Michael Wutzke
Michael Wutzke (“Mike”) is the founder of YARD and has attended more than 200 business events in the past three years. Along the way, he noticed two recurring problems: people struggle to find the right events, and they often have challenges to build or maintain meaningful connections.
The result is a fragmented experience where valuable opportunities get lost. YARD is his answer to these challenges by offering one place to discover events, stay connected, maintain privacy, and keep meaningful interactions accessible.
Helping to Build The Digital Rails of Tomorrow
With more than 20 years of experience in digital projects, Mike brings together deep technical expertise and strategic thinking. He has worked across B2B and B2C environments in roles ranging from hands-on development to senior leadership.
Michael is driven by building solutions that genuinely help people. His focus is on creating products that are intuitive, customer-centered, and designed for real-world impact. His way of working blends creativity, adaptability, and consistent execution to turn ideas into practical results.
Working in the Fintech Area
In recent years, Michael Wutzke has worked with a broad spectrum of innovative fintech companies and established financial institutions. He has overseen IT infrastructure across multiple data centers and worked hands-on with hyperledgers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. Michael is an expert in blockchain technologies and his mission is to bridge the gap between the on-chain world and real-life applications.
Michael is also contributing to platforms like Finance Loop, FinFluencer Circle, and Business Punk. Since 2022, Michael is organizing fintech and finance industry events, gaining practical insight into how communities form, grow, and engage. While doing so, he noticed how hard it is for most people to find the right business events and establish meaningful business contacts. His conclusion: we are somehow disconnected in a connected world.
