Hi there!

I’m Susanne (Susi)

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Skill Set

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Marketing & PR

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Project & Program Management

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Strategic, operational Thinking

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Cross-functional Collaboration

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0 to 1 – Building from Scratch

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Certifications

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<aside> <img src="/icons/arrow-right_gray.svg" alt="/icons/arrow-right_gray.svg" width="40px" /> New Media & Marketing, Duke University

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<aside> <img src="/icons/arrow-right_gray.svg" alt="/icons/arrow-right_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Digital Marketing & Digital Analytics, NYU

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<aside> <img src="/icons/arrow-right_gray.svg" alt="/icons/arrow-right_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Project Management, Berkeley

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Education

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<aside> <img src="/icons/official-document_gray.svg" alt="/icons/official-document_gray.svg" width="40px" /> MA & BA in Mass Media & Communications

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Languages

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<aside> 🇬🇧  English – fluent

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Interests

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FemTech & Longevity

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Leadership Development

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Mindfulness, Mental Health & Yoga

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European Builders & Ecosystems

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About Me

Strategic communications leader with 13+ years in PR, marketing, and events, shaping the European startup ecosystem. Led the launch of Austria’s startup office in Silicon Valley, supported VC funds with platform strategy & community, and built marketing & content for VC-backed startups. Thrives on bringing people toegther, from high-impact events to founder communities. 💜 Passionate about learning & personal development, FemTech and supporting the next generation of builders.

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www.linkedin.com/susanneknoll/

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My Services

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Services

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Work Experience

<aside> <img src="/icons/circle-dot_gray.svg" alt="/icons/circle-dot_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Comms, Marketing & Platform Consulting BetaConnections (Sep 2023 - Now) Supporting European founder and investors with brand strategy, marketing, comms, events and portfolio support.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/circle-dot_gray.svg" alt="/icons/circle-dot_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Marketing & Content Lead Aware Health (March 2022 - Aug 2023) Built and scaled marketing function from zero to 4-person team, owning end-to-end marketing strategy including brand, growth, product, PR, community, and events and scaled the brand & content team.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/circle-dot_gray.svg" alt="/icons/circle-dot_gray.svg" width="40px" /> VC Platform & Comms Lead Remote First Capital (Jan 2020 - Jan 2022) Built RFC’s first platform function, leading brand, marketing, investor comms, and portfolio support. Designed founder resources, events, and investor connections to help startups scale.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/circle-dot_gray.svg" alt="/icons/circle-dot_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Debuty Director, Head of PR & Programs Open Austria (Aug 2016 - Sep 2019) Launched Austria’s first Silicon Valley startup hub for the Austrian government, built a 5K+ member founder community, and developed innovation programs connecting startups, corporates, and policymakers.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/circle-dot_gray.svg" alt="/icons/circle-dot_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Debuty Head of Corporate Communications The Verkehrsbuero Group (Jan 2014 - Jan 2016) Led PR, corporate comms, and crisis strategy for Austria’s largest hospitality group, managing a $500K comms budget and overseeing brand storytelling across five brands.

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Articles

https://medium.com/@susanneknoll/lessons-learned-helping-take-a-healthcare-startup-from-0-to-1-1d2bb9133170

https://medium.com/@susanneknoll/a-mini-playbook-for-early-stage-startup-pr-876ecb356b7f

Work Examples

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