Michelle Skodowski

Michelle Skodowski has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and companies. Michelle co-founded BOTfriends in 2017 and served as the Co-Founder & COO. At BOTfriends, they focused on developing and designing conversational AI applications such as chatbots and voicebots. Michelle played a key role in the development of a unique software solution that allows employees in companies to independently develop and operate chatbots and voice assistants without programming skills. Michelle was also selected to participate in the Google for Startups: Female Founders Program in 2019, where they received mentorship and participated in workshops on topics such as OKRs, GTM strategies, marketing, and leadership. Michelle continues to benefit from the program's alumni network and leadership academy opportunities. Prior to BOTfriends, Michelle worked as a digital sales & user experience working student at Bosch Rexroth in 2017. Michelle also gained experience as a project manager for B2C user experience during an internship at eBay in 2016. In this role, they strategized with the product team, coordinated landing pages, improved the user experience of the eBay Free Template Creator, conducted competitive analysis and reports, and negotiated deals with third-party listing tools. Michelle also worked as a student assistant for Prof. Dr. Christina Völkl-Wolf at Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Würzburg-Schweinfurt in 2016, and as a community manager at Kleiderkorb from 2015 to 2016.

Michelle Skodowski completed their Bachelor's degree in E-Commerce from the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) from 2014 to 2017. In 2015 to 2016, they also attended Christ University in Bangalore, although the degree and field of study are unspecified. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained "Introduction to Generative AI" from Google Cloud Skills Boost in June 2023, "Managing Team Conflict" from LinkedIn in July 2019, "Certified for Google Adwords" from Google in May 2017, and "Certified for Google Analytics" from Google in January 2016.