Every company is unique, so should be their approach towards travel management and towards their employees traveling on business. BTM-Lab is supporting you to find your right mix of ingredients for your unique local, regional and global travel, logistics and mobility management to get you the best approach and strategy.

Besides consulting you on existing programs, working out together with you yourindividual company strategic approach towards managing your program and help implementing it, BTM-Lab furthermore offers outsourced travel management for companies who dont have sufficient dedicated resources inhouseas well as whole outsourced project management.

About Me

Forward-thinking, visionary, and strategic leader with 20+ years of experience.

• Global Travel & Logistics Management
• Budget Management
• Change Management
• Global Procurement
• Travel Reporting Systems
• Travel Insurance
• Travel Risk Management

• Process & Workflow Improvements
• Spend Reduction
• Mobile Applications
• Vendor & Supplier Relations
• Contract Negotiations
• Cross-Functional Group Collaboration
• Multinational Team Building, Training, Motivation & Leadership

• Extensive background in setting up the complete end-to-end travel management process, from booking to traveler reimbursement, including traveler mobile application and risk management.
• In-depth knowledge of the inner workings and intricacies of travel, including policies, procedures, processes, regulations, and guidelines.
• Inspired by future opportunities and new best practices, processes, tools, methods, and ways of working to drive business performance.
• Sharp attention to detail combined with the ability to visualize the larger picture, identify relevant patterns, risks and opportunities, and examine multiple strategic options to determine best steps and solutions.
• Intrigued by the unique qualities of individuals and effective at leveraging their differences to establish motivated, productive, and collaborative teams.
• Exceptional interpersonal, networking, and communication skills with people across all organizational levels both within and outside of an organization.

Beate Christeleit is a versatile, forward-thinking, and achievement-driven leader with a 20-year career centered on global travel and logistics. She proved her capabilities in a variety of areas, ranging from setting up travel management programs from scratch; managing post-acquisition integration of travel programs; executing strategies for global travel; providing leadership for the full scope of travel and expense tools; developing travel policies and travel risk programs; and managing local travel manager networks to streamlining processes; developing audit and compliance programs; and negotiating with global suppliers to procure travel services.

Beate Christeleit completed a program as a State Accredited Company Interpretor in English and French at Vorbeck-Schule Gengenbach as well as multiple professional development programs related to content marketing, legal, finance, cost and project management, negotiations, and sourcing. She is a member of the Association of Certified Travel Executives (ACTE). Beate is currently supporting ACTE on the planning for its Executive Forum in Istanbul, and will also be responsible for running the program and serving as its Moderator.