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The Digital Transformation is in full swing fuelled by the pandemic and unparalleled paradigm shift towards AI, Web3, Metaverse and more.

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We help you to understand, customise and conquer these new technologies and so you can get ahead in your work but also in your personal life or in your "side hustle".
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"Beyond The Obvious"
The combination of our executive education, management and consulting experiences and academic know-how offer you a great advantage for your progress.
Markus Keiper
Markus is a professor and certified Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Coach and has been enabling over 1000 executives and managers shape the future.
Rob Thurner
Rob is a strategic digital transformation consultant and facilitator who builds clients’ digital skills to improve their business performance.

Michael Alf
Michael is an experienced executive, consultant, leader and entrepreneur as well as a certified High Performance Coach who has worked with and supported companies and individuals from Australia to Europe.
Launched March 2023
B2B Metaverse Marketing
The 2023 go-to guide for B2B Marketing practitioners who want to understand the implications and opportunities of the Metaverse, AI and Web3 and who want to get ahead by benefitting from our unique CHAMP model.
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What our customers say
Our clients are from around the world.
I met Rob at a Google workshop and it was by far the best attended. His way of explaining concepts and technologies, his analogies with real life situations and his sense of humour were very helpful to understand. Easy to talk to and with a really engaging attitude Rob raised the bar for fellow trainers.


Senior Digital Marketing Specialist, Philips
Ioana Samoilă
Markus is a phenomenal leader.
His amazing social intelligence encourages people to speak up and engage in good ideas.
His zest for innovation sets sights on the things we must be at and bring the team along. He helped us in developing an alternative organization rather than holding onto a conventional model. I recommend Markus who transforms the business and brings the team with him."

Kongsberg APAC Head of Regional Marketing - Business Development - Sustainability
Anthony Tan
Michael Alf has accompanied us intensively in various formats within the framework of a broad-based corporate culture process. In this context, he has made and initiated a significant contribution to the necessary change management in our company, for which I would like to express my gratitude. He has shaped the always pleasant and professional cooperation with numerous innovative approaches.
Speaker of the Executive Board, Vorwerk
Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl
Great knowledge and energy management, very interactive and planned the session to the tee; Very engaging, kept me interested in topics and got me thinking about relevance in my company; Rob is a fantastic facilitator and trainer, and great at making everyone feel part of the discussion.


CMO, Kraft Heinz Europe
Giles Jepson
Markus is a great leader and always inspired me with his energy and passion for all projects he undertook. He has been a mentor to me ever since we first worked together and I have a learned a lot from him. He is a visionary and excels at handling teams. He is an expert in Strategy and Marketing and would be an asset to any organisation. I had a great time working with him.
VP Global Energy Hexagon
Siddhant Gupta
"An inspirational Marketeer ! Not only an accomplished and caring leader, Markus will also bring cross-cultural, multilingual skills that will take your marketing strategy to the next level. Open-minded, creative and gifted with excellent listening skills, Markus is also a person with whom it's very pleasant to work with every day
Rebranding Airbus CyberSecurity is a perfect example of what Markus can accomplish in a very short period of time … a great team success …"
Marketing Communications Manager France, Airbus Cybersecurity
Dominique Hautsch

... he's got heaps more experience plus new intelligence to explain the differences between Web3 and the metaverse for those who plan to grab a competitive edge.
I trust Michael Alf because he delivers. On time. And with clarity.
He's a nice guy, too.
President, WorldGate Media
Sharon A.M. McLean
It would be a disservice of both Michael and Markus, not to offer their incredible depth of knowledge and cultural experiences to the ones who truly want to grow.”


Entrepreneur
Chris
I met Rob at a Google workshop and it was by far the best attended. His way of explaining concepts and technologies, his analogies with real life situations and his sense of humour were very helpful to understand. Easy to talk to and with a really engaging attitude Rob raised the bar for fellow trainers.


Senior Digital Marketing Specialist, Philips
Ioana Samoilă
Markus is a phenomenal leader.
His amazing social intelligence encourages people to speak up and engage in good ideas.
His zest for innovation sets sights on the things we must be at and bring the team along. He helped us in developing an alternative organization rather than holding onto a conventional model. I recommend Markus who transforms the business and brings the team with him."

Kongsberg APAC Head of Regional Marketing - Business Development - Sustainability
Anthony Tan
Michael Alf has accompanied us intensively in various formats within the framework of a broad-based corporate culture process. In this context, he has made and initiated a significant contribution to the necessary change management in our company, for which I would like to express my gratitude. He has shaped the always pleasant and professional cooperation with numerous innovative approaches.
Speaker of the Executive Board, Vorwerk
Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl
Great knowledge and energy management, very interactive and planned the session to the tee; Very engaging, kept me interested in topics and got me thinking about relevance in my company; Rob is a fantastic facilitator and trainer, and great at making everyone feel part of the discussion.


CMO, Kraft Heinz Europe
Giles Jepson
Markus is a great leader and always inspired me with his energy and passion for all projects he undertook. He has been a mentor to me ever since we first worked together and I have a learned a lot from him. He is a visionary and excels at handling teams. He is an expert in Strategy and Marketing and would be an asset to any organisation. I had a great time working with him.
VP Global Energy Hexagon
Siddhant Gupta
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