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Michael Knapp

Commander · DISC type D
Founder & CAIO at MiniMBAi
📍 Stuttgart Region, Germany

Michael is a fractional CMO with over 25 years of experience, specializing in AI-driven marketing and digital transformation for tech companies. As the Founder & CAIO of MiniMBAi and a GTM Advisor, he helps businesses integrate modern AI with legacy systems. He holds a Certificate in Disruptive Strategy from Harvard Business School Online.

Colleagues describe him as an innovator with exceptional strategic thinking and a deep understanding of omnichannel marketing.

He co-founded MiniMBAi, a six-week program designed to teach experienced, "pre-AI" B2B marketing leaders how to deliver measurable impact with artificial intelligence.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Founder & CAIO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Stuttgart Region, Germany
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Very Quick
Risk-Taker
Decisive

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Practical AI Integration
He focuses on bridging the gap between traditional marketing and AI, teaching teams how to use AI as a practical tool for measurable results rather than just experimenting.
Marketing Transformation
His career is centered on leading companies and their reseller organizations through complete marketing overhauls to increase pipeline and efficiency.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Founder & CAIO
MiniMBAi
10-2025
GTM Advisor EMEA
Inovient.io
6-2024
Business Maker
Lemon Operations
6-2025
Associate Go-To-Market Strategy for Tech, Industry Innovators and Startups
Pangea Summit
4-2025
Member
European Champions Alliance
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
3-2022 - 5-2022
Education details unavailable
Harvard Business School Online
2020 - 2020
Certificate in Disruptive Strategy
Harvard Business School Online
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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