Brands need to take a stand

Algorithms recognise patterns. Processes and models create frameworks. Experience and the willingness to make decisions deliver results.

Not describing what a brand could be. Working on what it becomes. That's work. Or rather; brandwork.

Approach

The right team at the right moment

No standing team. Every project is staffed from scratch — the best person for each role, chosen around the task. Local, national, international. Precisely who it takes. Not one more.

Approach

Build around the task

Strategy without execution is theory. Execution without strategy is noise. Add the right people, the right structure, the right attitude — and something good happens.

Making brands tangible
Developing activation from the brand's core and creating experiences that involve, surprise and move people.

Rethinking collaboration  
Building adaptive structures that foster co-creation, a culture of learning and personal ownership.

Strengthening brands from within
Connecting strategy, story and culture into a  framework that creates meaning, sharpens attitude and delivers impact.

About

Earned, not accumulated

Three decades at Wirz, Jung von Matt and Publicis. And still the same questions keeping me up at night: What if? What makes brands truly strong? What makes teams click? What actually moves the needle?

About

Standards, not shortcuts

Good projects don't just need a solid process. They need personal standards – and the conviction to stand behind them. Here's what that looks like for me:

Radically focused ​
Every decision is made with the people it's made for in mind..

Acting differently
Break patterns. Mix perspectives. Find solutions that actually work..

Staying curious
What really drives brands? Digging deeper – even when it gets uncomfortable.

Match the tempo ​
Sprint when it's urgent. Marathon when it's about substance. The task sets the rhythm.

Own it ​
Before anyone asks. For results. For people. For the journey.

About

Good work happens in good company

Not titles. Not positions. It's people, projects and moments that shape you.

Seit 2026
Städeli,  Founder

2024 and 2025

Publicis Zürich, CEO and member of the group leadershipteam

2022 und 2023
Jung von Matt Gruppe, COO and Partner

2017 bis 2022
Wirz Brand Relations, Zürich , CEO and Co-Owner Wirz Group

2005  bis 2017
Wirz Communications, Zürich, Managing Director, CEO (from 2010 on) and Co-Owner Wirz Group

2002 bis 2005
Advico Young & Rubicam, Zürich, Client Service Director and member of the executive board

Growing with
and through
the network

New things rarely happen alone. My network stays open — ideas, people, conversation. Always curious about what's next. Are you?

Network

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Network

Getting there together

Projects pass. What remains are the people you met and the work that pushed you further. And the proof that good collaboration makes a real difference.

AXA / Aveniq / Baloise / Baur au Lac Vins / Bundesamt für Gesundheit / CKW / Die Mitte, Die Mobiliar / Graubünden / IKEA / Ifolor / Lucerne Festival / Migros / NZZ / Ovomaltine / Post / Pro Infirmis / Rivella / Saas Fee / SBB / Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz / Skan / Swica / Swisscom / Suva / Toblerone / Toyota / USZ Universitätsspital Zürich / Weltklasse Zürich / Wild Pharma / ZKB Zürcher Kantonalbank / Zürich Tourismus