Christian W.-Founder and Managing Director
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Experience
Founder and Managing Director
regionrise GmbH
- RegionRise helps companies to grow internationally by developing expansion strategies, sales operations and organisational readiness for growth.
- Clients include:
- SedaiNow: Interim Chief Strategy Officer, developing the product and go to market strategy
- Elevated Elements Group: Organisational development and commercialisation of a chemical recycling company
- Swiss Green Fuel: Moving the HQ from China to Switzerland, re-branding & positioning, commercial and fundraising strategy
- Prodeval S.A.: Operational sales to enter the German biogas market
- ParallelWorlds.Ai: European expansion for a digital twin platform
- Nomnio: Market entry and growth strategy for a full-stack IoT solution development company
- Mosaic Venture Labs: Supporting the preparation of Taiwanese startups expanding into the USA
- Viessmann Family Office: Evaluating the DACH market for a digital twin & IoT integration solution in the real estate space
Freelance EU Project Consultant
Internet of Food & Farm 2020
- Develop an education program that allows the IoF2020 use cases to align with the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy, using the SDGs as a proxy.
- Identify stakeholders outside the IoF2020 project that can utilise the technologies developed in the use cases.
- Identify opportunities beyond the lifetime of the IoF2020 projects in order to enable the IoF use cases to become sustainable without EU funding.
Founding Partner
SDGx
- SDGx is a venture capital fund investing into climate positive deep tech startups.
- Investments include:
- HB 11: Laser fusion (Location: AU/DE)
- Okra Solar: Decentralised mesh grids for developing countries (Location: AU/PT)
- Sicona Batteries: Next gen. battery materials (Location: AU)
- SpinDrive: Magnetic bearing systems (Location: FI)
- Concrete4Change: Carbon negative concrete (Location: UK)
Country Manager
Wantedly Inc.
- Led the European expansion, reporting to the CEO and CFO in the Tokyo HQ.
- Responsible for all operational aspects in Germany including sales & marketing strategy, hiring, data privacy, and P/L management.
- Localized brand and product for the German market.
Head of Digital Business Development
Viessmann Group
- Led the digital business development team and developed digitally enabled business models for the Viessmann Group, reporting to the Chief Digital Officer.
- Identified and developed strategically important topics conceptually to a point where the organization could implement them to create positive bottom-line results.
Business Development Manager - Top Tier DACH
- Worked on pre-identified leads of the largest businesses in the DACH market that did not advertise with Google yet.
- Engaged C-level clients to achieve national and international online marketing and sales goals using Google marketing solutions.
- Designed marketing plans and solutions using expert product knowledge to drive long-term success for clients.
- Achieved the highest global target among all Top-Tier Business Development Managers in Q3 2025.
- Secured a multinational client within 2 months by leveraging targeted outreach and strategic relationship-building.
Co-Founder, Board of Directors
EdTech Asia
- Facilitated a collaborative and cohesive EdTech ecosystem throughout Asia via the production of knowledge assets and convening of key stakeholders influencing the future of learning and work.
- Provided a neutral platform to empower and build capacity for education entrepreneurs, investors, executives, policymakers, and changemakers managing strategic business growth and sustainable impact.
Researcher & Business and Innovation Consultant
Bangkok University
- Worked as a lecturer for the BA program and as a researcher and consultant to large Thai and multinational corporates including PTT, AIS, Bayer Medical Science, and Essilor.
- Researched business model innovation, knowledge management, and creativity.
- Lectured project management, innovation management, and creativity for entrepreneurship.
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration to implement innovative solutions, improving client satisfaction and project outcomes.
- Developed knowledge management and innovation management workshops, e-learnings, trainings, and strategies, and supported implementation and roll-out.
Freelance Translator
Lionbridge
- Translated websites from German to English and vice versa.
Marketing Assistant
access Kelly OCG
- Worked in the talent marketing team, responsible for on-campus marketing activities.
- Developed an engagement strategy for universities to attract students to career workshops.
- Rolled out engagement and marketing activities at universities across Germany.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Education, Energy, Banking and Finance, and Advertising.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Business Intelligence, Investments and M&A, and Project Management.
Summary
With over 15 years of experience, I have spearheaded organizational development, commercialization, and market entry strategies for companies in the technology and sustainability sectors. Adept at developing expansion strategies and sales operations, I have facilitated the growth of global companies, boosted market entry success, and optimized business models. My expertise includes strategic consulting, business development, stakeholder engagement, and program development in the sustainability and technology domains.
Skills
- Innovation Management
- Sustainability
- Business Development / Sales & Marketing
- Ai For Sales
- Business Model Development
- Business Strategy
- Crm
- Design Thinking
- Go-To-Market Strategy
- Partnership Development
- Project Management
- Sales Operations
- Sales Strategy
- Venture Capital & Finance
- Financial Modeling
- Fundraising
- Impact Investing
- Sustainable Finance
- Tech
- Adobe Suite
- Css
- Google Suite
- Hmtl
- Office Suite
- Phyton
- Sql
- Various Ai Platforms
Languages
Education
Bangkok University
MBA in Knowledge Management · Knowledge Management · Bangkok, Thailand · 4.0
FernUniversität Hagen
Ba. Cultural Science in sociology · Cultural Science in sociology · Hagen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified Expert in ESG and Impact Investing
Frankfurt School of Finance
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Christian is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Christian speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced).
Christian has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 1 month. Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Christian would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder and Managing Director, Freelance EU Project Consultant, Founding Partner.
Christian's most recent position is Founder and Managing Director at regionrise GmbH.
In recent years, Christian has worked for regionrise GmbH and SDGx.
Christian is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Education. Christian also has some experience in Energy, Banking and Finance, and Advertising.
Christian is most experienced in business areas like Strategy, Marketing, and Sales. Christian also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Investments and M&A, and Project Management.
Christian has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Energy, and Information Technology.
Christian has recently worked in business areas like Investments and M&A, Marketing, and Sales.
Christian holds a Master in Knowledge Management from Bangkok University and a Bachelor in Cultural Science in sociology from FernUniversität Hagen.
Christian has 1 certificate: Certified Expert in ESG and Impact Investing.
Christian is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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