At the German Mittelstand Summit on June 26, 2026 in Heidelberg, JENEWEIN was awarded the TOP CONSULTANT 2026 seal. The award recognizes consultancies with outstanding advisory quality, confirmed by their clients. At the award ceremony, Dr. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, mentor of the competition, extended his personal congratulations.
When the verdict comes from the clients
What makes this seal special: it is not created at a jury’s desk, but from the voices of those who have worked with us. It is based on a scientific client survey. What was evaluated was not how we speak about ourselves, but how our clients actually experience our work. For a consultancy dedicated to the development of people and cultures, there is hardly a more honest form of recognition.
What matters in the process
Behind TOP CONSULTANT lies a rigorous, independent process. On behalf of the organizer compamedia, the Scientific Society for Management and Consulting (WGMB), led by Prof. Dr. Dietmar Fink and Dr. Bianka Knoblach, identifies the best consultancies. Reference clients are surveyed — among other things, on how satisfied they were with the consulting and whether they would recommend it. Only those who demonstrably achieve top scores receive the seal; the scientific leadership applies very high quality standards. The evaluation criteria are transparently available at top-consultant.de.
Notably, what the scientific leadership places particular emphasis on is not just professional expertise, but a keen sense for the specific culture of a company — for the grown fabric of responsibility, emotion and tradition. An aspiration that speaks to our very core.
What the seal means to us
For over 25 years, we have been supporting executives and leadership teams across all industries in developing strategy, culture and leadership together. We believe: whoever wants to move others must reach them emotionally. Especially now, in times of technological change, the success of organizations is determined less by their tools than by their culture — by how people are led and work together. The fact that our clients rate exactly this work so highly means more to us than a seal. It is a tailwind. This award belongs to our entire team — and to all those who place their trust in us. For that, we say a heartfelt thank you.