Astrid Schulte

CEO Berendsohn AG

After a successful first career in corporations (Richemont Northern Europe GmbH, Kraft Foods Group), consulting (Roland Berger, Management Consulting) and start-ups (Payback, Loyalty Partner), Astrid Schulte became an entrepreneur in her "second career". She first built up bellybutton International GmbH as managing partner and, after its successful sale, took over Berendsohn AG in Hamburg as CEO and shareholder, which she has been successfully transforming since 2017.

In her lectures, Astrid Schulte inspires people to embrace transformation, not only in their companies but also in their personal lives. She is convinced that a business can only grow if the people in the company, especially the management, grow at the same time. Honesty with ourselves and others is central to this. And everyone can be an effective agent of change. She draws on many personal experiences and anecdotes from the luxury industry (Cartier), consulting (Roland Berger), start-ups (Payback, bellybutton) and her personal life.

As an entrepreneur, she stands for successful restructuring, the digital transformation of business models and the transformation of corporate culture. Her values are an important part of her leadership.

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