Nicolai Schumann

Experience

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  The Jim Henson Company

  Jun 2000 - Oct 2000

  Marketing Project

  Helped coordinating the Farscape television convention in Burbank, California.Contributed to developing licensing contracts with German television stations.

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  Major Films

  Jun 2001 - Apr 2008

  Co-Founder, Operational Director

  Co-founded a creative screenplay development company. Acted as operational director and producer, responsible for strategy development and regular operations leadership. Contracted over 50 screenwriters and delivered more than 200 feature-length screenplays in German and English.

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  Cass Business School

  Sept 2008 - Nov 2008

  MBA
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  BBC News

  Jun 2009 - Oct 2009

  Strategy Analyst

  Five months strategy assignment. Responsible for developing BBC Global News mobile content strategy. Reported directly to the MD World Service and the Future Media Steering Group

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  Deutsche Bank

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Lean Consultant

  McKinsey-led 15-week consulting transformation project within the Deutsche Bank central Lean team. Charged with analyzing global cash equity trading, and supporting processes and consulting Senior Management about implementing change programs and off-shoring key processes

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  ESAB

  Jul 2010 - Apr 2012

  M&A Strategist

  Member of the strategy & development team of a multinational FTSE 250 engineering company responsible for all M&A processes, strategic planning and growth processes across several regions and business lines, directly reporting to the Global MD for acquisitions & corporate development

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  Bayes Business School

  Jan 2013 - now

  Visiting Lecturer

  Storytelling in BusinessTeaching Full-time and Executive MBA students the principles of story structure and how to use storytelling as a business tool in entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing, and sales. Additionally lecturing at Queen Mary University of London and Goldsmiths University of London.

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  Alice´s Pig

  Jan 2013 - now

  Founding Director

  Movie and Fashion Production HouseFounded and built up an international fashion label, including product development, financing, branding, establishing an eCommerce platform and setting up the supply chain. Alice ́s Pig is now trading successfully online and offline in over 15 international markets.

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  Universal Storyteller

  May 2016 - now

  Founding Director

  Universal Storyteller offers bespoke storytelling workshops, a unique narrative methodology and consulting services for business areas such as change management, leadership development, advertising and design thinking.

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  Strategy Insight Lab

  Feb 2019 - Mar 2020

  Lecturer / Mentor

  Teaching high-potential start-ups and SMEs cutting-edge management tools and entrepreneurial methodologies to foster growth and innovation.The program was designed by Cass Business School and the University of Oxford, in collaboration with Bocconi University.