Consultant & Mentor

from well-founded concept to WELl-funded Startup

As a strategic advisor, consultant, and mentor, I’ve helped many early-stage founders refine their value propositions through my work with top-tier accelerators.

Early in my entrepreneurial career, I co-founded 12p Society – a nonprofit delivering 15+ live workshops on software, sales, and entrepreneurship to over 700 attendees. I am actively mentoring startups at Village Capital and was invited to mentor subsequent cohorts at BlockStart after finishing the program as one of their top startups.

Besides the altruistic engagements, I am the official mentor in the program by the EU Commission and have had my consulting practice since 2015.

Whether one-on-one or to large audiences, my customized approach focuses founders on articulating clear customer benefits and developing winning go-to-market strategies. Corporations also benefit from my sales expertise – I’ve delivered strategic guidance and training to multiple organizations.

Recently, I’ve joined climate and sustainability initiatives such as Greentech Europe 2024, New European Bauhaus, and 4ward VC. From my first mentoring experience in 2015 for the Sote Hub in Kenya, I’m committed to guiding founders in delivering positive social and environmental impact.

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Consulting

  • Consulting engagements for selected companies and thriving startups
  • Business strategy and business plans for sustainable business development
  • Go2market strategy and growth models personalized for the clients’ industries
  • Consulting about Agile organization transformation
  • Teaching the “125” model of sales and building business relations via LinkedIn
  • Combining the consultancy with the provision of services by my employees
  • Personal help for young entrepreneurs building promising startups

Mentoring

  • New European Bauhaus (NEB) by the EU Commission, connecting the European Green Deal to our living spaces and experiences.
  • “Greentech Europe 2024” by Village Capital & VISA, an accelerator for women-led startups in Europe working on sustainability products.
  • 4ward VC’s “Partner in Clime Accelerator” for the climate Tech Startups 
  • “IBM Hyper Data Protect Accelerator” by Village Capital & IBM for data startups
  • “BlockStart” by Bright Pixel VC, Civvita, and F6, funded by the EU Commission

Lecturing

  • 12p started as the Alumni of 12 members of the Science and Technology Park program
  • Provision of services for free to struggling Startups and HR services connecting software developers and companies
  • Organized 15+ live lectures on the topics of software development, freelance, marketing, and Startups
  • Gathered a large group of IT professionals that I connected and/or engaged in future projects
  • Started by winning a public grant to support entrepreneurship

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