Our Story
Many people spend decades building companies, taking on responsibilities, and pursuing career goals. Often, little time remains for what comes after.
We know this transition from our own experience.
Matthias stepped back from professional life at the age of 52. Not because he had to, but because he could. In 2022, he sold his IT company and shortly thereafter resigned from his professorship and civil service position in order to live a freer and more conscious life.
After many years in international management positions, Caroline also decided to embark on a new chapter in her life, moving away from traditional career paths. Previously, she worked as Head of Organizational Development in a medium-sized company and as Director of an Indian branch.
Together we fulfilled our long-held wish to travel the world for several months each year, both with our world travel vehicle and by plane.
These decisions were not a withdrawal from professional life, but a conscious desire for more freedom, time and new experiences outside of the usual daily routine.
International projects in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America have shaped our perspective on responsibility, change, and new phases of life. These experiences inform our work today with entrepreneurs and leaders who want to actively shape their next stage of life.
MARO NEXT CHAPTER was created precisely from this experience.
About us
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Friedle
Entrepreneur, former university professor and internationally experienced consultant with more than twenty years of experience in corporate management, strategic development and international projects.
As the founder and managing director of a medium-sized software company in the construction industry, and as a long-time professor at Rottenburg University of Applied Sciences, he combines entrepreneurial practice with academic experience and international collaboration.
His work took him to Thailand, Egypt, Uganda, Chile and El Salvador, among other places – to projects on environmental management, government consulting and economic development in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Today he accompanies entrepreneurs and leaders in professional and personal phases of change – with entrepreneurial experience, an international perspective and a keen sense for the challenges associated with responsibility, change and new phases of life.
Caroline Friedle-Hoffmann
Graduate in Business Administration and internationally experienced consultant with many years of experience in organizational development, change management and intercultural cooperation.
Her professional experience in different industries and cultures – including India, China, the USA, Spain and France – shapes her work, as does accompanying executives and international teams through change processes.
As director and commercial manager of the Indian branch of a medium-sized automotive supplier, she was responsible for the establishment and further development of the site in Delhi as well as the cooperation of international teams and locations.
Previously, she worked for several years as a controller and assistant to the management at Lebenshilfe Pforzheim Enzkreis e. V., where she accompanied strategic and organizational development processes there.
Today she works as a freelance consultant and sparring partner for German and international clients – with international experience, intercultural competence and a special understanding of the human and organizational challenges of change and development.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Friedle
Entrepreneur, former university professor and internationally experienced consultant with more than twenty years of experience in corporate management, strategic development and international projects.
As the founder and managing director of a medium-sized software company in the construction industry, and as a long-time professor at Rottenburg University of Applied Sciences, he combines entrepreneurial practice with academic experience and international collaboration.
His work took him to Thailand, Egypt, Uganda, Chile and El Salvador, among other places – to projects on environmental management, government consulting and economic development in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Today he accompanies entrepreneurs and leaders in professional and personal phases of change – with entrepreneurial experience, an international perspective and a keen sense for the challenges associated with responsibility, change and new phases of life.
Caroline Friedle-Hoffmann
Graduate in Business Administration and internationally experienced consultant with many years of experience in organizational development, change management and intercultural cooperation.
Her professional experience in different industries and cultures – including India, China, the USA, Spain and France – shapes her work, as does accompanying executives and international teams through change processes.
As director and commercial manager of the Indian branch of a medium-sized automotive supplier, she was responsible for the establishment and further development of the site in Delhi as well as the cooperation of international teams and locations.
Previously, she worked for several years as a controller and assistant to the management at Lebenshilfe Pforzheim Enzkreis e. V., where she accompanied strategic and organizational development processes there.
Today she works as a freelance consultant and sparring partner for German and international clients – with international experience, intercultural competence and a special understanding of the human and organizational challenges of change and development.