A Different Kind of System

The Backstory Nobody Tells

This ecosystem didn’t start in a strategy workshop. It started in the engine room of real companies.

After decades as a top manager in the automotive industry — transforming business units on group level, turning around plants, re-engineering the topline, developing and implementing growth strategies by ideation, innovation and engineering, carrying P&L responsibility — I saw the same pattern again and again:

Consultants showed up when it was already too late. Stakeholders didn’t speak the same language. And execution was always someone else’s problem.

That’s why I left the corporate track. Founded my own firm. Then another. Then a third. ...

→ Rüdiger Tibbe Unternehmensberatung.

→ TibbePartners.

→ Excelliance.

Over the years, the work scaled. The cases grew. More clients came, not through marketing — but through results.

And at some point, it became clear:

• We weren’t just a collection of smart individuals. We were building a system.
• A leadership ecosystem. For real transformation. Before the banks arrive.

We called it Turned Around!®

A System That Rivals MBB – But Plays a Different Game

Let’s be clear: We’re not the biggest. But we’re as active as the restructuring practices of McKinsey, BCG, and Bain — and in terms of live mandates, likely ahead.

The difference?

As Big as MBB. Just Faster, Smarter, and More Effective.

Let’s address the elephant in the room:

Yes — we’re on par with the restructuring practices of McKinsey, BCG, and Bain in terms of scale. And in terms of active mandates, we’re likely ahead.

But we’re not structured like they are. We don’t sell theory. We deliver results.

They are motherships.

We are speedboats.

→ They need steering committees. We need 48 hours.

→ They debate staffing. We solve the problem.

→ They work through layers. We work through leadership.

We play tiki-taka when they still organize warm-ups. Fast. Precise. Surgical. And accountable.

In terms of:

• Quality – We only work with proven industry operators
• Service – We integrate as part of the leadership, not as external advisors
• Return – We don’t track billable hours. We track turnaround KPIs.

The Four Pillars of the Ecosystem

1. Turned Around!® The Taskforce

→ Multidisciplinary strike teams of industry-proven operators

We don’t send consultants. We send seasoned executives — many ex-CEOs, COOs, CROs — who’ve seen the fire before.

Quality first! That´s why onboarding is selective and intense: 5-10 days offsite, prior to kick-off.

Handpicked taskforces are built around one lead operator and 4–5 domain-specific experts:

→ CRO/CTO teams

→ Strategic Repositiong: ideation, innovation, growth, etc.

→ Pricing Turnaround: topline re-engineering, claims, etc.

→ Operational Performance: product and plant engineering, manufacturing excellence, supply chain redesign, smart purchasing, etc.

→ Financial Viability: cash and liquidity rescue, balance sheet restructuring, refinancing, etc.

📊 Currently active:

• 43 executives in 7 mandates
• Across automotive, electronics, machinery, energy, FMCG

🎯 Target groups: Boards, PE Ops Teams, Group CEOs, Family Business Owners

No layers. No observers. Just results.

2. Turned Around!® Executives on Demand

→ Surgical precision. No overhead.

Not every mandate needs a team. Some need one person — for one mission.

We deploy transformation-competent interim executives into critical roles:

• CFO for refinancing and covenant reset
• COO for post-M&A factory integration
• CRO for plant closure execution
• CPO for supplier renegotiation and ramp-up acceleration

Every mandate is supported by system logic:

→ Structured onboarding

→ Peer sounding

→ Weekly feedback and calibration

→ Optional backup from the Taskforce pool

📊 Currently active:

• 3 executives in 3 mandates
• Automotive, FMCG

🎯 Target groups: CFOs, CROs, Capital Providers, CEOs, Integration Leads

3. Turned Around!® The Engine Room Academy

→ Where execution leadership is built — not taught

Real transformation requires a new generation of leaders. That’s why we created our own academy.

No academic fluff. No ivory tower trainers. Just real cases. Real tools. Real sparring.

👨🏫 The Academy offers:

• Masterclasses for execs with operational mandates
• Certification paths for aspiring CROs
• Custom trainings for PE funds, investor boards, family businesses
• Internal programs for transformation-responsible middle management

📊 Currently active:

• Q4 Masterclass 2025: December class fully booked, 12 participants
• Inhouse: 1 client active in rollout

🎯 Target groups: Future CROs, LD Leaders, PE Portfolio Managers, Inhouse Ops

4. Turned Around!® The Insights

→ Strategic clarity for the few who carry weight

Transformation starts with insight — not slides.

That’s why we built our own publishing layer:

• 🎧 Turned Around! The Podcast: approaching 50 episodes
• 📰 Turned Around! The Newsletter: what you're reading now
• ✍️ Tibbe’s Klartext: no-filter commentary for decision-makers
• 🤝 By Invitation Only: regional private exchange formats for board members and PE partners

We don’t broadcast. We equip.

🎯 Target groups: Supervisory Boards, Transformation Pros, Capital Allocators, Future CROs

What Makes Us Better?

We’re not built to impress. We’re built to deliver.

💡 MBB builds decks. → We build solutions.

💡 They optimize for firm margin. → We optimize for outcome stability.

💡 They bring analysts and frameworks. → We bring leaders and logic.

Every project we enter improves:

→ Decision quality

→ Execution speed

→ Cash curve

→ Culture under pressure

Our NPS? Not measured. But clients come back. Stakeholders stay. And results hold.

Who This Is For

You’ll know it if this is for you:

• A board member who needs clarity before pressure escalates
• A CEO who’s seen what consulting doesn’t fix
• A CRO who’s looking for real backup
• A PE partner who doesn’t want another brand story — but EBITDA
• A transformation pro about to build their own track

If that’s you: Welcome. You’ve found your ecosystem.

The Best Is Yet to Come

This is no side project.This is a system in motion — and it’s accelerating.

A System Gaining Unstoppable Momentum

Turned Around!® is not a boutique.

It’s not a consultancy.

It’s a leadership system built for velocity — and it’s compounding fast:

→ More projects across Europe than ever before

→ More industry managers joining the taskforce every quarter

→ Masterclasses fully booked before they’re even launched

→ Inhouse trainings scaled across PE portfolios and Mittelstand groups

→ Execution structures copied — but never matched

We don’t ask for permission. We don’t wait for the banks. We go in. Fix what matters. And leave behind stronger companies.

🔥 Why It Works

• Speedboats beat motherships
• Operators beat theorists
• Execution beats intention

And when all four pillars align — Taskforce. On Demand. Academy. Insights — you get a leadership engine that moves markets.

We’re not here for applause. We’re here to scale what works — and to show the next generation how.

Nobody can stop what’s already in motion. And we’ve only just begun.

Turned Around!® — The Leadership Ecosystem for Real Transformation

→ 43 experts. → 7 mandates. → 1 system. → No delays. No detours.

This isn’t consulting. It’s execution leadership — before it’s too late.

🧠 Want to know more?

📩 Reach out. No contact forms. Just people.