Hello - I am Santa! I...
- am especially passionate about supporting change agents, i.e. people contributing to make this world a better place, as well as people looking to find their purpose/IKIGAI
- coach, speak and write all around sustainability, individual and corporate resilience & antifragility, IKIGAI, flow, mindset, comfort zone expansion, motivation and well-being.
- am the Co-Director and founder of the Think & Action Lab FindingSustainia, a UNESCO award winning think tank known for its 30 day sustainability challenges
- gave my first TedX talk in 2023 on "loneliness in change agents and what we can do about it"
- was voted "Best Sustainability Blogger" in Germany (GLS Bank Sustainability Blog Awards), am in the Top 100 sustainability influencers ranking of the Triodos Bank #Nachhaltige100 as well as being part of the selective #FutureWoman network
- am a proud Member of the Think Tank 30 of the German Club of Rome, a Board Member of the Stuttgart Climate Innovation Fund and Co-Founder of the Climate Bet
- co-authored “Seven Virtues Reloaded,” applying classical virtues to the demands of tomorrow’s world (original German title “7 Tugenden Reloaded”)
- studied EU & Int. Environmental Law
- got featured on the Huffington Post on "How to stop buying clothes for a year"
- am based in Paris and speak German, English, French and Bengali on a daily basis
What I offer
Exploring the link between #Well-Being, #Well-Knowing and #Well-Doing
Keynote speeches, panelist & moderator
Interactive workshop host
1:1 Coaching on Productivity, Well-Being & Antifragility
Sustainability Consultant & Advisor
Interviewing, writing & blogging on sustainability & well-being
Animating the FindingSustainia School of Climate Super Heroes
Projects
A selection
Board Member of the Climate Innovation Fund of the City of Stuttgart, 2021
Selecting innovative sustainable projects and start-ups in the Stuttgart region. More...
Panelist at "Planet Heroes - Who's Next?", Sustainable Brands Paris 2019
Roundable with Black Rock France CEO J-F Cirelli and Ashoka Community Manager Y.Barrett on effective triggers for sustainable change. More...
Keynote & panelist on "sustainability, well-being and the power of self-challenges", Audi Environmental Foundation 10 year anniversary, 2019
One of three keynote speakers and on a stimulating panel with Felix Finkbeiner from Plant-for-the-Planet and marine biologist Marc Lehmann. More...
"Sustainability with Santa" column, Goethe Institute, since 2019
Expert interviews, articles and challenge design around sustainability, mobility & well-being in German and French. More...
Lecturer at the Summer School on Sustainability 2018, University of Mannheim
Facilitating a 2-day intense workshop with Nicolai Hennemann for international students on my challenge methodology, ikigai, zero waste and TheoryU. We also made our own cosmetics, visited a zero waste shop and cooked a sustainable zero-waste menu. See here for more pictures.
Workshop Host on "Living Quality and Climate Change", #ZIEK Barcamp for the BMUB, 2015
Presenting my challenge methodology and acting as a workshop facilitator to redefine sustainability as a concept that brings a heightened level of living quality, health and finances as opposed to deprivation. More...
Workshop host on "Intrinsic purpose & Ikigai", DVV/ Internationale Volkshochschule, 2018
Active Citizenship and Civic Education a group of 26 young people from Gali, Tbilisi and Sokhumi, teaming up with theatre coach Mareike Wenzel for a unique blend of theory put into theatrical practice.
Keynote & panelist on "sustainability & the challenge mindset" for the French C.N.F.P.T, 2019
Keynote and panel with Bruno Latour and Monique Castillo live-streamed to 2000 public agents all over France. More...
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