Kerstin Ludwig
Kerstin Ludwig · going→fwd

Brand Systems Strategist · Fractional Brand & Design Lead, DLX MBA

Closing the gap between brand strategy and execution across teams, touchpoints, and AI

 

I solve gaps between strategy, systems, and execution so brands become clearer, more coherent, and easier to act on — backed by 25+ years leading across categories, markets, and transformation contexts.

 

 

End the loop. Make the call.

A focused session to turn messy inputs into one clear decision, with a written recap that makes execution actually happen.

→ Scope-based timebox → Decision log + owners → Recap + action plan

 

 

How Strategy Sprint / Diagnostic works

 

· Kickoff (60 min)

· Review of current reality (assets, workflow, decisions, outputs)

· Optional 3–5 short stakeholder interviews (depending on projects)

· Synthesis + decision workshop

 

What a Strategy Sprint & Diagnostic delivers

 

→ Breakpoint diagnosis (what’s not working + why)

→ Priority list (what to do next / what to stop)

→ Decision points (what must be decided, by whom)

→ Workable setup (roles, decision rules, workflow)

 

What clients say about the Strategy Sprint

 

“The collaboration resulted in a case that serves as a blueprint for us — not as a one-off solution, but as a repeatable strategic pattern.”

— Daniel Braun, CEO & Thomas Holl, CTO @ Emerge, AI employer branding startup

 

 

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METHODS & CERTIFICATES

 

Future London Academy Design Leaders 24/25 Scholarship IDEO U 2024 Certificates Hyper Island x CIFS Certificate Sweathead Stragey Accelerator Certificate