About
I scale tech companies from startup to 10M€+ revenue – as COO, product leader, or co-founder.Track record:• Co-founded MediaTransfer AG (online market research), grew it from 0 to 4M€ revenue, 250k+ panel members across EU/US/JP. Successful exit to NASDAQ-listed Harris Interactive.• As COO at Harris Interactive AG, scaled from 4M€ to 10M€ revenue with consistent double-digit EBIT margins. Led post-merger integration, cloud migration, and nearshoring. Direct report to global COO.• Founded Löblich GmbH (FMCG/organic beverages), built distribution to 800+ retail stores (Edeka, REWE, Kaufland). Selected for the German Accelerator program (Seoul 2023).• Currently building Habiqo – a SaaS platform for subletting automation. Working with LLMs, Claude Code, agentic AI, and N8N.What I bring to the table:• Product ownership with full P&L responsibility• Discovery, roadmap, and delivery in cross-functional teams (P&G, Google, ADAC)• International team leadership (EU, US, Asia)• Due dilige…
Experience
Founder
Habiqo UG · Hamburg
SaaS platform for subletting automation. Building a product that handles the entire subletting process – from landlord approval to tenant screening to contract management. • Co-founded with Dr. Thomas Rodenhausen (former board member, Harris Interactive AG) • MVP development: sales funnel, WordPress, Google Ads, first paying users • Hands-on work with LLMs, Claude Code, agentic AI frameworks (OpenClaw, N8N) • MVP failed to meet pur market fit criteria. Put on hold.
Founder
Löblich GmbH · Hamburg, Germany
FMCG startup: German organic honey lemonades (“Bee Saver Lemonade”). • Built brand, recipe, production, logistics, online shop from scratch • Listed and distributed in 800+ retail stores (REWE, Edeka, Famila, Kaufland, organic markets, gastronomy) • Selected for German Accelerator program (Seoul 2022) – highly selective international expansion program for German startups • 3 employees, 200k€ annual revenue • Orderly liquidation after planned acquisition by major organic bottler did not materialize due to market downturn in organic segment
Executive Director (Interim)
von Freude · Hamburg
Interim management of a craft beer brewery. Hired for restructuring with exit goal. • Streamlined brand portfolio from 12 to 4 core SKUs • Realigned sales strategy and developed export activities to China • Prepared company for acquisition
Coo / Cto
Harris Interactive · Greater Hamburg Area
Scaled the company from 4M€ to 10M€ annual revenue with consistent double-digit EBIT margins. Team of 40–60. • Successful exit to NASDAQ-listed Harris Interactive Inc. Led due diligence and post-merger integration • Managed European matrix organization, reporting directly to global COO • Head of IT and Panel Management Europe – led panel operations across all EU offices • Product ownership for custom solutions: Virtual Shelf (highest-revenue custom product in the group), Cross-Device ad effectiveness measurement for Google • Product discovery, roadmap, and delivery in cross-functional teams for P&G, Google, ADAC • Cloud migration of core systems (survey, analytics, finance) to Confirmit, MS Dynamics • Nearshoring of software development to Timișoara, Romania • Established KPI reporting framework for all EU offices • Led BVM seminars on online panel quality for several years • Published: ESOMAR paper on automated respondent quality prediction https://ana.esomar.org/documents/assessing-i…
Co-Founder & Cto / Head of Panel
MediaTransfer AG Netresearch & Consulting · Hamburg, Germany
Co-founded Germany’s first online market research companies. Grew from 2 to 40 employees, 0 to 4M€ revenue. Successful acquisition by Harris Interactive (NASDAQ). • Built the largest European online market research panel: 250k+ active members across EU, US, JP • IT leadership: software infrastructure, survey systems, frontend development • Head of Product for online panel, incentive systems, and user retention • Participant acquisition via Facebook Ads, Google Ads, affiliate programs (250–500k€ annual budget) • Added CFO role from 2003: forecasting, investor reporting, annual financial statements • Appointed to CFO role by supervisory board chairman Burkhard Schwenker (Roland Berger)
Web Developer
Brainware now Sitegeist
Early web development. Transitioned from here to co-founding MediaTransfer AG.
Education
University of Hamburg
Law and Economics
Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums
Abitur
Find leads like Christian
Origami finds your ideal customers across 15+ data sources with a single prompt.
Try Origami Free