Amber Riedl

Experience

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  Transparency International

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2008

  - Responsible for online and print communications at the global HQ of Transparency International, including website and newsletter, with focus on digitalization.- Especially motivated to communicate powerful stories from TI partners and initiatives around the world. Project Management for the TI Global Corruption Report 2005.

  • Online & Print Communications

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  • Global Corruption Report

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
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  Yoga AI

  Apr 2005 - Jun 2005

  Yoga Teacher

  After completing my Teacher Training at the Bikram Yoga College of India in Spring 2005, I taught yoga both full and part time in Berlin.

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  1001hochzeiten

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  Founder / CEO

  - Built as an online wedding magazine with digital planning tools and listings feature for service providers - Lead generation + Traffic for E-commerce site -> Content - Community- Commerce model - Strong focus on SEO, content marketing and social communities

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  1001hochzeitstische

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

  Founder / CEO

  - Built 1001hochzeitstische as the E-Commerce sister site to 1001hochzeiten with focus on wedding gift registry- Aquired premium brands and partners to list their products online, many for the first time : Villeroy & Boch, Robbe & Berkin, KPM Porzellan, WMF - etc - Successfully sold 1001hochzeitstische to move on to Makerist in 2013

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  Makerist

  Jun 2013 - Jan 2020

  Founder / Managing Director

  - Founded Makerist in 2013 as an e-learning platform for creative hobbies - Pivoted to focus on marketplace for digital patterns by 2017; enabling independent creative designers sell to our large community of makers : over 60,000 patterns onsite to choose from.- Built up the largest online sewing and knitting communities in Europe with >1.2 Mio fans- Responsible for international expansion - www.makerist.fr and www. makerist.com - with localised inventory- Achieved profitability in 2020 with high seven digit revenues- Sold Makerist to the fabfab group in 2020 for 13.2 Mio Weniger anzeigen

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  Foreverly GmbH

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2018

  Shareholder / Advisor

  - Advise the CEO on strategy & business development in the wedding industry

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  Amber Ventures UG

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2023

  Advisor I Angel Investor

  I provide strategic consulting and advisory services to start ups on the topics of company building, team building and development, strategy, marketing, brand and positioning, product market fit and business development.I additionally participate as an angel investor in early stage start ups.

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  Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences

  Jan 2021 - Nov 2021

  CMO

  I joined Tomorrow's Education remote from sabbatical in Canada because of the desire to work more onsustainability. In this period, I was brought on board to create strategy & build processes in :Marketing & Brand:• Build and mentor the marketing team, including key hires for Admissions, Search & Design• Create internal marketing processes, tools & reports• Create content & channel strategies for marketing channels• Create and run a re-branding process from Tomorrow's Education to the tomorrow university of appliedsciences (launch Oct.2021)Community:• Create and implement a strategy for growing a community of ambassadors, guest lecturers and mentors• Plan and moderate online events & panel discussionsBusiness development:• Create a strategy for business development, identify relevant partners and conduct outreach & partneracquisition Weniger anzeigen

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  EO Berlin

  Jun 2022 - now

  Co Learning Chair
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  Klimajobs

  Sept 2022 - now

  Founder
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  OHKW - Ohne Hände keine Wende

  Jun 2023 - now

  Co Lead