Experience

Kandu GmbH

• Germany
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & CEO

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  I support (designer) brands through e-commerce consultancy. My heart beats for Shopify and Shopware online shops. Nothing special so far, right? Here comes the little extra: I see my job not only in advising my clients on the implementation of the entire e-commerce landscape, but to go the whole way together. With me, you not only get advice but also have access to my international e-commerce network. I put together the best possible project team for you and find the right technical implementation partners. I love people with good ideas. What are your plans? Drop me a line. 🚀



Shopware United

• Netherlands
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Board Member

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Shopware was built up and developed significantly by the community. As a board member of the international board, I'm committed to strengthening precisely this community - agencies, developers, freelancers, retailers and enthusiasts. Shopware United in general is dedicated to advancing and empowering the global Shopware community by fostering open collaboration, education, and thought leadership. Shopware United was formed to help Shopware move from being a leading German platform to being a leading global platform, one that flies the flag for “Open Source” ecommerce and the benefits of flexible and adaptable ecommerce software. To do that we bring all stakeholders like developers, agencies, technology providers and merchants worldwide together.



Blum Coaching

• Germany
• Business Skills Training
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Client Consultant

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Professional leadership coaching and the right professional direction for high performers are topics that inspire me privately. Thanks to mentoring and ongoing coaching, I have been able to build on my success in self-employment and would like to pass on this experience in my work at David Blum. Can targeted mentoring help you bring out the best in yourself? Let's find out. Professional leadership coaching and the right professional direction for high performers are topics that inspire me privately. Thanks to mentoring and ongoing coaching, I have been able to build on my success in self-employment and would like to pass on this experience in my work at David Blum. Can targeted mentoring help you bring out the best in yourself? Let's find out.



Day One Venture Advisory

• Germany
• Business Consulting and Services

• Founder

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

  Day One became Kandu GmbH 🖤 How do you create an award-winning high fashion brand? During my professional career in e-commerce agencies and on the software manufacturer side, I was able to accompany numerous customer projects in the B2C and B2B environments. In August 2021, I decided to set up my own business as an e-commerce consultant and support brands in putting together the best possible project team and finding the right technical implementation partners. My mission is to help clients implement the entire e-commerce landscape with advice and guidance based on their requirements. At the end of 2022, Day One Venture Advisory became Kandu GmbH and is run by me as Managing Director with the same business focus.



Shopware

• Germany
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

  In my role as Account Manager at Shopware, I was responsible for establishing and expanding sustainable customer and partner relationships as well as for the professional development of existing customers. This included consulting and selling the Shopware online store software portfolio to small, medium-sized and corporate customers. Since I myself came from the Shopware agency network through my previous job, my focus was primarily on professionalizing the company's partner program. Together with a selected team, I was responsible for developing and implementing a partner management concept with the aim of intensifying strategic partnerships with e-commerce agencies and identifying the business partners with the greatest potential. The implementation of internal and external workshops, webinars and trainings for customers and partners were also part of my job description. I was especially honored to represent the Sales division on the company's Culture Crew by being elected by employees in an official election. Although I pursued this task with a lot of passion, the step into self-employment appealed to me so much that I decided to leave the company at my own request.



EXCONCEPT GmbH

• Germany
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Account Manager & Partner Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Feb 2021

  As one of the first employees of the e-commerce agency EXCONCEPT GmbH, I had the great honour of building up the growth of the company itself as well as the sales structures. In my position as Senior Account Manager, I was responsible for managing the entire sales process of software sales as well as for the cross-industry acquisition of project and support customers in the SMB to enterprise sector. In addition to advising new and existing customers, as Partner Manager I was responsible for the independent management and support of the agency's technology partners within the DACH region. In the realization of these tasks, I was supported by a team for which I was responsible as a manager.

• Sales & Partner Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2019

• Sales Consultant

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2017



Messe Stuttgart

• Germany
• Events Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant for Communication

  • Mar 2014 - Oct 2015

  In my role as Consultant for Communication within the central Marketing Communications department, my responsibilities included the planning, implementation and dissemination of textual content for internal and external corporate communications as well as information on Messe Stuttgart's own and guest events via the company's digital channels. In my role as Consultant for Communication within the central Marketing Communications department, my responsibilities included the planning, implementation and dissemination of textual content for internal and external corporate communications as well as information on Messe Stuttgart's own and guest events via the company's digital channels.



Messe Stuttgart

• Germany
• Events Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Master Student | Master Thesis Marketing-Communication

  • Feb 2013 - Aug 2013

  Thesis subject: "Development of a B2B lead management process for Messe Stuttgart using the example of the INTERGASTRA 2014 trade fair" (grade 1,0) Thesis subject: "Development of a B2B lead management process for Messe Stuttgart using the example of the INTERGASTRA 2014 trade fair" (grade 1,0)



Olympus EMEA

• Germany
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Marketing Communications

  • Mar 2011 - Aug 2011



DHL Supply Chain

• Germany
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Marketing Communications

  • Mar 2009 - Aug 2009