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Management and strategy consultant focused on innovation and transformation for international companies and start-ups.

Profilfoto Rey Buckman

Consulting

Harness individual talents to form focused teams and drive transformation forward.

Problem

Every day, mission critical projects fail because the people involved are not properly aligned. Often all the answers needed to solve problems lie within the team, yet the team cannot find their way to the solution nor to achieve success. The result: unmet targets, company stagnation, and team frustration instead of success, growth, and joy.

Solution

I work with companies and start-ups to achieve ambitious goals in innovation and transformation. With my consulting services, entrepreneurs and corporate teams avoid costly mistakes and drive projects forward with fun and satisfaction.

Human-centered Consulting Approach

My consulting approach combines strategic analysis, the targeted strengthening of teams, and customer-centric innovation methods. This leadership focused approach transforms high performer’s individual talents into high achieving, successful teams. Together, we develop effective strategies and tailored processes that translate into measurable results.

Instigate with strategic analysis & structure
Empower Leadership Mindset
Innovate with customer-centric methods
Achieve ambitious goals

Profile

Enthusiasm

I am enthusiastic about working with diverse teams to empower people to advance their projects. The chance to share knowledge and to draw on my own experiences of success and how to overcome headwinds in order to move projects forward inspires me.

Story

Over the last decade, I have nurtured the operations of over 50 business entities that ranged from multi-nationals to agile start-ups. As a manager and consultant, I have become familiar with hundreds of innovative technologies and business models. In this work, I repeatedly came across the same problem: all too often, teams fail as teams. They block transformation, let valuable new ideas fizzle out, and slow down people's enthusiasm for innovation. To tackle this problem, I became a consultant.

Career Stops

  • Key Roles
    • Interim Chief Operations Officer at a Start-up
    • Lead Impact Ventures & #Africa4Future at Airbus
    • Founding Team Innovation Accelerator at Airbus
    • Experience in Europe, Brazil, USA, China and Ghana
  • Relevant Learning
    • MSc in International Management (CEMS: Brazil, UK, NL)
    • BSc in Business Science and Management (GER, UK)
    • "Outward Leadership and Inclusion" from the Arbinger Institute
    • "ThinkWrong" innovation processes from SolveNext
    • "Empowerment" from Phoenix
  • Leadership
    • Board member, Drones Doing Good Alliance, non-profit organization
    • Board member, CHOIS Foundation, non-profit organization
    • Member, Africa working group of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
    • Member and Group Speaker, Social Entrepreneurship Network Germany e.V.

With Rey, we were able to accelerate the transformation of our innovation area enormously. He created a team with a vision and achieved an impressive amount of output in a short space of time.

Christian Lindener, former Executive Vice President Innovation & Company Building, Airbus

I have been working with Rey Buckman for over 2 years. In close, trusting cooperation, we designed the SEED17.Academy and gradually developed it in the direction of Going To Market. He is largely responsible for its success - thanks to his analytical strength, his strategic foresight and his team and customer orientation. He has his heart in the right place and keeps his eyes straight ahead. It doesn't get any better than that!

Stephan Engel, Founder and CEO, SEED17.academy

Projects

  • Airbus BizLab

    Establish a global aerospace accelerator
    Logo Airbus BizLab Aerospace Accelerator

    Challenge

    Transform start-ups ideas and internal projects into revenue generating businesses

    Result

    • Over 6 years, 5 cohorts
    • Almost 1.000 ideas evaluated
    • 54 start-ups and 14 internal projects accelerated
    • 100 % positioned for growth
      • 22 % of start-ups earned follow-up contracts with Airbus
      • Over € 13.5 million in follow-up investments by external investors
      • Over € 3.4 million invested into internal projects
      • 63 % of internal projects were transferred to the core organization or licensed to the market

  • Hamburg Invest

    Strategy and pilot of a public innovation program
    Logo Hamburg Invest

    Challenge

    Develop a new program to recruit international scale-ups to Hamburg

    Result

    • Designed needs analysis for the "Scale-up Landing Pad Hamburg" program 
    • Conducted 13 multi-stakeholder interviews
    • Synthesized results into value proposition for key stakeholders
    • Provided roadmap to conduct pilot with 10 projects over 6 months
    • Evaluated the pilot phase 
    • Developed strategy for program continuation

  • SEED17.academy

    Interim Chief Operations Officer in a digital startup
    Logo Seed 17 Acadamy

    Challenge

    Develop a digital learning journey for all employees in all companies to discover how sustainability can be a source for innovation

    Result

    • Managed operations for start-up from concept to launch
    • Coordinated product development team from the idea to the first customers in 30 months
    • Secured 1 strategic sales and development partnership and 3 customers at launch
    • Operations metrics: 
      • Managed resources (time,talent,treasure) – on budget, on timeline
      • Managed talent to get from product concept to launch 
      • Managed fundraising to keep start-up afloat
      • Prepared onboarding new talent
      • Prepared new talent for company to sustain growth

  • DDG Alliance

    Strategy for a drone start-up alliance across 9 African countries
    Logo Dones Doing Good Alliance

    Challenge

    Develop start-up strategy and set-up financial procedures

    Result

    • Facilitated vision and strategic plan to unlock the full potential of drones and complementary technologies to achieve the SDGs
    • Created landscape of financial processes, procedures manual and administration tools
    • Onboarded financial administrator and oversaw accounting
    • Implemented financial planning and controlling

References

Logo Airbus BizLab Aerospace Accelerator
Logo Seed 17 Acadamy
Logo Continental
Logo Make-IT in Africa
Logo Dones Doing Good Alliance
Logo Hamburg Invest

Achieving ambitious goals in innovation and transformation processes. Avoid costly mistakes. Make projects fly with strong teams, fun and satisfaction. Interested?

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