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SKUMentor
Jan. 2024Austin, Texas Metropolitan AreaI am driven by a passion to inspire, guide, and empower others on their entrepreneurial journey. Here's what I aims to achieve in his role: 1️⃣ Igniting Passion: I'm driven by a desire to ignite a spark in aspiring entrepreneurs, helping them uncover and pursue their passions. By sharing my experiences and insights, I aim to fuel the fire within others, inspiring them to chase their business dreams with enthusiasm. 2️⃣ Knowledge Sharing: As a SKU mentor, I highly value the exchange of knowledge. I'm here to share practical, real-world insights gleaned from my own entrepreneurial journey, providing mentees with valuable information and perspectives to navigate the challenges of the business world. 3️⃣ Problem-Solving Skills: Entrepreneurship is no walk in the park, and I get that. I want to equip my mentees with problem-solving skills, helping them tackle obstacles with resilience, creativity, and a solution-oriented mindset. 4️⃣ Building Confidence: Confidence is the key in the entrepreneurial realm, and I want to instill that in my mentees. I encourage them to trust their abilities, make bold decisions, and face uncertainties with courage. 5️⃣ Network Expansion: Recognizing the power of networking, I'm on a mission to connect my mentees with valuable contacts, resources, and opportunities. By expanding their professional network, I hope to open doors for collaboration, partnerships, and growth. 6️⃣ Holistic Development: It's not just about business strategies for me. I value the holistic development of individuals. I want to guide my mentees not only in their professional pursuits but also in personal growth, leadership skills, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
7️⃣ Celebrating Success: I'm genuinely excited to celebrate the successes, big and small, of my mentees. Whether it's achieving a milestone, overcoming a challenge, or realizing a dream, I'm here to applaud and encourage their achievements.
Texas 4000 for CancerAdvisory Board Member
Jul. 2023Austin, Texas, United StatesAdvisory Board Member for Texas 4000. Texas 4000 for Cancer cultivates student leaders and engages communities in the fight against cancer. We share hope, knowledge, and charity in the fight against cancer through our 18-month leadership development program and our cornerstone event, a 4,000+ mile bike ride from Austin to Anchorage.
woomManaging Director North America
Jun. 2023 - Dec. 2023Austin, Texas, United States
woomChief Executive Officer
Mar. 2022 - Jun. 2023
woomGlobal Chief Customer Officer
Jul. 2021 - Mar. 2022woom USA founder Mathias Ihlenfeld is the Global Chief Customer Officer and one of four managing directors of woom. In his role, he is expanding the brand's e-commerce and customer experience capabilities in the United States, throughout Europe, and beyond woom is a globally-acclaimed kids' bicycle company, originally founded in Austria in 2013, with its North American headquarters located in Austin, TX. The brand was brought to the United States by Mathias Ihlenfeld in 2014, one year after woom had been founded in a tiny garage in Vienna, Austria, by Mathias's brother Marcus and his business partner Christian Bezdeka. woom USA quickly established itself as a digitally native brand, developing direct-to-consumer expertise and serving its customers through a personal relationship with the brand. Due to the remarkable product, excellent service, and extensive word-of-mouth recommendations, in 2020, woom USA was recognized for the second year in a row by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the US, with a stunning three-year growth rate of 742%. woom has disrupted the kids' bike category in North America and is the largest and fastest-growing direct-to-consumer brand in the space. Its award-winning bikes include options that are 40% lighter than conventional kids' bikes, making woom bikes the lightest series-production kids' bikes in the world. 90% of the components on woom bikes are specifically designed for kids and are manufactured with the highest quality materials. The woom range is comprehensive serving children to learn how to ride and to develop cycling skills as they grow. The line includes balance bikes for toddlers starting at 18 months old through front suspension mountain bikes for 12-14-year-olds. This year woom debuted their first children's e-bikes in the United States, one of the first and the most premium on the market.
Austin Business Journal Leadership TrustOfficial Member
Aug. 2019 - Jul. 2021Austin, Texas
woom bikes USACEO & Owner
Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2022Austin, Texas AreaMathias Ihlenfeld is the CEO and Owner of woom bikes USA, a company based in Austin, Texas, that is on a mission to inspire children throughout North America to love riding their bikes by offering high-quality, lightweight bikes specifically tailored to a child’s anatomy. Since 2014, Ihlenfeld has helmed the business as woom bikes has become one of the fastest growing companies in the United States, the 20th fastest-growing company in Texas, and the 7th fastest-growing company in the city of Austin, as recognized by Inc. Magazine. Ihlenfeld and his team at woom bikes have positively disrupted the children’s bike category in North America as the largest and fastest-growing direct-to-consumer brand in the space. Raised in Germany, Ihlenfeld moved to the United States in 1994 as a collegiate tennis player, ultimately earning his MBA at the University of Alabama. Ihlenfeld gained vast experience in the business world as an IBM and SAP management and financial consultant. During that time, he developed the skills and intuition to successfully manage an international manufacturing business in a fast-paced, digitally driven economy. Over the last five years, Ihlenfeld has built a team of over 30 employees collectively driven to change the lives of children through cycling. Ihlenfeld utilizes his background, commitment to building a sustainable organization, and belief that it is a company’s responsibility to give back to the communities it serves. woom has a give-back model built into the organization called upCYCLE—when customers buy the next size woom bike for their child, customers are able to return their used woom for 40 percent of the original purchase price. upCYCLED bikes are then donated to nonprofits focused on getting kids on bikes regardless of their socioeconomic environment. woom bikes USA has a goal of donating 500 bikes to children in need in 2020.
Ihlenfeld Consulting LLC.: Schneider ElectricSAP Consulting: Financial Management
Jan. 2013 - Apr. 2017Mr. Ihlenfeld has 18 years of experience with ERP SAP FI/CO life cycle implementations involving all phases of the package development life cycle. He has deep expertise in the design and implementation of Finance and Controlling solutions in various industries. As a SAP Controlling subject matter expert, he is designing and implementing SAP CO and FI solutions for his clients.
Ihlenfeld Consulting LLC.: Commercial Metals CompanySAP Consulting: Financial Management
May. 2011 - May. 2013Mr. Ihlenfeld has 13 years of experience with ERP SAP FI/CO life cycle implementations involving all phases of the package development life cycle. He has deep expertise in the design and implementation of Finance and Controlling solutions in various industries. As a SAP Controlling subject matter expert, he is designing and implementing SAP CO and FI solutions for his clients.
Transfield ServicesIBM Managing Consultant
Dec. 2010 - May. 2011
Schneider ElectricIBM Managing Consultant
Dec. 2009 - Dec. 2010
Commercial Metals CompanyIBM Managing Consultant
Dec. 2007 - Dec. 2009
IBMIBM Managing Consultant
Aug. 2007 - May. 2011Managing Consultant in the Financial Management Practice of IBM Global Business Services. During his tenure at IBM, he has received multiple IBM Service Excellence Awards for his outstanding project work at IBM clients. Please see assignment history section for project details.
Karl Storz EndoscopySAP FI/CO Competency
Apr. 2003 - Aug. 2007
US Pipe and FoundrySAP Implementation Lead
Dec. 1999 - Apr. 2003
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