Norbert Grundei

Background

About Norbert Grundei

Experienced and result driven executive with focus on Mobile, Audio, IP, Technology and Social Media. Successful management of several strategy, transformation and innovation processes in media and creative industry. Creator of the "NDR Info Coronavirus Update" which is considered the most successful podcast in Germany, as it was streamed more than 60 million times in the first 6 months Multi-Award-Winning Creative and Executive Producer: 2 „Grimme Online Awards“, „Journalist of the Year“, 2 „German Radio Awards“. Specialties: Entrepreneurship: Set up of units in Media, Creative, Content Production, Digital. Transformation: Managing transformation processes in big incumbent organisations. Network: Valuable Network with Publishers, Media, Artists/Creatives, Agencies, Marketers). Leadership: Span of control up to 140 team members Norbert Grundei heads the Audio Strategy Department at Norddeutscher Rundfunk. In this function he is responsible for the multimedia brand N-JOY and the Audio Lab THINK AUDIO, among other departments. Norbert has created the "NDR Info Coronavirus Update" which is considered the most successful podcast in Germany, as it was streamed more than 60 million times in the first 6 months. The podcasts developed under his responsibility are regularly among the most listened to and most successful new podcasts at Apple Music and Spotify in Germany. Norbert was a member of the team that developed "funk"- the young content network from ARD and ZDF. Since 2016 he is one of the two NDR commissioners for funk. The NDR has developed successful YouTube and social formats such as "Kliemannsland","WUMMS" and "STRG-f" for "funk". Norbert holds a Master of Business Administration and developed a concept for innovation management in media companies during his studies. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Hamburg Media School's Digital Journalism Fellowship.