Carolin Taurer is a highly accomplished General Manager with a track record of success leading foreign brands in the competitive retail and wholesale consumer goods industry. She has vast experience in the areas of Beauty, Fashion, and Design, having worked in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Italy. Carolin is a results-driven and customer-focused leader who consistently exceeds expectations in delivering exceptional service while ensuring the optimum impact of the brand. She possesses excellent communication and negotiation skills and excels in developing and maintaining internal and external relationships. Her education includes a degree in Business Administration from HTW Berlin and Georg-Simon-Ohm-Fachhochschule Nürnberg, as well as a Business Coach certification from FU Berlin's Institute for Organization and Management.

Throughout her career, Carolin has held several significant positions, including Director at Aesop, Commercial Manager DACH at Aesop, and Country Manager Switzerland at Aesop. She also served as the Global Wholesale Lead at FREITAG and Senior Country Manager Germany/Japan/Italy at FREITAG. Furthermore, she owned and managed a fashion boutique and sales firm named Nico und Sasha. She started her professional journey as an intern and then as an Assistant in PR and Sales at w.a.r.d. GmbH - IRIEDAILY.

Carolyn finds fulfillment in being part of a productive team as well as training and motivating them. She is an expert in team management, business administration, negotiation, and communication. She enjoys building internal and external relationships since it helps drive business growth. Her areas of interest and expertise include leadership, retail, wholesale, consumer goods, beauty, fashion, and design.