Summary
Ilari Schmidt is a Head of Ecommerce & Marketing and AI consultant with 11 years of experience building growth-focused digital products and automated workflows. He combines hands-on ecommerce leadership with practical AI-driven content and data enrichment pipelines that have generated hundreds of product listings and personalized messaging at scale. His background spans founding a digital agency, leading digital marketing and automation for Kasvu Open, and running Google Ads campaigns as an SEM specialist—bringing both entrepreneurial grit and analytics-first marketing. A former UN peacekeeper, he also brings resilience and international communication skills to cross-functional teams. Currently based in Finland, Ilari is pursuing advanced studies in Data Expertise and Artificial Intelligence, signaling a deepening technical focus behind his commercial experience.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Data Expertise and Artificial Intelligence (Master's Degree), Data Expertise and Artificial Intelligence (Master's Degree) at Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA at JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Tiimiakatemia
Matriculation examination, Matriculation examination at Eurajoki high school
Finnish, English