connect and develop (Benussi & Benussi GmbH & Co. KG)

Name

connect and develop (Benussi & Benussi GmbH & Co. KG)

Legal name

Benussi & Benussi GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://connect-develop.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search and Leadership Development

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Executive Search Services (561312), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Career, Purpose & Executive Wellbeing Coaching (EDABANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy, Decision-Making & Business Acumen Coaching (EDABANAH), Sales Leadership & Revenue Executive Coaching (EDABANAL), Manager & Team Leader Onboarding (EDABAOAC), Customer Success Operations & Health Scoring (Renewals/QBRs) (EDABABAM), Employee Experience (EX) & Digital Experience Monitoring Support (BPAEAJAO)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Leadership development programs
• Team development services
• Management diagnostic services
• AI coaching platform

Headquarters

HQ city

München, Bayern

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Search and placement of executives and senior management positions. Services include profile development, candidate selection, psychological diagnostics, and onboarding support.
2. Leadership Coaching and Development: Individual and team coaching services including leadership development, resilience training, vision and values work, and change management.
3. onesome Digital Coaching Platform: AI-supported digital coaching platform subscription for self-directed personality development and leadership growth.
4. Management Diagnostics: Psychological assessment and diagnostic services for evaluating leadership qualities, performance potential, and team dynamics using tools including HOGAN, Profiling Values, and Gallup.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The company provides executive search, leadership and team development, management diagnostics, and personal and personality coaching for organizations, executives, and leadership teams. It also offers onesome, an AI-based digital coaching platform.

Product overview

connect & develop operates as a coaching and executive search firm offering both human-delivered services and a digital AI-powered platform. The core offering combines Executive Search, Management Diagnostics, and Leadership Coaching services (including personal coaching, team development, resilience training, DEI programs, family business consulting, and change management) alongside the AI-based coaching platform called 'onesome'. The 'onesome' platform represents the digital-first approach, enabling self-directed coaching supplemented by peer-coaching and expert-led group sessions. Supporting programs include wo/men@work for gender equality, Empower Your Legends for the 55+ workforce, and in-waerts for youth coaching.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• onesome: AI-based coaching platform (KI-Plattform) containing 25 years of coaching experience for personality and leadership development. A purely digital approach where coachees work self-directed with effective models and coaching methods.
• in-waerts

Products and services

• onesome AI-based digital coaching platform used to deliver coaching through an online product.
• Executive Search Search service for organizations seeking executives or leadership candidates.
• Management Diagnostics Diagnostic service for assessing management and leadership-related matters.
• Agiles Onboarding Named onboarding and organizational development offering for agile onboarding use.
• Leadership Development Leadership development service for executives, managers, and organizational leaders.
• Personal Coaching Individual coaching service within the company's coaching offering.
• Team Development Team development service for organizational teams and leaders.
• Resilience & Performance Named coaching and development offering focused on resilience and performance.
• wo/men@work Named workplace coaching and development offering listed under the wo/men@work label.
• Vision & Values Named organizational development offering centered on vision and values.
• DEI Diversity, equity, and inclusion development offering.
• Empower Your Legends Named leadership development offering under the Empower Your Legends label.
• Family Business Named development and coaching offering for family-business contexts.
• Change Capability Named organizational development offering addressing change capability.
• in-waerts Named offering listed under the in-waerts label.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered support and core.

• 2TOP NetworksupportGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Female Leadership development. 2TOP accompanies women in their professional development and journey into leadership roles. This collaboration supports the company's wo/men@work concept for gender-inclusive leadership development.
• Legacy Interim PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for the 'Empower Your Legends' program targeting the 55+ workforce. Legacy Interim Partners creates concrete job perspectives through interim management after employees exit the company. They help retain experienced workers as independent interim managers for their former employer.
• in-waertssupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial offering for young people developed by connect and develop. in-waerts provides coaching access for young people in decision-making situations, periods of change, or feeling overwhelmed. Targeted at young people for life planning support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BetterUp: AI- and human-coaching platform serving enterprises globally. Comparable because BetterUp operates the same hybrid model (digital self-coaching + expert coaches) that connect and develop's 'onesome' platform pursues, targeting enterprise leadership development.
• Metaplan: Germany-based consultancy specializing in strategy, organizational development, and facilitation. Comparable as a boutique German advisory firm offering similar leadership and team development services.
• Odgers Berndtson: International executive search firm with strong DACH presence. Comparable as a direct competitor for senior executive placements and leadership advisory mandates in German-speaking markets.
• CoachHub: Berlin-based digital coaching platform combining AI technology with a global coach pool. Direct competitor in the DACH enterprise coaching market and the most direct comparable to the 'onesome' digital offering.
• Kienbaum Consultants International: German-headquartered executive search and HR consulting firm. Comparable because both serve DACH enterprise clients for executive search, leadership development, and HR diagnostics.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with deep German roots. Comparable because connect and develop's partners are former Egon Zehnder alumni and the firm competes for similar executive search and leadership consulting mandates in the DACH market.

Regional players

• WittKieffer: Executive search firm with European operations including Germany. Comparable as a peer in executive search with strong European footprint, though more US-centric in overall focus.

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with leadership advisory and coaching practices. Overlaps directly with connect and develop's executive search and leadership consulting services, though at significantly larger scale.
• Korn Ferry: Global executive search and organizational consulting firm. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering executive search, leadership development, and assessment services that overlap with connect and develop's portfolio.

Emerging players

• Sounding Board: Enterprise coaching platform combining technology with matched executive coaches. Comparable to the 'onesome' platform in its AI-enabled coaching delivery model for leadership development at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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