Lena (Katharina) Bödeker-Project Lead Business Building
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Experience
Project Lead Business Building
hy - the Axel Springer Consulting Group
- Set up of a circular economy venture including a D2C platform
- Specification and validation of several D2C and platform ventures
- Internal strategy implementation, bizdev, hiring and thought leadership
Partnership & M&A Manager
Heycar Holding (Mobility Trader GmbH)
- Strategic business development & partnership management
- Project implementation lead for strategic investors (VW, Daimler etc.)
- Set up of the general investment thesis and management board meetings
Co-founder & COO
Simple Mobility GmbH
- Project lead for €500,000 project with Deutsche Telekom AG
- Established the sales strategy and implemented Hubspot
- Set up the business plan and investment and fundraising strategy
- Communication and PR including >30 fair and event visits and >20 pitches
- Hiring and management of logistics and operations employees
Corporate Partnership and Program Manager
German Tech GmbH
- Project lead for an intrapreneurship accelerator at Volkswagen AG
- Set up and implementation of internal business development strategy and processes
- Organization of corporate workshops and events (Leapfunder Investor Roundtable, ‘Proptech Innovation Award’ by Union Investment, weekly entrepreneurial lectures)
Freelance Consultant & Interim Manager
Freelance Consultant & Interim Manager
- Glassdollar: Head of Corporate Innovation (5 months)
- Clean Ocean Coatings: Interim COO (3 months)
- Talentlabor: SME Consultant & Workshop Host (1-week seminar)
- Dearest: Business Development & Strategy (3 months)
- Angeldesk: Head of Accelerators (3 months)
- Startup Colors: Startup Scouting & Event Management (2 months PT)
- Talenteco/Smart & Green Tech Conference: Strategy & Partnerships (2 years PT)
- HeyMojo (Techstars ’18): Go-to-market strategy Germany (2 months PT)
Business Associate
Techstars METRO Accelerator
- Interim management for selected startups (BizDev, marketing, sales)
- Project implementation and coordination with METRO stakeholders
- Program management and international community building
Innovation Management Intern & Master Thesis
Airbus BizLab
- Established and managed a C-level promoted intrapreneurship challenge
- Organized the acceleration program for startups & intrapreneurs
- Managed partnerships and events, startup scouting
Expansion Manager Germany
JUC Services
- Market analysis, go-to-market strategy, lead management
Consulting Intern
KMC Management Consultants
- Market research, due diligence process, data processing, client interviews
Sales Analyst Intern
Royal DSM (Engineering Plastics)
- Creation of a sales processes manual for audits and restructuring
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Automotive, Retail, and Aerospace and Defense.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Strategy, Marketing, Operations, Project Management, Sales, and Product Development.
Skills
- Ms Office, Mac Os, Gsuite, Asana, Billbee, Slack, Miro, Trello, Notion Very Good
- Salesforce, Shopify, Adobe Suit, Hubspot Good
- Airtable, Wordpress, Sap Hana, Spss, Html, Css Basic
Languages
Education
Copenhagen Business School
Master of Science in Organisational Innovation & Entrepreneurship · Organisational Innovation & Entrepreneurship · Copenhagen, Denmark
Nanyang Technological University
Study Abroad · Singapore
Maastricht University
Bachelor of Science in Economics & Business Economics · Economics & Business Economics · Maastricht, Netherlands
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Profile
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Lena is based in Berlin, Germany.
Lena speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Danish (Elementary), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary), Dutch (Elementary).
Lena has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Lena has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Lena may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Lena would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Lead Business Building, Partnership & M&A Manager, Co-founder & COO.
Lena's most recent position is Project Lead Business Building at hy - the Axel Springer Consulting Group.
In recent years, Lena has worked for hy - the Axel Springer Consulting Group and Freelance Consultant & Interim Manager.
Lena is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Automotive. Lena also has some experience in Retail, Aerospace and Defense, and Chemical.
Lena is most experienced in business areas like Strategy, Marketing, and Operations. Lena also has some experience in Project Management, Sales, and Product Development.
Lena has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Retail.
Lena has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Marketing, and Operations.
Lena holds a Master in Organisational Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Copenhagen Business School and a Bachelor in Economics & Business Economics from Maastricht University.
The availability of Lena needs to be confirmed.
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