We are Konsultori

About us

We love to see entrepreneurs succeed.

GSA AWARDS one next to another

Konsultori works with dedicated entrepreneurs to develop their companies. We are passionate “been there, done that” experts. We advise, guide, and train entrepreneurs through to implementation. We apply fast-to-use frameworks, guidance, and tools. We have proven that our methods work. We believe in and encourage collaboration. 

We help build and cultivate an ecosystem of 10,000 competent entrepreneurs by 2030. First-time founders as well as serial entrepreneurs know how to overcome their challenges, quickly and confidently. 

Our values

We are passionate entrepreneurs

Our passion for business is contagious. We are entrepreneurs and investors ourselves and like to share our experience and knowledge with customers and partners.

We go all the way

Advising and concepts are just the start. We do not give up easily, roll up our sleeves and execute for results.

We make it fit

Whether through advisory or workshops, in-person or via digital solutions, we adapt to needs and preferences. 

We empower for long-term success

We empower entrepreneurs to build the capabilities to master their challenges and succeed long-term. We expect entrepreneurs and ourselves to take charge and ownership of a sustainable future - for business and beyond.

We believe in the power of collaboration

Our creativity and resourcefulness lies in forging connections (which others might not be able to see, be they conceptually or in the form of cooperations) which allow entrepreneurs to overcome challenges.

We live and expect diversity

Openness, fairness, and a human touch. Our team brings different perspectives to our work. We strive to communicate at eye level and openly, encouraging feedback and fair behaviour.

Petra Wolkenstein © Konsultori

Mag. Petra Wolkenstein

Founder Konsultori, Growth, M&A and Negotiation Expert

CEO Konsultori BD GmbH
petra.wolkenstein@konsultori.com

Petra is an experienced mergers & acquisitions, growth, and scaling expert in the tech space. She brings a rare triple perspective: founder-side experience with startups, investor-side experience as a fund partner, and accelerator-side experience training portfolios across multiple continents, so her advice accounts for what founders need, what investors expect, and what accelerators are trying to build.

Her background spans M&A in mobile telecoms across Eastern Europe and the Middle East, senior experience helping startups scale and raise funding, and her role as investment manager of the Startup Wise Guys Africa VC fund. As a certified negotiation expert, she gets investors on board, negotiates partnerships, and works through strategy and growth with clients directly. She is an international negotiation trainer across Germany, the UK, the Baltics, and Africa, and has co-developed the Scaling Academy Programme since 2016.

She also serves as Advisor in Residence (AIR) for TU Wien, supporting spin-off teams as they move from research to market.

Konsultori has trained and coached 10,634+ entrepreneurs and supported 185+ accelerator programs across the Balkans, Poland, the Baltics, Romania, the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Bulgaria, and offers blended learning courses for accelerators.

  • Investment Manager Africa, Startup Wise Guys
  • Member of the Global Board Ready Women
  • Certified Supervisory Board Member
  • Certified Adviser in Business Transfer
  • Member of the Experts Group Succession
  • Adviser Vienna Negotiation Trainer and Speaker at Female Founders, Startup Wise Guys
  • Ecosystem Hero of the Year at the Central European Startup Awards 2022
  • Ecosystem Hero of the Year at the Global Startup Awards 2023
  • Austria’s top consultants, IMWF Institute for Management and Economic Research Kurier ranking
Michael Kubiena © Konsultori

Mag. Michael Kubiena

Strategy, Organization Design Expert
Partner Konsultori
michael.kubiena@konsultori.com

In his 20+ years of working across Central & South-eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East, Michael has gained experience in expert, managerial and consulting roles. Throughout his career, Michael had managed HR departments of various sizes, in start-ups as well as in corporate environments, primarily in the ICT & service industries.

He worked on questions of strategic HR, compensation & performance management, talent management, on HR & management audits. In his consulting practice, he focuses primarily on organization design (in various industries) as well as on concept & strategy development in the food world and for non-profit organizations.

Michael has degrees in business administration (Vienna: 1996) and cultural studies [Istanbul: 2011] and education in systems thinking & design [2015]. This combination, paired with his hands-on experience, allows for a rather unique perspective on what is happening in & with organizations.

His passion for good food and his interest in food practices and sustainable urban food systems, in particular, led to his civil society engagement with the Vienna Food Policy Council where he is one of the speakers.

Our Team

Franziska Kolk © Konsultori

Franziska Kolk

M&A Expert
franziska.kolk@konsultori.com

Zsuzsanna Bódi © Konsultori

Zsuzsanna Bodi

Marketing Manager
zsuzsanna.bodi@konsultori.com

Stefan Filipovic © Konsultori

Stefan Filipovic

Product Manager
stefan.filipovic@konsultori.com

Thomas Stephan

Thomas Stephan

M&A and Finance Expert

Our Experts and Trainers

Petra Wolkenstein © Konsultori

Petra Wolkenstein

Venture Capital Investor Tech M&A and Strategy

Franziska Kolk © Konsultori

Franziska Kolk

Venture Capital Investor Coach & Business Developer

Tim Birdsall

Tim Birdsall

Sales Trainer and Consultant

Cornelia Mueller Konsultori

Cornelia Mueller

Product Marketing Expert

Rudolf T.A. Greger © Konsultori

Rudolf T. A. Greger

Management Designer and Design Philosopher

Michael Kubiena © Konsultori

Michael Kubiena

Expert in Organisation Design

Julia Viehbäck Strategie- und Finanzexperte

Julia Viehbäck

Strategy & Finance Specialist

Wolfgang Sieh

Wolfgang Sieh

Partner bei ATLAS Rechtsanwälte

Dimitar Anadoliyski Rechtsanwalt Partner ATLAS

Dimitar Anadoliyski

Partner bei ATLAS Rechtsanwälte

Want to join the team?

We always welcome new faces to work with and create something remarkable together. Whether you are at the beginning of your career or an experienced senior, we are here for you. Let’s join forces and make a difference together. Get in touch with us today.