Gerald has been an entrepreneur since 1999. At the age of 25 he founded PORTUM AG, the first European provider of b2b reverse online auctions and sourcing events with a trading volume of more than €10 billion which was sold to IBX / Cap Gemini in 2006. He then co-founded BuyVIP, an eCommerce shopping community and sold it to Amazon in 2010 with more than 8 million members, 320 employees and a turnover of more than 140 million €. USD. IN 2012, he founded Pippa&Jean, a social selling community that has helped