Fractional CSO/CRO for Energy, Mobility and Sustainable Technologies

Hi, I’m Martin. The CSO/CRO for your next growth phase. From strategic sparring to full-time operational engagement.

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My Services

Go-to-Market & Sales Strategy

Workshop-based, 2–4 weeks, on-site or hybrid

Your product works but leads aren't coming in, your sales team has no clear system, or you're losing deals you should win? I build a sales & marketing strategy that fits your stage. Whether seed or €30M revenue, whether hardware, SaaS, or services.

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Sparring & Advisory

Ongoing, 1–2x per month, sparring sessions & ad-hoc support

You have a great team but sales stalls? Most of the time it's because you lose focus on what matters most in daily business. I bring a clear view from outside, think along and help set focus on what truly drives your customer base and revenues. Strategy sparring, clear decisions and an action plan on sales and marketing activities, processes and team structure that make your company achieve its goals.

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Fractional CSO/CRO & Hands-on Execution

6–18 months, 1–6 days per week, as needed

You need a sales leader to build your revenue operations and take on ownership? When it gets serious, I step in. As fractional CSO or CRO, I build the strategy, theaction plan and the systems from the inside. Until your growth structure standson its own and delivers results.

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Keynotes & Speaking

Keynotes, panel discussions (DE/EN)

Renewables as economic policy | Competitiveness for Europe and Companies through CleanTech | Sales and growth in CleanTech | Hands-on leadership from family business toscale-up to corporate

Backed by over a decade in B2B sales across energy, mobility and sustainable technologies. No Power Point philosophy, real insights from execution.

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What I Bring to the Table

The experience, results, and lessons I bring from building, leading and growing across different stages

Sales and commercial leadership

18+ Years

Revenue scaled in under 3 years as CRO

€10M → €72M

Managed in Automotive across CEE

€411M P&L

Growth in year one at a ClimateTech startup

300%

Renewable Energies

Mobility

Carbon Markets

CleanTech

Hardware & SaaS

€10M → €72M revenue scaled as CRO at neoom, one of Europe’s fastest-growing CleanTech companies.

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€411M P&L responsibility across CEE, driving EBIT improvement across 70 dealerships at Porsche Inter Auto.

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34 GWh of energy traded within 2 years of launching a SaaS Energy Sharing platform at neoom.

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€1M revenue in 6 months building Marketing & Sales from zero at Econetix in carbon markets.

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250 → 430 reseller partners across DACH, growing the channel network by 72% in 18 months at neoom.

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450 MWh BESS sold across DACH through reseller network and in-house EPC at neoom.

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What It Looks Like in Practice

A closer look at the companies, growth phases, and results behind the work

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neoom — as CRO from €10M to €72M

As CRO, Partner, and Board Member at neoom, I led sales and marketing of a leading European CleanTech scale-up. Result: revenue growth from €10 to €72 million inunder 3 years.

€10M → €72M

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Econetix — as CSO 300% growth in year one

At Econetix, a ClimateTech startup in carbon market, I built go-to-market as CSO. Brought onboard during the seed round. Result: Triple-digit growth in year 1.

300% revenue growth

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GridHive — Founder

As CEO & Co-Founder, I'm building GridHive Energy as asset manager for utility-scale battery storage. Building the renewable energy infrastructure that relieves grids and enables the energy transition. Because I don't just advise. I build.

200MW/400MWh Portfol

How We Work Together

A simple process to understand where you are what you need & how I can help move things forward

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Get to Know

(30 Min)
We talk about your situation: Where are you? What's not working? What's your goal?

Game Plan

(1-2 Weeks)
I analyze your setup, talk to your team, and develop a concrete plan: What do we do, in what order, with what outcome?

Execution

Ongoing
We execute. Depending on your needs: as strategic sparring partner, in workshops, or directly operational as your fractional CSO/CRO.

Compensation models

Every company has different needs and requirements. That's why I work with three transparent models, tailored to your goals, budget, and the scope of our collaboration:

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Fixed price

For maximum planning security and clearly defined service packages.

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Fixed + success component

We share risk and result – ideal for ambitious, performance-driven projects.

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Work-for-equity + minimal fix

For high-conviction partnerships where I invest along side the founders - time and expertise in exchange for shared upside.

What Others Say

From Vision to Revenue

"Martin was at the heart of neoom's commercial growth. From strategic decisions to taking over sales and marketing in our most critical phase. Together we scaled from €10M to over €70M group revenue in under three years. He thinks like an entrepreneur and delivers results. Thanks for your dedication, Martin."

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Walter Kreisel

CEO & Founder

Built from Zero

"When Martin joined, we had an MVP, a vision and first revenues. No structured sales, no market presence, no systems and processes. With Martin we built that from scratch. Within a year: €5M order book closed, CRM and processes for full pipeline visibility, and Econetix established as a leading name in carbon markets. He builds."

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Jakob Zenz

CEO & Founder

Sparring Partner

"Martin challenges my thinking, brings clarity to complex decisions, and helps me stay focused on what matters most. His advice is practical, direct, and grounded in real-world experience, making him a trusted sparring partner for important business decisions."

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Philipp Semmler

CEO & Founder

Focus That Delivers

"Martin helped us sharpen our go-to-market and clarify our USP. Clear view on where our business model must evolve. Exactly the outside perspective every founder needs."

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Tobias Wiener

CEO & Founder

The right Call

“Martin brought commercial leadership to one of our most important strategic investments. Deep energy and mobility knowledge paired with a clear understanding of our needs. He structured the decision process and ensured we chose the solution that makes us more competitive long-term. Sharp instinct for what creates real value.”

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Uwe Petrow

CFO

“What stood out was not only the strategic clarity, but the ability to get things moving fast. Martin works close to the team, challenges assumptions, and creates real commercial traction.”

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Clara Neumann

Commercial Lead, Energy Venture

“What stood out was not only the strategic clarity, but the ability to get things moving fast. Martin works close to the team, challenges assumptions, and creates real commercial traction.”

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Jakob Zenz

CEO & Founder, Econetix

“What stood out was not only the strategic clarity, but the ability to get things moving fast. Martin works close to the team, challenges assumptions, and creates real commercial traction.”

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Gerhard Riegler

Managing Director & Owner

“What stood out was not only the strategic clarity, but the ability to get things moving fast. Martin works close to the team, challenges assumptions, and creates real commercial traction.”

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Tobias Wiener

Product CEO & Founder, one2zeroLead

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