My essence is to inspire the human spirit in innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders worldwide. I support change makers and paradigm shifters to empower others and be empowered by finding their own meaning outside of the story we are all born into. I am a "from-Idea-to-Vision-to-Strategy-to-Execution Guy", structured and placed over US$1bn investments, founded 20+ companies, raised 3 kids, and produced 3 global media classics. I am a father, friend, entrepreneur, lawyer, film producer, and public speaker. My academic studies were in Munich, Berlin, Los Angeles, and Berkeley; currently, I divide my time between Berlin and Amsterdam. With my investment holding Argo Ventures, I have founded and co-founded companies on two continents since 1986, and have structured and placed 20 investment funds. With my company Greenlight Media, I have produced more than 150 episodes of TV animation and global hits such as Deep Blue and Planet Earth, influencing more than 1bn people on how they perceive sustainability and the role of humans on our planet. My business philosophy follows Peter Drucker’s simple wisdom: „Culture eats strategy for breakfast“ while my life philosophy is "to become the awareness behind my thoughts and feelings". I reject the ideology-based mindset which prevents convincing with reason as it rather manipulates with fear. As an entrepreneur, I have experienced great successes, and overcome bitter defeats and considerable challenges. These include steering my group of companies through the major global economic crises of 2001 and 2008, defending them successfully against hostile takeovers while striving to reinvent myself each time. I am in a constantly humbling process of learning the essence of Socrates’ teachings: “The unexamined life is not worth living” and the differences between economical success and personal fulfillment. I currently focus all my energy on my role as an initiator of the global community for courageous innovators, executives, and entrepreneurs: “The Argonauts” with the vision to nurture a global shift from the transactional, scarcity-based mindset to a transformational, abundance-of-life driven paradigm of life, creating a new planetary resonance - one conversation at a time. “Live without pretending, love without depending, listen without defending, speak without offending”