{"id":3272,"date":"2022-11-04T15:22:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilfriedley.com\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T12:45:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T10:45:56","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wilfriedley.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3272\" class=\"elementor elementor-3272 elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70b17071 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"70b17071\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f1802b\" data-id=\"9f1802b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b785bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b785bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6393c8\" data-id=\"d6393c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301adde elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"301adde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Hello,  <br>my name is Wilfried Ley.<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c8d35b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c8d35b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I guide entrepreneurs through economically troubled waters and take the helm in the short term until the businesses get back on course. As an insolvency consultant, I bring clarity to your situation with acumen and analytical flair and support solution approaches that help you out of the crisis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e15a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78e15a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wilfried Ley<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67f5cfe\" data-id=\"67f5cfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab8f56a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab8f56a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab5f872\" data-id=\"ab5f872\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ddba27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ddba27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caad3ab\" data-id=\"caad3ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417ff32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"417ff32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More than an insolvency consultant.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bbb53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0bbb53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Entrepreneurs in financial crisis situations need more than an insolvency consultant who explains figures and legal texts to them. They need a trustworthy companion who, on the one hand, smooths out the legal and commercial framework, but who is also deeply interested in the people. When you are in crisis, you need someone to be there for you and boost your growth on all levels.<\/p>\n<p>I know this because I have been self-employed since I was 18 years old, have come through insolvencies myself and am now successfully active in seven companies as a director, managing director or board member.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a304cf0 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a304cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/wilfriedley.com\/en\/?page_id=3354\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f9fcf7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f9fcf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df03a40\" data-id=\"df03a40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff21030\" data-id=\"ff21030\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c7bdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9c7bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learned is learned.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17689d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17689d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The basis of what I do is my business degree, my diploma in real estate economics and my Master of Law. Further training in the areas of insolvency, reorganization, rating and foundation management complement my professional expertise. I have been advising companies since 1990, during which time I have carried out over 300 projects and also assisted in more than 100 insolvency proceedings. I have been managing partner of KMU Kompass GmbH since 1999 and of Flatrate Media GmbH in Oberhausen since 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I love the international arena and commute both professionally and privately between London and Oberhausen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5948a5df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5948a5df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7131308\" data-id=\"7131308\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b223b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30b223b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shards bring gold.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40f258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c40f258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Is broken equal to broken? Not in Japan. When porcelain cups, bowls or jugs break there, they are artfully repaired using &#8220;Kintsugi&#8221;. The individual parts are glued together again with a mixture of an adhesive and the finest gold leaf to create individual pieces of art. The results are beautiful and convey the philosophical approach that also reflects my work:<\/p>\n<p><b>Instead of regretting what is broken, we should learn to appreciate what is imperfect and see the opportunity in the crisis.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When I had to file for bankruptcy with four companies in 1998, it was bitter and a difficult time. Also for my family environment. The dark clouds of insolvency do not stop at private life. If someone had told me at the time to see the good in this crisis, I probably would have felt mocked. And yet today I look back and see the good aspects of this supposed failure. I see my mistakes acting like yeast for my success today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You could say I needed this crisis to come out of it stronger and also to be a good mentor to people like you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A mentor who knows what he&#8217;s talking about. Not only on a professional level. But from person to person. Kintsugi is also called &#8220;the art of accepting damage&#8221;. This is how I understand my task and I will help you to accept what you might call damage or failure, in order to strengthen and refine your entrepreneurial power. If I could send myself, that is Wilfried, an encouraging message from the future in 1998, it would read as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Dear Wilfried, do not grieve. You are a human being and on this earth to make mistakes and learn from them. It may be that you feel worthless right now. There is no reason for that. Look: if I take a 50 \u20ac bill out of my wallet, throw it on the floor and step on it with my shoes. How much is it still worth afterwards? Exactly, still 50 \u20ac. Your value is inviolable, you are valuable, even if you can&#8217;t see it now.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are ready to recognize the good in yourself and your crisis and want to powerfully tackle your entrepreneurial future with my support, then we should get to know each other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I look forward to seeing you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292586a elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"292586a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/wilfriedley.com\/en\/?page_id=3357\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request help<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, my name is Wilfried Ley. I guide entrepreneurs through economically troubled waters and take the helm in the short term until the businesses get back on course. As an insolvency consultant, I bring clarity to your situation with acumen and analytical flair and support solution approaches that help you out of the crisis. 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