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Industry fields of expertise
Kyle in a few words
Kyle is an internationally minded American based in Berlin, and a think outside-the-box corporate strategist and consultant with 5 years of professional experience. With an entrepreneurial profile and strong intercultural skills, Kyle can be flexibly deployed on many projects, and performs especially well in new and diverse situations.
Experience
- QwollFounderEDUCATION & E-LEARNINGSeptember 2021 - Today (3 years and 5 months)Berlin, GermanyQwoll is a digital community learning platform to help busy adults engage more deeply in their lifelong learning processes. As the Founder / CEO, I've focused my efforts on developing the business and go to market strategy, leading business development conversations; recruiting collaborators and turning ideas into concepts and concepts into product.
- Axel Springer SECorporate Strategy AssociatePUBLISHINGApril 2019 - September 2021 (2 years and 5 months)Berlin, GermanyAxel Springer is one of Europe's largest media conglomerates and owners of top German newspapers BILD and WELT, Business Insider, POLITICO, and a number of leading classifieds in the French and German market. I primarily worked on strategy and M&A topics in this role.Projects were quite diverse but included Series A VC investments in 2 companies, development of new corporate initiatives in audio, buy and sale of assets for €XXXm, portfolio management- financial analysis and management and advisory to subsidiaries : pricing, market entry, new product development
- FreelanceIndependent ConsultantCONSULTING & AUDITSOctober 2017 - April 2019 (1 year and 6 months)New York, NY, USAOrganized, analyzed, and presented data to help Fortune 100 client identify budget cost reduction target working with AlixPartnersAdvised on pitch book creation, business plan development, financial models and valuation for small capital raises
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Education
- MBAIE Business School2017I pursued a 1 year MBA at IE Business School, then ranked the #2 program in Europe by the FT. I used this as an opportunity to learn about different industries, hone in on my pitching, presentation and leadership skills, and to develop a broad managerial skillset withing in intercultural teams.
- Bachelor of Business AdministrationThe College of William and Mary2013I focused on a mixture of a liberal arts and business focused curriculum in my 4 years at William and Mary. I especially used this opportunity to develop strong research and quantitative skills while exploring questions that always interested me. My coursework focused on finance and economics as I wanted to understand how markets worked and a channel to apply my aptitude for numbers and logic in a business context.
- Seville, Spain Study Abroad- Fall 2011Universidad Pablo de Olavide2011I deepend my love of Europe, of learning languages, exploring cultures and history though travel when I studied abroad in college.