As a member of Hewitt Associates (Aon Hewitt) European Leadership Council, he led senior management teams across Europe and brought significant growth to Hewitt Associates.
He later went on to develop the KPMG HR Consulting business in Germany. In his consulting career, he was the global lead consultant to a number of Hewitt’s biggest clients and worked with the C-Suite at a number of DAX 30 organisations as well as US Fortune 500 companies.

Prior to joining Hewitt Associates in Chicago, Niels served in the Danish Diplomatic Service as Commercial Affairs Officer with the Royal Danish Consulate General in Chicago. This was after his career start in the FMCG sector where he spent the early part in Australia and Denmark.

Niels developed the STAR® and Co-Zone® concepts through his years of C-Suite consulting, leading large consulting firms and senior consulting teams. In 2013, he founded +RASMUSSEN to further develop the C-Suite Consulting & Influencing training and coaching (CSC&I). In 2014, Niels was appointed Goodwill Ambassador to Copenhagen, Denmark, under the Protectorate of HRH Prince Joakim of Denmark.

He holds an MBA (Master of Management) from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and additionally completed MBA course work at Harvard Business School specialising in leading Professional Services Firms. His undergraduate studies were completed in Australia and Denmark.

Other facts: Historian and politician at heart, but ended up in management and consulting. Anybody who wants to have a discussion over Winston Churchill can always stop by for a beer or a great red wine.

Philip joined the +RASMUSSEN team in March 2017. Previously Head of Business Development at Jacobs University – one of Germany’s leading international education and research institutions – Philip was responsible for initiating strategic partnerships and client relations with special emphasis on German and Chinese multinational corporations.

In the business solutions department he managed an international team with innovative marketing and sales campaigns in the B2B sector, he developed executive education programs in the fields of Leadership & Management, Big Data and Industry 4.0, and he made comprehensive experiences in presenting service proposals to the C-suite level.

Prior to his Head of Business Development role, Philip was part of leading the corporate restructuring process at Jacobs University, in which he jointly developed and implemented the strategic plan for reorganizing and re-designing the entire university with a sustainable new business model. In this role, he consulted the different functional departments on an operative level as well as the leadership on a strategic level through developing, implementing and progress reporting on the many change projects.

Philip holds a PhD in the field of Organization and Management and is author of the Book 'Dynamic Capabilities – How Organizational Structures Affect Knowledge Processes' (published by palgrave macmillan 2013). He was involved in a large-scale interdisciplinary research project on autonomous cooperation in logistics systems with a strong focus on industry 4.0 technologies and applications.

In academia, he also taught classes and gave seminars on topics like »Strategic and Innovation Management« or »Tools and Methods of Business Consulting« and was supervisor of 50+ bachelor and master theses.

His passion for organizational development and new, innovative business models in times of digitization played always a significant role in his work and his projects. He complemented his professional profile further by trainings on visual storytelling and leadership communication.

Other facts: Passion for music and playing with his own band all over Germany.

Dorle joined +RASMUSSEN in March 2016 after a preceding career as both employed consultant and independent trainer and coach. 

As an HR consultant and team lead for Engagement Consulting at Hewitt Associates (Aon Hewitt) in Germany, Dorle had client impact in high level strategic projects and tool responsibility for complex global projects in the area of HR strategy, talent management, engagement, leadership culture and employer branding.

She worked with clients across a wide range of industries, including but not limited to Financial Services, IT, retail and optical and opto-electronic industries. Much of her focus was on building, expanding and managing relationships with clients at senior management level.

Prior to joining Hewitt, Dorle was a freelancing consultant in the area of personnel selection- and development, has assisted trainings in intercultural communication and cooperation and has gained experience in the area of Marketing/Communication, in particular with the Middle East.

Throughout her professional career, she has complemented her professional profile by further coaching trainings and has accompanied her clients individually and in groups in phases of personal and professional change, development and crisis.

Dorle holds a B.A. in Psychology, a M.A. in Psychology of Excellence in Business and Education as well as a Master in Systemic Counselling.

Nicole is an entrepreneur at heart with consulting experience as well as a background in start ups; in retail, online business, distribution and brand management across Europe.

Prior to joining +Rasmussen, Nicole managed two different start-up companies. She and her team successfully introduced a brand for wine and table accessories– VAGNBYS Danish Design - to the European market and established an agency and distribution network. Prior to Vagnbys, she re-launched a retail business – LAGOM White - for Danish Design and established the corresponding online business including online marketing and social media.

With almost 10 years in consulting with Hewitt Associates, Nicole worked as a senior consultant and practice leader in the field of Talent Management & Leadership. She was leading the German speaking countries of a global leadership study and established the Employer Branding consulting practice.


Nicole holds a MSc in Organizational Change & Leadership from Pfeiffer University, Charlotte, NC, USA as well as a Masters in International Business from the University of Applied Science in Mainz and a Degree as a Banker.

Other facts: fitness and health junkie. She has her own blog for healthy sweets.

Florence joined +RASMUSSENas a Junior Consultant after completing a semester abroad in Denmark. In her master thesis she focused on the release of digital health data within Germany. During her media and communication studies she gained experience in marketing, corporate communications, social media and project management. In this context, she was able to work in an innovative start-up as well as in a long-term existing company. In addition, she was able to evaluate user data for a year for a DGF research project at the University of Augsburg.

Other facts: Florence is a passionate cook and loves to go hiking in nature.

Jonas joined +RASMUSSEN as a Junior Consultant after his semester abroad in Canada. In his Master thesis, he is writing about the change of Leadership and Leadership Roles during the Covid-Crisis.

Besides his business psychology studies, he gained experience in human resources in a major German corporation; online and social media marketing in a Munich start-up and insights into project management in the aircraft industry. In addition, he was part of a research project on the subjective feeling of leaders for agile leadership and during agile transformation.

Other facts: Jonas loves to play and watch American football & do Calisthenics, so he’s always up for a sports discussion.

Nina joined +RASMUSSEN as a junior consultant and Designing Your Life Relationship Manager in October 2019 after completing her master’s degree in Political Psychology of International Relations at the University of Birmingham.

In her master thesis, Nina examined the phenomenon of individuals returning back to the UK after participating in the Syrian Civil War, with a specific focus on the case of Shamima Begum.

During her studies she worked for Aon Hewitt as a working student where she supported the Talents, Rewards & Performance (TRP) team in the Employee Engagement Survey process for national and international companies, including data management, data analysis, reporting, and translations.

Other facts: Nina is a passionate traveler and she has already travelled several countries with her backpack.

Lydia joined +RASMUSSEN as a junior consultant in October 2020. During her master's degree in digitalization, innovation and information management, she gained experience in project management, big data, Industry 4.0 and in business organization and processes. Before starting her degree, Lydia worked for a nationwide umbrella organization and an established consultancy in Berlin. There she gained experience in project management, organization and moderation of workshops and conferences as well as marketing and organizational consulting. Other facts: Lydia has worked as a diving instructor in several countries and is interested in programming and IT topics.

We call Svenja a ‘master of reframing’. She loves sharing her enthusiasm about changing perspectives, creating more space for solutions, ideating, and then building your way forward with curiosity. With more than ten years of professional experience in learning and development, change enablement and marketing consulting, Svenja is a quick thinker who loves to connect people and topics for bigger impact. Empowering people to create a positive future for themselves and their surroundings is what motivates her—and she loves how the Design Your Life process supports exactly this; and we love having her on the team of certified Design Your Life facilitators. Svenja’s interest for different perspectives and continuous learning and growth has also led her to become a yoga teacher and to guide people through Europe and Latin America on bikes and hikes. In addition to her work experience, Svenja earned a B.A. International Cultural and Business Studies from Passau University and a M.B.A. in General Management from Steinbeis University with studies in China, the USA and Spain.

Kenneth has joined the team at + Rasmussen since October 2020 as part of his masters degree in Industrial Management. He mainly deals with the marketing of Designing Your Life and supports in other tasks. Previously he completed his Bachelor in International Management & Marketing in munich. In his two study programs, he was able to gain valuable experience in the areas of innovation- and strategic management as well as in various marketing practices. Prior to that, he had already worked in various companies for marketing activities, especially in the online sector, and was able to put his theoretical knowledge into practice.

Other facts: Kenneth is a sports enthusiast from the deep south of Bavaria and likes to spend his free time outdoors and in the mountains.

Patricia joined +RASMUSSEN as Office Manager in September 2019 after completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Translation.
In her bachelor’s thesis Patricia investigated the preservation of the Ladin language in South Tyrol.

Moreover, Patricia is a certified foreign language correspondent.

During her studies Patricia gained experience in the social sector while working with children and young people with intellectual disabilities, as well as in the tourism industry, where she was mainly responsible for quality assurance of travel offers in different languages. She also lived in Spain for a while and worked at the automobile club ADAC in the emergency call centre.

Other facts: Patricia likes to hike in the mountains.

Carina joined +RASMUSSEN as a consultant and marketing specialist in June 2019 after completing her master’s degree in Technology & Management at Technical University of Munich.

Her majors are Marketing, Strategy & Leadership and Computer Science. In her master’s thesis, Carina examined the influence of new digital technologies on leadership and leadership development. During her studies, she was involved in several project works related to marketing strategies for startups and leadership for creativity.

Besides working for +RASMUSSEN, Carina is working at Technical University of Munich, where she is responsible for the CRM-system project management as well as the development of the internal knowledge management.

During her studies, she already worked for Technical University of Munich as a student assistant where she supported the development and implementation of websites and marketing materials, as well as with research projects on future leadership skills.

Between her bachelor’s and master’s program, Carina did a one-year training program at an agency. During this time, she set up and implemented international market entry strategies, and independently managed various marketing channels for two online shops.

Other facts: Carina is also a certified yoga teacher and interested in mindfulness. 

Since the dot-com era, Chris' passion has always been to create enjoyable and meaningful digital products and services. Starting her career as a self-taught Developer, she soon realized she was striving to create great digital experiences as a UX and later also UI Designer. She wanted to have a job where no day is like the other, constantly learning and being challenged. That's why she founded kontor eins digital in 2007 and her first startup in 2008. Chris is an Explorer and a Sprinter: She is best in an environment of uncertainty and creativity and thrives when being able to execute at a blistering pace.

Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry. Strong business development professional skilled in Digital Strategy, E-commerce, Advertising, Entrepreneurship, and Facebook Marketing. 

With his company Cetonis Dr. Wolfgang Dannhorn is the human link between IT and legal consulting. Already in highschool he developed his own IT programs and solutions before he even started studying law at Tübingen university. After 8 years of in depth experience in large-scale law firms as employment and labor lawyer he started his won business in 2011 based on a self-developed tool for optimizing Social selection.

Based on Wolfgang’s fascination of creating value through solutions that translate legal analysis, jurisdiction and strategy into algorithms in order to further improve quality and efficiency of legal counselling , he founds Cetonis GmbH in 2014. This is the birth of an ever growing success story of continuously and consequently improving and innovative legal software to support lawyers and corporations in various legal topics such as restructuring.

Stephan is a visionary and serial entrepreneur. He has experience in setup of scalable digital companies from founding till exit.

He has over fifteen years of experience in software architecture, investor relations and executive management.

Stephan has a tremendous understanding of the open source and cloud landscape and is able to adapt new trends and technologies very fast and turn them into working products and profitable B2B business. He was one of the first investors of encryption & cloud technologies and the Ethereum blockchain platform.

His specialization in new age enterprises also include digital communities, digital marketing & content management as well as management of international, cross-functional teams with lean & agile methods. Stephan is a Scrum Master, Product Manager, Scrum Alliance Certified Product Owner (CPO).

Christoph is a computer scientist with over 20 years of experience in the IT sector, as a software developer, architect and consultant as well as in project management with and without personnel responsibility.

Before joining +Rasmussen Christoph worked as a freelancer. He and his teams have successfully built solutions for BMW, Audio, Porsche and SWM. In recent years, the focus has been on modern technologies such as the Internet of Things (Industry 4.0), Big Data (Artificial Intelligence) and cloud solutions in microservice architectures using agile methods (SCRUM, Kanban) in predominantly DevOps oriented organizational structures.

His professional career began at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, where he graduated as Dipl.-Ing. Computer Science (Master of Computer Science). Already during his studies, he worked for a mechanical engineering company in his hometown for semiconductor machines. As part of this activity, he got to know well-known, globally active technology companies. After moving to Munich, he was increasingly involved in software development, IT-architecture and project management in the mobility, energy and automotive sectors.

Other facts: Christoph bakes in his spare time Austrian pastries and makes his own Sauerkraut.

Pierre has 32+ years of international experience with leaders in the high-tech industry, as well as a proven track record in marketing, sales, design engineering and quality engineering.

Since 2012 Pierre is a Freelance Management Consultant and Business Angel in Switzerland. He advises small and medium businesses in resolving their management challenges: strategic development, people management, process optimization, team problem solving, sales and marketing.

Prior to working as a freelancer Pierre worked for Intel EMEA in Zurich since 2004. He developed a “trusted advisor” status with HP EMEA’s senior management that resulted in Intel sales to HP growing at a faster rate than HP’s own sales growth.

For more ten years Pierre worked as an Marketing Expert and has led virtual teams, teams of up to 12 direct reports, as well as division of 120 employees.

He studied Advanced Idustrial Marketing Strategy at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France and also holds an engineering degree („Ingénieur des Arts et Manufactures“) from Ecole Centrale de Paris, Chatenay-Malabry, France.

Harald is an openminded imagineer and pragmatic innovation strategist. He has more than 30+ years of international experience in the IT-Industry - in leadership, technology advisory services, customer facing positions in Development, Marketing, Solution Management, Sales Support, Business Development and as Customer Officer for Cloud focused on customer success. He has a proven track record in customer advisory, SaaS delivery, project and change management support to customers of all sizes reviewing, defining and implementing their digitalization strategy. He demonstrated strong business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking that, together with the motivation and drive to design and implement, turned innovation into a business success. Since 2020 Harald is a freelancer delivering to companies of all sizes Advisory, Program- und Project-Management services as part of their Digital Transformation, Globalization and Cloud Transformation. He is consulting, educating and coaching companies along a Human Centered Business Transformation, that addresses the necessary success factors at all levels – employees, leadership in transformation, company culture as well as increasing the attractiveness of a company. He also acts as a Business Angel for Startups consulting and supporting their business growth Prior to his current role, Harald was a Senior Executive at SAP with 24+ years of management experiences forming and leading global and international teams and being responsible for the after sales in the fastest growing cloud SaaS business for EMEA. Since 2015 he is Coaching / Mentoring executives, leaders, teams in phases of re-orientation, career planning, Work-Life topics as well as outplacement and retirement planning. Harald studied Computer Science at the University of Karlsruhe and finished his PhD in the area of Artificial Intelligence in 1993; In 2009 he finished the education as a Kundalini Yoga Teacher with a Level One Instructor Certificate of Training from the Kundalini Research Institute, KRI He accomplished additional training in Systemic Coaching, Mindfulness Coaching, Team Coaching (acknowledged by the German DVBC) and is a Certified Designing Your Life Facilitator and Coach (Stanford) Harald is passionate about wine tasting and enjoying gourmet food and acts as an evangelist for Pfälzer Riesling
He has over fifteen years of experience in software architecture, investor relations and executive management.

Stephan has a tremendous understanding of the open source and cloud landscape and is able to adapt new trends and technologies very fast and turn them into working products and profitable B2B business. He was one of the first investors of encryption & cloud technologies and the Ethereum blockchain platform.

His specialization in new age enterprises also include digital communities, digital marketing & content management as well as management of international, cross-functional teams with lean & agile methods. Stephan is a Scrum Master, Product Manager, Scrum Alliance Certified Product Owner (CPO).

Heather Shaughnessy-Cato, co-founder and partner of Fieldbrook Advising LLC, is a Certified Facilitator for Designing Your Life and a teacher of mind-body practices including self-compassion and yoga. Heather has enjoyed a portfolio of professional experiences focused on serving the greater good, building community and cultivating wellbeing: as a mental health counselor; yoga, mindfulness and self-compassion teacher; development / fundraising professional working in leadership roles with non-profits and within higher education; and as a volunteer with a number of empowerment-based programs for youth. With a focus on mindfulness and self-compassion, Heather tends toward methodologies and practices that cultivate embodied ways of navigating life’s challenges with more awareness, curiosity, wisdom and ease. Heather holds an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a B.A. in Psychology and B.A. in Sociology from the State University of New York at Geneseo. She completed a 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga Certification in 2010, and the Mindful Self-Compassion teacher training and the Designing Your Life Certification in 2019. Heather has also completed trainings on and regularly integrates trauma-informed practices into her work. Heather lives in Maine in the United States with her husband and young child.

Herb Riband works in Lausanne, Switzerland as an independent global health policy advisor and advocated for innovative approaches to global health, healthcare delivery and healthy aging. He also enjoys serving as a life transition coach to students and professionals of all ages who are exploring “what comes next.” In December 2019, Herb and his wife Jeanine completed a 16-month fellowship at Stanford’s Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI), an amazing program that helps midlife individuals enhance their life journeys by renewing purpose, building new communities and recalibrating wellness. Herb enjoyed engaging with Dave Evans as part of the Stanford DCI Life Design program. He also loved the DCI program’s opportunities for intergenerational engagement in an academic setting, taking classes, lecturing, and mentoring students at both graduate and undergrad levels. Prior to Stanford, Herb had a diverse 31-year international career in four countries with leadership roles in multinational enterprises in biotechnology, medical technology, consumer goods, consulting and law. A native of Pennsylvania (USA), Herb has advanced degrees from Cornell University and the University of Michigan Law School. He is a citizen of the United States and Switzerland, where he has lived for the past 21 years.

Kathy Davies is the Managing Director of the Life Design Lab at Stanford University, where she teaches Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, and “Designing Your Life".She`s also the co-founder of Designing Your Life for Women and a Master Trainer of the Designing Your Life process. Kathy has 15 years of experience developing electromechanical and software products, and proudly hold five patents. She consults with Silicon Valley companies, teaches design thinking, conduct ethnographic research, and develops product strategies and concepts. Her experience includes roles as Sr. Product Manager at Arena Solutions, Sr. Manager of Technical Programs at D2M, Inc, Manager of Mechanical Engineering at nLighten Technologies and Mechanical Engineer at Cardica. Kathy believes design thinking and life design are a powerful mechanisms for getting unstuck, and she is a passionate advocate for use of design thinking to empower social change, especially around equity for women.

Susan Burnett is the co-founder of Designing Your Life for Women and a Master Trainer of the Designing Your Life process. She has dedicated the last 35 years of her career to catalyzing individual and business transformation and growth. She has held executive positions at Hewlett Packard, Gap Inc., Deloitte, Yahoo! and BTS, where she has led large scale business changes, cultural renewal, employee engagement, leadership development, and global marketing services in the computer systems industry. Susan is an adjunct professor at Antioch University, teaching Women and Leadership, and she taught Designing Your Life at Stanford, in companies and women’s retreats. She also is a regular speaker, consultant, and author on leadership development. Her Odyssey Plan for the next five years is all about empowering women to change the world!

Daniel has over 30 years+ experience in branding and reporting projects for national and international clients from various business sectors with focus on industry and finance. 

Besides being the Chairman of the +R Advisory Board he is Managing Partner of Martin et Karczinski Munich and Zurich since 2014. 

Prior to joining Martin et Karczinski Daniel worked as CEO at Eclat in Zurich and Frankfurt since 1988. He had the project lead for various branding projects like Winterthur-Group, Eurex, Gurit, GM Europe, Aduno or UPK Basel and for more than 200 reporting projects in Switzerland and Germany

For more than ten years Daniel worked as an expert at CTI, the Commission for Technology and Innovation of Swiss Confederation.

Daniel is co-founder of the Geschäftsbericht-Symposium, the center of excellence for annual reporting, and Member of the Advisory Board at Zurich University of the Arts.