Leander Michaelsen

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Director Finance at Sidekick Health

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Overview

Leander Michaelsen is the Director of Finance at Sidekick Health, where he leads Treasury, Financing, and M&A. His background includes private equity at Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, focusing on transformation management. He holds a Master of Science from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

Leander demonstrates a keen interest in complex economic strategy, evidenced by his second-place award in a national competition. The contest involved managing the city of Hamburgs finances in a 20-year simulation, showcasing his skills beyond his corporate finance role.

He played a pivotal role in a successful post-carve-out turnaround, which increased a companys enterprise value from €30 million to €180 million.

Personality Overview

Curious

Assertive

Value Driven

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Finance
His current role at Sidekick Health is focused on treasury, financing, and M&A, leveraging his experience in high-stakes corporate financial management.
Digital Therapeutics
As a finance leader at Sidekick Health, he is deeply involved in the business of developing and scaling digital health applications. [Predicted]
PE Turnarounds
He has direct experience as a Transformation Manager, contributing to a 6x increase in enterprise value for a former portfolio company.

Media Appearances

Leander has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2024 - 10-2025
Director Finance at Sidekick Health
7-2023 - 11-2024
Head of Finance - Sidekick Rx at Sidekick Health
1-2023 - 6-2023
Founder's Associate at Sidekick Health
6-2022 - 12-2022
Associate - Private Equity (Transformation Manager) at Mutares SE & Co. KGaA
5-2021 - 8-2021
Intern - Private Equity (Transformation Manager) at Mutares SE & Co. KGaA

Education

2020 - 2022
Master of Science - M.Sc. from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
9-2021 - 12-2021
Master of Business Administration - MBA from SKK GSB Sungkyunkwan University

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Insights For Selling To Leander

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Avoid making offhand commitments

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Leander is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Leander

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Leander move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Leander take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Leander

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