daniel kaluza

to get to know me better, best read my CV and then let us jump on a quick call!

- ~2 years at McKinsey as a Junior Associate in strategy projects, leading analysis, creating decks, delivering with minimal supervision - ~7 years experience in operational and managerial roles in top ecommerce/ management consulting/ scale ups, designing and implementing strategies, coordinating stakeholders at companies like Rocket Internet, Rakuten, or own VC-Backed startup - ~1 year as a freelance consultant (Bain, Blue Ridge Consulting), where I further used my consulting toolkit for strategy projects - top tier education (M.A. in Business Strategy in St Gallen, Switzerland, also studied MBA in Entrepreneurship, Babson College, USA) - quick learner, proactive, top notch analytical skills, great communicator (tv and radio interviews), cultural sensitivity (traveled to >100 countries), immense energy (run 11 marathons, Iron Man triathlon), people like to be around me and I enjoy being around people!

I am known for my decisive approach in strategy definition, problem solving, analytics and implementation. My consulting toolkit first developed when studying M.A. in Strategic Management at St. Gallen University. Then I have forged my strategic and hypothesis-driven approach at McKinsey, where I improved the bottom line for financial, consumer and industrial companies. My projects were on strategy development, (agile) transformation, margin improvements, building marketplace & e-commerce solutions (Go To Market Strategies), change management as well as introducing new digital products.

On entrepreneurship side, I enjoy getting my own hands dirty. I have the solid background from studying MBA at Babson College in USA. I am a self-starter that founded two companies heavily focused on technology and sales. I have won the biggest startup accelerator in Poland and got both business angels and VC found to back my venture. I am a well-rounded leader and create lasting processes.