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Marlene Kirchner

Strategic Innovation Partner & Venture Validator

€1,034/day
Mexico City, MX
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Marlene

I help organizations make sense of complex human and systemic challenges so they can take confident action.

Across consulting, innovation leadership and venture exploration, I have worked at moments where clarity mattered most - when teams needed to decide what to build, invest in, or let go of. My career spans change management consulting, a global MBA, service design leadership + business leadership roles where I coached teams, solved complex client challenges and rebuilt struggling projects. Today, I work independently with venture studios, innovation teams and impact-driven organizations. What connects it all is my ability to listen deeply, see patterns others miss, simplify complexity and turn insight into direction.

If you are navigating uncertainty and need clarity rooted in real human understanding, let’s talk.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Polish

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Mexico City (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Self employed
    Strategic Innovation Partner & Venture Validator
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    June 2023 - Today (3 years)
    Mexico City, Mexico
    I partner independently with venture studios and forward-thinking organizations that are struggling with a dry or generic innovation pipeline. I build rigorous validation engines, combining deep-dive research, expert and user interviews, and systemic mapping, to ensure that every opportunity you invest in is backed by firm evidence and clear decision criteria.

    If you're not only looking for research but for the confidence to build, let's talk about how to de-risk your innovation pipeline.
    Venture Validation Innovation Management User Research Innovation Strategy
  • Board of Innovation
    Business Director
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    October 2021 - May 2023 (1 year and 7 months)
    New York, United States
    • Co-led strategy, business innovation, business development, operations, and sales for Americas region
    • Led and coached team of 11 strategists, designers, and entrepreneurs in projects for global brands
    • Developed sustainable client relationships with global brands
    Business Model Innovation Venture Validation Innovation Strategy Innovation Portfolio Business development
  • Accenture Song (former Fjord/Insitum)
    Service Design Lead
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    June 2017 - October 2021 (4 years and 4 months)
    Barcelona, Spain
    • Led Service Design projects and project teams for global brands
    • Conducted complex global Strategic Research projects (incl. user research quant+qual, UX research, concept validation)
    • Developed sustainable client relationships with global brands
    • Responsible for Business Development for Europe+APAC+US
    Business development Innovation Strategy Strategic Research Service Design User Research

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Education

  • MBA
    ESADE Business School
    2015
  • B.Sc. Economics & Law
    WWU Münster
    2008

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