My career started with a big opportunity and failure. Right out of college, I was in charge of the Mercedes-Benz Driving Events and in only four years turned them from a small event format into a brand of its own while expanding them into six other countries. Only later I realized that this was my first successful startup. Despite my passion for the projects I was involved in, I realized that the corporate environment wasn't for me. I embarked on a journey of self-discovery, traveling, exploring meditation, and immersing myself in the startup ecosystem.
I enrolled at the European Innovation Academy to build my own startup. It failed after only four months, but this experience taught me all the hardships of entrepreneurship right at the start of my journey. It also showed me that I care more for the humans involved in innovation than the tech, which led me to focus on helping innovators succeed.

Since then, I've helped innovators build and scale startups in over a dozen accelerators and corporate innovation programs, including two Techstars programs, Google Launchpads, Adobe Kickbox programs by Mak3it, a digital health accelerator for the government of Dubai and intrapreneurship as well as corporate-startup programs for Bosch.
On top, I’ve always had a passion for public speaking, and have invested significantly in my speaking development to keep improving how I communicate. That turned into The Pitch Training which supports hundreds of startups and executives a year in developing better pitches. Until today, I continue to share my knowledge and experiences, helping others navigate the exciting yet challenging world of innovation.