Founder and Chief Technology Officer for 934 Ltd & Former Executive at Microsoft

Christian Frei is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer for 934 Ltd, a company which focusses on the production of live entertainment, including media and sports. Christian has a wealth of experience working in one of the largest tech companies in the world: Microsoft. He was with the company for 18 years and worked his way up to become the Senior Director CMO for Western Europe. Using the expertise he has gained from a stellar career, Christian is now a highly sought-after keynote speaker on marketing in the digital age, and how to disrupt industries to ensure a company’s success.

Whilst studying his master’s in Marketing at ZfU International Business School, Christian wrote a thesis which predicted the current transformation taking place in the marketing world, clearly showing his ability to one day help organisations in their goal to be market leaders. Christian began his career as a Retail Specialist and Department Manager for Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund before then being promoted to a Junior Product Manager for the company. Christian would then go on to be a Marketing Manager for Digital Equipment Corporation before beginning his illustrious career with Microsoft in 1998 as a Product Manager and System Engineer. His notable accomplishments from his time with the company include saving the company millions of pounds by reinventing Microsoft Western Europe’s marketing structure within four months. He also shifted priorities of the establishment to a partnership model and represented the company as a presenter/speaker at prestigious conferences all over the world.

Other notable roles held by Christian include becoming a Partner of Oprandi & Partner, Speaker and Digital Transformation Coach for InspiredView, a Member of the Board of Directors for Gregory Knie Entertainment Ltd, Chairman of the Board for 934 Systems LLC and a Global Speaker and Executive Coach for LiveCon. With over 25 years of experience and expertise, Christian has become a trusted coach and mentor figure, teaching others how to transform their organisations, and the impact they have within.

In recognition of his accomplishments within Microsoft, Christian was awarded the Microsoft Gold Star twice, Microsoft Top Talent twice and the Microsoft Circle of Excellence. What makes Christian such a sought-after mentor and coach is his belief in people: he creates an environment where people are able to achieve dramatic results beyond their imagination by giving them a purpose. Once people have belief in their abilities, amazing things happen within companies. If you are an organisation looking to transform your organisation and become market leaders, Christian Frei is the speaker you need to hire to ensure your employees unlock their full potential.

In May 2023 we sat down virtually with Christian Frei and discussed how you can create a culture that empowers innovation. Watch our Exclusive Interview with Christisn Fei.

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Below are Christian Frei's official speaking topics:

Marketing
Digital Disruption
Industrial Revolution
Philosophy of Marketing in the Digital Age

Official Feedback from In-Person and Virtual Events

"I worked alongside Christian for 4 years while he was CMO of Microsoft Western Europe. Christian is a clear strategic thinker, both creative and innovative, while at the same time a strong people person and a great collaborator and team player. He brings modern marketing content knowledge to bear and played a very strong leadership role in clearly establishing WE as Microsoft's thought leader in modern marketing. Importantly, he led both in thought and in action, rolling out a new area-wide modern marketing model that overturned the status quo and set the area up for the digital marketing age." - Brian, Senior Director, Travelport

"It has been my pleasure to work together with Christian for the past 7+ years as a terrific client. He is always smart, strategic, thoughtful, planned and ahead of what's next in the world of global and technology marketing. And even better, he is a partner who gets work done and makes a positive business impact for his brands and his company, while always being a great agency partner and client." - Kass, President and Global Chief Operating Officer, WE Communicatoins

"Christian has been a close friend and great client for some 12 years. He helped us on-board a most complex and diverse account across Europe and then helped to drive programs and initiatives globally. He always led with business outcomes, refreshing, and his professionalism and partnership were second to none. His skills in strategic thinking coupled with his leadership abilities and enhanced by his expertise across marketing disciplines make him a powerful resource." - David, Co-Founder, DoAble LLC

"I have worked with Christian in various roles for over 10 years. He has always been an exceptionally strong marketing talent with boundless energy, enthusiasm and strong conviction to ideas and driving for positive outcomes. Christian is a great mixture, he is a creative person with an abundance of great ideas, strong vision for the future state coupled with impeccable execution capability. He has strong curiosity about the world he lives in and brings that to bear in his job, his life and to the people he connects with each day. He is a strong, bright , talent who will push you, support you, challenge your thinking and drive for excellence. Great guy." - Sue, Vice President of Marketing, Microsoft

"Christian is a thoughtful WW leader who combines deep expertise on B2B marketing with strong personal skills to achieve high performance. He is a generous professional, fully committed to results who knows how to inspire change on co-workers and lead to strong results. It is a pleasure working with Christian." - Cesar, CEO and Founder, Collective Brains

"I have worked with Christian for 5 years, his strengths are the ability to apply long term strategic marketing thinking into actionable plans for his organisation. Christian challenges the norm whist collaborating with colleagues and peers." - Rachel, Consumer Channel and Partner Marketing Lead, Microsoft

"Christian is a recognised visionary, currently leading transformational change through his marketing community in Western Europe, Microsoft. He has a compelling vision which others are excited by and this inspires real energy and enthusiasm for delivering results. There is a saying which I feel is relevant to share here: enthusiasm is contagious so be a carrier. Christian is absolutely a carrier driving a vision to become world class marketers and make a real difference for consumers touched by his team at Microsoft. He is a design architect of creative projects that enables individuals to play to their strengths and engage in meaningful development activites that helps them work towards realising their potential. He has real passion, is action oriented and has a fascination with learning from inspirational leaders past and present. He is intrigued with leadership beyond boundaries and can absolutely help shape tomorrows leadership model in marketing at Microsoft." - Executive Advisor, Chief Coaching Officer, 934 Ltd.