About
Life has been incredibly generous to me. Despite its ups and downs, I have reached a level of personal and professional success that I never thought possible. I am happily married to my wonderful wife, Heidi, who blessed me with our two amazing daughters, Lilly and Tara, and our son, Samu. Growing up in a tech-savvy environment, thanks to my father’s work as an IT engineer at Siemens, combined with the communication and sales skills I picked up in my mother’s pub and restaurant, provided me with a rare skill set—more valuable than any formal education. I have been fortunate to work in exciting roles at thriving companies, learning countless valuable lessons along the way. The great feedback I have received from customers, colleagues, and superiors gave me the confidence to become an entrepreneur and help numerous businesses succeed. My former university gave me the opportunity to share my experiences in leadership and networking with young people—who probably taught me more than I taug…
Experience
Beirat / Member of the Advisory Board
Metal Business Club · Wierden, Overijssel, Niederlande
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MetalBC is the largest international Businessclub for Metalheads. Talk Business while wearing your favorite bandshirt.
Founder & Host
CIOspirit · Deutschland
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There are a lot of great networks for IT Executives. CIOspirit brings together those executives that enjoy good and confidential conversations with friends, together with a nice taste of spirit or wine - non-alcoholic choices are available of course. Regular keynotes from CxOs of companies like Siemens, Allianz, Grenke, Volkswagen or Pfizer give insights you usually don't get. It's not only about bigger, better, faster, more, also the "fuckups" are part of the discussions. The participation is invitation only. No sales pitches are allowed.
Beirat / Member of the Advisory Board
modernX | IT-Kosten senken, Effizienz steigern · Sinzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
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As a Member of the Advisory Board I am supporting the Executive Management team with my network and experience.
Founder and Ceo
LemoniaX · Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
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🍋 LemoniaX provides Third Party Software Support for Citrix. Genuine Support for a fraction of the cost. LemoniaX.com
Sparringspartner FüR Entscheider
Thorsten Schmiady · Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
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IT- und Digitalisierungsentscheider tragen maßgeblich zur Wertschöpfung ihres Unternehmens bei. Sie sind nicht nur für eine funktionierende IT verantwortlich, sie verantworten die Instrumente, über die alle Unternehmensprozesse abgewickelt werden, die immer mehr zum Treiber für das Business werden und damit über die Zukunft des Unternehmens entscheiden. Und das, obwohl Budgets gerne mal unter Druck geraten, gerade in schwierigen Zeiten. Meine Klienten werden von mir in drei Kerngebieten begleitet: Optimierung: Hier geht es v.a. darum, sehr schnell Ergebnisse zu erzielen, die zu deutlichen Einsparungen und/oder sehr schnellen Verbesserungen der Ist-Situation führen. Je nach Ausgangslage können erste Ergebnisse in Stunden oder Tagen statt Wochen, Monaten oder Jahren vorliegen. Transformation: Einige Themenfelder benötigen einen etwas längeren Atem und ggf. auch personelle Entwicklungen. Sie sind strategisch geprägt und verändern den Status Quo in vielerlei Hinsicht. Dabei steigern sie na…
Adjunct Professor "Business Networking"
Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft / University of Applied Sciences · Karlsruhe und Umgebung, Deutschland
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Teaching Master students how to find relevant business networks and how to behave inside these networks. The crucial lesson for success is: Don't think about what the network can do for you but about what you can do for the network. This involves major networkers and leaders as guest presenters.
Adjunct Professor „Leadership Personality“
Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft / University of Applied Sciences · Karlsruhe und Umgebung, Deutschland
Teaching Master students how to lead teams in high pressure IT positions. This involves major leaders as guest presenters e.g. CIO Baden-Württemberg, CIO EnBW, CIO/COO Sto Group, CIO Microsoft, CTO Unicon Software, Director End User Computing adidas, Director Consulting Services Central & Eastern Europe of Citrix, Mayor of Karlsruhe, Financial Investor and author "Investment Punk", Founder Wacken Open Air.
Chief Knowledge Officer
VOICE - Bundesverband der IT-Anwender e.V.
VOICE is today the largest representation of digital decision-makers on the user side in German-speaking countries with a combined annual IT budget of more than 30 billion Euro. They represent a cross-section of DAX, MDAX and other large and medium-sized companies and public organizations. As a network, the Federal Association brings together decision-makers in IT and digital business from leading companies of all sizes and industries - in formats such as roundtables and specialist workshops, but also virtually on an exclusive online platform. VOICE offers its members a competent, attractive and dynamic exchange and knowledge platform from which they personally as well as their corporate IT and digitisation projects benefit. In the community, specialist information and best practice experiences are discussed and exchanged between decision-makers at all levels. The primary goal of VOICE is to further strengthen the competitiveness of member companies through the use of digital technolog…
Strategic Account Manager
VMware · Karlsruhe und Umgebung, Deutschland
Chief Operating Officer
ProvenExpert.com (Expert Systems AG) · Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland
Responsible for sales, customer operations and IT. Successfully set up a sales strategy and team for channel and direct sales. Relaunch of IT platform.
Area Director Dach
Lakeside Software · Karlsruhe und Umgebung, Deutschland
Responsible for setting up the business of Lakeside Software in the DACH region (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) including sales, marketing, alliances. First sales person on the ground. Hiring manager for the "pathfinder" team of four. Set up a partner community of 15 active partners. From zero to 7-digit revenue in the first 12 months.
Education
Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Diplom Informatiker, Wirtschaftsinformatik
Waterford Institute of Technology
Business and Applied Computing
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