I have worked with Maike for over 10 years now. She is an expert in large event management. She has a deep knowledge of what it takes to run a successful complex training event end to end, from site selection, through contract negotiation, project management and successful execution and problem solving. She has extensive experience all over Europe in this capacity. Maike has a unique talent for building very strong client relationships and leads with a client first approach. I would not hesitate to recommend her.

Without hesitation, I would recommend Maike and her company IEM if you are looking for the best corporate event planners. Maike and her team demonstrated efficiency, professionalism, and just plain uniqueness throughout the brainstorming and planning stages, as well as the actual execution of our event. Our team had the most fantastic time making memories and building relationships. I am looking forward to working with you again soon!

Chris is a strong and natural leader I've had the pleasure to work with for over a decade. Her technical expertise, people skills and focus on critical business needs reflected in her continual growth both in her career and education. I highly recommend Chris for any leadership position where trust, loyalty, expertise, technical ability and customer focus is required.

I have known Maike Grimpe for 11 years and I have had the privilege of attending events she has managed. Maike´s skill set makes her the ultimate Event Manager. Using her excellent relationship building skills she has created a global and ever increasing network of professional and personal connections. Her authenticity, professionalism and positive energy are a driving force in executing any event and exceeding expectations. She is action oriented and has a great ability to bring her client´s vision to reality. I highly recomment Maike Grimpe for any event large or small.

Maike is a true entrepreneur! Her brain is constantly set on how to do better, how to grow her clients business and reputation, how to amaze participants to the events not only proposing new ideas but also managing to deliver them on budget. #NeverGiveUp is her mantra, during the last two Fast Start Sales Enablement kickoff she led the team to deliver an outstanding job. We have been all impressed by her ability to quickly take decisions and her accountability on delivery, but most importantly in her business acumen in anticipating patterns and proposing innovative ideas.

Maike and I worked together on numerous European enablement events over the last 10 years. For me, Maike is the ultimate professional. She has an absolute passion for the job, she is always friendly, calm and very professional and has a wonderful work ethic. She offers guidance and support to her peers and members of extended team. She is dedicated and extremely knowledgeable in the tasks that she undertakes. Her experience and network in the event management area is an absolute advantage. She always tries to find a solution no matter how tricky a situation might appear. On top Maike has a wonderful sense of humor – it is an absolute pleasure to work with her.


I worked with Maike on dozens of events over a 6 year period of time. The size of the events ranged from a few hundred people to multiple thousands but across all of them the complexity of what was required to make it a logistical success was significant. Whenever a new event was being planned I would ask my team, "is Maike on it?" and when they answered, "Yes", I knew it would be a success. Maike is a professional, she knows this business and gets things done. But what really makes her stand out is how she responds when the inevitable last minute issues come up. She is always steps ahead of everyone, with multiple back-up plans or creative ideas on how to carry off a new request. She is a partner you can trust.