I don't just run campaigns or manage tools, I help businesses design, launch, and scale revenue-generating systems that actually work.
If you're a startup or growing company that needs clarity, structure, and execution across sales, marketing, and technology, this is exactly what I do.
What I Bring to the Table:
🚀 Go-To-Market Strategy & Planning
Market research, ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) definition, competitive positioning, product-market fit validation, and GTM launch frameworks built for speed and scale.
📈 Sales & Marketing System Design
CRM pipeline architecture, sales funnel design, lead lifecycle alignment, messaging strategy, and demand generation systems that convert.
🧠 Growth Architecture & RevOps
End-to-end Revenue Operations (RevOps) connecting marketing, sales, and customer success into one scalable, data-driven growth engine.
📊 Performance Analytics & KPI Design
Defining the right metrics, building reporting frameworks, and turning data into decisions. From funnel analytics to revenue attribution and business intelligence planning.
☁️ Digital Transformation & Cloud Enablement
Infrastructure strategy, SaaS stack optimization, AI-enabled workflows, and process automation planning that supports operational scale.
🔐 Security & Compliance Readiness
Operational alignment with GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO frameworks critical for regulated industries and enterprise-ready startups.
🤝 Account & Stakeholder Management
Cross-functional execution, delivery ownership, client communication, and technical resource coordination across teams.
My Approach
Clear strategy → structured systems → measurable growth.
No fluff. No vanity metrics. Just repeatable, revenue-focused execution.
Core Skills & High-Impact Specialties:
✅ Go-To-Market Engineering & Strategy
✅ Revenue Operations (RevOps)
✅ Sales Enablement & Pipeline Design
✅ B2B Marketing Strategy & Execution
✅ Growth Hacking & Customer Acquisition Strategy
✅ Business Process Design & Optimization
✅ Market Entry & Expansion Strategy
✅ Account-Based Marketing (ABM)
✅ Lead Generation & Conversion Optimization
✅ Funnel & Lifecycle Optimization
✅ SaaS Growth Strategy
✅ Digital Marketing Strategy
✅ Customer Retention & Churn Reduction
✅ KPI Framework Design & OKR Planning
✅ Marketing Automation Strategy
✅ CRM Strategy & Implementation Planning
✅ Product-Led Growth (PLG) Consulting
✅ AI-Enabled Business Workflows
✅ Startup Advisory & Scale-Up Strategy
✅ Cross-Functional Team Coordination
Industries I Commonly Support:
🔹 B2B SaaS & Technology Startups
🔹 Professional Services & Consulting Firms
🔹 Healthcare & Regulated Industries
🔹 EdTech & Digital Learning Platforms
🔹 E-commerce & Digital-First Businesses
🔹 Cloud & Infrastructure Companies
Technology & Tools Expertise
HubSpot · Salesforce · ActiveCampaign · Notion · Airtable · Zapier · Google Analytics · Looker Studio · SEMrush · LinkedIn Sales Navigator · Slack · Jira · ClickUp · AWS Concepts · GDPR Compliance Frameworks · Marketing Automation Platforms
Who I Work Best With:
✔ Founders and CEOs who need a strategic partner, not just a freelancer
✔ Growth teams that need systems, not just support
✔ Startups moving from traction to scale
✔ Companies preparing for fundraising, market expansion, or GTM repositioning
If you're looking for someone who can own the account, engineer the strategy, and drive execution across teams, let's talk.
If your pipeline is thin, your pitch takes 20 minutes, and your clients still can't explain what you do, your positioning is the problem. Not your product.
I help founders and B2B teams turn "we kind of do everything" into one sharp position the market actually buys. Less explaining. Shorter sales cycles. Fewer deals lost on price.
Key figures:
→ >€8.2M in documented business impact.
→ 23+ countries, 7 industries of hands-on field experience.
→ Fortune 500 deals closed (BASF and others). 100% Job Success Score.
Why I'm not your average strategy consultant:
▸ I built a company from scratch (€8K to €100K+, 7 EU markets). I didn't advise someone else to do it.
▸ I broke a 3-year Fortune 500 sales deadlock and supported closing €520K in pilot contracts (BASF and others) in months.
▸ I know both chairs: the founder's and the enterprise buyer's. Most consultants only know one.
▸ M.Sc. Energy Technology plus 7 industries of field work. I bring analytical rigor to positioning, not marketing intuition.
Who I work with:
Primarily founders, solopreneurs and consultants with offers that need explaining.
- You're brilliant at the work.
You lose deals anyway, because buyers can't grasp fast enough why you and not someone cheaper.
We fix the message, sharpen the offer, and make the sales conversation shorter.
I also work with startups and SMBs (€1M to €20M) whose product works but whose go-to-market doesn't: stalled cycles, a fuzzy ICP, a value proposition that needs rebuilding.
Selected results (outcomes, not deliverables):
1. €0 to €720K in 12 months. As Strategic Product Manager, I built an Industrial IoT business model inside an established company. No customer base, no playbook. €720K in year one through structured go-to-market.
2. Breaking a 3-year Fortune 500 deadlock. A global industrial player hadn't closed top-tier accounts in three years. I repositioned the offer for enterprise buyers and supported closing €520K in pilots within months.
3. HY5: scaling a product across 7 EU markets. I founded HY5, a sustainable workwear brand, as a side project. From €8K to €100K+ annual revenue and 800+ active customers, with no external funding. Every euro came from positioning, channel strategy and operational discipline.
Proof at scale:
In 2026 I chair Wirtschaftsjunioren Augsburg (JCI Germany), the regional business leadership network, and run "Augsburg 20x," one of the region's flagship startup pitch events (250 to 300 attendees, speakers including the Mayor of Augsburg and FIFA referee Deniz Aytekin). Same skills I use for clients: stakeholder communication, credibility, and high-stakes negotiation.
How we work together:
Most engagements start small and scale with your needs.
1. Clarity Call (90 min): fast diagnosis, low barrier, high signal. For founders who want direction before committing.
2. Positioning Audit: deep analysis of offer, message and market access, delivered as a structured report with prioritized actions.
3. Go-to-Market Strategy: full market-entry plan with roadmap, channels and execution milestones.
4. Strategic Advisory (retainer): ongoing monthly thinking partner and accountability for founders and execs.
Work happens in English or German (native), with full EU timezone alignment.
Ready?
I keep 3 to 5 active clients at a time, so involvement stays high. If you can see this profile, there's likely capacity right now.
Send me a short message with your current challenge. No sales theatrics. Just a straight conversation about whether I can actually help.
Best,
Patrick
Robert L.
Management Consultant, Innovation and Sales Expert
Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe, Germany
$55/hr$55 per hour4.9 (2) 3 jobs $35 total earnings
⮚ Successfully managed a Chinese-owned trading company for the solar and glass business
⮚ Achieved 10 Mio. EUR of sales volume in the solar business for B2B customers in Europe
⮚ Professional work experience for 6+ years at Linuo Group, a Chinese conglomerate in the glass, chemical, solar and pharmaceutical industry, headquartered in Jinan, China, but based in Frankfurt
⮚ >15 years of working experience and >1y of professional experience in China in in the following industries: telecommunication, medical technology, renewable energy, IT/Software, glass, chemical, pharmaceutical and electronic industry.
⮚ Expertise in business development, sales&marketing, innovation management, project management and M&A
⮚ Strategic and critical thinker with entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity
⮚ Networker and coordinator with great organizational and planning skills
⮚ Proofed perseverance and commitment with a strong sense of responsiblity
⮚ PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in Innovation Management, Masters (Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.) in Economics and Industrial Engineering (Germany)
⮚ Fluent in English and Chinese, mother tongue is German, French as a third foreign language, and speaking Italian and Spanish
Felix K.
International Business & Trade Consultant | Procurement| Market Entry
I help businesses succeed in international markets by combining analytical insight with hands-on project management. My work focuses on:
Market research & analysis – company/product research, customer and market surveys
Operations & project management – planning, coordinating, and executing projects efficiently
Procurement & sales support – B2B purchasing and sales strategy, especially for the DACH region
International business consulting – guiding companies on market entry and trade opportunities
I have a Bachelor’s in International Business & Trade with specializations in Finance and Business Operations, giving me a strong foundation to solve complex business challenges.
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