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Marketing. Leadership. Brand.

Built on 15 years of doing it for real.

Who I am

I spent 15 years in corporate, in renewable energy, and across every discipline of marketing and brand, from market intelligence and digital transformation to global campaigns and executive leadership. Most recently as VP Marketing and Brand at Vestas, the world's largest wind energy company, where I led teams across four continents, ran a EUR 10M+ budget, and built campaigns that shaped EU energy policy and made it into The Economist, Variety and TIME.

Now I work independently with organisations and leaders who want that level of strategic thinking, creative ambition and marketing rigour applied to their business, without the full-time hire. I offer fractional CMO and marketing consulting, keynote speaking, executive coaching, and communication coaching. My book, Lead Anyway, is forthcoming with De Gruyter in autumn 2026.

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Coming Autumn 2026

Lead Anyway

10 Rules for Leading When You Break the Mold

A leadership book for people who don't fit the traditional prototype, for those who lead quietly, think differently, feel deeply, or have learned to navigate work from the margins. Forthcoming with De Gruyter, autumn 2026.

Two newsletters. Two very different takes. Both worth reading.

A separate venture

PAQ Anyway

This is where my consulting, coaching, speaking and marketing work lives. Built for organisations and leaders who want senior strategic thinking without the full-time hire.

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