Marion Knaths

When you start as a nobody in a big corporation at the age of 19 and are being offered the position of vice president at a major American public company at the age of 34, you have probably done something decisively right. In order to bring this “decisive something” to others, Marion Knaths founded sheboss in 2004.

At the same time she started a consulting company applying the expertise in purchasing, controlling and marketing she had acquired at OTTO to new clients, in order to expand her know-how beyond the mail-order business.

She started her professional career with the “Hamburger Model”, a specific German form of integrated Bachelor of Business Administration that includes internship in a major corporation. She held the positions of re-buyer, head of controlling, and head of marketing in Children’s Wear. She switched to Women’s Wear at the age of 30, where she headed up the project “Young Fashion” and became head of economics and re-buying of the Women’s Wear division, becoming the youngest member of OTTO’s executive staff.

She has a passion for anything she does, and her sense of humour enables her to face the challenges of life with a pinch of salt. With her inspiring style of speech she delivers even the driest topic in an entertaining and comprehensive way.

Published Books
2006 - Vom Krebs gebissen, Hoffman & Campe
2007 – Spiele mit der Macht, Hoffman & Campe