
Europe's leading authority in impact networking and community building + cross-sectoral collaboration. SDG17 expert Founder and investor. ------ It was a long journey until I found my purpose of training impact people to build powerful networks for good causes. I started 30 years ago when I founded KissFM as Germany's first DJ radio station, building a creative network in Berlin's subculture. When I became too exhausted to spend all my nights in Berlin clubs, I started various print and online magazines, continued with an agency, co-founded Berlin's club network Club-Commission and finally ended up as head of Berlin's official Embassy Network: Due to our government moving from Bonn to Berlin (starting 1999), my organization welcomed and integrated diplomatic missions in the new capital, (don't ask, long story). In the diplomatic world, I learned 3 things: 1. Networks run this world. 2. The bad guys always have the good networks. 3. If you want to make a change, better have a better network. This is why in 2011 I founded my own "Dictyonomy Institute for Sustainable Networking" and the Urban Network "AusserGewöhnlich Berlin" with the aim to promote SDG17 of the United Nations worldwide. I trained C-levels of many big corporations (like PORSCHE, Mercedes, Deutsche Bahn, Credit Suisse, Julius Behr, etc.) and made money with spreading know-how about breaking silos and building cross-sectoral connections. But I wasn't satisfied: Instead of really making an impact according to Agenda2030, I helped the powerful to get more power. This is why in 2021 I mad a decision: I transferred everything I had into a non-profit foundation. And I created 17_ACADEMY, world's first educational organization to exclusively train and certify impact StartUps and ESG managers how to change the world with networks. Networks with impact. Today, I am happy. Every day, I teach people how to connect globally, how to build lobbies for change, how to transform our economy to a sustainable economy. Together, we can make this planet a really nice place.
nexr-technologies.com
medianet-bb.de
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Initiator
GICA - Global Impact Capital Alliance
• www.linkedin.com/company/gica-impact-network
Nov 2023 - Present
Berlin, Germany
Founder 17ACADEMY
17ACADEMY Impact Networking
Apr 2022 - Present
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Member of SDG task force
Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen e.V. - United Nations Association of Germany
• www.linkedin.com/company/deutsche-gesellschaft-für-die-vereinten-nationen
Nov 2021 - Present
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Vorstandsvorsitzender
Stiftung AusserGewöhnlich Berlin
• www.linkedin.com/company/aussergewoehnlich-berlin
Apr 2009 - Present
Berlin, Deutschland
Founder
AusserGewöhnlich Berlin
• www.linkedin.com/company/aussergewoehnlich-berlin
May 2009 - Present
Berlin
Associate Founder
TRANSITRÄUME Berlin
May 2019 - Present
Berlin, Deutschland
Co-Founder
TESTA - The European Self Test Allianc
Feb 2021 - Present
Berlin, Deutschland
Partner
BEYOND CRISIS
Mar 2020 - Present
Berlin, Berlin
Partner
Stiftungs MeetUp Berlin
Apr 2019 - Present
Berlin, Deutschland
Managing owner
DasCorps Embassy Network
Jan 2000 - Dec 2009
CEO
ariadne an der spree
Oct 1998 - May 2008
Berlin
Leiter PR
ExistenzGründer-Institut
Nov 1996 - Sep 1998
Berlin Area, Germany
Gründer
Kiss FM
Sep 1992 - Oct 1996
Berlin