Martin Groschwald

CEO Konzepthaus // Car & Mobility Design // Executive Consulting for Process, Strategy & Organisation // Executive Search // Training & Development for Leadership, Management, and Software Tools

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Hi there, I'm Martin and I work within the automotive design world. I started my career as a headhunter in car design and have since moved on to start, build, development and lead our fantastic team at Konzepthaus to help and push the car and automotive design industry to new heights in many difference service areas such as recruitment, learning, consulting and project management. Some people have called me the "most connected person in the car design world" (not sure if true but I know a quite few people), others "the one with the most extensive knowledge and understanding within our industry", and some have also called me some words (comes with the job...). And one of the nicest compliments has been being names the "enfant terrible of car design". It is our vision and goal to bring the design departments in the mobility into the C-Level to allow them to become one of the most business relevant departments in the entire business. This requires a lot of courage to constantly change, the foresight to adapt whenever is needed, and the bravery and determination to believe in a vision. I'd like to think about myself as the person that everyone in the car design world can call about anything at any time. I love to share my knowledge and experience, and it's even more fun if people can use to grow, learn and develop. I had the great pleasure to work with many of the best car brands in the work, some of the most talented designers and also a few very impressive CEOs. So if you have any questions or enquiries about the car design industry or how my team and I could help you, just send me a message.

Experience

  • CEO at Konzepthaus
    Feb 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

    Konzepthaus works with a vast majority of the mobility OEM design departments and their C-Levels to support making the best decisions in the fields of Recruiting, Learning and Consulting. Our teams are renowned for their industry-leading knowledge and globally leading in its network. We have helped established automotive OEMs to hire Chief Design Officers, start-ups to find the right hiring strategy, created Learning and Development systems to retain the best talent and helped to turn around entire Design Departments to become a leading part of the business. Our unique Konzepthaus 360 degree approach allows us to find the perfect solution to any problem that might occur in your design department. We are globally based with our headquarter in Munich and offices London and Los Angeles. For more information or to engage with our Konzepthaus team, please get in touch with me, our expert team here on LinkedIn, via our website or e-mail.

  • Host at GESTALTEN - the automotive design podcast
    May 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

    I have started a podcast specifically for the automotive design industry interviewing and sharing stories with household names of the transporation design industry and beyond. It's a nice little hobby that combines my work with the love for car design and we wanted to share that with the car design community.

  • B2B Consultant at Freelance
    Jun 2015 - Dec 2015 · 7 mos

  • Senior Consultant - Design Specialist at Enginestaff
    Apr 2015 - Jun 2015 · 3 mos

    I was in charge of all Design recruitment at Enginestaff.

  • Recruitment Consultant at Eurostaff Group
    Jul 2012 - Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    I started to develop the new automotive engineering team and successfully helped to develop it to a team of up to 12 people. I specialised in the recruitment and B2B for creative design and all its facets. Successfully built a new market and team from scratch with the help of various team members from Eurostaff.