Marie Starke
I did not start Valentis to sell more numbers.
Most leadership teams already have plenty. What they are usually missing is a clear view of what those numbers mean, what is changing underneath them and what to do next.
That is what I spent years learning to do, first in treasury and business analysis, and later in commercial finance and revenue management at Bain & Company, where I worked closely with leadership teams on the forecasts and decisions that actually shaped the business.
What stayed with me is not a specific tool or model. It is a way of looking at a business: find the story behind the numbers first, then decide which numbers actually tell it.
My approach is structured, thorough and practical. Some might call it typically German. Given where I come from, they may have a point. I call it doing the work properly.
That means starting with the question leadership is actually trying to answer, not the report they think they need. It means sitting with the detail long enough to understand it rather than smoothing it over. And it means building something your team can continue to use when I am no longer in the room, not something that quietly depends on me.
Rooted in Germany. Based in Dubai. Working across the UAE and Europe, remotely and in person.
Where the work happens may change. The standard does not.