Fynn Kliemann: “I used to start something together with anyone who came along and had a great idea.”
"It took a few years to understand where I could truly add value and where I would be more likely to cause disruption," Fynn Kliemann wrote in a recent LinkedIn post . He also stated that Kliemannsland should continue to grow. To achieve this, he needed a COO .
Since April 2023, Kliemann has been the managing director of Kliemannsland again. In the wake of the mask scandal involving him and his then business partner Tom Illbruck, he temporarily resigned from the position and withdrew from public life. In September of last year, he was a guest on the podcast "Hotel Matze," where he discussed the question of guilt and proper communication. This was followed by a new music album, an art exhibition, and an ARD documentary titled "I hope you miss me." And then there's Kliemannsland's YouTube channel. The latest video is about Kliemannsland. It's about what's going well and what's not. A COO could probably help with that in the future.
It's been almost three years since the ZDF Magazin Royale episode "SCHEISSE bauen (DIY)" (Building Shit (DIY)) aired. It featured Kliemann and his then-business partner Tom Illbruck, founder of the textile company Global Tactics . They allegedly sold masks from Bangladesh and Vietnam as "fairly produced in Europe" during the coronavirus pandemic. They also allegedly donated 100,000 defective masks to refugees. The Stade public prosecutor's office investigated them on suspicion of fraud. The case was dropped in return for a €20,000 fine, which Kliemann paid to charitable organizations. Advertising partners and thousands of followers turned away from Kliemann as a result of the scandal.
In an interview with Gründerszene, he talks about his plans for Kliemannsland, the criteria he used to fill the COO position, the questions he asked the applicants – and what he has learned as an entrepreneur over the past three years.
A lot of things didn't go well. I apologized for that, and that was entirely appropriate. But for me, the next step is to demonstrate change.
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