Transatlantic Strategy That Travels Both Directions

Laudt Consulting is a principal-led advisory firm for German and American businesses, political leaders, and trade organizations working across the Atlantic. You get the direct attention and ground-level insight that larger firms rarely deliver.

How I work with clients

Political Advisory & Public Affairs

I bring firsthand knowledge of how American political decisions get made, drawing on senior roles in Florida state government under Governor Ron DeSantis and on relationships with policymakers who now operate at the federal level.

Transatlantic Business Consulting

Practical guidance for companies expanding in either direction. For European firms entering the United States, I focus on state-by-state planning, brand adaptation, and stakeholder alignment. For American companies looking at Germany and the EU, the work shifts to market access, regulation, and the cultural fluency that determines whether a deal actually closes.

Strategy for German Companies

An outside perspective for German businesses working on domestic strategy, competitive positioning, and growth, shaped by more than two decades inside the world's largest economy in both business and politics.

About Us

Laudt Consulting was founded by Lene Allen, a German-American dual citizen with 26 years inside the United States in business, in politics, and in the rooms where decisions actually happen. She advises clients from Munich.

That means strategy shaped for your specific situation. Recommendations grounded in how American markets, regulators, and politicians actually behave. And one senior partner who sees the work through, start to finish.

Why Clients Stay with Laudt.

Transatlantic advisory often feels like an assembly line. A rotating team of junior staff, a recycled deck, and partners who disappear after the pitch. Laudt operates differently.

Senior from day one

You work with Lene directly, from the first conversation through the final recommendation. The person you meet is the person doing the work.

26 years inside American politics and business

Every recommendation is shaped by lived experience in the US: statewide campaigns, economic development, and cross-border projects.

Two markets, one advisor

Dual German-American citizenship means real fluency in both systems, not a translated view of one. Culture, language, and perspective.

Have a Project or Issue that needs attention?

Whether you're a German company exploring the U.S. market, an American firm considering Europe, or a leader looking for clearer counsel on the American political landscape, I'd like to hear about your situation.

Transatlantic partnerships built on clarity and trust

Clarity starts with a real conversation. One senior advisor, straight answers, and an honest read on whether I’m the right partner for what you’re working on.