• Innovation management & creative methodologies
• Didactical expert & curriculum developer
• Strategy formation – business modelling
• Interdisciplinary and intercultural networking

Expertise

• Development of innovation strategies
• Designing innovation cultures
• Strategy development
• Design-Thinking-Methods/ interdisciplinary Business Hackathons
• Serious Gaming
• Coaching/Shadowing
• Didactics adult education and trainings

Professional Background

• Founder & managing director of betterideas.company
• Head innovation laboratory (InnoLab Venlo) at Fontys University of Applied Science
• Head of the academic international office at Fontys University of Applied Science
• Scientific business consultant at EEFA GmbH
• 7 years experience in the International banking sector (Commerzbank AG, WGZ Bank Ireland, ANZ National Bank New Zealand)

Education & Training

• Since 15 years full-time university lecturer at the Fontys International Business School (Fontys University of Applied Science)
• 6 years visiting lecturer and module leader at the Plymouth University, UK
• Lectureship at the FOM University of Applied Science​
• Diploma as Economist (University Duisburg-Essen)
• Trained Banker (Commerzbank AG)
• Lean SixSigma Black-Belt
• MBTI-Trainer