About

From founder to sparring partner.

As an entrepreneur, former CEO and board member, I know both sides: the euphoria of rapid growth and the pressure, doubts and loneliness at the top of a company.

Today I bring this experience to my mandates with composure and independence. I am the trusted sounding board where you can share unfinished thoughts, play through scenarios without fear and make well-founded decisions.

Michael Beglinger
Track record

20+ years of experience

Alongside my work as an advisor, over the past two decades I have founded and built several companies – including a leading IT services company (exit in 2023) and several start-ups.

~40employees led as CEO and member of the international group executive board.
100+projects delivered in digitalisation and transformation.
3successful company transactions and integrations supported.
Career

My key milestones.

2008

Founding a digital agency

Building a company for web and UX design as well as software and platform engineering.

2008 – 2026

Growth and international group management

As CEO, I led the agency to greater strength and was a member of the group executive board.

2022

Founding Beglinger Partners

An independent boutique advisory for boards of directors, family businesses and scale-ups.

Today

Independent Executive Adviser

Advisory, interim roles and board mandates, supported by a network of independent partners.

Approach

What you can count on with me.

Straight talk

An unbiased assessment, even when it is uncomfortable.

Confidentiality

Before any deeper insight, we sign an NDA under Swiss law.

Independence

I sell no products and remain vendor-independent.

Practicality

Ideas and measures must work in day-to-day practice and be embraced by the people involved.

Straight talk

An unbiased assessment, even when it is uncomfortable.

Confidentiality

Before any deeper insight, we sign an NDA under Swiss law.

Independence

I sell no products and remain vendor-independent.

Practicality

Ideas and measures must work in day-to-day practice and be embraced by the people involved.

Network

Single point of responsibility. Expertise as a team.

I work with a select network of independent experts to achieve top results in my mandates.

  • Agalith
  • Anthropic
  • EPFL
  • ETH Zürich
  • Google
  • Guggenheim Strategic Design
  • Universität Heilbronn
  • Microsoft
  • Phoeniqs
  • Simplexity Group
  • Stanford
  • Universität St. Gallen
Contact

Let’s get to know each other.

30 minutes, no obligation, with an initial unbiased assessment.

What happens in 30 minutes

  1. Your situation

    You describe where you stand and what is pressing.

  2. My initial assessment

    I give you an unbiased view, without sales pressure.

  3. Next steps

    If it is a fit, a tailored proposal follows. NDA in advance on request.

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