Clarity & Speed
Curiousity
Energetic Intent
Fresh Perspective.
Your Sparring Partner & Kickstarter for Pivotal Moments
Strategic consulting | Interim Management | Fractional Leadership | Business (ad)ventures
Hi! I’m Christian – nice to meet you!
I’m an International Marketer, Strategist, Entrepreneur, In-House Consultant, trusted Advisor and seasoned Leader with a unique blend of long-term corporate, consulting and entrepreneurial experiences. Over the past 20+ years, I’ve helped brands grow, re-position and successfully navigate through Pivotal Moments – often despite the absence of clarity, routines, guidelines, playbooks or established processes. I’ve spent my career at the frontiers of change & innovation and across industries as diverse as Automotive, Retail, B2B and Tech.
I love to build, develop and spearhead, identify root causes, overcome challenges and inspire people and businesses to leave the status quo behind. I’m known for my ability to master new, unknown and complex topics with very fast turnaround – and I look forward to hearing about your challenges!
Some of the key painpoints I can help to overcome
62% of leaders say lack of clarity and alignment is a key barrier to change
75% of executives say their biggest regret is not acting faster on new opportunities
Teams with high cognitive diversity solve problems 3x faster and are 5x more likely to deliver transformation outcomes
Entrepreneurial leaders are 2.5x more likely to drive successful transformation
Yet, only 13% of organizations can quickly reallocate talent and capital in response to shifts.
Sources: BCG, McKinsey, Deloitte, Gartner, HBR, Bain, MIT Sloan
“I thrive in situations, where comfort ends, transition unfolds and something new is built”
A modular approach to support you depending on your needs
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Clarity
(Think)
Deep dive into your world, your customers, your past & your desired Future with a fresh & neutral Outsider view
- Sort, Discover & Advice
- Question, Observe & Immerse
- Structure the unstructured
- Develop strategic hypothesis & plans
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Kickstart
(Build)
Spearhead projects and activities, get stuff going, setting foundations, doing groundwork, establish a base & progress
- Initial recruits, partners, target customers, target market
- Test & Learn your hypothesis
- Marketing, PR & Events
- Setting Culture & Mindset
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Momentum
(Drive)
Scale the ship, don’t sleep, constant cycles from customers to recruitment to creative problem-solving and back
- Execution power
- Clarity what works / doesn’t
- Enlarge Team capabilities
- Early structures and processes
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Embed
(Handover)
Ensuring what has been built survives without you or me or others, aim for lasting
- Knowledge transfer
- Successor search
- Strategic back-casting
- Coaching support
Functional Competence areas
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Strategic Marketing & Brand Management
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Brand Strategy, Positioning & Narratives
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Research, Consumer & Behavioural Insights
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Go-to-Market, Business Development & Market Entries
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New Ventures, Start- & Scale-Ups, Business Transformations
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Corporate & Business Strategy, Sustainability
How I work - Engagement models and use cases
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Corporate, Brand & Sustainability Strategy
Audits, Readiness & Discovery Phases
Change & Business Transformation initiatives
Strong Automotive, Retail and B2B industry knowledge
No vetted interests, hidden agendas & no Tech to sell on the back
For companies: Your honest second opinion & neutral sparring partner “Your outsourced In-house consultant”
For agencies: Your external advisor and expert to support your pitches and client projects
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SME’s, agencies & smaller consulting companies
Privately owned or Investor-led
Overall or Partial Lead
Kickstart & Spearhead
Open for co-founding opportunities
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3+ months duration
Clear mandate, responsibility, budget (if applicable)
Remote or Hybrid
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Strategic (Segmentation, Targeting, Positioning, Narrative)
Operational Introducer (i.e. for foreign agencies) or local representative / contact / bridge helping companies to grow
External Advisor and Expert for agencies and institutes to support pitches and client projects
No “Telesales” function
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Vacant positions (i.e. no one fits the Brief yet, illness, maternity leave, etc.)
Clear mandate, responsibility, budget (if applicable)
Opportunity to change legacy ways of working
Initiation of Change & Business Transformation initiatives
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I’m open & flexible if you are too! :-))
Why me?
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Unique blend of long-term corporate, consulting & founder life
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Depth & breadth of functional & industrial experiences
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High degree of intercultural & relationship building competence
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Strategic mind coupled with entrepreneurial speed, energy & decision guts
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Ability to master new, unknown & complex topics with very fast turn-around
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Open, honest & curious Changemaker mindset
