Berlin’s Awakening Beauties
Episode 11: Futurehain
In this, the final edition of BAB series 2, our host Mark Felstead channels his inner starship Enterprise as he is clearly inspired and extra enthused by two exceptional members of the Berlin ‘events intelligentsia’, the co-founders of the Futurehain agency.
Episode 10: We can be Heroes…
Our BAB host Mark Felstead’s guest this time is Tanja Schramm, who has worked for over 30 years in the events business, including in hotels and agencies in many countries and now runs Meet Germany, which boasts the largest network of event professionals in the German speaking world – over 3,000 community members from a thousand-plus companies.
Episode 9: Tales of two cities
This week our host Mark Felstead leads a double-header chat in a true tale of two cities. He talks to Sebastian Loefl from the Novotel Tiergarten Berlin and with Jason Allan Scott (pictured) from London about ways to generate new revenue sources in hotels, cafes, restaurants and venue spaces.
Episode 8: Kay Soelve Richter
In this episode of Berlin’s Awakening Beauties, our host Mark Felstead talks to one of Germany’s Breakfast TV celebrities.
Episode 7: Virtual meetings ‘Old Master’ from Holland
Our regular BAB host Axica Berlin’s Mark Felstead talks to flying Dutchman Matthijs Otto (pictured) from Amsterdam-based Networktables, who relates an event industry ‘success story’ of 2020.
How many times have you been seated at a gala dinner or event networking where the people next to you have no business synergies with you or common interests, albeit they may be fine industry professionals too? Networktables found its niche and seat at the events top table, by specialising in getting people sitting and talking together at events who actually wanted to meet and have things in common.
Episode 6: Germany’s Spiderman spins his digital event production web
This week our host Mark Felstead talks to Tim Nievelstein about his work as an event director and bringing his movie and TV editing and production skills and values to the world of digital and hybrid events.
Episode 5: Health and safety paramount – in any event
Our host Mark Felstead kicks off the first episode of the New Year in the company of Olaf Jastrob, one of Germany’s leading experts in Health and Safety (including hygienic measures) for event venues and cultural establishments.
Episode 4: Christmas Special
A festive end of year welcome from Mark Felstead and his Merry Crowd that first brought Berlin`s Sleeping Beauties to life, as they deliver Christmas messages of hope from Berlin!
Episode 3: Jane Porter
Berlin’s Awakening Beauties meets Studio 104, leading bespoke uniform designer for luxury and premium hospitality brands, to hear some good news stories and to give inspiration for those who are struggling with our beloved events industry currently!!
Episode 2: Peter Antoni
This week’s special guest is none other than one of the true Godfathers of Berlin’s Event industry – Peter Antoni!!
Peter has been one of the major players in the business in Berlin since its fledgling beginnings as an international destination of note way back in 1989 with the coming down of the wall. You can say he is living proof of being in the right place at the right time!!
Episode 1: Ivor Cummins
Once again, an exclusive interview with Ivor Cummins, @fatemperor and a left field take on the Corona pandemic, and an look at the Science, Data and Statistics we are seeing today.