About
I am a serial entrepreneur working in the digital media space for over 15 years, with a passion for climate, content and edtech. I am an idealist and believe in doing things that make the world better. I am a maker and believe in creating over consuming. I've founded many companies, and with Makerist GmbH have been through all company milestones and phases - fundraising, pivoting, internationalization, profitability and finally exit. While testing different industries, I worked with tomorrow.university and became fascinated with the idea of competency profiles and the future of learning - two things I took with my in my current venture OHKW Klimajobs - to transform vocational education and competency based learning for career changers to renewable energy.
Experience
Advisor I Angel Investor
Amber Ventures UG · Berlin, Germany
I provide strategic consulting and advisory services to start ups on the topics of company building, team building and development, strategy, marketing, brand and positioning, product market fit and business development. I additionally participate as an angel investor in early stage start ups.
Cmo
Tomorrow‘s Education · Remote
I joined Tomorrow's Education remote from sabbatical in Canada because of the desire to work more on sustainability. In this period, I was brought on board to create strategy & build processes in : Marketing & Brand: • Build and mentor the marketing team, including key hires for Admissions, Search & Design • Create internal marketing processes, tools & reports • Create content & channel strategies for marketing channels • Create and run a re-branding process from Tomorrow's Education to the tomorrow university of applied sciences (launch Oct.2021) Community: • Create and implement a strategy for growing a community of ambassadors, guest lecturers and mentors • Plan and moderate online events & panel discussions Business development: • Create a strategy for business development, identify relevant partners and conduct outreach & partner acquisition
Founder / Managing Director
- Founded Makerist in 2013 as an e-learning platform for creative hobbies - Pivoted to focus on marketplace for digital patterns by 2017; enabling independent creative designers sell to our large community of makers : over 60,000 patterns onsite to choose from. - Built up the largest online sewing and knitting communities in Europe with >1.2 Mio fans - Responsible for international expansion - www.makerist.fr and www. makerist.com - with localised inventory - Achieved profitability in 2020 with high seven digit revenues - Sold Makerist to the fabfab group in 2020 for 13.2 Mio
Shareholder / Advisor
Foreverly GmbH
- Advise the CEO on strategy & business development in the wedding industry
Founder / Ceo
1001hochzeitstische
- Built 1001hochzeitstische as the E-Commerce sister site to 1001hochzeiten with focus on wedding gift registry - Aquired premium brands and partners to list their products online, many for the first time : Villeroy & Boch, Robbe & Berkin, KPM Porzellan, WMF - etc - Successfully sold 1001hochzeitstische to move on to Makerist in 2013
Founder / Ceo
1001hochzeiten
- Built as an online wedding magazine with digital planning tools and listings feature for service providers - Lead generation + Traffic for E-commerce site -> Content - Community- Commerce model - Strong focus on SEO, content marketing and social communities
Online & Print Communications
- Responsible for online and print communications at the global HQ of Transparency International, including website and newsletter, with focus on digitalization. - Especially motivated to communicate powerful stories from TI partners and initiatives around the world.
Global Corruption Report
Project Management for the TI Global Corruption Report 2005.
Education
Terra.do
Corporate Sustainability Leadership
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
MBA Essentials online certificate course, Business/Managerial Economics
The University of British Columbia
Master of Arts, Political Science, International Political Economy
University of Manitoba
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science
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