MBA in Entertainment, University of Southern California | Ex: Disney, JPMorganChase, KPMG, PwC

Fun fact: My LinkedIn isn't my resume. 

So don't come here looking to evaluate hiring me based on my LinkedIn. 

Or maybe you should look at my LinkedIn to realize I beautifully blend data and analytics with entertaining and educational storytelling. 

I always dreamed of being a television programmer. It never happened, so instead I live out my dream programming LinkedIn like my own TV channel. 

Over the past 5 years, I’ve logged 10,000+ hours on this platform. I’ve built a following of 100,000+ by programming my LinkedIn like my own TV channel. My content isn’t random. It’s strategic. Story-driven. Designed to drive real outcomes.

And it’s worked, generating $10M+ in deals for the companies I've worked. Read that one again. Not me, but my companies. The power of companies leveraging LinkedIn is the future of LinkedIn. 

In 2021, I launched a global  events company while working with a Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher startup, producing 40+ events in LA, NYC, Dubai, Paris, and London that drove millions of dollars in  revenue. I understand how to leverage LinkedIn so companies can drive real results. 

A few highlights:

-Closed a strategic partnership with CAA
-Raised $7M in funding for a Mark Cuban venture-backed startup
-Secured $4.13M in brand deals for one of the world’s top celebrities

My background spans banking (JPMorganChase), global advisory (PwC, KPMG), and a decade as CFO/COO in the luxury design world, managing 50+ people and overseeing $40M+ in ARR and $1B+ in real estate projects for icons like President Obama, George Clooney, and Cindy Crawford.

I’ve lived and worked in LA, NYC, and Dubai. I’ve built communities in tech, luxury, and now the creator economy. I’m obsessed with solving complex business problems through storytelling, partnerships, and scalable brand strategy.

Always open to meeting new and interesting people that love life, love to win, and love to make the world a better place.

John Kraski

The best follow on LinkedIn?

Nila Makhfi, M.S.

She’s doing something no one else is doing.

She’s bringing together LinkedIn and real life. 

She's building LinkedUp.

I went to one of her events last week.

Mind blown.

Creators. Founders. Creatives. 
Same room. Same energy. Real conversations.

We both went to University of Southern California.

She invited me to speak on a panel to students about LinkedIn.

I told them:

90% of people in my phone are now people I met on LinkedIn over the past 5 years.

That's not an exaggeration.

That's the power of this platform.

But here's the thing:

LinkedIn gets you the connection.

Meeting in person builds the relationship.

That's what Nila Makhfi, M.S. understands.

That's what LinkedUp is all about.

Do yourself a favor and follow her.

Trust me and Keemia Mahmodian on this one.

Partnerships at Dhar Mann, Forbes #2 Creator I MBA in Entertainment, University of Southern California

The best city in America right now?

It might be San Francisco.

I'm shocked I'm even saying it.

I've always been an LA or NYC guy.

But I was up there this week for the first time in a while.

Attended some amazing events hosted by my friends at Brand Innovators and Creative Artists Agency during Super Bowl week.

I was immediately struck by the cleanliness.

The homeless crisis that dominated headlines for years?

Addressed in a major way.

I felt safe.
I felt energized.
I felt proud to be American.

Maybe it was just the Super Bowl energy.

But I think it's something more.

San Francisco's new Mayor Daniel Lurie took office in January 2025.

He's not just signing executive orders from City Hall.

He's out there.
In the neighborhoods.
Picking up trash himself.
Leading community cleanups.

His "Breaking the Cycle" initiative is tackling homelessness head-on.

Not with press releases.
With action.

The city that tech abandoned?
The city that became a punchline?

It's coming back.

I hope the mayors of LA and NYC book a flight to SFO soon.

Because this is the model.

American cities deserve better. 

The American people deserve better. 

Trust me and Daniel Lurie on this one.

Partnerships @ Dhar Mann, Forbes #2 Creator I MBA in Entertainment, University of Southern California

CEO, #KeynoteSpeaker 🤖 #Futurist 💻 #C-Level Exec, #Tech & #Advisor

As a seasoned Business Angel, Startup Investor, and Senior Advisor, I collaborate with global talents to drive innovations, support dynamic startup founders, and provide strategic guidance to leaders navigating transformations.

In my former role as CEO at Prospitalia Group (now Vivecti Group) and Partner & Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), I advised C-level executives on procurement, supply chain, finance, shared services, post-merger integration, and digital transformation globally. At BCG, I specialized in digital transformation, new business model innovation, and restructuring with a focus on procurement, supply chain, business process intelligence and operations.

As Chief Innovation Officer at Celonis, I championed the concept of the "superfluid enterprise" through process mining, advocating for extraordinary experiences globally. In the capacity of Chief Digital Officer, I served as a 'Digital Ambassador' for SAP, assisting customers worldwide in defining and executing digital transformation strategies across industries.

Previously, as Chief Procurement Officer at SAP, I implemented a global category management organization, procurement shared services, and a hybrid model with Ariba, Fieldglass, and Concur. Later, as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of SAP Ariba, I dedicated my efforts to simplifying procurement and supply chain complexities through innovative software solutions.

My diverse roles have equipped me with a deep understanding of technology, compliance, and supplier networks, making me sensitive to the challenges faced by today's procurement leaders. I am passionate about leveraging my experience to drive impactful transformations, foster innovation, and contribute to the success of businesses globally.

Dr. Marcell Vollmer

Recycling in 2026 

At this point, recycling feels less like waste management
and more like an escape room.

“Is this plastic?”
“Only if it’s Tuesday.”
“Cap on or off?”
“Yes. No. Depends.”

Your trash can now requires:
• a PhD in materials science
• real-time decision making
• and mild existential doubt

The future promised smart systems that understand waste.
Instead, we trained humans to become the algorithm.

Jokes aside the video is funny because it’s true.
If recycling is too complex to follow, it stops working at scale.

Maybe the real innovation in 2026 won’t be smarter bins.
It’ll be systems designed so people don’t need a manual to do the right thing.

Until then… good luck, and may your yogurt lid be forgiven.

Video Credit 🙏 @HumansNoContext

Technology is gradually taking over tasks people once did by hand.

I recently saw a similar video of renovation work. Painting done entirely by machines. Smooth, precise, efficient. No breaks. No fatigue. No complaints.

Impressive? Absolutely.
Uncomfortable? Also yes.

Because this isn’t about one machine replacing one worker.
It’s about how we redefine value when execution becomes automated.

The easy narrative is “technology steals jobs.”
The harder question is: what do we do with the productivity it creates?

History shows us something important:
Automation rarely eliminates work entirely.
It reshapes it. It shifts it. It demands new skills.

But that shift isn’t automatic.
It requires leadership, retraining, and economic structures that support transition, not just efficiency.

If machines take over repetitive physical tasks like painting, what new roles do we create around design, quality control, supervision, maintenance, creativity?

Technology doesn’t decide the outcome.
Policy, business models, and education do.

So the real question isn’t whether machines will take jobs.
It’s whether we’re preparing people for the jobs that come next.

Video Credit @_BarnyO

Robots inspired by snails wasn’t on my bingo card, but here we are

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have built small, bio-inspired robots that work solo or physically connect to solve bigger problems. Using suction, they can bond together, form structures, climb obstacles, or even behave like a collective robotic arm.

What makes this exciting isn’t the form factor - it’s the idea behind it.
Instead of one complex machine, you get many simple ones that:
• adapt to the task
• reconfigure on the fly
• cooperate when needed, separate when not

That’s a powerful shift in robotics design.
Less rigidity. More resilience.

You can immediately see the potential:
disaster response in unstable environments, exploration in unknown terrain, or any situation where flexibility beats brute force.

Once again, nature quietly shows us that intelligence at scale often comes from cooperation, not complexity.

If robots can team up like this, what other “single-machine” problems should we start redesigning as collectives?

Source 🙏  Lukas M. Ziegler

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