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

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

PMO in event management

Pharma

  • Support for the communications/HR org team in running an executive event
  • Interface to event agency and trades
  • Conceptual advice on shaping the agenda
Jul 2021 - Feb 2025
3 years 8 months
Hybrid

Hybrid event management expert

Financial Services

  • Advising the capital markets communications team (executive staff) on running offline/hybrid/digital events
  • Responsible for organizing and delivering formats for savings banks and institutional investors
  • Advice on building and expanding social media communication around events
Jan 2020 - Sep 2021
9 months

Trade show management / co-organizer

Marketing agency / B2B trade show format (franchise)

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

Production manager

Professional Association

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

Project manager in event management

IT & Transport

  • Advising on planning and running virtual events like web, video and podcasts and live formats like panel discussions, presentations and company meetings as well as conferences
  • Taking on directing tasks
  • PMO, setting up structures and using appropriate tools, proposal creation and invoicing
May 2020 - May 2020
1 month

Workshop speaker

Training provider, public institution

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

Project manager

Professional Association

  • Building and maintaining a webinar platform
  • Communication with stakeholders
  • Advising on designing virtual events
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
2 months

Interim manager Marketing & HR

Specialist dental practice

  • Revise and roll out the marketing concept
  • Developed a 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 advising
  • Building 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
  • Communications/social media
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
3 months

B2B marketing consultant

IT and media law firm

  • Business model optimization with BMC
  • Interviews with owners, partners and stakeholders
  • Leading and organizing workshops
  • Advice and implementation of referral marketing
Mar 2018 - Aug 2021
3 years 6 months

Organizer and moderator

Annual MarketingSegeln seminar event

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

Co-project manager, B2B event management

IT & Transport

  • Co-project management and coordination of external trades AV technology, webcast streaming, event app, entertainment
  • Operational event management of B2B and executive events with DB AG board involvement (CIO, CTO)
  • Creating a concept and supporting the development of a custom event app
  • Preparing briefings, concepts, minutes
Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
5 months

Partner management / project management

Training provider

  • Project: 2nd Bavarian Buyers Forum 18.10.2017
  • Technical lead, agenda selection
  • Recruiting speakers from procurement and SCM
  • Sponsor and exhibitor acquisition and support
  • Event support
Jan 2016 - Oct 2018
1 year 10 months

Director Business Development (interim)

Broker, financial services

  • Analysis of the service portfolio
  • Realignment of the communications strategy
  • Organizing client meetings and events at C-level and decision-maker level
  • Partner management and cooperation marketing
  • Event management for trade show visits and events
Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
3 months

Project consultant for channel management

Agency for direct marketing and B2B events

  • Professional support in creating a questionnaire for extended target group outreach
  • Research and review of technical scope
  • Creating the final questionnaire in MS VBA

Summary

  • Interim manager in event, marketing and sales for online/offline events, (live) communication and business development
  • Industry focus on public companies, associations, consulting, banks, financial services, transport, pharma and further education
  • Over 10 years in B2B marketing at decision-making level (C-level, owner, executive)
  • Structured agile way of working, 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, especially exclusive events, conferences and trade shows. Since 2018 I have also regularly managed digital event formats and from spring 2020 continuously designed and organized projects in the digital and hybrid sector. Most recently I built and launched 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 mid-sized companies and public institutions. My focus is on the emotional anchor – events with a WOW effect. Participants should feel individually well taken care of, experience a special atmosphere and share that emotional moment with others – online and offline!

Languages

German
Native
Dutch
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Mar 2017 - Jun 2020

Administrative and Commercial Academy Frankfurt am Main

Business Administrator · Business Administration · Frankfurt, Germany

Administrative and Commercial Academy Frankfurt am Main

Marketing and Sales Economist · Frankfurt, Germany

Certifications & licenses

The PowerMBA

Branding and Growth Marketing training

Pirate Skills

DaVinci Resolve basics workshop

Andreas Rietz

Communication training

Crisand Coaching

Agile Management in Marketing

Yellow Boat Consult

Marketing and Sales Economist (VWA)

Administrative and Commercial Academy Frankfurt am Main

FdM I&II – Leadership through Motivation

Prof. Kehr Institute

Event management clerk (IHK)

Driving license class B