Gabriel Kruppa

Studio Management, Production Management, Directing, Project Management

Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany

Experience

Jul 2024 - Present
1 year 1 month

Studio Management, Production Management, Directing, Project Management

Financial Services

  • Conceptualization and technical planning of an internal corporate studio
  • Negotiations with required internal trades
  • Procurement of technical equipment and licenses
  • Development and implementation of an operational concept
  • Regular production management and directing in collaboration with external event technicians
Aug 2022 - Sep 2022
2 months

PMO in Event Management

Pharmaceutical

  • Support of the communications/HR organizing team in carrying out a leadership event
  • Liaison to the event agency and trades
  • Conceptual consulting on the design of the agenda
Jul 2021 - Feb 2025
3 years 8 months
Hybrid

Expert in Hybrid Event Management

Financial Services

  • Advising the capital market communications team (executive office) in executing events offline/hybrid/digital
  • Responsible for organizing and conducting formats for savings banks and institutional investors
  • Consulting on the development and expansion of social media communication around events
Jan 2020 - Sep 2021
9 months

Trade Fair Management / Co-Organizer

Marketing Agency / B2B Trade Fair Format (Franchise)

  • Roll-out of the concept in the Rhine-Moselle region
  • Exhibitor management
  • Management of trade fair and event technology
Dec 2020 - Mar 2021
4 months

Production Manager

Professional Association

  • Production of webcasts and videocasts
  • Concept, recording management, and post-production
  • Directing live online events
Jul 2020 - Jun 2021
1 year

Project Manager in Event Management

IT & Transportation

  • Consulting on planning and executing virtual events such as web-, video- and podcasts and live formats like panel discussions, presentations, company assemblies, and conferences
  • Taking on directing tasks
  • PMO, building structures and deploying suitable tools, preparing quotations and billing
May 2020 - May 2020
1 month

Workshop Speaker

Continuing Education Provider, Public Institution

  • Lecturer on didactics, tools, media, and conducting virtual events
Mar 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year 10 months

Project Manager

Professional Association

  • Building and maintaining a webinar platform
  • Communication with stakeholders
  • Consulting on the design of virtual events
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
2 months

Interim Manager Marketing & HR

Specialist Dental Practice

  • Revising and rolling out the marketing concept
  • Developed social media strategy
  • HR marketing, team events
  • HR organization, training
Aug 2019 - Feb 2020
7 months

Senior Consultant (Interim)

Consulting Firm

  • Sales and key account management, client consulting
  • Establishing partnerships with business associations
  • Internal analysis of structures using BMC
  • Requirements analysis, specifications, testing, and consulting on selecting a CRM system and add-ons
Feb 2019 - Present
6 years 6 months
Bad Soden, Germany

Managing Partner

CREWspirit GmbH

  • Event management
  • Administration
  • Sales
  • Communication/social media
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
3 months

B2B Marketing Consultant

Law Firm for IT and Media Law

  • Business model optimization with BMC
  • Interviews with owners, partners, and stakeholders
  • Workshop leadership and organization
  • Consulting and implementing referral marketing
Mar 2018 - Aug 2021
3 years 6 months

Organizer and Moderator

Annual Seminar Event MarketingSegeln

  • Concept development and event management
  • Procurement and coordination of service providers
  • Travel management and agenda moderation
Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
5 months

Partial Project Lead, Event Management B2B Events

IT & Transportation

  • Partial project lead and coordination of external trades AV technology, webcast streaming, event app, entertainment
  • Operational event management of B2B and executive events involving DB AG board members (CIO, CTO)
  • Developing a concept and supporting the development of a dedicated event app
  • Creating briefings, concepts, and protocols
Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
5 months

Partner Management / Project Management

Continuing Education Provider

  • Project: 2nd Bavarian Purchasing Forum 10/18/2017
  • Technical management, agenda selection
  • Speaker acquisition in the field of procurement and SCM
  • Sponsor and exhibitor acquisition and support
  • Event support
Jan 2016 - Oct 2018
1 year 10 months

Director of Business Development (Interim)

Brokerage, Financial Services

  • Analysis of service portfolio
  • Realignment of communication strategy
  • Organization of client meetings and events at C-level and decision-maker level
  • Partner management and cooperation marketing
  • Event management of trade fair visits and events
Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
3 months

Project Consultant Channel Management

Direct Marketing and B2B Events Agency

  • Professional support in creating a questionnaire for expanded target group addressing
  • Research and verification of professional scope
  • Creation of the final questionnaire in MS VBA

Summary

  • Interim manager in the areas of event, marketing, and sales for online/offline events, (live) communication, and business development
  • Industry focus on public companies, associations, consulting, banks, financial services providers, transportation, pharmaceutical, and continuing education
  • Over 10 years active in B2B marketing at decision-maker level (C-level, owners, managing directors)
  • Structured agile working style, enthusiastic and willing
  • "Authentic, trustworthy, reliable – and with heart" (client quote)

As a specialist in service marketing in B2B, my focus is on live communication, particularly exclusive events, conferences, and trade fairs. Since 2018, I have additionally regularly managed digital event formats and, from spring 2020 onwards, continuously conceptualized and organized projects in the digital and hybrid sectors. Most recently, I built and commissioned a corporate studio. I have project experience as an employee, interim manager, freelancer, consultant, and organizer. I have worked for international corporations as well as for medium-sized companies and public institutions. My focus is on the emotional anchor – events with a WOW effect. Participants should feel individually well cared for, experience a special atmosphere, and share this emotional moment with others – online and offline!

Languages

German
Native
Dutch
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Mar 2017 - Jun 2020

Administrative and Business Academy Frankfurt am Main

Business Economist · Business Administration · Frankfurt, Germany

Administrative and Business Academy Frankfurt am Main

Marketing and Sales Economist · Frankfurt, Germany

Certifications & licenses

The PowerMBA

Training in Branding and Growth Marketing

Pirate Skills

Workshop: Basics of DaVinci Resolve

Andreas Rietz

Communication Training

Crisand Coaching

Agile Management in Marketing

Yellow Boat Consult

Marketing and Sales Economist (VWA)

Administrative and Business Academy Frankfurt am Main

FdM I&II – Leadership through Motivation

Prof. Kehr Institute

Certified Event Manager (IHK)

Driver’s License Class B