Meet the Team

Visionary leader, founder and our managing director together with John, Ralph J. Rettler has been revolutionizing thinking for over 20 years. With an exciting track record of propelling cutting-edge innovation projects across the globe, he’s the mastermind behind breakthrough solutions and next-generation innovation in over 40 industries across the globe.

Seasoned industry veteran and our managing director alongside Ralph, John Dowling has spent decades leading the transformation of businesses from within and as a consultant. With deep operational expertise and a proven track record of implementing game-changing innovations across diverse sectors, he combines a pragmatic approach with empathetic leadership to turn visionary concepts into tangible results.

As a technology-focused innovation powerhouse, Manuel Schuhl transforms bold concepts into market-ready realities, spearheading ambitious innovation projects from discovery to profit impact, specializing mostly in engineering and production-centric industries.

Driven by curiosity to understand and improve, Fabio transforms ideas into strategies and strategies into real-world impact. This innovation and entrepreneurship specialist expertly bridges engineering and business, driving bold projects that enable clients to rethink what’s possible.

Our strategy and operating model wizard, Daniel Zeranski, specializes in turning strategic vision into operational reality, with an uncanny ability to see patterns where others see chaos. With a track record in industries from engineering to automotive, Daniel is a great guy to turn to when things need to happen.

A material scientist by trade and our scientific mastermind, Luisa dives deep into the complex worlds of physics, chemistry, and nano sciences. She’s our secret weapon for tackling intricate process engineering challenges, transforming scientific complexity into breakthrough innovation solutions.

When quality is literally a matter of life and death, there are no better hands to be in than Georg’s. He thrives in industries where “good enough” simply doesn’t exist, such as medical technology, automotive safety, precision manufacturing. Georg combines a sharp focus on business benefit with an uncompromising commitment to the safety and quality we all expect of such critical products.

From cars to coaches and from trucks to tractors: If your product moves, you need Jakob on your side. He combines deep industry and product expertise with a drive to find a better way. His specialty is rethinking complex products to create game-changing savings, and taking these ideas all the way to measurable P&L impact.

AI doesn’t have to be intimidating or theoretical, not when you have Philipp in your corner. From Machine Learning to Agentic AI and AI-first solutions, he brings emerging technology down to earth and into your products and processes. Philipp’s talent? Making cutting-edge tech accessible and practical, opening up possibilities that traditional methods simply can’t reach.

Gabriele is business coordinator and facilitator. She is directly responsible for administrating and coordinating project logistics, organizing, facilitating and acts as interface for internals and externals.

Alexander is the office manager at Bold. He ensures that all necessary materials are available and supports the team in implementing effective projects worldwide.