Jan Sedlacek

Co-Founder at Stryber | Driving growth for established businesses

Zürich Metropolitan Area

About

Growth advisor, digital serial entrepreneur, visionary, investor, venture builder, top tier strategy consultant & former corporate executive. Comprehensive expertise in the areas of Digital Innovation & Transformation, Corporate Strategy, Company Building, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Loyalty Management, Market Intelligence, Business Development and Change Management. In-depth understanding and network in the Internet, Consulting, Financial Services and Travel & Tourism industries. HELPS companies to manage the #DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION. BUILDS digital ventures and startups, e.g. getmyski.com (Ski rental platform), Leodan (first Hybrid Private Bank), everyglobe (online travel agency), and others. ADVISES medium to large companies as well as startups on #corporate strategy, #company building and #digital innovation. #DIGITAL EXPERIENCE • Creating the first hybrid private bank • Transforming a traditional private bank into a digital player Developing an online travel agency from scratch • Developing travel advisory tools for both off- and online usage • Developing websites for over 20 years #STRATEGY EXPERIENCE • Developed vision, mission, strategy for several ventures and businesses • Applied the “lean startup” methodology mixing it with more traditional strategy frameworks such as benchmarking • Reworked the vision at a large tour operator • Strategy reviews for several mid-tier banks • Part of the restructuring team for a major global bank • Developed a country strategy for a consumer finance company #MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE • Responsible for 50+ people at a company with roughly CHF 900m revenues, managing budgets of over CHF 15m • Increased sales impact while cutting budgets • Member of the advisory board at an online travel agency going through several strategy pivots • Re-organized an outdated marketing department, leading the change personally • Digitized Marketing by painfully changing operations & workflows in several departments

Experience

  • Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Stryber
    Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

    We are the strategic growth partner for leading organizations. With our data-centric approach to innovation, we create the future backward strategy with our clients and execute on new growth. #nobullshit Get in touch!

  • Guest Speaker at INSEAD Executive Education
    Dec 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

  • Partner at Venture Beyond - Powered by Bosch & Stryber
    Feb 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

    We empower leading corporates to explore and launch disruptive business models and shape technology’s impact on the world.

  • Co-Founder & Chief Venture Officer (a.i.) at Sparrow Ventures
    Aug 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Sparrow Ventures is a Zurich-based venture builder and venture capitalist. As part of Migros — one of the largest retailers in Europe — we are building and investing in companies in a multitude of relevant fields, in particular e-commerce, logistics tech, health tech and fin tech.

  • Member Board Of Directors at MIACAR
    Mar 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos