Throughout my career, I’ve realized that the most significant growth happens when you’re willing to make the tough choices” is the philosophy that drives Christoph Zeizel to personal and career successes. Christoph has gone from his childhood fascination with becoming an entrepreneur to working with Fortune 500 companies and scaling companies’ revenue, funding, and reach.
Christoph grew up in Germany, where his fascination with entrepreneurship would become a passion for bringing growth, no matter what. Having briefly attended the University of Augsburg at 18, he made the hard choice of an entrepreneurship career, eventually starting Mawave, one of the largest social-first agencies in Europe.
From achieving his dreams, Christoph has helped others achieve theirs. He led Mawave to an annual recurring revenue (ARR) surpassing $10 million, managing over $250 million in social media budgets annually, and employing more than 110 full-time employees. Mawave’s 250+ client list includes small and medium-scale businesses, startups, and Fortune 500 companies.
As a growth-minded executive, Christoph deeply understands how organizations work and how to build sustainable systems for growth and development. He led Mawave to create and refine the company’s growth framework and build an internal development and learning platform that handles the company’s training.
Christoph led the company’s 8-digit revenue growth in less than six years with no prior experience and has won several awards, including the Best-Agency Award 2023, Focus Wachstumschampion, Kununu Award 22/23, and Bester Arbeitgeber Bayern Platz 2.
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He has built two other thriving companies among his many commitments. Through Christoph Zeizel Holding, he advises startups in tech and advertising, helping them drive sales, marketing, and developmental goals. As a problem solver, Christoph co-founded a tracking tool to address the issues with tracking social media channels and ad performance.
Christoph’s greatest strength comes from his resilience, entrepreneurial mindset, personal and team leadership, and ability to spot opportunities early. His peculiar skills in managing heterogeneous sets of employees and his creativity in helping solutions to complex problems help Christoph to smash growth objectives.
As a committed growth specialist, Christoph values communication, teamwork, time management, and adaptability and hopes to continue achieving his childhood dream of building and innovating. Elon Musk inspires Christoph, and he has expressed his admiration for Musk’s tenacity and understanding of technology in solving issues in multiple industries. Like Musk, Christoph wants to push the boundaries of what is possible!
He has transitioned into the tech industry, where he is interested in using data to improve sales, from product discovery to purchase. In addition to starting a family, Christoph hopes to build a unique company that transforms how buyers and sellers interact. He sees the next ten years as a crucial phase where he will continue learning, become a better leader, and build a legacy of impact.
