About Christoph
With 10+ years of experience in consulting and building my own business, I combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution. I don’t deliver slide decks – I help implement solutions that work in practice.
My focus areas:
- Business Development & Sales Strategy
- Market Research & Decision Support
- Go-to-Market & Positioning
- Business Models & Business Plans
Typical use cases:
- You need clarity on a market, opportunity or next step
- Your sales approach is not working as expected
- You want to structure and validate a business idea
- You need fast, pragmatic support in an ongoing project
I have worked with startups, SMEs and international projects, leading teams of up to 12 people and delivering results in dynamic environments.
If you are looking for a pragmatic consultant who can quickly understand your situation and deliver actionable outcomes, feel free to reach out.
I am available for short-term and project-based support.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Heidelberg (up to 50km), München (up to 30km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 30km), Mannheim (up to 30km)
Experience
- Self-employedFreelance Business Consultant & Startup AdvisorOctober 2015 - Today (10 years and 9 months)
- Beratung von KMUs und Startups in den Bereichen Business Development, Vertrieb und Geschäftsmodell
- Aufbau und Optimierung von Sales- und Marketingstrukturen
- Durchführung von Markt- und Wettbewerbsanalysen als Entscheidungsgrundlage
- Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Go-to-Market Strategien
- Sparring / Coaching für Gründer (100+ Projekte) von Idee bis Umsetzung
- Einführung von CRM-Systemen und strukturierter Vertriebsprozesse
- Leitung von Projekten mit bis zu 12 Personen
Selected project experience:- Led a global customer research program across 20+ countries with 50,000+ customers, delivering actionable insights for sales and strategy optimization
- Built and implemented go-to-market and sales strategies for a clinical research organization, including CRM implementation and team training
- Supported the end-to-end development of a startup (EMS fitness studio), including business planning, funding (six-figure) and market entry, reaching break-even after 7 months
- fame FotoboxFounder & Managing DirectorMarch 2018 - Today (8 years and 4 months)
- Aufbau eines eigenen Unternehmens im Eventbereich (B2C)
- Verantwortung für Vertrieb, Marketing und operative Prozesse
- Entwicklung skalierbarer Strukturen und digitaler Marketingkanäle
- Steuerung von Einkauf, Logistik und Personal (bis zu 5 Mitarbeiter)
- Hands-on Umsetzung von Geschäftsmodellen im realen Markt
- Strategy & Management Consulting ProjectsConsultant & Project LeadSeptember 2013 - October 2015 (2 years and 1 month)
- Leitung und Umsetzung von über 50 Beratungsprojekten
- Schwerpunkte: Marktanalysen, Geschäftsmodell-Entwicklung, Vertriebsstrategien
- Führung von Projektteams (bis zu 10 Personen)
- Durchführung von Customer Research und Wettbewerbsanalysen
- Entwicklung von Marketing- und Go-to-Market Konzepten
- Zusammenarbeit mit C-Level und Entscheidern
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Education
- Master of Science (M.Sc.)WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management2015Master of Science (M.Sc.)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management2013Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)