Sp Training & Consulting Gmbh

What Sp Training & Consulting Gmbh does

SP Training & Consulting GmbH is a privately held German corporate training and consulting firm founded in 2000 by Michael Jahn and headquartered in Hamburg. The company delivers experiential learning services across three core pillars: Team Development (Teamentwicklung), Leadership Development (Führungskräfteentwicklung), and Organizational Development (Organisationsentwicklung). Service delivery is organized into three commercial formats: closed corporate events booked by individual enterprises, open public workshops marketed through the company's website, and individual one-on-one coaching engagements.

The firm's underlying methodology combines outdoor experiential training (in which it describes itself as one of the German pioneers with 25+ years of experience), structured workshop moderation drawing on Zukunftswerkstatt, Open Space, Barcamp, World Café, and Design Thinking formats, and accredited personality assessments (DiSG, Insights Discovery, Reiss Motive Profile). The company's technology stack is fundamentally human-delivered professional services rather than a software platform; there is no disclosed API, app, or digital product. Thought-leadership IP includes the 2023 bestselling book 'Wahre Führungskraft' by founder Michael Jahn.

SP Training & Consulting operates through five regional offices across Germany (Hamburg, Jena, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Leipzig) and serves predominantly enterprise clients across automotive, energy, financial services, healthcare, technology, and industrial manufacturing. Named clients include BMW, Daimler, Toyota, Porsche, E.ON, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bundesbank, Bosch, Zeiss, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott, and Helios, among more than 50 enterprise logos. Revenue is generated through professional services fees — 50% prepayment for closed corporate events, full upfront payment for open events and individual coaching, with all invoices excluding VAT and payable within seven working days. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company is founder-controlled, bootstrapped, with no institutional investment or parent company.

Name

Sp Training & Consulting Gmbh

Legal name

SP Training & Consulting GmbH

Website

https://sp-training-consulting.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SP Training & Consulting GmbH is a German boutique training firm founded in 2000 that delivers experiential team, leadership, and organizational development programs to enterprise clients across automotive, energy, financial services, and healthcare sectors via five regional offices in Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting & Corporate Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAGAE

Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

SECONDARYEDABAMAC

Collaboration & Teamwork

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Soft Skills Development

SECONDARYEDABANAH

Strategy, Decision-Making & Business Acumen Coaching

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Executive Coaching Services

SECONDARYEDABAMAM

Coaching, Feedback & Mentoring Skills

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Soft Skills Development

SECONDARYEDAMAOAJ

Corporate/Professional Public Speaking Training (Presentation Skills)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Public Speaking & Debate Clubs

SECONDARYEDABAIAB

Performance Management & Coaching Training

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/HR, Talent, DEI & People Operations Training

Keywords

• Corporate training services
• Leadership development programs
• Team development consulting
• Organizational development workshops
• Outdoor business training

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Closed Corporate Events: Private events booked by companies for a closed group of participants. Requires 50% prepayment within 7 working days upon contract signing, with balance due according to payment terms.
2. Open Public Workshops: Publicly advertised events accessible to anyone. Full payment required upfront. Minimum participant threshold typically 6 persons.
3. Individual Coaching: One-on-one coaching services with direct client engagement. Full payment required upfront for coaching services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SP Training & Consulting GmbH delivers corporate training and consulting services across three pillars: Team Development, Leadership Development, and Organizational Development. Services are provided through closed corporate events (tailored private programs), open public workshops, and individual one-on-one coaching, using experiential methodologies including outdoor training, structured workshop moderation, and accredited personality assessments.

Product overview

SP Training & Consulting is a German management consulting and training firm offering a unified portfolio of in-person and blended services organized across three core service pillars—Team (Teamentwicklung), Leadership (Führungskräfteentwicklung), and Organization (Organisationsentwicklung)—supplemented by a suite of methodology modules (Outdoor-Training, Workshop-Moderation, Potenzialanalyse, and Einzel-Coaching). The company delivers open enrollment events, closed/corporate events, and individual coaching, and publishes the bestselling book 'Wahre Führungskraft' as a thought-leadership asset. The overall offering is a consulting-and-training service portfolio, not a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Team Development (Teamentwicklung) Hands-on team development and workshops, including outdoor modules, designed to strengthen collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills within work teams. Targeted at organizations seeking to improve teamwork and resolve team or interface conflicts.
• Leadership Development (Führungskräfteentwicklung) Leadership development programs, open Masterclasses, and individual coaching sessions focused on communication strategies, leadership presence, and the development of sovereign, persuasive leadership skills. Targeted at companies investing in leadership capability for their management teams.
• Organizational Development (Organisationsentwicklung) Moderated workshops for strategy development and process optimization aimed at organizational change, employee engagement, and measurable productivity improvements across the enterprise. Targeted at organizations seeking clearer strategies, defined processes, and stronger change implementation.
• Outdoor Training (Outdoor-Training) Outdoor experiential learning activities conducted outside the workplace, using natural settings as metaphors for professional communication processes, designed to expand participants' action repertoires and strengthen team cohesion. Delivered as bookable training modules for corporate and open groups.
• Workshop Moderation (Workshop-Moderation) Facilitated workshop formats combining methods from Zukunftswerkstatt, Open Space, Barcamp, World Café, and Design Thinking to generate structured creativity, define action steps, and assign responsibilities. Targeted at organizations needing facilitated problem-solving and goal-setting workshops.
• Potential Analysis (Potenzialanalyse) Personality and potential assessment using accredited tools including DiSG, Insights Discovery, and Reiss Motive Profile to make diversity of personalities visible and improve collaboration, leadership, and organizational culture. Targeted at teams, leaders, and individuals seeking structured self-insight.
• Individual Coaching (Einzel-Coaching) One-on-one coaching sessions providing a confidential space for personal and professional development, addressing career planning, leadership, elite sports coaching, and political advisory topics. Full payment required upfront. Targeted at individual executives, elite athletes, politicians, and senior managers.
• Closed Corporate Events (Geschlossene Veranstaltungen) Booked events for a closed group of participants from a single company, tailored to internal corporate development needs. Includes written offers (valid for 3 months), 50% prepayment within 7 working days of contract signing, and customized content tailored to specific organizational needs.
• Open Public Workshops (Offene Veranstaltungen) Publicly advertised training events open to any participant, with capped enrollment (minimum typically 6 persons) to maintain quality. Booked via the company website or email with full payment required upfront.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant increase in employee motivation and productivity through clarified strategies and processes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Manager Institut: Manager Institut is a German executive education and corporate training provider offering seminars, coaching, and leadership development programs. Directly comparable in corporate training and leadership development offerings to enterprise clients in the German-speaking market.
• Haufe Akademie: Haufe Akademie is one of Germany's largest corporate training and professional development providers, offering team, leadership, and organizational development programs to enterprise clients. Directly comparable to SP Training & Consulting in service portfolio and German enterprise customer base, but with significantly larger scale and broader digital offerings.
• Metaplan: Metaplan is a German strategy and innovation consultancy specializing in workshop facilitation, strategy development, and organizational change using proprietary facilitation methods. Directly comparable to SP Training & Consulting's organizational development and workshop moderation services for enterprise clients.
• Kienbaum Consultants International: Kienbaum is a leading German HR and leadership consulting firm offering executive coaching, leadership development, and organizational consulting. Directly comparable in leadership and team development services to enterprise clients, but with a much broader HR consulting portfolio and significantly larger headcount.
• ComTeam AG: ComTeam is a German consulting firm focused on team development, organizational transformation, and cooperative leadership models. Directly comparable to SP Training & Consulting's team development and organizational consulting services, with strong overlap in methodology and enterprise client base.
• hkp/// group: hkp/// group is a German HR consulting firm specializing in compensation, performance management, and leadership development. Comparable to SP Training & Consulting's leadership and performance management training services for enterprise clients in the German market.

Broad incumbents

• IMD (International Institute for Management Development): IMD is a globally ranked Swiss-based executive education and leadership development institution offering executive programs, leadership coaching, and organizational learning. Comparable to SP Training & Consulting's leadership development services for senior executives, but at significantly larger scale with a globally recognized brand.
• Dale Carnegie Training Germany: Dale Carnegie is a global leadership and corporate training franchise with German operations offering leadership, communication, and team development courses. Comparable to SP Training & Consulting's leadership development and presentation training offerings, but operating as a global franchise with standardized curricula.
• zeb (zeb.rolfes.schierenbeck.partner): zeb is a major German strategy and management consulting firm with a broader portfolio that includes organizational development and leadership advisory. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping team and organizational development capabilities as part of a wider consulting practice.
• FranklinCovey Germany: FranklinCovey is a global leadership and organizational effectiveness consulting firm with German operations delivering leadership development, team effectiveness, and execution programs. Comparable to SP Training & Consulting's leadership and organizational development offerings, but with a global franchise model and broader digital platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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