Michael Kalkowski
Education
University of Cologne
Dipl.-Kfm., Business 1993-01-01 - 1999-01-01
WAK - Westdeutsche Akademie für Kommunikation
Advertising Specialist, Marketing 1997-01-01 - 1998-01-01
Eastern Illinois University
MBA, Business 1996-01-01 - 1997-01-01
Eastern Illinois University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General 1996-01-01 - 1997-01-01
Eastern Illinois University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, -Work Experience
Brains Behind Bots
Current
Brains Behind Bots
GameDuell GmbH
2003-01-01 - 2016-06-01
GameDuell GmbH
Kalkowski GmbH
2009-01-01 - 2012-01-01
Kalkowski GmbH
Various Start-Ups
2007-01-01 - 2012-01-01
Various Start-Ups
Freelancer
2002-01-01 - 2003-01-01
Freelancer
dooyoo AG
1999-09-01 - 2001-11-01
dooyoo AG
66CC33 Media agency
2000-01-01 - 2001-01-01
66CC33 Media agency
Gemini Consulting
1998-01-01 - 1999-01-01
Gemini Consulting
Henkel
1998-01-01 - 1998-01-01
Henkel
Gates of Woodford
1995-01-01 - 1995-01-01
Gates of Woodford
Skills
Summary
Started and managed two international Internet companies: GameDuell.com (co-founded in 2003, 9 countries, >200 employees, >125 mio users, profitable after 9 months) and dooyoo.com (co-founded in 1999, 5 countries, 200 employees, VC funded, acquired by LeGuide in 2008 for double digit mio), as well as two smaller media/consulting agencies. Before my ventures I worked in marketing and consulting and studied marketing and consumer psychology in Germany and the USA. My passions and goals in life: ★ creating amazing things people love and bringing lots of positive emotions into their lives ★ building great teams and connecting with world-class people ★ an ongoing journey of personal mastery ★ experiencing and learning as much as I can about our world and all its amazing people, cultures, (hi)stories, cuisines, music, art & design, and the most beautiful things www.facebook.com/MichaelKalkowski People I learned a lot from and who inspired me in particular include: Darren Hardy, Verne Harnish, Keith Cunningham, Jack Canfield, Robert Kiyosaki, Rodolfo Dordoni, Harv Eker, Robin Sharma, Tom Perkins, Marcel Wanders, Anthony Robbins, Tony Horton, Deepak Chopra, Sadhguru, Nick Savoy, Jim Rohn, Eben Pagan, Eric Ries, Tom Venuto, Dave McClure, Simon Schama, Ian Schrager, Lucio Battisti, Steve Blank, Stefan Merath, Ricardo Semler, Paul Drew-Bear, and Dr. James Rouse. Specialties: . entrepreneurship, business models, strategy, metrics . creating great teams . creative direction . building highly effective systems and making things better . product marketing, positioning . ideas & creative solutions . user experience and design . game design, making outstanding games . "Kölsche Junge bütze joot" I am an MBTI-INFJ profile and my top 5 strengths (strength finder) are Ideation, Achiever, Futuristic, Learner and Individualization.
