Inspiring and elevating brands and luxury professionals.
Dr. Julia Riedmeier is a renowned luxury expert and luxury explorer. Since 2010, she speaks the language of luxury business – and even longer from a luxury client perspective. To combine all this, in January 2021, Dr. Julia Riedmeier founded CODE \ LUXE – a luxury studio that uniquely combines strategy advisory with an academy for luxury brands and professionals.
She advises established luxury brands on developing future-oriented and unique client-centric strategies, gives exclusive workshops and keynotes, takes part as a panelist or moderator in press-related panel discussions, writes and educates about luxury. In her projects and publications (in print and digital, on air, on TV), she always questions the traditional luxury codes and adapts them towards a progressive and reflective approach.
Besides her entrepreneurial activities, she has been teaching courses related to “Luxury Brand Strategy” since 2016. Currently, as an “Adjunct Professor” at the International University of Monaco and as the module leader for luxury at Munich Business School. Further, Julia is voluntarily engaged in non-profit initiatives such as the World Boating Day and the collective “Monaco Capital of Advanced Yachting”, for which she serves as an ambassador.
All this makes her a unique hybrid of entrepreneur, media, academic, and a social impact advocate.
The industries and brands.
Automotive, hospitality, and yachting are her passion and core professional fields. The luxury brands she works with have always been the most aspirational leaders in their segment and have a forward-thinking ethos. Always driven by excellence, passion, and change. IYKYK.
The approach.
Dr. Julia Riedmeier’s unique approach combines strategic foresight and trend scouting with deep insights from academia, and her firsthand client experience – enhanced by international travels and participation in leading conferences. Aware that quality only emerges when time is taken, she limits the number of projects she accepts each year Guided by lived experience, her insights are constantly evolving, ensuring she remains on the pulse of the times – and often ahead of them.
PS: How it all began.
Ever since her youth, Julia has been fascinated by the aura of luxury brands and glossy magazines. With a keen interest in understanding the mechanisms behind them, she has always been driven to look behind the scenes and connect the dots. Starting her international career in service and direct client-facing roles was a logical step. This brought her to 5-star hotels like the Ritz-Carlton and Hermès. And was followed by projects in PR, media, events, and strategy consulting.
Since 2010, she has continuously worked, consulted, studied, and researched various luxury brands and strategies on a global scale. In addition, her studies with a focus on Luxury Brand Management and International Business have taken her from Berlin (Bachelor’s) to Munich and Shanghai (Master’s), and finally to Monaco for her doctorate. Moreover, she has since been actively engaged in volunteering initiatives. Her drive to learn and contribute continues. Every day.
THE OFFERING
Do you want to: Elevate yourself or your brand? Decipher the codes of luxury? Speak the language of luxury?
Improve your customer journey and include wow-moments? Understand your clients? Then the following is for you.

EXECUTIVE \ Sparring partner
As a C-level or senior luxury professional, you want to learn on a 1:1 basis about all luxury codes, trends, and strategies. You want to ask the questions for which you need a sparring partner, you want to challenge your business ideas and receive direct input without big-scale projects. Seeking advice from someone who has already walked the path can be invaluable.
Tailor-made to your needs, your pace, your schedule, your industry, simply for yourself.

CORPORATE \ Executive Education, Workshops, Masterclasses
As an established luxury brand or start-up, you want to elevate your brand and client experience or simply understand how luxury and clients have evolved to get inspiration, international know-how, and expertise across industries to rethink luxury and your practices. You want to refresh the thinking of your team.
Tailor-made to your needs, your industry, your goals, your team. Cherry-pick the topics and scope. See more here.

PUBLIC \ Keynote, Moderation
As a company, you want to inspire, motivate, and educate your employees or provide value to the wider public. Choose among a variety of luxury topics. All tailor-made to your needs, your goals, your stories.
Cherry-pick the topics and setting. From 20 minutes to 1,5 hours. In German or English. On-site or online. From keynote, fireside chat, inspirational talk, panel discussion. For corporate or client events, congresses or conferences.

INDIVIDUAL \ Coaching & Mentoring
As a luxury enthusiast, luxury student, or luxury professional, you want to learn all about the luxury fundamentals, the industry, and its codes (from communication to distribution to the trends shaping the industry). You want to be knowledgeable, elevate yourself, and invest in your career. You want to know how to navigate a career in luxury.
Tailor-made to your status quo and your needs. Book your session how to kick-start and improve your career and expertise in luxury.
Some topics that I talk about.
A selection of keynote topics.
Decoding the luxury client’s mindset and lifestyle world.
Elevating the client experience and journey.
Luxury pre-Owned & -loved – The Luxury Second-hand market.
The power of personalization in luxury.
The Trends and developments in the luxury market.
the codes OF NOUVEAU LUXE.
THE INTERLINK BETWEEN LUXURY AND HAPPINESS.
LUXURY – PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE.
NAVIGATING A HERITAGE BRAND INTO CONTEMPORARY NOTIONS.
THE ESSENCE AND FACETS OF LUXURY.
beyond the luxury surface. When cultural taste matters.
Each topic can be adapted to industries like automotive, food & beverages, hospitality, yachting, and more.
Further, topics can be exclusively tailor-made for you.
AS SEEN
A selection. Click here for more.
IN PRINT & DIGITAL | PUBLICATIONS
Riedmeier, J. (2025). How quiet and loud luxury
relate to economic cycles.
Riedmeier, J. (2025). The transformation of the retail format:
from POS to POE to POT.
Riedmeier, J. (2024). New Power Generation. Ferrari Magazine.
Morhart, F., & Riedmeier, J. (2023). Luxus im Wandel. GFM, Forschungsreihe 5/2023.
Riedmeier, J., & Kreuzer, M. (2022). Me versus we: The role of luxury brand managers in times of co-creation. Journal of Business Research, 145, 240-252.
Meurer, J. & Riedmeier, J. (2022). Jeweler of the future. Own study.
Riedmeier, J. (2021). Navigating the luxury route towards happiness: From a Hollywood to a purpose perspective. Haus von Eden.
Riedmeier, J. & Schmidkonz, C. (2021). Luxury shopping: understanding consumers. China Contact, 2/2021.
ON STAGE | KEYNOTES
Independent Hotel Show Munich (2024). Authentic Luxury.
SACLÀB (2024). Re-loved luxury. Panel discussion.
Tessiner Innovationstage (2024). Luxus gestern, heute, morgen.
F/LIST (2024). Revolutionizing markets.
Independent Hotel Show Amsterdam (2024). Luxury and the importance of personalization.
Nespresso (2024). The codes of nouveau luxe.
METSTRADE (2022). The future of superyacht design: how to make sustainability the new (aspirational) luxury?
Bayerischer Hof Munich (2022). Future of luxury – luxury of the future
IN THE PRESS | FEATURED
Entre Nous (2025). Luxology.
Jungbleiben Magazin von Vöslauer (2025). Was bedeutet Luxus heute überhaupt?
SACLÀB (2025). Reloved Luxury Report.
Wirtschaftswoche (2023). 782 Euro für 20 Milliliter: Beiersdorfs Geschäft mit der Luxus-Hautpflege.
Deutschlandfunk Nova, ARD (2023). Klamotten statt Aktien – Wenn wir in Mode investieren.
Schaufenster/Die Presse (2022). Luxushandtaschen: Von der It-Bag zum Statussymbol.
Goldschmiedezeitung (2022). Diverse interviews regarding the study “Jeweler of the future”.
ON SCREEN | TV
ZDF (2022). Parfum – Der große Duftraub.
SWR (2022). Was steckt in Parfum?
Haus von Eden (2022). The code for future luxury”.
ON AIR | RADIO & PODCASTS
SWR Kultur (2025). Gebrauchter Luxus: Vintage-Design.
EntreNous (2025). Von Hermès & Co.: Prestige, Marken und was Social Media damit zu tun hat.
KAP Podcast (2023). Luxus und Nachhaltigkeit: Wie geht das zusammen?
Deutschlandfunk Nova (2023). Klamotten statt Aktien: Mode als Geldanlage.
Monaco Yachting Report – Interview with Espen Øino by Dr. Julia Riedmeier
Monaco Yachting Report – Interview with Dr. Barwani & Paris Baloumis by Dr. Julia Riedmeier
SOME ADD-ONS.
MISCELLANEOUS
Advisory Board Member, Independent Hotel Show Munich (2025).
Ambassador of the collective Monaco Capital of Advanced Yachting (since 2022).
Ambassador of the World Boating Day for Germany (since 2024).
Expert in TV documentaries and articles on luxury and sustainability.
Jury member of business plan competition “The Mark Challenge” (since 2020).
Keynote speaker at international conferences.
Lecturer for Luxury Management (since 2016).
Moderator of panel discussions.
PREVIOUS ROLES
Advisory Board Member, Editor at “Robb Report Monaco & Côte d’Azur” (2023).
Board member of Young Professionals in Yachting (YPY) Monaco (2023-2024).
Jury member for the Independent Hotel Show Munich Awards (2024).
Jury member of Schmuckstars German edition (2022).
SOME CALL HER
The luxury (client) whisperer. The luxury explorer. The luxury compass.
Elevate your luxury game!
Explore the Luxury Academy by Code \ Luxe and all the assets to learn about luxury – also in a playful manner.
“Luxury for me is a mindset, an attitude, an appreciation.”
Dr. Julia Riedmeier



















