Christian Ringstad Schultz

Christian Ringstad Schultz has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Christian is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Masterchannel, an AI-based sound enhancement solution for the creative industry. Prior to this, they worked as a PhD Candidate at Universitetet i Oslo, conducting research on data-driven business models and publishing papers for conferences. Christian briefly left their PhD position to focus on building their company, Masterchannel AS.

Christian also has experience as the Owner of Christian Schultz Music, where they managed their own music business. Christian co-founded the Dublin Games Conference, which became a prominent game industry conference in Ireland, and took on the role of Project Manager at Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU), leading the establishment of Spark* NTNU in multiple locations.

Additionally, Christian co-founded Phonion Technologies, the company behind the web-based gaming platform Tiltspot, and served as Vice President of Spark NTNU, an organization that mentors students in entrepreneurship. Christian also worked as a Sommervikar POP at DNB, evaluating and suggesting improvements to a system used by the company. Furthermore, they gained experience through an internship at Rallyware, where they analyzed potential areas for business and contributed to the development of their inbound-marketing strategy.

Before their career in entrepreneurship, Christian worked as a Corporate Receptionist at Statens legemiddelverk. Overall, Christian Ringstad Schultz has a track record of entrepreneurship, research, project management, and involvement in various industries.

Christian Ringstad Schultz started their education at the School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences in 2013 and completed their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Economics and Administration in 2016. In 2016, they also studied at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) for a year, completing an Årsstudium in Pedagogikk (Pedagogy). Later in the same year, they attended the University of California, Berkeley for a short period to study Innovation. From 2017 to 2019, Christian pursued a Master's degree in Business Development at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).