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Aarhus, Dk

Kolding, Syddanmark, Danmark

Cross-functional business developer in the Strategic Projects and Business Excellence department, reporting to the Director of the department.Focus and Responsibilities:◦ Strategy development and execution◦ Identify new strategic and business opportunities (innovation)◦ Support and sparring to business units on development opportunities◦ Identify and management of external business relationships◦ Analysis and exploration of markets and trends Projects and initiatives:- TREFOR Infrastructure Strategy 2030.- Lead the work on cross-functional optimization and efficiency initiatives- AI Taskforce: cross-functional coordination and knowledge sharing.Selected for the EWII Talent Program.

Midtjylland, Denmark

Focus and responsibilities:◦ Consulting and Sparring: Assist with strategy recommendations and solution proposals for business area, with a focus on branding and development of own products.◦ Presentation and communication: Prepare and present commercial recommendations and solution proposals to the management team.◦ Project Management: Create structure, coordinate, and execute recommended initiatives.◦ Analysis: Of market, competitors, trends, and internal data.◦ Online Marketing: Provide advice for a new branding strategy, including a new approach to marketing initiatives, materials, channels, and website.Results: Contribute to the development of a new direction and strategic focus for Smart.dk. As well as creating an increased business focus on the company's own developed IoT products.About Light Solutions:Light Solutions are specialists in Smart Home / IoT products and solutions for the B2C and B2B market. Websites: Smart.dk and ledpaerer.dk.

Aarhus

Focus and responsibilities:◦ Business and concept development: Initiate, develop and implement new strategic initiatives, based on data, business needs, and market trends.• Sparring partner and counseling: Assist management team with project and Must-Win Battle status. As well as preparing recommendations and decision proposals on commercial andstrategic opportunities as inputs to the strategy.• Presentation and communication: Prepare and present business cases, decision proposals, and strategic recommendations for the management team and stakeholders.• Data and Analysis: Collect and analyze data, for use in recommendations anddecision proposals. Including market, competitor, and trends analyses.• Project management: Structure, plan and run strategic development projects and workstreams, plus ensure cross-functional collaboration between departments and stakeholders. (agile stage-gate project management)• Stakeholder management: Ensure buy-in, support, and follow-up on strategic projects and transformation initiatives. Internally and externally at several levels.• Partners and collaborations: Identify, establish and maintain strategic collaborations (partners and suppliers), including negotiation prior to agreement. Nationally and internationally. (Sourcing)• Business innovation: Lead the commercial work on new innovative projects. Including Building and prioritize pipeline of innovative and development initiatives, based on the strategy.Results: Develop and implement new strategic projects within, Smart Home and Cloud Gaming. As well as establishing strategic collaborations and partnerships, in connection with new business areas that contributed to the execution of the strategy.About Waoo: Waoo is Denmark’s leading supplier of internet, TV, streaming and telephony via fiber-optic broadband (ISP).

Aarhus

Focus and responsibilities:• Strategy development: Development of strategy and creating direction in the business area of own brands in an international context.• Digital service and concept development: Optimizing existing and developing new concepts based on market trends, commercial opportunities, as well as needs from partners.• Project management: Structure and drive development initiatives from initiation to implementation and launch.• Brand development: Increase awareness of the brand portfolio and concepts, through new online channels, marketing initiatives, and collaborations in DK, NO, SE and FI.• Partners and collaborations: Take care of collaborative relationships, plus identify and establish new strategic partnerships, including negotiation. (nationally and internationally)• Product responsibility: Management of brand- and concept portfolio, as well as their performance in DK, NO, SE and FI. Including ensuring the fulfillment of KPIs and goals.• Presentation and communication: Prepare and present recommendations on commercial opportunities, internal and external.Results: Develop strategy and ensure its execution that contributed to the growth of total revenue by +120% in the first year. Including fulfillment of the objective about increased earnings and knowledge of Centeo, the brands, as well as reaching new customer groups.About Centeo Finance Group:Centeo Finance Group is a fintech company specializing in lead generation and developing new solutions for the financial industry in Scandinavia and Europe.

Aarhus

Focus and responsibilities:◦ Sales and consulting -Sales and service of B2B and B2C customers, including identifying needs and upselling.◦ Project management -Coordination and planning in connection with major deliveries.◦ Staff responsible -Mentor for new employees and trainees, including training and development.Results: Contributing to streamlining internal processes, as well as ensuring quality control through documentation and reporting.

Aarhus

Focus and responsibilities:◦ Product development -Further development of the product based on feedback and customer needs.◦ Presentation and communication -Design presentation materials for customer and partner meetings.◦ Sales and consultancy -Customer visits in connection with product training, as well as collecting feedback for use in further developing the product and its UX.Result: Creation of internal product improvement pipeline, based on customer needs and feedback.About CarBuddii:CarBuddii is the car salesman's preferred sales tool (app / software). Through a smart and professional solution, CarBuddi helps streamline the car salesman's work and create focus on selling cars.

Aarhus

Focus and responsibilities:◦ Product development -Innovative product and prototype development, based on specific needs and pain with nurses and patients.◦ Presentation and communication -Preparation of business plans, budgets as well as presentations for funding meetings and competitions.◦ Analysis -Insight into the market, competitors and product potential.Results: Development of a prototype that could improve patients hospitalizations, as well as streamline nurses' work. In addition, 2nd place at Danish Championships and European Championships in entrepreneurship.About BoxyCare:BoxyCare was a company that worked with product development within the hospital system i Denmark.BoxyCare developed a system for a more effective and bette way of aspiration of tube food. The solution helped streamline the workflow of nursing staff, ensures material and financial savings in hospitals and provides better treatment of patients.

Egå, Aarhus

Focus and responsibilities:◦ Tactical development -Explore alternative target groups, as well as prepare revenue opportunities for this, as a basis for expanded focus for marketing and the sales department.◦ Analysis - Prepare competitor and market overview. Create and conduct survey to uncover the knowledge of Selskabet 5.Result: Co-creating a new focus area for the marketing and sales department.About Selskabet 5 (S5):S5 offer payment solutions for online webshops as well as physical stores.

Talent Program

Course, Strategic Business Development And Project Management

A course in strategic business development and project management focusing on: - Problem analysis and solving - Strategy Roadmapping.

Bachelor, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Bachelor

Theoretical and practical education with a focus on innovation in an existing business including product and concept development, business.

Ap Degree, Marketing Management, Ap Degree

Activities and Societies: Tutor for new students at The Academy CouncilTheoretical and practical education with a focus on innovation.

Bachelor, Economics And Business Administration (Two Semesters)

Internal and external accounting, financing, micro- and macroeconomics, mathematics and business economics methods.

Higher Commercial Examination (Hhx), Marketing & Innovation, High School

Activities and Societies: Activity Committee. I have taken a large part in the development of the social activities at the school, as well.