They are the world's next CEOs: students of the Master's programme at the University of St. Gallen. Those who succeed here are practically already part of the future business elite. Over the course of seven years, the documentary accompanies the five young men and women, who come from very different countries, from their studies to the first years of their careers. They have different backgrounds, dreams and values. But they all have the same goal: professional success as quickly as possible.
"As a business journalist, I used to interview CEOs of major national and international corporations. I was struck by how abstractly, even distantly, these people often spoke of their employees and how much the focus was on good figures and results. Constant growth, increased productivity, profit maximization seemed to be the immovable triumvirate - defying economic crises, total bankruptcies and resource shortages. I began to ask myself, who is actually taking responsibility for all this? The CEOs aren't. Then who is?" (Piet Baumgartner)