Julien Schmidt

Intrapreneur @SWM

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

• Hands-on entrepreneur with a proven track record in designing, ramping-up and operating businesses across different industries • Deep understanding of both the B2C and B2B startup ecosystems in the e-commerce, industrial and SaaS field • Blockchain and FinTech enthusiast

Experience

  • Stadtwerke München GmbH ()
    • Co Product Owner M/Energiepilot App (Home Energy Management System)
      Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    • Product Owner M/Kompensation Plus B2C
      Feb 2023 - Jul 2026 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Skipper at Join The Crew
    Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Founder Gavity Boost (Sports equipment) at Gravity Boost
    May 2016 - Mar 2023 · 6 yrs 11 mos

    • Building a company from 0 to 8000 €/mo in sales within 12 months • Diversified and international sales channels: Amazon, Ebay, Facebook shop in 5 countries (DE, UK, FR, ES, IT) • Optimized Ad listings (FB, AdWords, Amazon) through A/B Testing to reach 1st page search result on Amazon and get the "Amazon's choice” badge • Transitioning from white label products to own design in coordination with supplier • Negotiating exclusivity on custom design with my supplier •International logistics management during COVID Supply Chain crisis (Air, Sea, Rail)

  • Venture Architect at mantro GmbH
    Nov 2017 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Mantro is a full-stack digital company builder. During my time at mantro I co-founded two companies, Shearoproof and Exaas (see details below)

  • Co-Founder & Head of Network at exaas
    Feb 2019 - May 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

    exaas is a technology platform that gives companies access to the 
best minds in manufacturing technology, production processes, product development, quality and materials science. As co-founder and head of network, my day to day activities included: • Growing the network from 0 to 500 technology experts and consultants • Acquisition of experts and project management for our key accounts (German automotive OEM as well as several big industrial companies) • Developing and testing a SaaS pricing strategy on both the customer and expert side to replace the standard pay as you go model