About
My working life began in the City of London at the dawn of digitalisation. Rolling out Cantor Fitzgerald’s first electronic bond trading platform onto institutional floors like Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, and Citigroup across Europe and the UK taught me the raw mechanics of finance: pace, diligence, compliance but most of all the energy and support of the people that you learn to rely on.
Moving from high-frequency to high-stakes. A decade with sustainable asset managers like Aquila Capital, I developed narratives in an environment shaped by regulation and long investment horizons for over 1,000 BaFin-compliant publications in solar, wind and infrastructure.
In 2019, I entered the "Wild West." Web3 and digital assets were emerging industries searching for a language and a seat at the regulatory table. I collaborated with ventures and ecosystem partners across the EU and UK and represented the sector in government-led industry initiatives at Westminster Parliament.
My work has never been confined to one context. While London shaped much of my professional foundation and perspective, living and working in Switzerland, Spain and the French Caribbean changed how I read cultural nuance and stakeholder dynamics. In parallel, I built a practice as an abstract figurative painter and exhibited across galleries and curated shows. Painting has since become part of how I think and who I am.
Today, I run Octopus Media, helping clients navigate transformation through strategy, communication and narratives that resonate.
Julia Froenicke, Marketing Consultant