Manager, Consultant & Entrepreneur

About me

I help companies create, implement and scale digital products and services.

I’m a senior manager with 20+ years of experience in project, product, and innovation management, business development, online marketing, and entrepreneurship. My track record includes multiple successful product launches and large-scale projects, reaching millions of customers and generating substantial revenues. I’ve worked with and for multinational companies in fast-paced industries such as telecom, travel, and digital media – and have founded three startups of my own.

Years of experience
20+
Startups founded
3
AI products live
9
Reached with my projects
Millions of users
01 · Professional

Pick a competence to highlight the matching roles and projects in my career.

02 · Experience

Curriculum Vitae

From today back to the beginning, with selected projects from every stage.

  1. Telefónica Germany

    Senior New Business Development & Special Projects Manager

    Since Feb 2023

    Full P&L responsibility for the cybersecurity product o2 Onlineschutz. Led end-to-end product management, commercial strategy, strategic partnerships, technology integration, marketing, and sales enablement. Successfully scaled the business within one year. Additionally serving as AI Program Coordinator, driving cross-functional AI initiatives.

  2. Bee Digital UG

    Co-Founder & CEO

    Apr 2018 – Oct 2024

    Co-founded a digital agency and management consultancy focused on social innovation and projects, true to the idea of “digital transformation with purpose”. Plus our own e-commerce as an Amazon FBA seller, including product import, branding, and fulfillment.

    Projects

  3. Vi-Tools · Vinamics GmbH

    Co-Founder, Digital, Marketing & Brand

    Feb 2017 – Sep 2018

    Co-founded the company and led a successful European market entry with visualization tools for agile work such as Scrum, Kanban, Business Model Canvas, Design Thinking, and Lean Startup, complemented by matching coaching.

    Projects

    Vi-Tools · be agile
  4. Flughafen München

    Senior Referent Product Management Digital

    Feb 2016 – Feb 2018

    Developed and executed a digital transformation strategy along the entire value chain of an airport with 40 million passengers a year. Managed the digital product roadmap across travel, retail, and gastronomy and led digital maps, indoor navigation, and WiFi services.

  5. comvisor GmbH

    Consultant Digital Transformation, Digital Marketing

    Oct 2015 – Nov 2016

    External consultant for a B2B IT company: concepted and launched a new multilingual WordPress website incl. CI rebranding and social media strategy. Created digital marketing assets (corporate video, newsletter) and managed SEO & SEA campaigns.

    Projects

    Neos IT · Relaunch
    Neos IT · Imagevideo
    HubSpot-Integration
  6. Apr 2015 – Oct 2015SabbaticalRound-the-world trip
  7. Telefónica · o2

    Product, Business Development & Innovation

    Dec 2011 – Apr 2015

    Offer/Product Manager, Value Added Service

    Jun 2014 – Apr 2015

    Responsible for the growing gaming segment of the Value Added Service division, spanning gaming, video-on-demand, music streaming, cloud, and security, including end-to-end ownership of the mass-market product “EA Games Flat”.

    New Business Development Manager

    Oct 2013 – Jun 2014

    Launched the digital signage product “Promotion Pad” for B2B and SME customers, developed a smart home go-to-market strategy for the international C-level, and selected and mentored startups for Telefónica’s accelerator “Wayra”.

    Innovation Manager

    Dec 2011 – Oct 2013

    Conceived and launched (project lead) the open innovation platforms “o2 Ideenportal” and “o2 Ideenlabor”, which built a large user community within a year.

    Projects

    EA Games Flat
    Click & Play
    PlayStation ShopXbox Shop
    Nintendo eShop
    Promotion Pad
    o2 Ideenportal
    o2 Ideenlabor
  8. BYD UG

    Entrepreneur (part-time)

    May 2013 – Jun 2014

    Co-founded and launched an innovative communication platform (iOS, Android, web) leveraging YouTube infrastructure, leading product & business development, marketing and branding. Built a high-caliber team with professionals from Google, Ernst & Young, Salesforce, and o2, and secured development support from an international software company in exchange for equity.

    Projects

    Buzzyourday
  9. Telefónica Germany

    Idea & Process Management

    Jan 2007 – Dec 2011

    Specialist Idea Management

    Led the national idea management program “smartidee”: designed and executed internal innovation campaigns and assessed new products, services, and business models. Managed thousands of employee ideas, delivering savings in the millions through 500+ implemented initiatives.

    Junior Project Manager, Process Management

    Contributed to the successful launch of a company-wide process management tool based on ARIS, capturing and digitizing core business processes across all departments.

  10. 2011 – 2014FOM HochschuleBachelor of Arts, Business Administration (alongside work)
  11. 2004 – 2007Telefónica DeutschlandTrainee, Office Administration
Paul Miedl

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