Stefan Berkenhoff

Let's make digital products truly impactful

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

About

Over 15 years in e-commerce, tech-related and innovation projects shaped my love for the creation of digital products. Especially bringing them from idea to MVP release is my passion - here I can bring in my unique strengths: > powerful and goal-oriented leadership at the interface between business and technology > critical thinking towards unique solutions that inspire team, customer, and most importantly, the user. I never stop learning to develop my skills even further : "Let me grow" is my ambition, commitment to the product my promise. I worked with great German and European companies e.g. as the Hapag-Lloyd AG, Phoenix Group, Swarovski, XXXLutz, Zooplus, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Lurch AG, Otto GmbH & Co.KG, Fricke, Allnatura, ... I help visionary companies to build digital products that empower their customers and make a contribution to the digitalization of Europe. Besides that I occasionally publish articles about topics from the world of tech and product creation and improve my tech skills in own small side projects.

Experience

  • Lecturer, AI-Consultant at Digital Institut des Mittelstands
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    As a lecturer and consultant at the Digital Institut des Mittelstands, I help companies develop a practical and effective understanding of artificial intelligence. This takes place within the framework of structured on-the-job training measures. My focus is on teaching AI not as an abstract technology, but as a concrete tool for increasing process efficiency, result quality and competitiveness in small and medium-sized enterprises.

  • Metavolt Energy GmbH (Hybrid)
    • Co-Founder, CTPO
      Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

      After joining the company as interim CPO, I was appointed Managing Director and co-founder for the further expansion of Metavolt Energy GmbH. My vision is to turn Metavolt into a technology-driven company that connects agriculture with existing and future energy solutions and supports its implementation with smart tools. The aim is to combine and drive forward the energy and agricultural transition.

    • Chief Product Officer
      Mar 2024 - Nov 2024 · 9 mos

      As interim CPO of Metavolt, I am responsible for the new platform, which will support farmers in the preparation, planning and approval through to the construction of agricultural PV systems. The platform is currently being redesigned and developed as an MVP. We are focusing on iterative further development that is closely geared towards feedback from our users. We are relying on well-known no- and low-code tools and a lightweight backend. A public release is planned for the coming months. The aim of the Metavolt platform is to radically shorten the time between project idea and realization of Agri-PV projects and thus make an important contribution to the success of the energy and agricultural transition in Germany.

  • Co-Founder at DBTR — Designing Business for Tomorrow
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Als Mitbegründer von DBTR strebe ich danach, Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung zu einem kohärenten Konzept zu verschmelzen. Meine feste Überzeugung ist, dass der Erfolg von Unternehmen im heutigen Zeitalter nicht nur von der gelungenen Umsetzung der digitalen Transformation abhängt, sondern auch davon, wie sie die Prinzipien der Nachhaltigkeit dabei integrieren. In diesem Kontext sind umfassendere Digitalstrategien, innovativere digitale Produkte und durchdachte Betriebskonzepte entscheidend. Bei DBTR arbeiten wir daran, dass neben den ökonomischen Aspekten auch einen starker Fokus auf soziale Verantwortung und ökologische Effekte gelegt wird. Ziel ist es, Unternehmen zu gestalten, die nicht nur wirtschaftlich erfolgreich sind, sondern auch einen umfassend positiven Beitrag für Gesellschaft und Umwelt leisten.

  • Consultant, Project-Manager and Product-Enabler at Berkenhoff Digital Ventures
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    As an independent entrepreneur, I am deepening my expertise as a consultant and project manager for innovation projects. Together with my clients, I lay the foundation for the testing of digital innovation projects by systematically deriving a suitable MVP or proof of concept from preliminary considerations, initiating the implementation and accompanying the further implementation. The thematic focus is on the development of multi-sided platforms (technologically and in terms of the business model), digital products with a focus on sustainability as well as data and AI-related products and their monetization model. As a purpose-driven person, I am particularly motivated by projects and companies where I can use my digital skills for sustainable development. For this reason, I am particularly interested in the areas of mobility, agriculture, energy and health technology.

  • Personal goal pursuit at Career Break
    Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

    Coden, Reisen, Dinge basteln. Für die Familie da sein und da sein müssen. Ehrenamt machen, Verein gründen. Geschäftsideen diskutieren und ausprobieren. Man arbeitet viel, wenn man keinen Job verfolgt.