Our Story
At the heart of our mission lies the profound tale of “The Girl and the Starfish.”
One day, some businesspeople were walking along the shore after a busy day of
business meetings. While strolling along the beach, they noticed a little girl picking up something and gently throwing it back into the sea. Approaching the girl, they observed thousands of starfish lying on the shore.
One of the men asked the girl, “What are you doing?”
“Throwing the starfish back into the sea,” she replied. “If I don’t, they will dry out
and die.”
Many fell silent until one voice said, “You can’t save them all. There are kilometers
of beach and thousands of starfish. You won’t make a difference.”
After listening politely, the girl picked up another starfish, threw it into the ocean,
and smiling at the man said, “That one made it.” She picked up a third one, threw it into the ocean, and said, “That one made it as well. I made a difference for those
two.”
This narrative, adapted from “The Star Thrower” by Loren Eiseley, encapsulates
the essence of our drive and purpose.
Like the girl on the beach, we believe that making a difference, no matter
how small, creates ripples of positive change. It inspires us to embrace
challenges, knowing that our actions contribute to a greater impact. At
Koestinger Consulting, we draw inspiration from “The Girl and the Starfish,”
embodying the belief that every effort, no matter how seemingly
insignificant, can contribute to a better world.
Core Team
Mag. Asetila Köstinger CMC CEC
Innovation Economist, Community Builder,
Impact Entrepreneur
Asetila Koestinger, our Innovation Econo-mist, is an experienced community builder
and impact entrepreneur. With a commit-ment to energizing innovation and foster-ing community impact, Asetila brings a dy-namic approach to our team. Her passion
for positive change is the driving force
behind our innovative solutions.
Denisa Murataj MA. MA.
Business Innovation Project Manager and
Consultant
Denisa Murataj, our Business Innovation
Project Manager and Consultant, is re-sults-driven and specializes in sustainabili-ty-focused programs and EU project man-agement. Denisa is our go-to expert for
driving impactful business innovation. To-gether with Asetila, they lead towards a
future defined by innovation and sustain-ability.
Advisory Team
Mag.
Astrid Weikmann
Dipl.- Ing.
Hemma Bieser
Mag.
Claudia Fasching
LL.M
Svitlana Kalitsun
Mag.
Cloed Priscilla Baumgartner
Mag.a
Katja Tschoepe
Our Project
Marine Litter Prevention
Wester Balkans
GoodStartup School
Entrepreneurship
Education in Shkodra
SUSRUR
SUStainability for
tourism SMEs in RUral
& Remote areas