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About Buchholz Bridge Consulting

Why European Companies Trust Us With Their Most Critical Expansions

We understand the unique challenges European companies face when expanding internationally because we've lived them. As a European-American team with deep operational expertise across multiple continents, we help you navigate complex cross-border expansion without the costly mistakes.

Stephan Buchholz

Stephan brings over two decades of commercial operations and contract management expertise to every engagement, with particular specialization in cross-border business integration and post-merger operations.

Core Expertise Built Through Real Experience:

10+ years managing complex commercial projects and proposal development across international markets

7 years at global technology leaders (Siemens, OSRAM) in contract management and commercial operations roles

Led end-to-end contract management integration, implementing processes and training across all organizational levels

Managed $150M+ annual business portfolios with full power of attorney authority for 9 years

CFO experience in India, managing financial planning, forecasting, and post-merger integration

4 years living and working in Dubai, with operational experience across Middle East markets

What Sets Stephan Apart: Originally from Germany, with CFO experience in India, and now based in Atlanta, Stephan has personally navigated the exact governance challenges European companies face in international expansion. His approach combines German precision with American pragmatism—helping companies establish credible operations while maintaining European quality standards and decision-making processes.

His specialization in decision authority frameworks and cross-cultural governance comes from years of bridging European consultation culture with American management autonomy expectations—a critical challenge most consultants miss entirely.

Florentina Buchholz

Florentina is a strategic sales, operations, and enablement leader with over 15 years of experience driving growth and cross-border expansion across five geographic regions and high-growth tech, logistics & transportation, and insurance sector.

Operational Excellence at Scale: Currently leading operational strategy for a $4B North American sales organization at Amazon Web Services (AWS), she specializes in:

Scaling business operations and cross-border expansion through data-driven optimization

Developing KPIs and reporting structures that drive decision-making

Eliminating operational bottlenecks while maintaining compliance and quality

Building trust and aligning cross-functional teams through complex transformations

Cultural Bridge-Building Expertise: Having lived in six countries and fluent in five languages (including native Hungarian and Romanian), Florentina brings authentic cultural understanding to international expansion challenges. She combines sharp analytical thinking with deep empathy—essential for navigating the human side of cross-border business transformation.

Unique Value for Eastern European Companies: Her native language skills and cultural knowledge provide Hungarian and Romanian companies with seamless communication and cultural bridge-building that eliminates common expansion barriers.

Our Combined Approach

Buchholz Bridge Consulting was founded to give international companies—especially European and Eastern European firms—the strategic advantage they need to succeed in complex market expansions.

Our mission is simple: Help you achieve in 3-12 months what typically takes other companies 2-3 years, with fewer resources and better outcomes.

We don't just provide generic consulting advice. We solve the specific operational, cultural, and governance challenges that make or break international expansion—challenges we've personally navigated and successfully resolved for ourselves and our clients.

Ready to discuss your expansion challenges? Every successful international expansion starts with understanding the real obstacles you'll face. Let's identify yours.