About Christopher

Christopher Grassmann

Founder of Luminar Minds Consulting and Fractional Chief AI Officer. A techie who fell in love with personal development.

Portrait of Christopher Grassmann
The first PC

It begins with blinking screens.

His father works with cathode ray monitors that look like television sets, with large floppy disks and blinking screens. The boy understands none of it and finds it irresistible.

At the age of eight he buys his first PC at an auction held by his father's employer and tinkers with it until it runs. The drive has stayed the same ever since: understand how something works, and make it better than yesterday.

  • 25 years of experience in consulting and technology
  • IT specialist for systems integration (Fachinformatiker)
  • M.Sc. Business Consulting & Digital Management
  • AI trainer certified by TÜV Nord
  • Talks in front of several hundred people
The path

Translating technology into reality.

Christopher Grassmann learned his trade in classic consulting, in suit and tie.

For more than ten years he works in IT service management consulting, rising from team lead to managing director of a spun-off company. For many years he works alongside software vendors, translating technology into the reality of their customers. Along the way he sees how digitalisation projects succeed and why they fail.

Today he supports business owners as Fractional Chief AI Officer. He thinks from the day after the fix and builds capability that stays in the company.

Christopher Grassmann speaking on stage in front of an audience
What drives him

To be the spark that gives others strength.

Sharing knowledge and caring for others are the values behind his work. He passes on more than an assignment requires and has a knack for bringing the right people to the same table.

He is an idealist who delivers as a pragmatist. When a nursery needs a sandpit, he does not talk about it for long, he gets people together until it is built. He is a father of three, still loves to draw, including in workshops, and prefers to meet clients in person at least once.

The sign

The human as a lighthouse.

The signet shows a stylised lighthouse whose light shines out in a circle in every direction. At its centre, the negative space forms the star, the familiar symbol for AI.

The human is the lighthouse, AI sits at its centre, and the light reaches everyone. That is what Luminar Minds stands for.

First conversation

Let's get to know each other.

The first conversation takes one hour and is free of charge. It is a test for both sides: you find out whether we are the right fit for you, and we find out whether we can truly help you.