Entrepreneurial Consultant & Interim Manager

2/2015 – 12/2016

Market​ ​entry​ ​strategy​ ​for​ ​a​ ​global​ ​insurance​ ​company​ ​–​ ​Germany
●Screened the German insurance broker market including competitive​ ​dynamics
and​ ​digital​ ​trends
●Developed​ ​digital​ ​business​ ​models​ ​for​ ​non-life​ ​insurance​ ​products
●Project​ ​result:​ Identified digital business opportunities with a total sales
potential of approx. € 150M

Pricing​ ​strategy​ ​for​ ​US​ ​apparel​ ​retailing​ ​company​ ​–​ ​Brussels,​ ​Belgium
●Developed a strategic​ ​rationale​ ​for​ ​key​ ​account​ ​segmentation​ ​in​ ​European
wholesale​ ​market
●Delivered a comprehensive implementation​ ​roadmap​ and training materials
●Project​ ​result:​ ​Identified immediate savings potential of € 2.8M and restructured
the discount framework with over 80% discounts granted only for those
partners, who are either strong in revenue or support the brand value with their
shop style

Pre​ ​Due​ ​Diligence​ ​for​ ​a​ ​private​ ​equity​ ​fund​ ​–​ ​Germany
●Conducted​ ​thorough​ ​market​ ​analysis​ ​of​ ​asset​ ​management​ ​market
●Assessed the business model of the target company with an outside-in
perspective
●Project​ ​result:​ Insights served as basis for subsequent buy-side due diligence

Risk​ ​management​ ​optimization​ ​for​ ​a​ ​regional​ ​German​ ​bank​ ​–​ ​Germany
●Developed risk management tools to steer risks for €1bn bond portfolio
●Implemented​ ​risk​ ​tools​ ​and​ ​delivered​ ​workshops​ ​to​ ​risk​ ​controlling​ ​function
●Project​ ​result:​ Risk management system fully implemented at the bank

Collection​ ​strategy​ ​optimization​ ​for​ ​retail​ ​bank​ ​–​ ​Moscow,​ ​Russia
●Big​ ​data​ ​analysis​ ​of​ ​the​ ​current​ ​collection​ ​strategy​ for non-paying
consumer-finance clients
●Project​ ​result:​ Identified cost​ ​savings​ ​of​ ​€​ ​5.0M​; client decided to adopt
proposed analytical approach and implementation is currently under way

Windows 10

5/2013 – 8/2014

Voucher system for bars and clubs:

●Business​ ​model:​ ​Sold "Quartett"card packages with vouchers for top bars and
clubs to consumers
●32​ ​participating​ ​clubs​ ​and​ ​bars​ ​agreed​ ​to​ ​accept​ ​the​ ​vouchers​ ​in​ ​return​ ​for
a​ ​pre-agreed​ ​beverage​ ​and to display advertisement on their well established
Facebook sites with more than 500K likes
●Product​ ​provided​ ​USP​ ​to​ ​consumers​ – cards with a retail price of €11,95
returned voucher value of € 320
●Cards were sold via Amazon and traditional channels like book retailers (e.g.
Hugendubel)
●Success:​ ​Total​ ​revenue​ ​>​ ​€​ ​45k​ ​and​ ​return​ ​on​ ​equity​ ​>​ ​190%
●Exit:​ ​Divestment​ ​of​ ​brand​ ​and​ ​design​ ​rights

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