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Max Kirst

I avoid complexity. I get straight to the point.

Three ways I turn that into impact: technology, sales, and communication working together, not in isolation.

Communication

Speaking, Content & Communication

Making complex AI topics land with any audience.

Keynotes, workshops, and content that turn dense technical topics into stories both technical and non-technical audiences understand.

  • Keynotes & workshops
  • Presentations
  • Video content
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Technology

Enterprise AI & Transformation

Turning AI strategy into systems people actually use.

From the first use-case workshop to a live rollout - connecting business goals with AI that ships, not just pilots.

  • AI transformation & strategy
  • Agentic AI & AI assistants
  • Use-case discovery
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Sales

Solution Sales & Go-to-Market

Enterprise deals, from first conversation to signed contract.

Selling complex AI and software solutions to enterprise buyers - navigating stakeholders and long sales cycles without losing momentum.

  • Solution & enterprise sales
  • Go-to-market strategy
  • Stakeholder management
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Engaging Content & Presentations.

I create video content and presentations that actually get watched - clips and talks that set the bar for reach and engagement, not just check a box. I'm at my best turning dense, technical topics into stories that land with any audience, from engineers to executives. The goal is always the same: content people remember, not just consume.

Workshops

Hands-on sessions.

Working through real use cases together with teams.

Keynote

On stage, live.

Speaking to enterprise audiences about practical AI.

Video

Short-form content.

Clips and demos that make complex ideas stick.

Panels

Discussions that matter.

Sharing perspective alongside industry leaders.

From first idea to real AI impact.

I guide AI initiatives from first idea to daily use - discovery, design, a small proof that it works, real implementation, and scaling what's proven. No two companies get the same playbook; the steps stay, the plan adapts.

Discover

Finding where AI can genuinely help - and being honest about where it can't, yet.

Example

A company where contracts, specs, and decisions live scattered across five different systems, and nobody can find anything fast.

Outcome

Clarity on what's worth pursuing first, and why.

Design

Turning an idea into a concrete plan - what gets built, who owns it, and how success gets measured.

Example

Deciding which systems to connect first, who needs access, and what "found in seconds, not hours" looks like in practice.

Outcome

A scoped plan with clear ownership, before a line of code gets written.

Validate

Testing the idea on real data, at small scale, before committing real budget.

Example

A working prototype that searches across two of the five systems - enough to show whether the approach holds up.

Outcome

A go or no-go decision backed by a real test, not a hunch.

Implement

Turning a validated idea into something a team actually uses, day to day.

Example

A different case: a service team drowning in repetitive requests gets an AI assistant that drafts a first response, so people review and send instead of writing from scratch.

Outcome

A tool people actually keep using after the launch excitement fades.

Scale

Taking what works and expanding it - to more teams, more use cases, more of the business.

Example

The same platform or assistant, rolled out to the next team, with the lessons from round one built in.

Outcome

Measurable, growing impact - not a pilot that quietly stalls.

Validated AI Expertise.

Official certifications and real-world skills - proven through hands-on AI sales, technical scoping, and customer advisory work.

AI Advisor Sales Badge
Issued by NVIDIA

AI Advisor Sales

Confirms AI advisor skills for use-case discovery, qualification, and customer decision support.

Verify credential
AI Elite Sales Badge
Issued by NVIDIA

AI Elite Sales

Validates AI sales skills across customer discovery, workload translation, and solution recommendation.

Verify credential
AI Elite Technical Sales Badge
Issued by NVIDIA

AI Elite Tech Sales

Covers technical sales guidance, solution fit, customer concerns, and proof-of-concept execution.

Verify credential

Selected career milestones.

A compact overview of roles, companies, and the business impact behind each step.

2025 - Present

Solution Sales Manager AI

Selling and shipping AI, from the first workshop to a live deployment.

Mandate

Identify high-value AI opportunities with clients and design the solution that fits - not a generic template.

Impact

Delivered production AI assistants, knowledge platforms, and autonomous agents - systems teams actually run, not pilots that stall.

Agentic AI AI Transformation Enterprise Solutions
2022 - 2024

Sales Manager DACH

Making knowledge management and search actually get adopted.

Mandate

Advised customers across the DACH region on AI-driven knowledge management, search, and SaaS platforms.

Impact

Turned recurring customer problems into solutions that stuck, not one-off projects.

DACH region

Knowledge Management SaaS Enterprise Sales
2016 - 2021

Business Development Manager (EMEA & US)

Taking a young knowledge-tech product into new markets.

Mandate

Built direct sales and channel partnerships to bring keeeb's technology to new customers.

Impact

Established the company's presence across Europe and North America - the early deals and partnerships behind that growth.

EMEA & US

Business Development Strategic Partnerships Go To Market
2013 - 2015

IT Consultant & Key Account Manager

Apple-based workplace IT that clients kept coming back for.

Mandate

Advised companies and schools on modern, Apple-based workplace IT.

Impact

Built long-term account relationships on the back of IT that just worked.

Enterprises & educational institutions

Apple Ecosystem IT Consulting Key Account Management
2010 - 2013

Apprenticeship, IT Systems Management

Building a strong foundation in technology and customer consulting.

Learned IT infrastructure, project delivery, and customer consulting from the ground up - the foundation that still shapes how I work today.

IT Systems Customer Consulting Foundation

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