May 2023 – Oct 2023 · 5 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

• Thraive is grounded in positive psychology and uses generative AI imagery for emotional fitness training. Our mindset focuses on proactive and long-term wellbeing to help people to not only survive but to thrive.

Apr 2023 – Feb 2024 · 10 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

Jan 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

• Forecast is an AI-native platform that combines work, finance and resource management so professional service providers can increase their billable hours, improve team utilization and reduce admin work.

Nov 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Curve is a smart wallet with a physical card. A fintech scaleup whose mission is to simplify and unify the way people spend, send, see and save their money.

Sep 2018 – Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Created a community forum and established a member base of 13k and recruited 6 customers to join the volunteer moderation team.
• Established the Curve Beta Programme and grew it to 2.5K+ testers.
• Collated customer insight from the community forum, interviews, app reviews, social media, events, and the community forum to further develop Curve’s offering, customer communications, and go-to-market strategies.
• Lead a Community Team consisting of a Junior Community Manager and an Employer Branding specialist. Initiated a Customer Support team with dotted line reporting to me, which specialised in inbound customer queries via social media channels, the community forum and review platforms.

Mar 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · Berlin Area, Germany · On-site

• Zalando Build is a dedicated program to integrate startups, offering solutions and functionalities, to Zalando to personalise the customer's shopping experience and to boost inspiration.
• Drove the value proposition development of Zalando’s startup programme, Zalando Build, via concept creation, founder interviews, and team workshops.
• Sourced and qualified leads, resulting in 4 partnerships.
• Developed the communication plan and material including email templates for channel-specific sales pitches, and follow-up communication. Formed an internal communication plan with key messages to align internal stakeholders.
• Organised numerous conference side events with pre-qualified leads to foster community, create market awareness and explore potential partnerships.

Jul 2015 – Feb 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos · Munich Area, Germany · On-site

• TechFounders brings tech startups together with world industry partners and venture capital during a 20-week accelerator program.
• Developed and executed a marketing strategy, consisting of branding, community building, and social media. Successfully achieved all targets and goals while retaining 12% of the overall operating budget.
• Connected and raised the market profile of the company and its startups with the local and European ecosystem by participating in various conferences, and organising local events with 60 attendees on average.
• Grew follower base on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn organically by 230%, 175%, and 150%.
• Established a monthly newsletter with a 37% average opening rate.

Jan 2015 – Jun 2015 · 5 mos · Hybrid

• Billed as the world’s most extreme startup conference and summit, our vision was to facilitate relationships with one of Norway’s hallmarks: extreme sports.
• Jack of all trades type of role focusing on concept development and direct communication
• Joined as the first team members to organise the pilot event.
• Developed concept and topic segments based on interviews with investors, founders, and multipliers, all the while retaining Startup Extreme’s unique vision.
• Created and executed attendee and speaker communications before, during and after the event, resulting in strengthened relationships between the organisation staff, speakers and attendees.
• Identified and invited over 200 qualified investor leads and supported the Event Director in curating a highly targeted roster of 28 international speakers.

Jun 2012 – Aug 2012 · 2 mos · Rogaland County, Norway

• I successfully took on the challenge of establishing a company, bringing in new customers, and executing seasonal services, in order to have flexible working hours over the summer. The operational work mostly consisted of gardening and housekeeping, however, I also honed my administration, operational, marketing, and sales skills.

Jul 2011 – Feb 2012 · 7 mos · Bergen Area, Norway · On-site

• Full-time position of trust
• Organizational, administrative, and financial responsibilities
• Leader of The Election Committee

Jun 2009 – Jun 2011 · 2 yrs · Rogaland County, Norway · On-site

• Norse's services and capabilities include machining, welding, assembly, testing, threading, chicksan rental and maintenance, and drill pipe, casing and tubing threading, storage and handling.
• Executed various cross-department administration tasks