About me.

I work at the intersection of innovation, strategy, and digital transformation, helping organizations to identify future opportunities, validate ideas, or turn complexity into actionable products, services, and business models.

Portrait of Beat Gmeiner

I'm driven by purposeful work, where innovation addresses real needs and leads to meaningful impact.

Let's change the world for the better!

Background

My background spans startups, IT consulting, venture building, and innovation management, across industries including healthcare, energy, insurance, mobility, and sustainability. I've supported organizations in exploring new business opportunities, building innovation capabilities, and translating emerging trends and technologies into validated products, services, and business models.

What I care about

I'm particularly passionate about meaningful innovation: creating solutions that improve people's lives, strengthen health and social systems, support underrepresented groups, and contribute to a more sustainable future.

How I work

Methodologically, my work combines corporate foresight, business model innovation, venture building, design thinking, and agile ways of working — enhanced by AI to accelerate research, synthesis, ideation, and execution.

Experience

Where I've put the work in.

  1. Innovation Management

    Vinzenz Gruppe

  2. Venture Building

    v_labs Vienna

  3. IT Consulting

    Accenture

  4. Sales & Business Development

    inoqo

Studies & certifications

Where the foundations come from.

  1. Master's in Digital Business Innovation & Transformation

    IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems

  2. Bachelor's in International Business Administration

    WU Vienna — incl. international studies at Católica Porto Business School, Portugal

  3. Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I)

    Scrum.org certification

Let's talk

If our approaches align, I'd love to hear what you're building.