 Sec Pitch, Jan 23, 2015: Summary & Links

1. Hanneke Riedijk, @hannekerdjk, gestunary.com

Hanneke is a Dutch Japanologist passionate with cultural anthropology. She’s fascinated by misunderstandings that arise in communication. The generally unconscious body language of hand signs and gestures is her passion. There are many local variables that make cross-cultural communication extremely tricky. To be on the safe side Hanneke developed MyGestunary that helps us to become a cross-cultural expert, even when talking with our hands.

2. Swen Rudolph, @swenrudolph, www.swenrudolph.de

Swen is a photojournalist and a commercial photographer. He can throw slides against the wall until they broke.

3. Manuela Faveri, Linked-in account

Manuela is a 33 years-old marketing communications professional who sold everything in her home country Brazil to start again somewhere else. The status and stress of São Paulo didn’t please her anymore, and she was feeling that the world is too big to settle down so early. She came to Berlin in September to study German and decided to stay for good. At the moment Manuela is looking for a job that excites her. She’s passionate about strategic planning, even more when she can deal with content and offline activities in any communication plan.

4. Betti Bobikepunk, @bettibobikepunk, bettibobikepunk.de

CreativeMornings Berlin was proud to present – as the second guest of today’s event – the best DJane in town, Bettibobikepunk. In case you’re familiar with the local club scene you might know Betti from on of her activity areas: White Trash, Mammut Bar, 8MM Bar, Konrad Tönz, CCCP, Klub der Republik, Austerclub, Kingkongklub, Astrobar, Zumiroderzudir, Soupanova, or Schokoladen. Her motto is “Vinyl works”, and she will prove this with an exquisite selection of Garage, Soulbeat, Punk, R’n’B, and Psychedelic records. Maybe next time in your office, at your after work party or any other event.

(Photographs: Norman Posselt)