Music was my first passion.
Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, I studied Audio Production and started composing cinematic trailer music. What began as a passion eventually led to a contract with Colossal Trailer Music, a company producing music for major Hollywood film trailers.
From the outside, it sounded like a dream. And in many ways, it was.
But behind the scenes, the industry was a different story. The financial rewards were meager, and I found myself increasingly trapped in the rigid formulas of trailer music instead of creating something that was truly my own.
Somewhere along the way, I started losing the passion that got me there in the first place.
Sales was never part of the plan.
I took a part-time job alongside music.
Turns out, I had a natural talent for sales. And what started as a side job turned into a career I never saw coming.
Within just three years, I independently generated €5 million in net digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising revenue, acquiring enterprise clients and personally handling the entire sales process from prospecting to closing.
One of the unexpected benefits of my sales career was the freedom to work remotely. It allowed me to experience different places and discover a location-independent lifestyle that completely changed my perspective on how I wanted to live.
And with financial success came a new obsession: understanding money.
I became fascinated by investing, financial markets, and how wealth is built, managed, and preserved. Years of hands-on experience in investment research and market analysis sharpened my ability to identify opportunities with immense upside potential while still in their embryonic stage.
But here’s the thing about a successful corporate career.
You can achieve everything you once thought you wanted and still feel like something is missing.
I was making good money. I was the best at what I did. On paper, everything looked great.
But behind the success was a different reality. After spending over three years building someone else’s business, I found myself enjoying the work less and less. I started questioning what I was really working towards.
And somewhere along the way, despite everything I’d achieved, I found myself in a dark place emotionally.
I wanted a different kind of freedom. The freedom to create, to take risks, and to build something I actually believe in.
So I quit.
I walked away from a successful career.
Not because I had everything figured out, but because I knew I wanted something else — something more.
Now, I’m taking everything I’ve learned and using it to build something of my own.
Something meaningful. Something that might actually make a difference.
things might get interesting.