What St. Oberholz Consulting does

St. Oberholz Consulting GmbH is a privately held boutique management consultancy headquartered at Rosenthaler Str. 72 a in Berlin, Germany, with additional offices in Düsseldorf and Bad Homburg. Founded in 2012 as the consulting unit of the St. Oberholz Group, the firm is the professional services arm of the organization that originated Europe's first coworking café at Rosenthaler Platz in 2005. The practice employs approximately 13–14 people, including senior change management partners, change facilitators, executive coaches, an architect/interior designer, a creative director, and communications specialists.

The firm sells bespoke advisory engagements across work design, organizational transformation, change management, leadership and team development, and internal communication. Service delivery is human-centered, with no proprietary technology platform, and relies on systemic, agile, SCRUM, OKR, and coaching methodologies. The in-house creative sub-brand St. Oberholz Studios extends the offering into brand strategy, design, content development, UX design, and social media campaigns that translate change initiatives into tangible internal activation. Customers span large German and European enterprises such as LANXESS, Zeiss, ARAG, Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, Scholz, CheMondis, dwpbank, Sparda-Bank, and Varian, alongside cultural, gaming, and broadcast organizations.

The business operates a sales-led, direct engagement model with values-aligned enterprise clients, primarily in the DACH region. Pricing is quote-based and project-by-project, with no recurring SaaS or subscription layer. The firm is privately held by co-founders Malte Sudendorf (Managing Partner/Geschäftsführer) and Ansgar Oberholz, with no disclosed venture or private equity backing. The company holds B-Corp certification (2023), operates the affiliated St. Oberholz Foundation for Good Work, and is part of the broader St. Oberholz Group that includes St. Coworking, St. Coffee, and St. Retreat.

Name

St. Oberholz Consulting

Legal name

St. Oberholz Consulting GmbH

Website

https://sanktoberholz-consulting.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Oberholz Consulting is a Berlin-based boutique management consultancy specializing in organizational transformation, change management, and communication for DACH enterprises, serving clients such as LANXESS, Zeiss, and ARAG. It operates as the consulting unit of the St. Oberholz Group, which pioneered European coworking in 2005.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Marketing Consulting Services (541613)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), Leadership Development & Executive Coaching (BPAHAGAD), Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting (BPAHAGAE), Customer, Marketing & Sales Consulting (BPAHACAG)

Keywords

• Change management consulting
• Organizational transformation services
• Work design consulting
• Internal communication consulting
• Agile leadership coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for work design, change management, organizational transformation, and communication. The firm operates as a boutique consulting unit of the St. Oberholz Group, providing bespoke advisory services to organizations seeking effective work, transformation, and communication solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

St. Oberholz Consulting is a boutique consulting firm providing transformation, change management, organizational development, and internal communication services to enterprises and mid-market organizations. Its service portfolio covers strategy development, facilitation, coaching, moderation, workshops, and training, complemented by its in-house creative unit St. Oberholz Studios which delivers brand strategy, design, content development, UX design, and internal activation campaigns.

Product overview

St. Oberholz Consulting is a boutique consulting firm offering integrated transformation and change management services. The core offering consists of consulting services for work redesign and organizational change, complemented by St. Oberholz Studios — the in-house creative unit that provides brand strategy, design, content development, and internal communication activation. Together, they deliver holistic solutions combining strategic consulting with creative execution for effective transformation.

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Problem solved

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Brands

• St. Oberholz Studios: Creative unit of St. Oberholz Consulting that makes change tangible through strong stories and creative formats. Combines change competence with communication and media expertise.

Products and services

• Work & Change Consulting Services Comprehensive consulting covering organization design, workspace design, culture and values implementation, leadership strengthening, collaboration enablement, future competency development, and people activation. Includes transformation initiation, participation design, change competency building, change accompaniment, and progress measurement for enterprise and mid-market clients.
• St. Oberholz Studios Creative unit providing brand strategy, design, content development, UX design, and social media campaigns that drive internal activation and engagement for transformation initiatives.

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• St. Oberholz Group (St. Coworking, St. Coffee, St. Retreat)coreOthersSt. Oberholz Consulting is the consulting unit of the St. Oberholz Group. The group includes St. Coworking (sanktoberholz.de), St. Coffee (sanktoberholz.coffee), and St. Retreat (sanktoberholz-retreat.de). This ecosystem provides the foundation for the consulting practice's work at the intersection of space, work, and culture.
• St. Oberholz Stiftung für Gute Arbeit (Foundation for Good Work)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation supports organizations that enable good professional entry and development opportunities for people of diverse backgrounds, including access, diversity, digital education and qualification, and equal opportunities. The foundation is hosted at bcause.com/gutearbeit.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Metaplan: German boutique organisational consulting firm specialising in strategy, transformation, and change facilitation. Directly comparable in size, philosophy, and target audience to St. Oberholz Consulting.
• hkp/// group: Frankfurt-based boutique consulting firm focused on HR, compensation, leadership, and organisational transformation. Competes for the same enterprise people-and-change mandates in DACH.
• Kotter International: Specialist change management firm built around John Kotter's methodology, advising enterprises on transformation execution. Directly comparable change-management niche with similar professional-services model.
• Kienbaum Consultants International: German management consulting firm with deep practices in people & organisation, leadership, transformation, and change. Closest large-scale domestic peer operating in the same New Work / transformation niche with comparable client types.
• Senn Delaney (Heidrick & Struggles): Specialist culture and change management consultancy now part of Heidrick & Struggles, serving global enterprises on culture-driven transformation. Directly comparable change-management practice, though at much larger scale.
• zeb consulting: European boutique strategy and management consulting firm with strong DACH presence and a transformation practice. Comparable boutique profile targeting enterprise clients.
• Lufthansa Consulting: German boutique management consultancy serving enterprises across aviation, mobility, and industrial sectors with strategy, transformation, and organisational services. Similar boutique, values-driven positioning in DACH.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture (Strategy & Consulting): Global consulting incumbent with broad transformation, change, and organisational services often pitched to DACH enterprises. Competes for overlapping transformation budgets at materially greater scale.
• McKinsey & Company (Transformation Practice): Global management consulting incumbent with a dedicated Organisation and Transformation practice serving many of the same enterprise clients (e.g. LANXESS, Zeiss, ARAG). Represents the larger incumbent competitive set against which St. Oberholz competes.

Emerging players

• zukunft zwei GmbH: German New Work consultancy advising organisations on digital and cultural transformation with strong brand, design, and communication emphasis. Highly comparable positioning, smaller scale, and overlapping philosophy with St. Oberholz.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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