Michael Strommer

Hi,

Hope you're doing well?

I'm Michael from Munich, Germany 🇩🇪 based in San Francisco 🇺🇸. Co-Founder, Startup Mentor, Corporate Venture Capital specialist, and certified Project Management Professional (PMP ®) with experience in Tech, Automotive, E-Commerce, and Healthcare. Currently enrolled in Information & Data Science at UC Berkeley (MIDS Program).

Please note: I keep receiving more and more bookings at inhumane hours (midnight or 5 AM) - Please do yourself a favor and keep the time difference between your time zone and my time zone in mind.
Bookings are only accepted for times between 8 AM and 8 PM PST (Pacific Standard Time)

WHAT I OFFER:

I would love to share some of the learnings I acquired along the way and help you avoid some of the mistakes I had to make to learn them. This includes:

- How to take the leap of faith

- How to evaluate your business idea

- How to find product-market fit

- How to create a visual brand identity

- How to find your first paying customers

- How to motivate yourself

- How to work from anywhere in the world as a "digital nomad"

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WHAT I CARE ABOUT:

👉 Brainstorming new business ideas 💡

👉 healthy eating, exercise, and sports

👉 photography, visuals, and graphic design

👉 combining traveling and work as well as possible

👉 purpose, values, leadership, personal development, & positive mindset 📚

MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND 💻:

I'm currently doing freelance innovation projects with persilla partners and helping out startup founders and corporations with new business opportunities. Besides that, I run Circular Concepts GmbH with my co-founder Simon. We are a product innovation studio with a strong focus on sustainable consumer brands. Our brand &blend (www.andblend.com) is developing into a leading sustainable brand for handmade kitchen & home accessories.

👉 currently enrolled in Information & Data Science at UC Berkeley

👉 Undergrad in Management & Technology (Bachelor) at Technical University Munich (TUM)

👉 from 2016 to 2020:

- One of the first 2 employees of Hirschvogel Ventures, a corporate venture arm of a German Tier 1 automotive supplier, shaping the future business strategy for e-mobility and industrial tech.

- Head of acceleration & incubation

- Led the benchmark program for European high-tech startups that seek to collaborate with German family-run businesses

👉 from 2021-2024: CEO and Co-Founder of Circular Concepts GmbH (www.circular-concepts.com)

I am looking forward to great conversations and inspiring mentoring sessions!