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Carol Rapp

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Managing Director at Merz Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
📍 Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Carol Rapp is the Managing Director of Merz Verlag, the organizer of the worlds largest board game fair, SPIEL Essen. With over 20 years in the industry, including CEO and Marketing Director roles at Asmodee, her expertise is in business growth, marketing, and leadership. People who have worked with her describe her as creative, resourceful, and a dynamic professional.

As a self-described "game nerd, " Carols passion for play is lifelong, having grown up playing board games with her family. She and her husband own a personal collection of around 3, 000 games. She also shows a keen interest in other forms of analog culture, such as book fairs and comics.

Under her leadership, SPIEL Essen occupied the entire Essen exhibition grounds for the first time in its 40-year history.

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Current Role
Managing Director
Location
Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Personality Overview

How Carol shows up

Demanding
ROI Conscious
Hard To Convince

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Carol cares about

The Power of Play
Believes playfulness is a key 21st-century skill for learning and insight. This philosophy is central to her professional identity, from running SPIEL Essen to her coaching business.
Game Industry Growth
Has a track record of expanding businesses, from restructuring Asmodee Germany to overseeing the significant growth of the SPIEL Essen trade fair.
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Career

Work history

11-2022
Managing Director
Merz Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
1-2021 - 11-2022
Playful Business Coach & Consultant
Playful Business
1-2021 - 12-2021
Executive Coach & Consultant
All About Games Consulting
2-2019 - 12-2020
International Marketing Director
Asmodee Group
1-2015 - 1-2019
CEO
Asmodee Group
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2011 - 2011
Social Media Manager
Social Media Akademie
2008 - 2008
Leading and connecting of virtual Teams
Die Akademie
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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