• Global thought leader in digital innovation and transformation, with a proven track record between Silicon Valley, Europe and Shenzen / China doubling and tripling success rates.
• Primary author of the flagship publication ?How to Create Innovation? and the acclaimed ?UNITE models?.
• Recognized internationally for exceptional strategic capabilities and a dynamic, engaging personality.
• Renowned as a top global expert in innovation methodologies and transformation strategies, adept at resolving complex challenges and facilitating billion-dollar opportunities, with a consistent record of double- and triple-digit million-dollar revenue growth.

• Contribute to a global organization spearheading ?grand challenges?, must-win or special initiatives, with the goal of designing the future and driving groundbreaking digital innovation and transformative efforts.

• Strategize and lead large-scale / high-complexity initiatives across digital strategy, innovation or transformation.
• Double the success rates of an innovation portfolio through strategic guidance, coaching and training.
• Lead a turnaround leveraging the existing team and differentiating capabilities of a firm leading to drastic performance imrovement.

EARLY CAREER

2000 - 2002:

Role: Member of the founding team

Customer: on request

Tasks:

Start-up delivering Internet portal technologies with successful exit to Microsoft.

• Developed the business idea and contributed to the business plan.
• Set up the content management department with 45 people and developed UGC at scale.
• The core technology and two patents were sold to Microsoft?s venture meinestadt.

1998 - 2000:

Customer: Sole Entrepreneur - Biberach, Germany

Tasks:

• Developed multiple internet solutions, including the grassroots tourism portal ?Visendae,? which became Germany?s largest tourism site by Alexa ranking. This success was driven by a Wikipediastyle approach, resulting in over 4,000 user-generated articles.
• Developed the Digital Marketing strategy for Sovereign Bank (Santander).

LECTURES (selected)

• Various lectures on strategy, innovation, transformation and entrepreneurship at:
• Europe: Frankfurt School, LMU, St. Gallen, Strascheg, TiasNimbas, TuM, UdK Berlin.
• USA: Berkley, Duke, Georgetown University, NYU Stern, Stanford.
• Other countries: Hult Dubai, Indian National Institute of Design, Tel Aviv University.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (selected)

2012 ? 2017:

Customer: Zuflucht Kultur ? Zukunft Kultur (asylum culture ? future culture) - Germany

Tasks:

• Co-launched a new foundation to adress the refugee crisis and attracted mass attention with several opera?s on the topic. Achieved stunning international press coverage and invitations to the President & Chancellor of Germany, the United Nations, European Parliament, ECB, UNO etc.
• Contributed to the strategy and concept, developed the marketing, funded the first opera.

2007 ? 2008:

Customer: The Great Pyramid - Berlin, Germany

Tasks:

Conceptual development of a large-scale ambitious art project. Awarded the German price of culture endowed with ?100k. Exhibited at Biennale, ran a global architectural competition, 3x major public marketing events, book and a film.

• Developed the business model and plan for a complex new business.
• Created a uniquely successful marketing roadmap, achieving global press coverage in 40+ countries on the title pages of tier 1 newspapers, including BBC, USA Today, and FAZ

2002 - 2003:

Customer: Social year mostly working in a home for deprived children - Moscow, Russia

Tasks:

• Increased occupation rate of the house from 25% to 90% in one year (=50 children)
• Doubled the funding through a successful sponsorship campaign
• Represented all 124 German-speaking social workers in former UDSSR at the German Embassy