Entrepreneur, speaker, philanthropist & ever curious digital thought leader dedicated to helping influencers and executives make better digital decisions.

Christina is currently consulting businesses, executives, and influencers on digital strategies.

From 2011-2018, she was Co-Founder and Managing Partner of a digital agency, which landed her on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for Marketing and Advertising. Christina broke the record for most Google Partners All-Stars wins in a row, to be the first German citizen to win a Stevie Award, and to be on stage in front of 10’000 people.

Her consulting, writing, and speaking reflect the life-changing experiences she has gained from managing 650 people, growing businesses worth up to $30 million, and continuously learning from working with a variety of clients.

Christina Mendel's Startup Story

Growing up in Germany, she was exposed to the idea of the American dream from an early age. Her grandparents still remember how American soldiers saved them in World War II and her parents grew up with American music and Converse sneakers. When she was 8 years old, she decided that she wanted to learn English and see what the American dream was like.

There is something else that happened around that age, which was a defining conversation between Christina and her mom. One of her parents’ acquaintances said her dishwasher was broken and that she now has to wash dishes by hand. Christina asked why she didn’t buy a new one. She cannot afford it, her mom responded. Christina was shocked because the concept of not being able to afford something was foreign to her. The family had come from humble beginnings but she never felt like anything was missing because it was just the way the family looked at life. They had each other, which was all they needed and what they couldn’t buy was never an issue. Christina then decided that she never wanted to be in a situation where she couldn’t replace something that was broken and that being helpful is a part of everyone’s role in society. Memories like these gave her the drive and ambition to keep learning and to remain curious.

Christina studied International Management at ESB in Germany, International Management at Northeastern University in Boston, USA, and Business Management at Università Cattolica in Italy. During her last year of college, she continued her education by completing all Google Certificates and offered online advertising services. Due to a combination of continuous learning, testing, and customer-centric business management, she later worked with Google, Bing and Facebook to improve the advertising platforms for advertisers worldwide.

After running her startup in Italy and the United States for about 7 years, she realized that she had gotten lost despite the success on paper. The agency was headed in a direction that she didn’t enjoy, her relationship had fallen apart, and her American dream had come true but her career had arrived at an uncomfortable plateau. That’s when she decided to start over to find what was missing.
After a year of searching and learning, she came to realize that the best way to help businesses was not to be the partner one outsources to, but to contribute to digital transformation with a holistic, integrative point-of-view.

Digitization means connectivity.

Connecting teams, data points, fans with audiences and increase sales or awareness are what Christina’s digital strategies are focused on.

Christina currently resides in the beautiful city of Zurich. She is an avid equestrian and spends her free time around horses whenever she can. She is actively involved in animal welfare and the fight against domestic violence. Additionally, she regularly supports the performing arts and classical music initiatives.