Intro
„Machen ist wie wollen, nur krasser.“
Hans-Uwe L. Köhler
The world is full of possibilities. It is only a matter of recognizing them and putting them into practice. The right network and the right partners are often the key to success. Everybody has his or her own passion and should specialize in it. My passion is opportunity and that is exactly what Grotepass Holding is about. We turn opportunities into action!
Crazy ideas become companies. People become entrepreneurs.
A dream becomes success.
Companies
Alliance Action Sport
Type of company: GmbH
Foundation: 2020
Role: Founder/CEO
Status: active
Action sport is not a trend, it is a culture. We at the AAS are the experts in this sport. From the planning to the start of operation. We make action sports suitable for the masses and thus give everyone an insight into this culture.
Wake-Base Bad Aibling
Type of company: GmbH
Foundation: 2017
Role: Founder
Status: sold
Sand, wakeboarding, snacks, a really good coffee and the right sound in your ears: that's the Wake-Base. We founded the base, got the permits and built it. After three successful seasons and establishing the location in the area, the spot was sold and is still being operated.
Wake-Concept
Type of Company: GmbH
Foundation: 2006, GmbH since 2016
Role: Founder/CEO
Status: active
Wake-Concept is known worldwide for its services and support for wakeboard systems. We have successfully installed about 50 "Full-Size-Wakeparks". Wake-Concept was the first company in the world to specialise in the service and installation of water ski lifts.
Wakeparx Technologies
Type of company: AG
Foundation: 2019
Role: Chairman of the Board
Status: active
Wakeparx's mission is to bring wakeboarding to a new level and to let the sport grow. Since the foundation we could register several patents and utility models. The already built facilities set new standards. Wakeparx sees itself as an absolute premium manufacturer and is therefore very successful.
About
I am Moritz Grotepass, founder and owner of Grotepass Holding. I grew up in Quakenbrück, a small town in north-western Germany. When I was asked as a child what I would like to be when I grew up, the answer was always: “Independent!”.
At that time I did not know the difference between freelancing and entrepreneurship. In my opinion entrepreneurship is not about being able to do something particularly well or having a great degree or title. It is about putting the right tasks into the right hands. It is not just about having the ideas, but also about implementing them. You should do what fulfills you, something that motivates you and is fun.
Whoever finds his own true passion and decides to turn it into his job or business, already has way bigger chances for being really successful than most others.
My Story
The idea of turning my hobby into a profession did not occur to me when I was young. There have been 3 points in my life, which had a huge impact on my future career.
My apprenticeship
As an industrial mechanic at Hormes (https://hormes.de/) in Essen/Oldenburg, which I started after school. The apprenticeship was the most formative time for my further career. I learned a tremendous amount and was able to benefit greatly from the practical work. Working abroad during my apprenticeship also helped me enormously and broadened my horizon.
Traveling
After the apprenticeship, I started traveling. Traveling became my new addiction. In the beginning I had the Idea to just travel for a while before studying. In the end I never went to university. I founded my first company and studied life by discovering the world through fixing and maintaining wakeboarding cables all around the globe. After collecting 10 years of experience and constructing more than 45 Wakeparks, I started to delegate. Now I had the time to think big and really make a difference in the action sports scene. I stopped working as a freelancer and…
I started thinking like an entrepreneur
I understood that I needed to create a team around me to help me achieve my goals. Over time I had also gained a lot of knowledge and experience through trainings, seminars and above all an excellent network of entrepreneurs and mentors, which opened up completely new ways of thinking and new possibilities for me.
Contact
You obviously care what we do. Why are you reading this and how could we support you? I am neither a consultant nor a coach. I have already gone through many ups and downs, which have taught me a lot.
I am sure that passion and courage are much more important than any title or degree. If you have an idea that really drives you or just want to make a difference, feel free to contact me. In the worst case we just expand our network, but maybe we also move on to something big.