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LEADERS IN CONSULTING
The “LEADERS IN CONSULTING” show is dedicated to helping Partners and Managing Directors of Consultancies grow their business faster.
If you want to learn best practices from other Leaders in Consulting, this show is for you.
Each episode features an interview with a consultancy Partner, Managing Director or Thought Leader, discussing topics like:
1. How to set up a winning strategy for your consultancy
2. How to upsell and cross-sell more
3. How to win big whale leads and convert those to clients
4. Hiring and keeping valuable team members
5. How to become a thought leader by building your personal brand.
LEADERS IN CONSULTING
Ep. 122 — From Zero To A Multimillion Exit in 11 years: How Advyce & Company Pulled Off The PE Play Without PE Money - with Marc Staudenmayer
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What does it take to go from zero in the bank to a successful exit without financial investors?
In this episode, Marc Staudenmayer, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Advyce & Company, joins Sammy Gebele to share how he and his co-founder Burkhard Wagner built one of Germany’s fastest-growing consultancies by merging three firms into one and eventually selling to a strategic acquirer for a high multiple.
Marc walks through the full story: the early crisis that forced clarity when Advyce & Company had just €3k left in the bank, the decision to say no to private equity, and the smart merger strategy that built real scale through collaboration, culture, and digital infrastructure.
He explains how Advyce & Company avoided the “stupid mistakes” seen in traditional consulting, designed a transparent partner model where collaboration is rewarded, and created a digital backbone that made integration almost effortless.
And ultimately, how that discipline and structure led to a deal that rewarded everyone involved.
You'll learn:
How to scale your consulting firm to a successful exit without giving up ownership or culture
Why collaboration beats competition in driving sustainable growth
How a strong digital backbone enables flexibility and rapid integration
The structural choices that make post-merger integration actually work
How Advyce & Company turned “let’s not make the same stupid mistakes” into a strategy for lasting success
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Get in touch with Marc on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-staudenmayer
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Marc's book recommendation:
Business Class by Martin Suter https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Business-Class-Geschichten-Welt-Managements/dp/3257800592
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About the host Sammy Gebele:
Sammy and SAWOO offer a B2B community-building service that establishes you as a thought leader in your industry and helps you build genuine, human-to-human relationships with your dream clients.
Get in touch with Sammy Gebele on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammygebele/
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Past guests on the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Podcast include: Friederich von Hurter, Melanie Tobler, Tilman Au, and many more!
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Thanks to our friends at SAWOO for producing this episode with us!
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