dealing with it. Therefore, it is particularly important to Simon to learn and apply ways and methods that help people to respond positively to this change. He began his studies with a degree in business administration and chemistry at the Technical University of Munich. As part of an internship at Systemische Potentiale Consulting, he met for the first time his enthusiasm to analyze, accompany and actively participate in shaping change processes. In addition, Simon is characterized by his curiosity and his desire to do unconventional things. During his studies he worked as a cook and learned to combine creativity with a coordinated approach in a stressful environment. Privately, Simon is an open and relaxed person. On his travels through South America and Asia, he learned to appreciate other cultures and ways of thinking and to critically question his own actions. He is also always down for a dinner with friends or sunbathing.

Professional background & education

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Technische Universität München)
• Master of Science in Business Administration (Technische Universität München)
• Internship as part of an consulting project at Systemische Potentiale Consulting
• Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist
• more than 2 years consulting experience
  Certified Scrum Master

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Matthias already knew in the tenth grade that the interface between business administration and psychology should smooth his professional path. During his master's degree in psychology, he was particularly interested in change management and accompanying people in their personal and professional change. Out of this passion Matthias founded a company together with two fellow students, with which he successfully conducted workshops and evaluations in the change environment. With these first inspiring experiences in his pocket, he then decided on the varied and exciting environment of management consulting as his career entry.

With a focus on open, sincere and efficient cooperation at eye level, Matthias now brings his energy, hands-on approach and remarkable motivation to the Timmermann Partners team as a consultant.

To find a balance, Matthias is currently training for his next half marathon and is working on new wooden projects. He likes to travel, cook and just like you would expect from a proud Palatinate, drink a good glass of wine,

Professional background & education:

• 2 years professional experience in the consulting field
• Master’s in psychology with focus on work and organizational psychology, Philipps- Universität Marburg
• Bachelor in Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg
• Consultant & Partner of Marcon GbR - Marburg Consulting & Training
• Internship at the Cologne Institute for Management Consulting
• Research Assistant for an evaluation in the Department of Virology of the Philipps-University Marburg
• Working student with a forensic psychologist
• Certified Scrum Master 
• Scientific publication in the field of cooperation research and evaluation
• Certified E-Trainer

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To do things differently requires a lot of courage. Marina left her usual environment behind many times. In the U.S., Spain, Mexico, and Argentina, she looked for new perspectives on society, business, politics, colorful inspiration, and many human encounters.

An important success factor for continuous performance and learning is physical and mental fitness. Again, it requires courage to let go in order to discover new resources. Therefore, Marina supports the Timmermann team as the feel-good manager offering to integrate fitness and relaxation for body and mind in the daily work life.

Her passion for discovery led her to her pioneer work as a self-employed coach and trainer for young people supporting them in their professional and personal development. She helps people experiencing a quarter-life crisis, university and high school students and trainees to study more successfully and to discover their potentials. Her openness, joy for life and endurance make personality and career development a positive and fun experience.

To recharge her own batteries, Marina spends time in nature doing sports, in the kitchen preparing self-creations of vitamin boosters or painting colorful impressions.

Professional background & education

• Head of Quality Management at “Deutsche Auftragsagentur” (DAA)
• More than 4 years of experience as a trainer and coach
• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (HTW Berlin, TEC de Monterrey/Guadalajara, Mexico)
• DBVC certified coach, certified member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
• Certified learning coach
• Qualified trainer and coach for personality and career development

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A personality test once described Stefan as a "realistic dreamer", a term that fits Stefan very well. For him, the status quo is something that should never be accepted without reflection. Successful change for him means achieving a balance between ambition and pragmatism, between realism and dreams.

In order to explore and understand his own values, Stefan began his academic career with a bachelor's study of philosophy and social sciences in Bielefeld. There he was awarded, among other things, the Deutschlandtipendium for highly talented and committed students. However, his specific interest in change processes and their manifold possibilities and pitfalls was awakened in his master's studies of philosophy and business administration in Copenhagen. There he was able to examine the topic academically from various angles. 

Stefan found his long time in the international student organization AIESEC particularly enriching. Among other things, he headed the local committee in Bielefeld and conducted various workshops and training sessions over the years. In addition, he supported the marketing activities of Fundación Ecosueños in Bogotá in Colombia in a social internship and was able to gain practical experience in the HR sector in an internship with the dalli group in Timişoara in Romania. Most recently, he worked as an Innovation Consultant with the non-governmental organisation Oxfam IBIS in Copenhagen as part of his master's thesis. In the course of this, his path even led him to Sierra Leone for field research.

In his free time, Stefan enjoys reading, playing strategy games (whether board, card or computer games), doing sports, learning languages and travelling. Especially his long experience in Mixed Martial Arts has taught him the importance of perseverance, fairness and the desire to constantly improve.

Professional background & education

• Master studies in Philosophy & Business Administration in Copenhagen
• Bachelor studies in philosophy & social sciences in Bielefeld
• Many years of involvement in the student organization AIESEC as trainer, president of the local committee Bielefeld and HR consultant on national level
• Social internship at the "Fundación Ecosueños" in Bogotá, Colombia.
• Internship in HR at the dalli group in Timişoara, Romania
• Master thesis collaboration with Oxfam IBIS in Copenhagen as Innovation Consultant on blockchain technology in Sierra Leone

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Empathy, passion and curiosity characterize Constanze. Only those who understand people's interests, motivations and goals are capable of creating relevant content for them. It is therefore particularly important to her to put herself in other people’s shoes.

Her many years of experience in copywriting began with the winning of a copywriting competition held by the agency group Scholz & Friends. She completed these tasks during the moderation breaks at BAUMA. There she presented a concrete mixer which she still enthuses about today. She finds creative potential in all her surroundings. All you have to do is recognise it. When Constanze enters a room, you have to reckon with her first thought being how to redesign it. At the beginning of her career, her distinct sense of aesthetics led her into the luxury fashion industry. She defines genuine luxury as a symbiosis of timeless style, exquisite quality and noble restraint. Or as the possibility to leave the house with wet hair and letting it dry from the wind and the morning sun. She gets her inspiration in different ways - whether in the great outdoors or by listening to Italian opera arias, which she enjoys, to the delight of her colleagues, through headphones.

In her spare time she likes to play the fastest ball sport in the world: table tennis. The nimble rallies train her physical and mental reactions. Regular tennis is not one of her strengths. She is still firmly convinced that the trophy she once won at a tennis tournament went to her by mistake.

Professional background & education

• Editor-in-chief and copywriter for fashion and design companies such as Westwing and Mytheresa
• Moderator for company events, expert talks, trade fairs and on TV
• Foundation of the content consultancy muenchentexter.com
• Further training in "Management of Fashion and Luxury Companies" at the Università di Bocconi
• Winner of the Scholz & Friends Young Texters Competition
• Fashion and Design Management studies at the Academy of Fashion and Design in Munich

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From the very beginning Nicolas was shaped by his ambition and interest in new things: Not only in sport, where he practised volleyball, squash, golf and spike ball in addition to his 15 years in a soccer club, but also by travelling through new cultures. It is particularly important for him to gain authentic experiences - classic city trips and visiting tourist hotspots are thus further down on his travel agenda.

During his studies at the Management Center Innsbruck he discovered his passion for change management and marketing. This newly discovered passion, combined with his ability to authentically and empathetically respond to people, always affirms him to develop himself further as well as to motivate others to change.

When dealing with others, Nicolas therefore responds very straightforwardly to their needs and, if necessary, places them before his own. This strength has helped him to find client- and people-oriented solutions, especially as a project manager for two non-profit organizations and during his community service working with homeless people.

As a balance, time with his family is very important to him: from sailing trips to sporting activities to escape rooms - he does as much as possible with his parents and his two brothers.

Professional background & education:

• Bachelor in Nonprofit-, Social- and Healthcaremanagement, Management Center Innsbruck, Austria
• Exchange semester at the College of Charleston, focus on Marketing and Strategic Communication, South Carolina, USA
• Project Leader Plattform Rechtsberatung in Innsbruck
• Project Leader Alexihaus in Innsbruck
• Trainee in the field of working with homeless people at Caritas Innsbruck
• CITI Certificate for Human Subject Research in
• Basic Research
• International Research
• Research in Medical Setting
• Research with Children (outside school)
• Research with Vulnerable Participant

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Sneshana is the perfect example of immigrating successfully and contributes to the diversity in our team. Originally from Russia, she migrated to Germany in the beginning of the 90’s. Not only does she have high intercultural competencies but besides Russian, she also speaks German, English, and Spanish.

Through her internships abroad in Malta and Lanzarote, Shenshana discovered her organizational abilities. Her reliable and friendly nature built her reputation as a “good fairy” helping with various administrative matters.

Before joining Timmermann Partners, Sneshana worked as duty manager at the reception desk at Holiday Inn hotels and in the financial and administrative department in the event management sector. We admire Sneshana for her precision and her unique organizational talent.

In her spare time, she likes spending time with her family and close friends in a cozy environment. She also enjoys reading and practicing yoga.

Professional background & education

• 2 years as duty manager at the international Holiday Inn hotel chain
• 7 years as financial and administrative assistant in the event management sector

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Having many interests at the same time can sometimes be a challenge – but Sarah is happy to accept it. It has always been exciting for her to try out different things, to break new ground and to broaden her own horizon. However, it was always important for her to remain true to herself and to trust in her own strengths. Sarah is rarely found in a bad mood. She is good at putting herself in other people's shoes, likes to give advice or constructive feedback, but also listens when her counterpart needs it at that moment.
In addition to her passion for literature and her creativity in writing poems, texts and essays, Sarah developed a great passion for the English language during her school years. Immediately after graduating from high school, she began her Bachelor's degree in English and American Studies at the University of Innsbruck. After one year she switched to the teacher’s program, as explaining and passing on knowledge has always been one of Sarah's strengths. In the winter semester of 2019, she completed a semester abroad in Nottingham, which gave her a lot of new experiences, both linguistically and personally. In the spring of 2020, Sarah changed her studies again and returned to her original plan, Bachelor of English and American Studies.
While still at school, Sarah gave regular English tutoring, which enhanced her ability to find solutions to problems and give feedback when things did not work out for her students. During her studies, she also did translations, among others for a winery in South Tyrol, and corrected English historical articles by lecturers at the University of Innsbruck. Furthermore, she supported a lecturer as a student assistant in the organization and realization of a two-day international congress with the title "Slavery Past Present and Future" in Innsbruck.
In her new position as a working student in the content department of Timmermann Partners, Sarah is now getting to know a lot of new things that she has not been involved with before. However, it is extremely important for her to gain experience in many areas and to be open for new impressions. Her quick comprehension and the ability to get excited about things are positive qualities with which Sarah can also contribute and maybe even make a difference.
Sarah is also very versatile when it comes to her hobbies: she likes to design birthday and Christmas cards, write stories, cook, bake, or read. But she really has lost her heart to music. She started singing at family celebrations with her mum at an early age and taught herself to play the guitar and piano to accompany herself. By singing in several choirs and in a vocal ensemble, she was able to express her love for music, be it Renaissance, Romantic or Modern, and was even allowed to gain experience briefly as a choir conductor. On choir trips, but also privately with her family or boyfriend, Sarah has already discovered some beautiful spots on this earth - and many more are on her list.

Professional background & education:

• Many years of experience as a translator and proofreader, including for the University of Innsbruck
• Current: Bachelor of Arts in English and American Studies at the Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck, Austria
• Semester abroad at Nottingham Trent University with focus on English language and literature
• Student assistant for the international conference "Slavery Past Present and Future

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Vladimiros is a very cheerful and helpful person who is enthusiastic about new things, especially IT technologies. Upon receiving new insights, he immediately tries to integrate the newly acquired information into his everyday life. At the same time, he motivates and supports others in their changes. ‘Work on everything you do with all your soul” (Colossians 3:23). Vladimiros puts a lot of trust in this principle of the Bible. This has a positive effect on his attitude and helps him to face the changes coming to him and his environment.

No organization can function in the long run without well thought-out planning and structure. Vladimiros realized this early on, and also that he enjoys organizing and taking responsibility. That is why he started his own business in Greece at the age of 18. Driven by his thirst for knowledge, he completed an IT training as an IT specialist in Athens. Since 2012, he has been living in Germany and has worked in various industries. But he never completely lost sight of his love for IT technologies. As a technically versed person, he aimed for a re-entry into the IT industry. He achieved this in 2016 when he started at PEAMO GmbH in Dachau as IT Administrator and Team Assistant. Now, Vladimiros is looking forward to a new change in his professional life and new experiences with the Timmermann Group as IT Specialist,

Vladimiros has always enjoyed helping others. That is why he volunteers and helps others to apply the biblical principles to their lives, to benefit from them and to have a better quality of life. Vladimiros loves to spend time with family and friends. Outdoor activities help him to recharge his batteries and to relax. He also enjoys cooking healthy meals and baking bread.

Professional background & education

• 5 years of experience as Managing Director (clothing store in Athens, Greece)
• 4 years of experience in gastronomy
• 4 years of experience as IT administrator
• IT training as IT Specialist in Athens, Greece

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Determination, willpower and the bavarian motto „a bisserl was geht allerweil“ (“you can always give a little more”) are the three components which ensure Laelias life to always be in motion.

With wanderlust and homesickness frequently taking turns, Laelia knows how to avoid stillstand and while doing so, she discovered her passion for communication, intercultural exchange and for a deep understanding of foreign mentalities. This combination led her in the end to study International Business Communication. Before her studies and afterwards, as she worked as a film production coordinator and -assistant at different film production companies, Laelia also developed a good feel for the audio-visual..

Through her work in the film industry and as a project leader at an event agency, she deepened her organizational skills and gained valuable competences in the conception and implementation of convincing marketing strategies. As a Marketing Specialist, she now brings these experiences to Timmermann Partners and expresses her fascinating creative streak there.

In her free time Laelia currently pursues to become a certified WSET wine sommelier, a hobby, that she always carries with her during her travels through foreign countries and cultures.

Professional background & education

• Bachelor of Arts in International Business Communication
• Project leader at the event- and marketing agency Culinarium Bavaricum
• Production coordinator and -assistant in national and international film production companies
• Certified Organizational Agility Professional
• Scrum for Consultants

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Viviana prefers to swim at the point where calmness and movement flow into one another. As an ethnologist, the current pulled her to Tibet, Turkey and Tuscany – and still her goal remained the same: To understand what really drives people.

Besides her academic search for the core of culture, Viviana is interested in the daily life of people. With the sensitivity of an ethnologist and her ability to also take an business perspective, she matched prospective employees with employers during her time at nexpera. Already during her time at university, she started to accumulate in-depth knowledge on diversity management and how companies can live diversity in their daily operations.

At the same time, Viviana was involved in several NGOs, working on political, social, and ecological issues. She excels at questioning standard procedures by bringing in a new and unconventional perspective, e.g., by organizing roleplays to take on the role of cacao farmers in order to assist them.

At Timmermann Partners, Viviana now helps the company to be flexible and stable at the same time, by working in HR and marketing. Here she helps potential employees on their journey to the beautiful Timmermann Campus.

Her creativity also shows outside of Timmermann, then in the form of her own novel, when playing her (brand new) piano or in colorful painting sessions.

Professional background & education

• Master in Ethnology and Intercultural Communication
• Work experience in recruiting at nexpera
• HR internship at Timmermann Partners
• Several internships at NGOs (among others: WWF UK, in the North South Forum Munich and the Freispiel culture agency)
• Working student at FOCUS Online
• Scrum for Consultants

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Helena is convinced that a person can only grow if he or she faces new challenges. This is the reason why she dedicated herself to give German lessons to refugees during her Bachelor studies. Furthermore, she became head of marketing and chairwoman of the student consultancy association Consulting Team Kassel of her university. Always eager to learn, she works with heart and soul on every project. During her year abroad in Ireland as Au pair, she assumed big responsibilities since she was in charge of three boys in the age of two to seven years. Also, she learned to assert herself in the right moments and to work independently.

It has always been important to her to gain as much work and life experience as possible. During her work in the Consulting Team, she developed a new marketing concept for the association and worked in different consulting projects for various companies. Further internships and experiences as working student have enriched her marketing knowledge and competencies. During her work in a Start-up, she learned to adapt herself to the fast pacing entrepreneurial world and developed considerable problem-solving skills. Now she is eager to join the Timmermann Partners team as Junior consultant and Marketing Intern and to expand her competencies. She is certain that she will learn a lot from this new challenge.

Besides her passion for new culinary experiences, she gets enthusiastic about languages. Despite her full timetable, she constantly tries to learn new languages and is therefore ready to get involved with new cultures.

Professional background & education

• Bachelor of Arts in English and American Culture and Business Studies (University of Kassel)
• Chairwoman of the Consulting Team Kassel e.V.
• Head of Marketing, Consulting Team Kassel e.V.
• Intern and working student in the marketing department of RSO Shift GmbH, Kassel
• Intern at Cedic+POS GmbH, Heilbronn

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What defines and shapes a person’s character? How does he justify his actions? Looking for answers regarding the development of personality, Annika starts her psychology studies at the University of Regensburg. As student assistant, she focuses on handling emotions and does not only dive deeper into her own personality but into the personality of people close to her. Her desire to evolve and challenge herself by making new experiences brings Annika to Timmermann Partners. The professional training, the company culture as well as the interpersonal dealings are just a few of many reasons why Timmermann Partners was the best choice for her. As part of the HR team, she wants to learn how to get the right impression of a candidate fast and efficiently in order to accelerate recruiting processes.

In Annika’s free time, music is an important factor. Whether in the choir, in a Capella ensemble or with a guitar at a bonfire, making music brings people together, creates beautiful sounds and most importantly brings joy(, fun) and happiness. To get to know other cultures, travelling is another important part of Annika’s life. Brazil, Sri Lanka and Tanzania were the last adventures she took around the globe. Back home in Amberg, she enjoys experimenting in the kitchen together with her friends as well as taking a peaceful walk in the forest.

Professional background & education:

• Psychology B.Sc. majoring in business psychology, University of Regensburg, Germany
• Student assistant, Chair of experimental psychology, University of Regensburg, Germany
• Intern at Moritzberg-Werkstaetten for counseling, Nuremberg, Germany
• Voluntary service at Recanto Esperanca, Center for Holistic Development in a favela in Curitiba, Brazil

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Professional background & education

• Training as a systemic coach (current) 
• Experience as a freelancer in business consulting (collaboration on two projects) 
• Head of Human Resources and Chairman of the Advisory Board at intouchCONSULT e.V. (student management consultancy) 
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Regensburg 
• Internship at the BMW Group (Oxford, England)
• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, OTH Regensburg

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Timmermännchen is known for his desire of climbing and exploring new adventures, which enables him to reach the highest peaks of the birch trees in the woods of the Timmermann Campus. His pursuit of the highest goals – in the literal sense – is a regular inspiration for the entire Timmermann Partners team. Additionally, he creates a cheerful atmosphere with his cheeky, lively manner. Prior to his time at Timmermann Partners, the other animals in the garden profited from his rich experience as a climbing artist and his ability to spread a good mood. Because of his very personal experience, Timmermännchen is convinced that outdoor training in a high rope course should be part of any change process – because only those who leave their comfort zone can reach the highest goals.  When Timmermännchen is not busy supporting Timmermann Partners’ clients and consultants in change processes, you can find him hibernating in its nest. There he crackles hard nuts and enjoys its raw contents.

Professional Background and Education

• Certified Outdoor-Survival-Expert
• Practical experience at Timmermann Partners as mascot