Events are more than just a job for me – they’re a part of my story. Since I was 20, I’ve accompanied and designed many different event formats as a guest and employee. Growing up as a child of the 90s in East Berlin, the thriving party culture didn’t pass me by. Even as a teenager, I was captivated by the city’s colorful club scene. The feeling of sharing a common passion with others, of belonging, repeatedly drew me to places where I could rediscover that same feeling. You could say I grew up in Berlin’s nightlife – this much-praised subculture that has earned the city an international reputation for freedom and seemingly endless possibilities. This is where I began my professional career in events as a bartender in underground clubs, mainstream discotheques, and at popular large-scale events. It was always a thrill for me to watch other people party and to contribute to their fantastic evening with my work. It never felt like work. Other people’s happiness was always my happiness, too.

And yet, even this seemingly ever-glamorous world is not without its dark sides. Drugs and alcohol, sleepless long nights, take a toll on body and soul. Some people lose themselves in the illusion of endless euphoria and a supposed connection that suddenly ceases to exist once the substances on which it is based are withdrawn.