Berlin, Berlin, Germany
With over seven years of work experience in e-commerce and public funding, I am a passionate and driven leader who thrives on solving complex problems and creating value for customers and stakeholders. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Coup, I am on a mission to provide startups access to public funding opportunities that were previously reserved for large organisations. I believe that by simplifying the funding application process and supporting our customers in reporting and documentation, we can empower entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and achieve their goals. At Coup, I am responsible for strategy and operations of the online platform that connects startups with suitable funding programs and guides them through the application process. I have also been a Head of International Expansion and a Country Manager at Contorion, a leading e-commerce platform for SMEs and craftsmen, where I led the rollout and strategic development of businesses abroad, and created scalable systems and processes across the organisation.
Coup’s mission is to provide startups access to public funding opportunities that were previously reserved for large organisations. We are building an online platform that drastically simplifies the funding application process and supports our customers in reporting & documentation.
- Responsible for international rollout and strategic development of businesses abroad (grossing 20 MM € p.a.) - Creation of internationalisation capabilities - Initiate, plan and support implementation of scalable systems and processes across the organisation
- Team Lead for cross-functional team spanning from purchasing to after sales - Business development for the Austrian and French market leveraging opportunities and driving scalability of the business model in becoming Europe‘s leading partner for SMEs and craftsmen - Part of Contorion‘s leadership team driving overall business strategy and solely responsible for internationalisation efforts - OKR Champion: Teaching OKR methodology, moderating OKR workshops, consulting in all OKR matters, overseeing usage across all organisational levels
- Creation and Refining of Business Cases for potential markets - Preparation and execution of a project to launch Contorion internationally across all departments - Delivered a complex project within time and while staying in budget
Contribution to developing a SEA tool Development of features to boost the usability Insights into the creation of online marketing campaigns Technical advisor for consultants and clients Maintenance and restructuring of the learning center and website
Production of steel and plastic windows Installation of windows and doors Manufacturing of single steel and aluminum components Handling of various machinery (CNC milling, panel saw etc.)
Conception, specification and testing of product features using agile software development (SCRUM) Reporting, monitoring and deduction of suggestion for optimization Second Level customer care Analysis of market development and competitors to derive new products