Stephan Stensky
Founder and CEO of Boost it GmbH. SEO and AI Search expert (GEO). Creator of the Boost it Growth System.
I help ambitious brands get found on Google and cited in AI answers. My route here ran through our retail family business, Rocket Internet and two startups of my own. What has stuck with me since: I think in systems, calculate in contribution margins and measure growth by revenue, not just rankings.
Key Facts
- Founder and CEO of Boost it GmbH, Berlin
- Rocket Internet alumnus: SEO for ventures like Delivery Hero, Foodpanda and Foodora worldwide
- Creator of the Boost it Growth System: SEO, GEO, Paid Search, Data and Retention as one operating system
- Grew up in the family shoe-retail business, later transformed it into an omnichannel company and sold it
- Co-founder of MyBusParts, a startup for VW spare parts
- Finisher of the 2021 Dakar Rally, two-time Ironman 70.3 finisher
Core facts
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From shoeboxes to AI search
Raised in retail
I grew up in an entrepreneurial family in shoe retail. Inventory, cost of goods, staffing, the Saturday rush: I learned early that every marketing decision has to show up at the till in the end. That perspective still shapes me today, so I can easily put myself in our clients' shoes.
Rocket Internet and Delivery Hero
I really wanted to join Rocket Internet. My first application failed. I tried again and became an SEO Manager in Berlin in 2014, right at the Rocket Internet headquarters. There I co-owned SEO for ventures like Delivery Hero, Foodpanda and Foodora worldwide: technical SEO, roadmaps with Product and IT, data-driven reporting with Python and API integrations. Rocket was my school for systems, uncompromising focus on results, and operational execution.
Entrepreneur and co-founder
After that, I developed the family business from a brick-and-mortar retailer into an omnichannel company: scaled online sales, built up marketplaces and launched B2C activities for brands like Rieker, Remonte and Tamaris. The company was later sold to a competitor. I then co-founded MyBusParts, a niche startup for spare parts for VW classic and youngtimer vans, with a clear product-market fit and hard contribution-margin logic.
Boost it
I founded Boost it to translate my experience from my time at Rocket Internet and my own companies into a system that works for ambitious brands. Today my team works with brands like Dalma, GAIA, MHC Mobility, McMakler and Autarq. My standard has been the same since day one: visibility everywhere people make decisions. Found on Google. Cited in AI. Translated into revenue.
What I stand for
Impact > Activity
Rankings without a revenue context are just nice to have. Every measure has to answer one question: does the CEO care if it works? Does the CFO notice if it fails?
C-level clarity
Technical excellence is the baseline. Clarity is the product. Every recommendation is framed as a business case you can pass on internally.
AI-native, human-governed
AI is a lever, not an authority. We automate research, analysis and scaling. Judgment, ethics and final decisions stay with us.
Systems over heroics
Done once, it gets documented. Done twice, it gets automated. Every success becomes a playbook, every mistake improves one. We hand our processes over to our clients.
Workshops & sparring
Alongside ongoing client work, I run workshops and act as a sparring partner for leadership teams: SEO and AI-search strategy for in-house marketing teams, SteerCo formats for corporate environments, and first-100-days analyses for new CMOs. If you're planning a format like this, get in touch.
I'm built for the long haul
In 2021 I finished the Dakar Rally in the classification. Add to that two Ironman 70.3 races in Sardinia and Nice. The full Ironman is still on the bucket list.
Both follow the same logic as organic growth: preparation beats talent, systems beat heroics, and whoever survives the first months wins over the long distance.
Away from work, I live with my family and our two kids in the countryside. Close enough to Berlin's pace, far enough away for clear thinking.
Frequently asked questions about Stephan Stensky
Who is Stephan Stensky?
Stephan Stensky is the founder and CEO of Boost it GmbH, a growth agency from Berlin focused on SEO, GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) and AI Search Optimization. He is a Rocket Internet alumnus and was previously an entrepreneur in omnichannel retail.
Whats the expert field of Stephan Stensky?
On the visibility of brands in classic search and in AI-generated answers: mentions, source citations and accurate brand representation in systems like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, combined with SEO, Paid Search, Retention Marketing and clean tracking.
What is the Boost it Growth-System?
The Growth System is the methodology Stephan Stensky developed at Boost it GmbH. It combines Data & Tracking, SEO & GEO, Paid Growth, Retention and AI Automation into one operating system for sustainable growth. Every measure is judged against concrete business goals, never against rankings alone.
Whats the experience Stephan Stensky has?
Over a decade in search engine optimization and e-commerce: SEO Manager at Rocket Internet responsible for ventures like Delivery Hero, Foodpanda and Foodora, transformation of his own family business into an omnichannel retailer, co-founding MyBusParts and building Boost it GmbH.
What is Boost it GmbH?
Boost it is a Berlin agency for sustainable, organic growth. It combines SEO, GEO, Paid Search, Data & Tracking and Retention Marketing into a growth system for ambitious brands, from 10-million-euro challengers to market leaders.
How to contact Stephan Stensky ?
Via the LinkedIn profile or directly through a free intro call on boostit.de.
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Last updated: June 2026