After studying design at HFG Pforzheim and NSCAD University in Canada, Patrick started out as a brand consultant at one of Germany's leading branding agencies. Over a period of 8 years, he was responsible for numerous comprehensive strategy and brand projects. From the very beginning, he focused on the combination of strategy and design in an entrepreneurial context.
In 2015, he founded Elevate Partners as a consulting and design company. Today, his projects involve increasingly complex issues relating to brand management, digitalization, customer experience and digital services. The focus on human needs and the transformative power of design continues to form the foundation of his work.
The mandates range from progressive start-ups to international corporations. Elevate Partners advises and designs premium brands in the following sectors: Services, IT, technology, retail, insurance, real estate, finance, automotive as well as medium-sized and family-owned companies.
With more than 20 years of experience, Patrick has led over 100 brand and transformation projects into the digital age. His projects have won numerous national and international awards, such as the German Corporate Design Award, the Iconic Architecture Award - Best of the Best, the IF Gold Award and the German Brand Award. He has been a member of the advisory board of the German Design Club e.V. (DDC) since 2025
He grew up in the heart of the Black Forest. He loves to spend his free time in the mountains skiing, running or on the tennis court. He lives with his family in Munich.
