C-Stone

Developing people.
Strengthening companies.
Shaping the future.

C-Stone – management consulting, leadership development, AI training and coaching for SMEs. We combine decades of leadership experience with modern leadership development, hands-on training and the possibilities of artificial intelligence – for the sustainable growth of people and companies.

Markus Kruse, founder of C-Stone
Three areas
One standard
Development that delivers real-world impact.
International
Leadership experience across Europe, Asia & North America
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Business & Leadership

We support entrepreneurs, managing directors and executives in making better decisions, leading more effectively and setting up their companies for lasting success.

  • Managing-director coaching
  • Leadership development
  • Business development
  • Entrepreneur peer exchange (Vistage)
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Training & AI

Build future skills. Understand AI and put it to meaningful use. Our hands-on trainings make new technologies easy to grasp and ready to use straight away.

  • AI fundamentals & strategy
  • Prompt engineering
  • AI agents & automation
  • AI for executives
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Career & Start-up

We support people through career reorientation, returning to work or the path into self-employment – individually and hands-on. Where the requirements are met, 100% funded via AVGS.

  • Career coaching
  • Application strategy
  • Start-up consulting
  • Business plan & implementation
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35+
Years of professional experience
25+
Years of leadership development & coaching
International
Europe · Asia · North America
360°
Experience across core business functions
You can't google experience.
From practice. For practice.
Markus Kruse, founder of C-Stone
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From practice. For practice.

Leadership can be learned.
Experience has to be earned.

My path led me from electronics technician and field-service engineer through various leadership roles to entrepreneur and managing director of mid-sized companies in national and international settings.

Today I combine this experience with modern leadership development, coaching and the new possibilities of artificial intelligence. My standard: knowledge and experience have to make a difference in practice. Direct collaboration with an experienced entrepreneur and managing director – personal, clear, at eye level.

Markus KruseFounder of C-Stone

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The C-Stone philosophy

Development needs a solid foundation.

PEOPLE

Companies change when people develop. That is why leadership, competence and personal responsibility are at the centre of our work.

PRACTICE

Concepts are only valuable when they work. Our work is guided by the real challenges of companies and people.

FUTURE

Experience alone is not enough. We combine proven leadership principles with new technologies and the possibilities of artificial intelligence.

For SMEs

No concepts for the drawer.
Solutions that work.

C-Stone works with entrepreneurs, managing directors and executives who carry responsibility and actually have to implement change – from leadership and skills shortages to growth and transformation and the meaningful use of artificial intelligence.

Business & Leadership
C-Stone Academy

Experience meets the future.

Artificial intelligence will change companies. The decisive question is how we use it meaningfully.

The C-Stone Academy makes new technologies understandable and practically usable – from getting started with AI through prompt engineering and automation to AI agents and the use of AI in leadership and everyday business.

Explore our trainings
AI training for executives – C-Stone Academy
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Coaching conversation – Career & Start-up
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An offering by C-Stone

Sometimes development begins with a fresh start.

We support people through career reorientation, returning to work and the path into self-employment – individually, hands-on and, where the requirements are met, 100% funded via an AVGS.

Career coaching · Application strategy · Start-up consulting · Business plan · AVGS coaching.

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Which next step is yours?

Whether business, leadership, training or career reorientation – development begins with a clear decision.