ABOUT ME
I believe that we all have the power to make the world a better place.
Some of the people, projects and brands I’ve collaborated with:
Tony’s Chocolonely | The impact brand that makes chocolate
Quinta da Cultura | Regenerative events & workshops in Portugal
The Gentle Temper | Design publications with a focus on downtime and sustainability
Take Me to the Lakes | Regional slow travel guides
Edition Julie Joliat | Sustainable design planners
MATTER of COURSE | A Berlin-based collective of 11 independent female designers
Edible Alchemy | Natural fermentation & probiotics
LebensMittelPunkte | For an ecological and social transformation of our food system in Berlin
ISS KIND ISS | Vegetarian catering for the love of food in Berlin & beyond
LUNARY | Evidence-based probiotics for women
Yayo Kawamura | Internationally acclaimed children‘s book illustrator
Food in My Kiez | A narrated podcast inspiring more ecologically resilient & socially sustainable food systems
Nadezhda Georgieva | Contemporary multimedia artist
Baumhaus Berlin | A sustainable innovation lab and event space
Berliner Brandstifter | Premium spirits that embody the essence of Berlin
Noocity Berlin | Growing greener cities through vegetable gardening
moebelle & umbeau | Unique living space concepts for small apartments
part.Berlin | For those who want to make a difference
ŌHIA Meditation | Your path to inner peace
foodcircle | Wholesale organic ingredients
Christina Brauer | Making magic happen in the online marketing sphere
Feld Food Forest | A sustainable food forest at the heart of Berlin
Where I honed my professional skills as an employee before taking the plunge as a freelancer:
JUNIQE | English Copywriter & Editorial Team Lead | Berlin, Germany
MAP Moving Story | Project Manager | Berlin, Germany
Hopf-Strategie | Junior Project Manager | Berlin, Germany
Internships that first sparked the notion that I’d someday seek out a job with a purpose:
ABC Home & Planet Foundation | Manhattan, New York
Outward Bound Trust of South Africa | Cape Town, South Africa
Bullenberg | Berlin, Germany
Places I’ve called home:
Berlin, New York, Istanbul, Cape Town, Singapore, Chennai, Bonn
When I’m not working you’ll find me:
Gardening, playing capoeira, crafting, pressing flowers, baking sourdough bread, camping, scavenging flea markets, exploring new places & things...
Back when books were still a thing:
B.A. Communications Management | SRH Hochschule, Berlin | 2009 - 2013
ERASMUS | PR/Media/Communications | Yeditepe Universitesi, Istanbul | 2010 - 2011
International Baccalaureate | German European School Singapore | 2003 - 2008
Linguas francas:
English | Mother tongue
German | Fluent (bi-lingual)
Portuguese | Conversational
French/Spanish | Basic conversational
Dutch/Turkish | Enough to order a coffee