Tobias studied East Asian Studies with a focus on business administration. Throughout his studies he engaged himself in entrepreneur and business related activities e.g. was Head of the Competence Center Banking & Finance at a student based consultancy firm and organized a lecture series including the CEOs of major German corporations including HIPP, Reiff, Wuerth, BrainLAB, StudiVZ etc. Tobias was also politically active and participated in Model United Nations in Beijing, Geneva and New York.
After finishing his studies, Tobias started his own FinTech company in the field of mobile payments pursuing his passion for banking and finance. As founder and CEO of this company, he made use of the knowledge he gained as a Project Coordinator and Entrepreneur in Residence.
In his current role as Senior Business Consultant at mediaman Shanghai, he is supporting clients in finding elegant solutions to complex, digital challenges.
As an entrepreneur himself, he can share his experience and act as a sparring partner during your exiting challenge of establishing your business. Since his own company raised two successful rounds of equity crowdfunding, he will be helpful if you are planning on raising funds that way. Due to his background in payments and business development, he is happy to support you in FinTech and Sales related topics.
Favorite quote: “The greatest artists like Dylan, Picasso and Newton risked failure. And if we want to be great, we’ve got to risk it too.” – Steve Jobs