North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 471)
Christina Rebel-Otterbach, President of CRO Management Consulting, helps businesses diagnose the issues they’re facing and find solutions. She discussed with host John Ray how her tools help a business owner see what is really going on, analyzing the data to back up those issues, cultural issues for foreign business owners, considerations when doing business in Germany, how she approaches exit planning, and much more.
North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Christina Rebel-Otterbach started CRO Management Consulting LLC in 2011 after a rewarding career contributing to growth initiatives and global expansion as an executive management team member of internationally operating and expanding companies such as Honeywell, Gencorp, KACO (European automotive manufacturer & supplier). She is now offering her expertise and skills through management consulting, and transformational leadership. Value builder and exit planning services to companies that are seeking to resolve their pain points and to business leaders and owners to increase their value. Recent assignments include acquisitions, integration management, and country leadership for Pharmalex US, LLC; Finance support of JDC-Consulting Group (IT-consulting organization); Finance and Operations transparency services for online consumer product organization (Picture Keeper) and Transformational and Financial leadership for an automotive manufacturer and supplier in the South East of the US (Mekra Lang NA).
Christina holds an MBA majoring in economics and IT management from the Cooperative State University Mosbach/Germany and acquired the CEPA™ and CVB™ certifications since 2017.
Her clients will clearly define and formulate their goals, assess their strong points, and gain awareness of areas to improve, strategize to develop and implement solutions/execution plans, and she closely accompanies the process until the project is finished.
Her fundamental belief PRIORITIZE, FOCUS & SUCCEED allows her to see through to the core of challenges and issues to be addressed. She approaches projects structured and analytically, can identify an organization’s potential and shortcomings, and uses her expertise working with domestically and globally operating and expanding companies to design and implement solutions that fit the client’s organization’s culture and personality, and financial resources. Qualities her clients associate with her are Adaptability, Competence, Collaboration, Adapt Problem Solver, Humbleness, and Leadership.
Christina Rebel-Otterbach grew up in Germany, and lived and worked in Europe and the US. Together with her family, she was located 10+ years on the West Coast of the US and relocated to the Greater Atlanta Area in 2013. She loves spending time outdoors while running, hiking, biking, skiing, and exploring topics yet unknown to them. Relaxation comes to her through practicing yoga, reading, gardening, and spending time with family and friends, cooking. Traveling the world to discover and explore new places is one of her favorite past times.
Giving back to the community is important to her – the goal is to give 10% of her income to charitable organizations. She also mentors young women in business and through a mentoring program at her local church and is deeply engaged in supporting the German American community in Atlanta and the South East of the US
Questions and Topics in this Interview:
- What does CRO Management Consulting stand for?
- What made you start your own company?
- Which pain points do you resolve for your clients?
- How do you typically approach their challenges?
- Please share some key advice you generally give your clients
- What makes you a suitable support for your clients?
- Every business wants to optimize profit, how does this align with your focus on value?
- What makes a successful client engagement?
North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.
Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
Special thanks to A&S Culinary Concepts for their support of this edition of North Fulton Business Radio. A&S Culinary Concepts, based in Johns Creek, is an award-winning culinary studio, celebrated for corporate catering, corporate team building, Big Green Egg Boot Camps, and private group events. They also provide oven-ready, cooked from scratch meals to go they call “Let Us Cook for You.” To see their menus and events, go to their website or call 678-336-9196.
