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Stefanie Kaltenbrunner

PortfolioOVERVIEW OF SELECT PROJECTS

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I help ambitious organizations turn complex ideas into reality - leading launches, strategic partnerships and stakeholder-heavy initiatives across cultural, mission-driven and start-up sectors. I'm closely involved in shaping strategy and positioning and take primary ownership of how it gets implemented.

Strategy & Positioning

In close collaboration with leadership/specialists

  • Internal and external communications strategy
  • Brand positioning, repositioning and organizational transformation
  • Translating complex or technical content into clear strategic frameworks
  • GTM strategy

Delivery & Coordination

End-to-end ownership

  • Project and launch management from concept through to delivery
  • Bringing together and managing the right teams and partners for each initiative
  • Operational coordination across production, staffing and event delivery
  • Aligning organisations and stakeholders with different priorities toward a shared outcome

Industries

My work spans creative, cultural, mission-driven, start-up and tech organisations.

Selected Collaborators

World Health Organization, Australian Government, Van Gogh Museum, …,staat creative agency, MENDO publishing, Retail is Detail, DeeBlanche creative agency.

IndexDetails
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Kurongkurl Katitjin

ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, COMMUNICATIONS & BRAND TRANSFORMATION

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Kurongkurl Katitjin, where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, research and community come together at Edith Cowan University, needed to realign how it communicated internally across departments and externally to its broader audiences.

On-site research and institutional audits shaped strategic frameworks for internal communication, organizational alignment and cultural identity, alongside a phased rebrand currently rolling out across the institution.

Scope

  • On-site stakeholder research and institutional audits across teams and departments
  • Strategic frameworks for internal communication, organizational alignment and cultural identity
  • Development of a phased rebrand rolling out across the institution
  • Communication strategies across digital and physical touchpoints
  • Redesign of website navigation, user journeys and information architecture
  • Definition of organizational mission, values, tone of voice and cultural positioning

Outcome

  • Established the strategic foundations for a long-term organizational and communications transformation, aligning internal culture, operational systems and public-facing identity across the centre
DeeBlanche creative agency2025—2026
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Data for Due Diligence

STRATEGIC PROJECT LEAD & STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION

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A global initiative to bring coherence to sustainability measurement across the apparel, textile and footwear industries - spanning multiple organisations with competing frameworks and priorities.

The work involved translating technically complex material into a shared operational language, coordinating alignment across ZDHC, Cascale and Apparel Impact Institute, and structuring communication around the Data Matrix and Factory Improvement Journey frameworks.

Scope

  • Stakeholder alignment across ZDHC, Cascale, Apparel Impact Institute and ecosystem partners
  • Translation of complex technical frameworks into strategic communication
  • Structured messaging around the Data Matrix and Factory Improvement Journey
  • Facilitation of strategic discussions across global stakeholders and implementation partners
  • Development of a unified operational framework from fragmented sustainability metrics

Outcome

  • Contributed to a unified sustainability framework piloted across 100+ factories throughout Asia, creating a shared operational language for environmental performance measurement
DeeBlanche creative agency2025
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Mendo

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION & STRATEGIC RESTRUCTURING

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Mendo is an Amsterdam-based design bookshop and publisher, known for its curated collections in art, fashion, photography and architecture. Mendo required a full reset of commercial direction, operational structure and brand positioning, with the goal of building a credible path to relaunch.

A three-year strategic growth framework was developed spanning publishing acquisition, organizational restructuring, financial and staffing trajectory, and brand repositioning through to relaunch implementation.

Scope

  • 3-year strategic growth framework
  • Publishing acquisition strategy
  • Organizational restructuring
  • Financial and staffing trajectory
  • Brand repositioning and relaunch

Outcome

  • A low-risk relaunch structure enabling the business to reach break-even within the first two years
MENDO2016—2019
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Our Business

STRATEGIC COORDINATION & LAUNCH MANAGEMENT

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A first-of-its-kind social-media-led healthcare campaign targeting Indigenous communities in Australia, requiring alignment across organisations that don't typically operate in the same room.

The work centred on building the operational structure to hold a long-running, multi-partner campaign together - coordinating across WHO, the National Department of Health, ECU researchers, Community, influencers and creative teams from strategy through to delivery.

Scope

  • Stakeholder alignment across WHO, National Department of Health, ECU, Community, Influencers, Creative agencies
  • Campaign rollout strategy and phased execution
  • Cross-functional project leadership
  • Operational structure and delivery oversight

Outcome

  • 2-year running campaign, presented at the WHO Prague Summit 2024 and contributing to multiple healthcare publications
DeeBlanche creative agency2016—2019
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The New Stijl

Cultural Publishing & Creative platform launch

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A large-scale publication celebrating Dutch creative culture, bringing together more than 50 creatives, partners and contributors across disciplines - requiring coordination across a complex, decentralised ecosystem.

The work covered strategic coordination of book production and launch, including editorial timelines, press oversight and creative-ecosystem engagement from development through to public launch.

Scope

  • Strategic coordination of book production and launch
  • Stakeholder management across creatives and partners
  • Press and launch event oversight
  • Production timelines and editorial coordination
  • Creative ecosystem engagement

Outcome

  • Launched a 500+ page cultural publication and accompanying press event, positioning Dutch creative talent internationally
…,staat Creative Agency2018—2019
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Van Gogh on Tour

Cultural Experience & Partnership activation

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A traveling exhibition concept built around the Van Gogh Museum Editions, combining cultural programming, luxury partnerships and consumer engagement across international retail environments.

The work covered end-to-end launch coordination across multiple locations — managing partners including KLM, Bentley and Porsche, and scaling production, staffing and audience experience across exhibition, events and retail.

Scope

  • End-to-end launch coordination of a traveling exhibition format
  • Luxury and corporate partnership management (KLM, Bentley, Porsche)
  • Operational scaling across locations
  • Staffing, training and local partner coordination
  • Production oversight across exhibition, events and retail
  • Audience engagement and experiential strategy

Outcome

  • Measurable increases in mall foot traffic across locations and establishment of a scalable cultural-retail activation model
Retail is Detail2018—2019
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Solid Nature

STRATEGIC LAUNCH COORDINATION

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Solid Nature's rebrand and flagship presentation at Milan Design Week required tight coordination across platforms, agencies and an international event - with limited room for misalignment.

The work brought together cross-platform rebranding, spatial and digital launch coordination, and stakeholder alignment across a compressed timeline and high-visibility setting.

Scope

  • Cross-platform rebranding rollout
  • Spatial and digital launch coordination
  • Stakeholder and agency alignment
  • International event execution

Outcome

  • One of the most widely covered activations of Milan Design Week 2022
…,staat Creative Agency2018—2019
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Van Gogh Museum Editions

International Cultural Relationship Management

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Van Gogh Museum Enterprises required strategic coordination of international exhibition experiences and private cultural activations across luxury hospitality, member clubs and high-net-worth audiences globally.

The work spanned VIP event management, partnerships with luxury venues and audience experience design - bringing cultural programming into premium environments across multiple markets.

Scope

  • Strategic coordination of international exhibitions and cultural programming
  • VIP event and stakeholder management
  • Collaboration with luxury venues and hospitality partners
  • Audience experience and relationship coordination
  • Cultural programming in premium environments

Outcome

  • Supported the international positioning of Van Gogh Museum Editions through exclusive cultural experiences across high-profile global venues
Van Gogh Museum Enterprises2016—2019