Tim Cortinovis

Tim Cortinovis (born June 7, 1972, Buchholz-in-der-Nordheide, Germany) is a German book author, speaker, and journalist specialising in artificial intelligence (AI).

Early life and education
Born on June 7, 1972, in Buchholz-in-der-Nordheide, Germany, Cortinovis grew up in a family that owned a bookstore. He studied linguistics and audiovisual communication in Hamburg, Germany, and Málaga, Spain. In 2001, he completed his Master of Arts in Spanish and German linguistics with a thesis titled "Construction of Meaning in Hypertexts."

Career
In 1997, he published his first German novel, "Herzfassen," as a podcast. Then, he worked for a year as a television news presenter in Torre del Mar, Spain. For the following 15 years, he held international sales and marketing positions for tech, advertising, finance, and IT companies.

Since 2020s, Cortinovis focuses on writing and public speaking. He has a YouTube channel, Tomorrow Minds, dedicated to exploring innovation through generative AI. Since 2011, he has delivered talks on AI, innovation, and exponential technologies in sales and marketing across the globe, including Australia, the US, and several European and Asian countries.

Cortinovis is a member of the Global Speakers Federation (GSF) and the German Speakers Association (GSA). He was recognised as a Thought Leader in AI by Thinkers360 and The Keenfolks.

Books
Tim Cortinovis is an author in both German and English, including:

German


 * Warm werden mit der Kaltakquise: mehr Kunden – mehr Spaß (2012) ISBN 978-3000392887
 * Das ist Marketing Automation! Das ist Sales Automation! Vertriebsautomatisierung für KMU und Start-ups (2021)
 * So geht Vertrieb in Zukunft. Wie KI und Robotics den Vertrieb im Mittelstand verändern (2nd Edition, 2024) ISBN 979-8883989604

English


 * This is Marketing Automation! This is Sales Automation] (2020), Self-Published, ISBN 979-8-5631-7008-7
 * Homo Automaticus: Embracing Our AI-Driven Evolution (2024), Self-Published,
 * Selling Smarter, Not Harder: How Sales Leaders Use Generative AI For Sales Excellence (2024), Self-Published,
 * Age of Agents. The Next Dimension of The Internet (co-authored with Oliver Leisse), Self-Published, ISBN 979-8327004504