Dr. Susanne Kuhlendahl

Finding the right marketing strategy, defining brands, optimizing operations and empowering teams of start-ups and SMEs in the life science sector is what drives me. As a trained biologist, my skill set and experiences were broadened and refined in 20+ years of growth in responsible positions in global marketing and strategic management. Having worked for SMEs, Start-ups and agencies for most of my professional life, I am now active as a freelance marketing consultant, trainer and mentor (since 2015).

I have a 360° understanding of the life science B2B business (esp. biotech, medtech, foodtech), its sales and communication channels and the mindset of its stakeholders. I am well connected in the industry and active member of two associations. As a marketing consultant, my goal is to define brands & positioning and to enable market access or growth. As a certified OKR professional, I put a special focus on the effective implementation of strategies and on process optimization in young teams. As a trainer and coach, I empower my clients to optimize their strategy, operations, and brands.

Having joy- and successfully worked as a start-up mentor in the recent past, I would love to continue this path of sharing knowledge & experience and advise start-ups or SMEs in the life science or food sector. I believe that my skill set in teambuilding and in the establishment of a corporate culture would be an asset to an advisory board of a new or changing company.

My way of doing business? As a natural problem solver, I care - for ideas to be converted to plans, for operations to run smoothly, for teams to thrive on each other’s competence, for a company to grow.