Experience

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  Smarter Thurgau

  • Geschäftsführer / Managing Director

    • Mar 2023 - Present

    The association Smarter Thurgau is committed to creating the best possible framework conditions so that the opportunities of digitalization for living and working in the canton of Thurgau can be used sustainably. To shape the "Smarter Thurgau", the association brings together innovative forces from politics, business, public administration, education and other areas.Der Verein Smarter Thurgau setzt sich für optimale Rahmenbedingungen ein, damit die Chancen der Digitalisierung für das Leben, Wohnen und Arbeiten im Kanton Thurgau nachhaltig genutzt werden können. Für die Gestaltung des «Smarten Thurgaus» bringt der Verein innovative Kräfte aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Verwaltung, Bildung und weiteren Bereichen zusammen.

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  Healthcare Startup (brick and mortar)

  • Zurich, Switzerland

  • Strategic Advisor / Consultant

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Zurich, Switzerland

    Consulting the development of a new brick and mortar Healthcare Company, supporting the founder (Dr. med.) with the following deliverables:- creation of a comprehensive business plan, business strategy and pitch deck - financial planning and forecasting including investment calculation, 5 year cash flow and liquidity planning, 5 year P&L forecast- negotiating and securing financing - prospecting and negotiating terms for the lease of a suitable commercial real estate unit

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  Network68

  • Zürich Area, Switzerland

  • Founding Partner

    • Feb 2018 - Present
    • Zürich Area, Switzerland

    Network 68 dedicates itself to- helping talented entrepreneurs successfully take their start-ups from 0 to seed funding, over a 9 - 12 month period- creating high value deal flows for business angels, VCs and family offices with allocations in this asset class- supporting funded startups in order to maximize the upside for investors- bridging startups, corporates and universities through education.

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  L2G GmbH

  • Bern, Switzerland

  • Co-Founder

    • 2010 - Present
    • Bern, Switzerland

    Die l2g GmbH ist eine in Bern gegründete Digital-Agentur. l2g digitalisiert die Kundeninteraktionen ihrer Auftraggeber durch den Einsatz moderner web-basierter Tools und Software. Die Agentur hat sich unter Anderem einen Namen gemacht, mit dem Erstellen des Merchandising E-Shop des Champions League Handball Teams Wacker Thun, sowie der Digitalisierung des gesamten Ticketings einer grossen regionalen Veranstaltung.

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  Innosuisse - Schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung

  • Bern Area, Switzerland

  • Expert

    • Jan 2019 - Dec 2022
    • Bern Area, Switzerland

    Innosuisse is the Swiss Innovation Promotion Agency. It is a federal entity under public law with a separate legal personality. Innosuisse’s role is to promote science-based innovation in the interests of industry and society in Switzerland. Innosuisse experts support the Innovation Council in assessing funding applications and supporting projects. I use my experience as a founder, startup mentor and corporate intrapreneur, to assess and support science based startup projects.

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  Privera AG

  • Zurich, Switzerland

  • Leiter Business Development

    • Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
    • Zurich, Switzerland

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  Sparola

  • Greater Zurich Area

  • Chief Operating Officer (ad interim)

    • May 2020 - Oct 2020
    • Greater Zurich Area

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  Helvetia Versicherungen Schweiz

  • St.Gallen

  • Senior Innovation Manager

    • Nov 2016 - May 2020
    • St.Gallen

    Helvetia Versicherungen is a Swiss all-lines insurance company with operations throughout Europe. As an Innovation Manager I take on the role of a corporate intrapreneur, shaping the company's functional innovation strategy. As an intrapreneur I build internal startups with the help of state of the art methodologies such as Design Thinking and Lean Startup, from ideation to scaling. I also connect the outisde startup and innovation eco-system to the corporate, co-creating the future of our business.

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  UPIdo

  • Bern Area, Switzerland

  • Strategic Advisor

    • Mar 2018 - Aug 2018
    • Bern Area, Switzerland

    UPIdo is a Swiss-based start-up developing the first ever decentralized tracking system with artificial intelligence on the blockchain. UPIdo aims at providing e-shoppers, etailers and carriers with the timeliest predictive tracking insights and by so-doing facilitate the provision of outstanding customer service for e-commerce. As a Strategic Advisor, I use my experiences as a founder and startup mentor, my expertise as a coporate intrapreneur as well as my network to advise the founding team.

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  Association for Student Innovation (ASI)

  • Fribourg, Switzerland

  • Founding Board Member

    • Sep 2015 - Apr 2017
    • Fribourg, Switzerland

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  Freelance

  • Switzerland

  • Startup Coach

    • Aug 2013 - Nov 2016
    • Switzerland

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  5 hot 7 Eventagentur

  • Basel Area, Switzerland

  • Project Manager

    • 2008 - 2009
    • Basel Area, Switzerland

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  Marriott Vacation Club International

  • Marbella Area, Spain

  • Sales Executive

    • 2007 - 2008
    • Marbella Area, Spain