SELEKT Founder Day: 2026 Strategy w/ Timo Buetefisch (Cooltra Co-Founder & CEO)
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WELCOME TO SELEKT FOUNDER DAY HOSTED AT TALENT GARDEN ⚡️
Founder Day is Karisma’s monthly anchor – the moment where members step out of the noise and into a curated environment designed for clarity, growth, and meaningful connection.
The day unfolds in 3 parts:
Founder Session → A deep dive led by an expert or established founder, offering sharp insights, lived experience, and practical frameworks tied to the theme.
Think Tanks → Curated founder groups where you work through your most pressing question or bottleneck together.
Lunch Break → A relaxed 1.5h pause to eat, chill, unwind, or catch up on work before the afternoon session.
This Month's Focus: Plan The Year Ahead with Clarity & Intention
A straight, practical look at how experienced founders design their year without overwhelm, noise, or guesswork.
You’ll explore:
How a complex, multi-country company approaches growth and structure
What matters when setting goals that actually move the business forward
Balancing ambition with operational clarity
Planning in uncertain markets — focus, adaptability, simplicity
Turning vision into concrete, executable steps
What You’ll Walk Away With
A behind-the-scenes look at Timo’s planning process
A clear, personalized blueprint for your 2026
Better definition of what growth means for your stage
Peer perspectives + accountability from Think Tanks
Fresh energy and a grounded start to the year
Meet the Expert: Timo Buetefisch
Timo Buetefisch is the co-founder and CEO of Cooltra, the European leader in two-wheel mobility rental and sharing. Under his leadership Cooltra expanded from a modest 50-scooter shop in Barcelona to a fleet operating across multiple countries, tens of thousands of vehicles, and serving millions of users.
Before Cooltra, Timo was consultant and worked for corporate leadership giving him training in structure and strategy before he built a company from scratch.
His journey combines hard-earned entrepreneurial grit and systematized scaling know-how, perfect to extract lessons from.
Meet the Facilitator: Sven Mulfinger
Sven Mulfinger is a multilingual executive coach, serial entrepreneur, and facilitator of high-performing leadership teams. A Vistage Chair and founder of Neurodisruptors, he works internationally with CEOs and founders to unlock clarity, resilience, and growth.
With 20+ years of experience scaling ventures across Europe, Sven blends rigorous leadership tools with experiential methods, creating powerful spaces where leaders think differently and accelerate both personal and business transformation.
Program & Flow
10:00–10:30 AM → Arrivals & Coffee
10:30–10:45 AM → Opening & Activation
10:45–11:00 AM → Connection Dynamics
11:00–12:30 PM → Founder Session w/ M47 Labs
12:30–2:00 PM → Strategy Lab + Group Sharing
2:00–3:00 PM → Lunch Break
3:00–6:15 PM → Think Tanks
6:15–6:30 PM → Closing Circle
Guest Access
Members may bring 1 qualified guest
Five additional guest spots are available each edition
Selection is curated to protect the quality of the room
Hosted at Talent Garden
Talent Garden is a leading innovation campus in Barcelona’s 22@ district, a hub where entrepreneurs, startups, and creators work, meet, and build.
Its 4,500 m² space brings together flexible coworking areas, meeting rooms, a vibrant café, and dynamic event spaces designed to spark ideas and meaningful connection.
Built for real progress, Talent Garden provides the environment, tools, and community that help ambitious founders scale with confidence.
Click here to learn more about Talent Garden 👈
Got question? Contact federica.gervasoni@talentgarden.com
About Karisma
Karisma is a community of high-level, growth-minded founders with the mission of helping our members become the best version of themselves and building real, long-lasting relationships. We believe the right room changes everything.