Author: Erika Krizsan

Networking is the crucial part of a start-up’s Stratege

Erika Krizsan

Meet Alexander Degenhart at the MOI – THE MAGIC OF INNOVATION in Vienna

Please introduce yourself to our readers!
Alexander Degenhart: Dear readers, I am Alexander Degenhart. Since around 15 years I have been dealing with business development topics – my focus is on sales. I run my own consultancy firm with a selected specialization on sales and its development and management. My customers are start-ups and also international corporates from different market sectors. I hold master degrees in law, economics, studied management and leadership and like combining trainings, lectures and consultancy services with analytical business simulations. Privately I enjoy travelling and exercising sports such as cycling, swimming and hiking.

Please tell us about your business?
Alexander Degenhart: I love to work with ambitious entrepreneurs, corporates and startups as well who seek for growing their business through sustained, long-lasting sales. As a sales expert with many years of C-Level experience I empower organizations in accellerating their sales – from a strategy to the implementation and its management. This is in general what I do. It includes business modelling, supporting sales operations and sales organizational development. What makes the difference to other consultants? Well, quite often I get involved in the search of new key accounts and partnerships, but also in the set-up of new sales channels in foreign countries. Read more →

Focus on a concrete trouble spot and create a unique solution

Erika Krizsan

Meet Frank Genheimer at the MOI – THE MAGIC OF INNOVATION in Vienna

Please introduce yourself to our readers!
Frank Genheimer: Hi, my name is Frank and I am managing director with New Insurance Business, a consulting company that focuses on insurance industry and its cooperation partners. With more than twelve years of experience in insurance business I am concentrating on topics such as new business strategy, product development & innovation as well as cooperation management. Before I founded New Insurance Business in 2015, I worked as product developer, project manager, product manager and life actuary with different insurance groups and for several European countries. Since several years I am a regular speaker at actuarial seminars & workshops and various other events throughout the financial service industry.

Please tell us about your business?
Frank Genheimer: New Insurance Business has three main pillars: consulting of insurance companies and their cooperation partners (e.g. banks and startups), connecting startups and incumbents as well as developing and marketing own InsurTech ideas and concepts. Read more →

Live your dream and believe in your success!

Erika Krizsan

Erika Krizsan Founder of INSURANCE FACTORY in interview about the MOI – THE MAGIC OF INNOVATION Event in Vienna

Please introduce yourself to our readers! Please tell us about your business?
Erika Krizsan: ERIKA, THE INSURY WOMAN
Why? I like insurance! I knew, already when I was 13 years old. I will work in an insurance company. I started in Hungary at Generali. After that I started at the ERGO Group in Vienna. I worked more than 20 years in different positions, national and international in the insurance industry. My bosses knew, I wanted to learn a lot and I got the opportunity to do this. I managed and organised small- and big projects, established new companies in different CEE countries. Ones I woke up and I wanted to start my own company – it was born – INSURANCE FACTORY! I learned a lot from the best innovators from the world and from the most motivated startups!

Yes, 5 years ago, I had the crazy idea, to support the insurance industry in innovation & creativity. At that time, everybody said: “Mrs. Krizsan, Innovation in the insurance industry? We don`t need it! We have our business model already for more than 200 years and it hasn`t changed”

However I developed training methods and concepts to motivate and support the development of insurance managers mindset to the digital transformation. I organised Innovation trainings methods via Design Thinking, Business Model Innovation, EDISON Principle and some lovely co-creation training with startups and students. I have organised Innovation Talk in Vienna every 3 months and since 2015 the Insurance Innovation Day (with Award Ceremony).

This year 2017 is a very special year, because Insurance Factory will celebrate it`s 5th anniversary with friends, colleagues, startups, investors and insurance executives at the Insurance Innovation Day 2017. The event will be international for the first time with speakers from more than 9 countries – e.g USA, England, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and of course from Austria! It will be a MAGIC, because the Event is THE MAGIC OF INNOVATION!

And for the first time, we will have an amazing INSURY Startup Award with Pitchings Session in Vienna

I had the vision to build a new insurance community in Vienna (like in Berlin, London and Zürich!) with insurers, brokers, investors, startups and all future-oriented managers. Let`s innovate the insurance industry! Read more →