Manager, Consultant & Entrepreneur

About me

I help companies create, implement and scale digital products and services.

I’m a senior manager with 20+ years of experience in project, product, and innovation management, business development, online marketing, and entrepreneurship. My track record includes multiple successful product launches and large-scale projects, reaching millions of customers and generating substantial revenues. I’ve worked with and for multinational companies in fast-paced industries such as telecom, travel, and digital media – and have founded three startups of my own.

Years of experience
20+
Reached with my products
Millions of users
Startups founded
3
AI products live
9
01 · Professional

Pick a competence to highlight the matching roles and projects in my career.

02 · Experience

Curriculum Vitae

From today back to the beginning, with selected projects from every stage.

  1. Telefónica Germany

    Senior New Business Development & Special Projects Manager

    Since Feb 2023

    Full revenue and P&L responsibility for the cybersecurity product o2 Onlineschutz. Led end-to-end product management, commercial strategy, strategic partnerships, technology integration, marketing, and sales enablement. Successfully scaled the business within one year. Additionally serving as AI Program Coordinator, driving cross-functional AI initiatives.

  2. Bee Digital UG

    Co-Founder & CEO

    Apr 2018 – Oct 2024

    Co-founded a digital agency and management consultancy focused on social innovation and projects, true to the idea of “digital transformation with purpose”. Plus our own e-commerce as an Amazon FBA seller, including product import, branding, and fulfillment.

    Projects

  3. Vi-Tools · Vinamics GmbH

    Co-Founder, Digital, Marketing & Brand

    Feb 2017 – Sep 2018

    Co-founded the company and led a successful European market entry with visualization tools for agile work such as Scrum, Kanban, Business Model Canvas, Design Thinking, and Lean Startup, complemented by matching coaching.

  4. Flughafen München

    Senior Referent Product Management Digital

    Feb 2016 – Feb 2018

    Developed and executed a digital transformation strategy along the entire value chain of an airport with 40 million passengers a year. Managed the digital product roadmap across travel, retail, and gastronomy and led digital maps, indoor navigation, and WiFi services.

  5. comvisor GmbH

    Consultant Digital Transformation, Digital Marketing

    Oct 2015 – Nov 2016

    External consultant for a B2B IT company: concepted and launched a new multilingual WordPress website incl. CI rebranding and social media strategy. Created digital marketing assets (corporate video, newsletter) and managed SEO & SEA campaigns.

    Projects

    Neos IT · Relaunch
    Neos IT · Imagevideo
    HubSpot-Integration
  6. Apr 2015 – Oct 2015SabbaticalRound-the-world trip
  7. Telefónica · o2

    Product, Business Development & Innovation

    Dec 2011 – Apr 2015

    Offer/Product Manager, Value Added Service

    Jun 2014 – Apr 2015

    Responsible for the growing gaming segment of the Value Added Service division, spanning gaming, video-on-demand, music streaming, cloud, and security, including end-to-end ownership of the mass-market product “EA Games Flat”.

    New Business Development Manager

    Oct 2013 – Jun 2014

    Launched the digital signage product “Promotion Pad” for B2B and SME customers, developed a smart home go-to-market strategy for the international C-level, and selected and mentored startups for Telefónica’s accelerator “Wayra”.

    Innovation Manager

    Dec 2011 – Oct 2013

    Conceived and launched (project lead) the open innovation platforms “o2 Ideenportal” and “o2 Ideenlabor”, which built a large user community within a year.

    Projects

    EA Games Flat
    Click & Play
    PlayStation ShopXbox Shop
    Nintendo eShop
    Promotion Pad
    o2 Ideenportal
    o2 Ideenlabor
  8. BYD UG

    Entrepreneur (part-time)

    May 2013 – Jun 2014

    Co-founded and launched an innovative communication platform (iOS, Android, web) leveraging YouTube infrastructure, leading product & business development, marketing and branding. Built a high-caliber team with professionals from Google, Ernst & Young, Salesforce, and o2, and secured development support from an international software company in exchange for equity.

    Projects

    Buzzyourday
  9. Telefónica Germany

    Idea & Process Management

    Jan 2007 – Dec 2011

    Specialist Idea Management

    Led the national idea management program “smartidee”: designed and executed internal innovation campaigns and assessed new products, services, and business models. Managed thousands of employee ideas, delivering savings in the millions through 500+ implemented initiatives.

    Junior Project Manager, Process Management

    Contributed to the successful launch of a company-wide process management tool based on ARIS, capturing and digitizing core business processes across all departments.

  10. 2011 – 2014FOM HochschuleBachelor of Arts, Business Administration (alongside work)
  11. 2004 – 2007Telefónica DeutschlandTrainee, Office Administration
Paul Miedl

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