Interview by Lisa Hillers. Relaxainment is a growing massage agency, working with clients in and around Berlin. We spoke with Nina Barthel, the founder about her goals and inspirations.
STARTUP OF THE WEEK: SCIENCE CRAFT
Brian Cusack and Rick Scavetta are co-founders of Science Craft, Berlin. Science Craft serves the needs of young researchers, research institutes, universities and graduate schools by equipping them with the tools they need to publish their research with impact and by providing high-quality, practical skills training to their students. Brian Cusack comes from Ireland. He… Read more »
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: ISABELLE TOTIKAEV
Isabelle Totikaev is a freelance translator. Mostly she translates from English and Spanish into French. Her main client is Amnesty International. Originally she is from Paris, but she has lived for more than a decade abroad. First in Canada, then in Spain and now in Berlin. Isabelle has been a member of betahaus since May.
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: SARAH KENNEDY
Sarah Kennedy is a designer for Skew studio, London. Skew is a multi disciplinary studio which works taking entertainment brands from Screen to Shelf. Skew is a diverse team of designers and work across Textiles, Fashion, Packaging, Branding and Web Design working for clients including the BBC, Nickelodeon and Disney. They have clients all over… Read more »
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: JULIAN SCHOLLMEYER
Julian Schollmeyer is a project and account manager for 1000heads. He got involved two years ago, when 1000heads started working with a client based in Germany. 1000heads helps brands build and deliver their marketing and commercial vision. Julian has been a member of betahaus for more than a year, with his dedication and hard work,… Read more »
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: FLUENTO
Alexander Willie is the founder of Fluento. Fluento is an Online Spanish-Language School. It offers Spanish language skills through direct Spanish instructions given by experienced Spanish teachers who are native speakers. Fluento is a member of the betahaus since 2011. Fluento offers you a free trial lesson for all betahaus members. The code is “betahaus12”… Read more »
START UP OF THE WEEK: EINFACH
einFach is a start-up founded by Nicolai Prüsmann and Anthony Forsans developing the first Drop Box for physical things. The company sets up a new kind of locker where users can drop off and pick up items within their daily routine. einFach can be used to drop off clothes for dry cleaning, pick up mail orders,… Read more »
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: ALEXANDER SCHACHINGER
Alexander Schachinger is the founder of healthcare42.com. He is also a consultant, researcher, speaker on health 2.0 innovation topics and E-Patients in Europe. He is just completing a PhD on digital health communications, at the Humboldt University of Berlin.This week we are presenting him as a member of the week, so if you would like… Read more »
LOOPC.AM
Interview by Till Wagner. Tor Rauden Källigsten presented his start-up loopc.am at the last betapitch. Like actually all the ideas presented, Tor’s also seemed pretty interesting to us, which is why we did this interview with him. In general: loopc.am is a social platform for sharing animated .gif images….but let’s see what Tor has to… Read more »
STARTUP OF THE WEEK: GREENGUIN
Frank Spandl is the founder of Greenguin. During his studies for architecture he become deeply involved in eco-architecture and sustainable design. Later as a director of a project management firm, he was amongst the founders of Germany’s Green-Building system. And when he worked for various international environmental engineering companies, he came across many Green and… Read more »
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: JAY COUSINS
Jay Cousins is one of the co-founders in Open Design city. He studied Industrial Design Innovation at Sheffield Hallam University. He is interested in empowerment. Methods, processes and objects that enable people to meet their own needs. To help themselves. He is also interested in creating a life for himself that is sustainable without… Read more »
KNOWABLE
Knowable is a social business network in Berlin, created by Simon Höher, Ansgar Schürmann and Emanuel Schwarz. Simon is responsible for the network, business development and contacts with partners; Emanuel knows front end website design; and Ansgar is specialized in backend web development. They are interested in creating and summarising practical knowledge, which could be… Read more »
STARTUP OF THE WEEK: SOMEWHERE
Justin McMurray is the founder of SomewhereHQ. He has already been featured as the start-up of the week. He recently won the betapitch, so we decided to interview him again. He grew up in Australia and finished school with a degree in Commerce and Marketing in Australia. He afterwards worked for IBM for some time…. Read more »
STARTUP OF THE WEEK: TERRANAUTEN
The Terranauten is a project of professional dancer Lisa Oettinghaus and freelance photographer Kay Strasser. They have developed a symbiotic project between dimensions of the creative worlds: text meets dance meets photography, creating something new. Terranauten explores spaces with gravity, and provides a relation between the act of flying, and the texture of the ground…. Read more »
STARTUP OF THE WEEK: GOURMIE
Gourmie is a culinary project by Fumiko Suzuki. She focuses on French, Italian and Japanese cuisine, yet always tries out new things. If you know the menu card of Gourmie , you can see there are no limits to the flavours she uses – from savory quiches to sweet tarts; vegetarian and meat curries, to… Read more »
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: KAY STRASSER
Kay Strasser is a freelance photographer based in Berlin. His photographs are self-confident, inspiring, and independent – as he is himself. His goal is to make his audience curious about different things. After 10 years working as a freelance journalist, Kay decided to become freelance artist. From 2000-2002, he worked as an assistant in Paris,… Read more »
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: ANDRE OTTLIK
Andre Ottlik, is a consultant, coach and trainer for entrepreneurs, self-employed persons, and small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2005, he has been interested in vision and determination appeal, goals and management, as well as the topics of corporate communications and marketing. Since 2011, he has been teaching social and methodological skills at the HWR Berlin… Read more »
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: ALESSANDRO MAGGIONI
Alessandro Maggioni is a visual designer, and founder of Astra – Design. He has a Bachelors in Industrial design, and specialises in communications. Alessandro works as a freelance designer, and also as a consultant for aspiring architects – people who are in the process of establishing their own style. His portfolio show us examples of… Read more »
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: VASSILIOS P. BARTZOKAS
Vassilios P. Bartzokas is an innovator and entrepreneur. He likes discovering business ideas and leading them to success. He was the CEO of CARTECO in Greece a company awarded as one of the 10 best in Europe at the European Business Awards, together with companies like Air Berlin, Deutche Telecom and others. He founded The Archive, a design… Read more »
