Über Fabian
Are you looking to expand beyond your core business, launch new ventures, or scale an existing startup beyond the idea stage? Then let’s connect.
I bring 12+ years of hands-on experience in venture building, corporate innovation, and digital strategy across high-tech and diverse industry environments as well as companies of all sizes.
Let’s Talk
If you are looking for a driven, entrepreneurial leader to build or scale your next venture, I’d love to hear more about your project and how we can collaborate. Let’s explore how I can help you launch, grow, and succeed in fast-paced markets.
About Me
I’ve worked as a freelancer, interim lead, consultant, and coach, with large corporate venture units, medium-sized companies and startups (B2B and B2C). I treat every venture like my own—from ideation and validation to piloting and implementation. I combine entrepreneurial drive with strategic rigor, delivering project-specific pragmatic, solution-oriented approaches.
Approach & Expertise
- Venture Building: Exploration, ideation, lean market validation, piloting, and commercialization
- Interim & Fractional Leadership: Steer growth and team alignment as CEO, COO, or Head of Product
- Product & Innovation Management: Implementing lean/agile methods, product strategy, and user-centric design.
- Digital Transformation & Strategy: Advising on organizational change, digital roadmaps, and growth tactics for established and emerging businesses.
What Clients Say
Clients highlight my ability to:
- Rapidly grasp complex problems and deliver creative solutions
- Communicate transparently and lead effectively under tight timelines
- Get things moving from the ground up, energizing teams toward a shared vision
Select Clients
I’ve led or contributed to innovation and venture projects for
- DB Schenker
- Vorwerk
- OBI
- Audi
- Deutsche Telekom
- Deutscher Fußball Bund
- Covestro
- Essity
- Henkel
- BIA
- Bekaert
- KauriCAB
- and more...
Deutsch
Muttersprachlich oder zweisprachig
Englisch
Verhandlungssicher
Spanisch
Grundkenntnisse
Vor Ort möglich
Berlin (bis zu 50 km)
Projekt- und Berufserfahrung
- VorwerkVenture LeadINTERNET DER DINGEApril 2025 - Heute (1 Jahr und 2 Monate)Leading the development and validation of a new corporate venture that revolves around a family of connected hardware devices that will turn homes into wellness hubs and sensory oasis.Tasks include sharpening the idea and value proposition, developing a product vision and development roadmap, coordinating the prototype development and planning a go-to-market approach.
- SwitchboardVenture Lead (Freelance)LOGISTIK & SUPPLY CHAINApril 2024 - Heute (2 Jahre und 2 Monate)Venture lead for ideation and validation of an AI-powered solution for automated customs declarations (B2B)
- Problem-solution validation through 50+ qualitative stakeholder, expert and customer interviews with some of the largest global companies
- Development and testing of a solution prototype with a team of designers, customs experts and developers
- Development of PoC scope and planning of the pilot phase
- Pitching for venture funding to the DB Schenker C-Level Management Board
- Development Team planning and staffing for PoC-Development
- Bit of SpaceInterim Venture Lead (Freelance)LOGISTIK & SUPPLY CHAINMai 2023 - Februar 2024 (10 Monate)Interim venture lead for validation and piloting of a warehousing-on-demand venture (B2B)
- Development and execution of qualitative interviews and multinational quantitative survey with warehouse managers & customers
- Quantitative landing page tests with performance marketing
- Development of a scalable onboarding process for new warehouses
- KPI- and user feedback based de-validation & dismissal of the venture idea
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Ausbildung und Abschlüsse
- Master of International StudiesHult International Business School2013Master in International Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Project Management
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)University of North Carolina at Greensboro2010Fractional Master of Business Administration (MBA) as addition to the Bachelor Studies