About us
True to the old saying that opposites attract, diversity in thinking, experience and preferences is what we base our team on.
Aligned values make sure we stay hungry for the same things and agree on our mission.
Our Mission
Our mission is to enable and inspire companies and startups to transform & innovate better and faster through optimized collaboration. To face growing complexity, simplicity is key in all our trainings, workshops and mentorings. We also believe that structure and fun are essential for productivity and behavioral change and thus include them in everything we do.
Why DAY8
We are senior business people with decades of work experience in corporate, consulting and the startup world. We therefore understand our customers’ challenges better than many competitors and have the modern tools to solve them. Igniting the right mindset and using simple tools, our customers are able to innovate themselves successfully after only some days which is what we strive for.
We are senior business people with decades of work experience in corporate, consulting and the startup world. We therefore understand our customers’ challenges better than many competitors and have the modern tools to solve them. Igniting the right mindset and using simple tools, our customers are able to innovate themselves successfully after only some days which is what we strive for.
DAY8 Founders
Raphael
Ueberwasser
Co-Owner & persevere Empath
Product development, running big projects, people empathy or detailed startup work are his strong suit. Growing up in ICT he optimized customer experience and processes. Switching to a big consultancy and founding his own platform-startup rounded up his strategic knowledge.
“Empathy, a collaborative and strong drive for sustainable change are my motivators. I love seeing people grow with our simple yet highly effective working and collaboration methods. I believe that simplicity and looking for the essence is the key for so many things in today’s complex and chaotic world. To inspire people is to ignite that spark to real innovation.”
Fritz
Seidel
Co-Owner & rational Bulldozer
With nearly 20 years experience in leadership and change projects, Fritz is an old hand when it comes to an innovative mindset. Rebuilding areas e.g. in marketing, sales, cust.- experience or personal development and eventually diving into the startup world makes him an allrounder in business topics.
“Co-founding DAY8 gives me the opportunity to do what I can best every day while at the same time optimizing things I always found could be done better in the consulting business. Instead of month long projects implementing standardized solutions, businesses can now build their individual way forward with us while learning how to maintain innovation power in-house.”
The DAY8 story
“We first met 2009, while working on corporate projects in the customer experience and process optimization area. After starting our own startups some years later next to our daily jobs, we more and more realized, that we both are driven by the same values while functioning very differently. Being aware that opposites can be a great complement to one’s own abilities, we started talking about our dreams to bring innovations to life and change the world for the better. The first idea was to start some of our own business ideas after learning world-leading methods and tools to reduce failure risk. To finance, we would simply help and teach others the tools we learned and tested. We got stuck with the latter and the rest is history…”
Rafa & Fritz
Our Core
Our values reflect what we intrinsically believe and do every day. Those values are both our core competencies and our goal where we want to improve. They drive us, help us make the right decisions, steer us towards better solutions, and give us the energy always to give our best. Those four dimensions are what we stand for and from where we derive behaviour but also our methods and tools that we train and use in every workshop. We are proud of them, and everyone who has heard us speaking about what we do knows that there is a strong flame burning in us.
Curious
We stay eager to learn and explore all areas of life. Backed by scientific studies, we firmly believe that curiosity is the strongest driver for creativity and collaboration. An open mind towards other’s opinions and new solutions is what we try to ignite into our customer’s mind to help them think in possibilities.
Ethically
We believe in sustainability, philanthropy, and are value-driven. Without a change towards a multi-dimensional, sustainable approach, our world will drown. We take responsibility and support our customers towards more sustainable solutions while still building successful strategies and products.
Bold
We do what is right. Hurdles and challenges do not affect our route. Our belief is that perseverance combined with values, will eventually end up in sustainable and successful solutions.
Fast
We optimize outcomes as fast as possible and only as slow as needed. Speed today is a market advantage, no matter the industry. We aim to speed up results with the best methods out there.
Trusted ecosystem
DAY8 works with renowned experts and companies depending on the project needs to round up their services. Those companies and people have our full trust regarding expertise but also and even more regarding integrity and values.
Partner network
Trusted experts
Katka
Letzing
Startup Mastermind & CEO of Kickstart-Innovation
“We are always impressed by Katka’s infinite energy. Combined with her Startup- & Scaleup-knowledge as a serial entrepreneur this nearly is a guarantee for success.”
Expertise:
#Entrepreneurship #Startups #Scaleups #Intrapreneurships
Lea
Grüter
Enthusiastic Moderator, Avid Storytelling Advisor
“Lea’s presence and energy on stage is mind-blowing. Be it on a corporate event, interviewing panelists or training Startups for their next pitch: The stage is her natural habitat.”
Expertise:
#Moderation #Storytelling #Facilitation
Peter
Erni
Social Media expert and CEO of Brain & Heart agency
“Talking to Peter about Social Media strategies and Content Marketing always humbles us to the max. He seems to know everything you could know – and maybe a bit more.”
Expertise:
#SocialMedia #ContentMarketing
Leana
Fischer
Service Design Mastermind and Co-Founder of re:verse
“Even we work in a similar field, working with Leana always shows us, that expertise overlaps but still offers many synergies. Collaboration and learning from another works just great.”
Expertise:
#ServiceDesign #ExperienceDesign
Martin
Lengefeld
Communication Guru and multi-entrepreneur
“Martin is one of the best trainers we know when it comes to communication & negotiation. He is also a real entrepreneur and always up for new challenges.”
Expertise:
#Training #Facilitation #Communication #Negotiation #Moderation
Nina
Schacht
Research Mastermind & Founder of NIDOS Academy
“You need to do research? Search no more, just ask Nina. There will be no better choice. She is open, knowledgable and proactive when it comes to projects. Just perfect.”
Expertise:
#Research #DesignThinking #Consumercentricity #Facilitation
Tina Olivia
Seiler
Public Relations & Communication Specialist
“Meet Tina and you know, what energy is. With passion, creativity, diplomacy, and the needed assertiveness she develops and realizes communication strategies par excellence.”
Expertise:
#PR #CorpComm #intercultComm
#Crisiscom
Réginald
Bien-Aimé
Moderator, Entrepreneur and Innovation Consultant
“Reggie is just a blast as a moderator. We had so much fun with him e.g. co-moderating a 20-team-sprint-hackathon. Besides that, he is a great Startup coach and entrepreneurial spirit. ”
Expertise:
#ContentProduction #Strategy #InnovationConsulting
Pavlina
Pavlova
Sustainability enthusiast & business model geek
“Pavlina is all in when it comes to creating lasting impact. Be it CE-Transition or her other projects, she just lives it. As this topic gets more and more relevant, she is a great expert to work with.”
Expertise:
#Sustainability #CircularEconomy #BusinessModelInnovation
Want to know more? Let’s get in touch!
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Raphael Ueberwasser
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