I work where leadership theory collides with the bruises of execution.
If you work with me, you’ll get insights on turning plans into progress... even when nothing is clear.
I’m not a coach. I’m not a theorist.
I’m a builder: running companies, investing in ventures, and dealing with the same pressures as the leaders I work with.
I don’t sell motivation. I don’t hand out glossy frameworks.
I help executives, founders, boards, and teams move from stuck to momentum... when reality doesn’t match the slide deck, but progress still has to be made.
Here’s what I do:
→ Blueprints & Bruises: weekly essays on leadership/entrepreneurship in the real world
→ Tools and tactics you can put to work immediately
→ Lessons from sailing... because few contexts test leadership like the sea
Over the past decade I’ve:
→ Helped leaders deliver results in challenging, high-pressure environments across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East
→ Designed leadership programs that drive business value for Deutsche Telekom, Lufthansa, Volkswagen, and Banco Santander
→ Taught leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation at universities including the European Business School, Frankfurt School, and NYU
→ Advised global bodies like the European Commission and the World Economic Forum
→ Built ventures in software and education, and now launching an investment platform to scale innovations in the blue economy
Progress isn’t about knowing the whole path.
It’s about making the next move.
