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Level up your business

through operational excellence and digital savviness

Are you leading an SME aiming for new growth, digital strength, & higher resilience?

Us4You

Start a faster and better transformation,
and likely save money at your bottom line, too.

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for large enterprises

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

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
  • Run venture-like initiatives to increase innovation speed and test new business ideas
Reach out

for small- & medium-sized enterprises

  • Optimize your organization and prepare for the next phase of your business
  • Build the structure and scalability to get ready for long-term customer relationships
  • Navigate successfully through complex enterprise decision-making environments

you typically

  • You got from 0 to 1, now it's time for new growth
  • You reached PMF, found your customers, now you want to retain them long-term
  • It's time for new revenue streams through diversification
Reach out
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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

Business
Intelligence

Data
Architecture

Workflow
Automation

Solution Space
Discovery

Digital Excellence &
Data-driven Operations

Strategic & Data
Transformation Projects

Data-Warehouse
& BI Engineering

Organizational
Development
(startup)

Contracting &
Deal-Making
(startups)

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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

full project

from A to Z

That's us

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Johannes Burgard

Managing Director JBG
Strategy, Operational Excellence, Project Management

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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No pre-made strategies

8+
experts in the group
70+
external projects
100+
internal projects
110+
years of experience

 

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 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.