Benjamin Schoelzel

Scaling individual transformation | xBCG | Freelance management consultant

Benjamin Schoelzel
Berlin, Deutschland

Erfahrungen

Jan. 2020 - Dez. 2023
3 Jahren
Berlin, Deutschland

Co-Founder

Samaṇa

Samaṇa is an online curriculum for emotional, psychological, and spiritual growth to begin a life well-lived.

We were funded by the Gründerwerkstatt Adlershof, European Social Fund and the Berlin Senate Administration.

Okt. 2019 - Dez. 2020
1 Jahr 3 Monaten
Berlin, Deutschland

Head Of Operations

Joblift

Line & project management of direct and indirect reports regarding operations, analytics, and strategic initiatives.

Generation of +€15,000-20,000 monthly profits (+75-100% relative to relevant baseline) by optimizing revenue & contribution margin drivers.

Monthly operating costs reduction of -€30,000-40,000 (-25-35% relative to relevant baseline) by streamlining costs without quality loss including optimization of existing tool setup & processes.

Juni 2019 - Bis heute
6 Jahren
Berlin, Deutschland

Freelance Management Consultant

Freelance

Lovingly described by former clients as a one man army.

Functional expertise:

  • PMO & Trafo
  • Operational efficiency, processes & digitalization
  • Learning & Development

Industry expertise:

  • Startups
  • Real estate
  • Financial services and insurance
  • Industrial Goods
  • Professional services
Mai 2019 - Aug. 2019
4 Monaten
Berlin, Deutschland

Summer Head Teacher

iXperience

Development and conduct of course with up to 30 students; guidance of two teaching assistants.

Okt. 2018 - Mai 2019
8 Monaten
Hamburg, Deutschland

Project Leader

The Team Enablers GmbH

Industries served: industrial goods, logistics

Functional expertise: operational efficiency and process optimization, CRM, PMO, strategy implementation

Development & hosting of workshops and trainings

Okt. 2016 - Aug. 2018
1 Jahr 11 Monaten
Berlin, Deutschland

Associate

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Industries served:

  • Financial services & insurance
  • Telcos
  • NGOs
  • Real estate

Functional expertise:

  • PMO
  • Trafo & turnaround
  • Digitalization
  • Business unit & corporate strategy
Mai 2016 - Mai 2016
1 Monate

Lecturer

Self-employed

Lecturer of Future MBA Students on Consulting and Entry-Level Strategies into Consulting.

Juni 2014 - Aug. 2014
3 Monaten
Wien, Österreich

Visiting Associate

The Boston Consulting Group

  • Setup and management of a transformation program for the CFO/CRO of a German bank
  • Membership in BCG's Fast Forward program for excellent interns
Juni 2013 - Aug. 2013
3 Monaten
Leverkusen, Deutschland

Intern - Bayer Business Consulting

Bayer Business Services

Implementing governance structures to anchor strategic sourcing strategies in the Procurement organization.

Jan. 2013 - Dez. 2015
3 Jahren

English Language Teacher

Self-employed

English language teacher for corporate clients (group teaching to Sinopec Senior Management, one-on-one to the Vice President of a SEO as well as a project manager of weibo.cn)

Aug. 2012 - Nov. 2012
4 Monaten

Intern - Advisory - Infrastructure

PwC

Support of tender preparations for financial / strategic advisory projects.

  • Enterprise valuation of an airport
  • Assessment of strategic options
Juni 2012 - Juli 2012
2 Monaten

Intern - Advisory: Knowledge Management

PwC

Content management activities in German and English for the global PwC knowledge sharing platform.

Zusammenfassung

Entrepreneur Consultant

Sprachen

Deutsch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Muttersprache
Spanisch
Verhandlungssicher
Chinesisch
Fortgeschritten

Ausbildung

Okt. 2013 - Juni 2015

Tsinghua University

- GPA: A (93/100; top 5% of graduating class); thesis on complexity, climate change and United Nations - Wang Xuelian Award (2nd best student in degree) - Full Scholarship, Chinese Scholarship Council · Chinese Politics, Foreign Policy, andInternational Relations · 93/100

Okt. 2018 - Juni 2018

Miguel Angel Asturias

Non-Degree · Spanish

Okt. 2016 - Juni 2016

National Cheng Kung University

Non-degree · Mandarin