Berlin Kreativ Konferenz 2018

Empower your creative business with the Berlin Kreativ Konferenz!
The Berlin Kreativ Kollektiv e.V. (BKK) hosted the second Berlin Kreativ Konferenz in May 2018, in partnership with Etsy Germany.
Running an independent creative business can feel like a never-ending challenge, and the areas of expertise required can seem overwhelming. The Berlin Kreativ Konferenz is specifically designed to make this easier. We take a careful look at the most confusing and bewildering areas of small business ownership, and find the best Berlin-based experts to help guide you through them. With 20 sessions over a two-day period, the Berlin Kreativ Konferenz aims to help you feel more stable and confident in running your creative business.
What people say about the Kreativ Konferenz
“The Berlin Kreativ Konferenz is a one-of-a-kind experience for makers and creative types alike. The diverse range of speakers across various fields made cross-disciplinary information accessible in a way that just isn’t present at other conferences. The BKK community is incredibly welcoming and supportive, creating an environment that feels safe to share ideas, ask questions and learn from others.”
– Gabby Lord
Designer & Art Director
“I found the 2018 Berlin Kreativ Konferenz immensely inspiring and invigorating, both as a speaker and as a creative business owner. From the impeccable organisation to the gorgeous light-filled venue, from the enthusiastic questions from the audience to the very informative fellow speakers’ talks, the conference was an absolute delight. I can’t wait for next year’s conference!”
– Hanna Lisa Haferkamp
Creative Business Coach & Business Owner
“Die Berlin Kreativ Konferenz war eine der schönsten Konferenzen, auf denen ich je war. Atmosphäre, Location, Leute, Inhalte – so praktisch, nahbar, hands-on! Es hat mir alles sehr gut gefallen.”
– Sonja Knecht
Writer, Lecturer & Writing Coach
Here’s what happened at the 2018 Berlin Kreativ Konferenz:
- Over 10 expert-led talks on topics including legal guidelines, SEO, product descriptions, social media advertising, accounting guidelines, and more!
- 4 interactive workshops
- 2 “Expert Hour” sessions, where you can book a limited one-on-one slot with a certified accountant or lawyer to discuss your own individual issue
- Invitation-only networking evening

WORKSHOP: SUPERAWESOMEWUNDERSCHÖN!
10:00 – 11:30 (STUDIO A) // SONJA KNECHT
ABOUT SONJA:
Sonja Knecht was born in Indonesia, grew up in Venezuela and is deep-rooted in Deutsch. She studied English, Spanish and humanities; explorations as a graphic artist led her to typography and to what she loves most: text. Text as language, designed. Sonja works for clients as an expert in corporate text and brand language, gives text and editorial workshops and teaches at art universities.
LANGUAGE:
English & German
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DOING BUSINESS ONLINE: T&C, IMPRINT, DATA PROTECTION - WHAT'S REALLY NECESSARY?
11:00 – 11:45 (MAIN STAGE) // LUDMILLA KUHLEN
ABOUT LUDMILLA
Ludmilla Emilie Kuhlen is a corporate Lawyer from Berlin with a strong focus on StartUps. Ludmilla advises founders, medium-sized companies and financial institutions. Her clients benefit from her strategic strengths, together with her extensive experience in litigation. Ludmilla co-founded KUHLEN in 2015 as she saw the need for a different Law Firm: outstanding quality legal advice AND the understanding of creative people and businesses, new markets and technology.
LANGUAGE:
English, with assistance in German
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HILFE, MEIN UNTERNEHMEN WÄCHST!
11:00 – 12:45 (STUDIO B) // PETER ESSER
ABOUT PETER
Peter Esser ist Trainer für Kommunikation und Interaktion. Er berät Menschen, wie sie mit guter Kommunikation erfolgreicher Konflikte klären, ein Unternehmen leiten und Verhandlungen führen können.
LANGUAGE:
German, with assistance in English
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ETSY TALKS: CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AS OPPORTUNITIES: HOW SHOULD I PERCEIVE THEM?
12:00 – 12:45 (MAIN STAGE) // ARNE ERICHSEN
ABOUT ARNE
Arne Erichsen started his career in German hotels like the Adlon in Berlin or the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg. He held further jobs at TUI Business Travel Germany and Expedia, Inc. Erichsen was responsible for the expansion of the hotel portfolio for brands such as Expedia, Hotels.com, Egencia or Orbitz in the German-speaking market for 11 years, with a short stopover at the deal portal Groupon. Since August 2016 he is responsible for Etsy in Germany.
LANGUAGE:
English, with assistance in German
OPEN YOUR OWN ETSY SHOP!

BASISWISSEN BUCHHALTUNG & UMSATZSTEUER FÜR KREATIVE GRÜNDER
14:00 – 14:45 (MAIN STAGE) // SARAH MICHELIS
ABOUT SARAH
Sarah S. Michelis hat in Berlin Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Rechtswissenschaften studiert. Sie ist seit 1996 als Fachanwältin für Steuerrecht rechts- und steuerberatend in eigener Kanzlei tätig. Nach praktischen Erfahrungen in der Verlags- und Filmwirtschaft hat sie sich auf Mandate aus der Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft spezialisiert. Sie bringt neben Ihrer Affinität zu Kunst und Kultur einen breiten Erfahrungsschatz aus Ihren Tätigkeiten als Mediatorin, Coach, KMU Fachberaterin für Existenzgründung, Dozentin und Autorin ein.
LANGUAGE:
German, with assistance in English
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WORKSHOP: CRASH-KURS ONLINE-HANDEL INTERNATIONAL
14:00 – 15:45 (STUDIO A) // MAHSHID DARYABEGI & JÜRGEN SCHEPERS, IHK
LANGUAGE:
German, with assistance in English
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ADVERTISING IN SOCIAL MEDIA
15:00 – 15:45 (MAIN STAGE) // MICHAEL ESCH
ABOUT MICHAEL:
Born and raised in Germany, Michael early on moved abroad to study International Communication and Media in the Netherlands. For the last 5 years he has been working in different positions in the Digital Marketing sector, i.a. in SEO, Branding and Social Media. He recently returned to Berlin and is now working as a Social Media Manager.
LANGUAGE:
English, with assistance in German

EXPERT HOURS: ACCOUNTANT
15:00 – 17:45 (STUDIO B) // SARAH MICHELIS
Spaces are limited, and information on how to apply for an appointment with Sarah will be announced soon.
LANGUAGE:
German & English
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HIDDEN CHAMPION: PINTEREST-STRATEGIEN FÜR KREATIVE
16:00 – 16:45 (MAIN STAGE) // NINA BUNGERS & MELANIE GRUNDMANN
LANGUAGE:
German, with assistance in English

ABOUT NINA
Nina Bungers ist freiberufliche Pinterest Beraterin, Pinterest Nutzerin der ersten Stunde an und Pinfluencerin. Als Bloggerin auf Pinspiration schreibt sie über die Bereiche Interior Design, Lifestyle und Familien-Reisen. In diversen Kooperationen und strategischen Beratungen setzt sie ihre Passion für Pinterest auch für Kunden erfolgreich um. Vor ihrer Freiberuflichkeit war Nina Projektleiterin im klassischen Matrketing und PR, für IKEA Deutschland und auf Eventagenturseite.
VISIT PINSPIRATION

ABOUT MELANIE
Dr. Melanie Grundmann ist Pinterest-Beraterin und Inhaberin der Online Marketing-Agentur Marpha Consulting. Als erfolgreiche Autorin des Handbuchs “Erfolgreich auf Pinterest. Die besten Strategien für mehr Umsatz und Traffic” unterstützt Melanie Grundmann Unternehmen und Unternehmer*innen beim strategisch erfolgreichen Einsatz der Plattform. Ihr Wissen vermittelt sie auch in Seminaren und Workshops zu Pinterest und weiteren Online Marketing-Themen.
VISIT MARPHA CONSULTING

CROWDFUNDING FÜR KREATIVE
17:00 – 17:45 (MAIN STAGE) // ANJA THONIG
ABOUT ANJA:
Anja Thonig ist die Berliner Ansprechpartnerin des Crowdfunding Campus und der Crowdfunding-Plattform visionbakery.com. „Crowdfunding bringt die Menschen zusammen, die an eine gemeinsame Projektidee glauben.“ Neben diversen Stationen als Marketingmanagerin und Projektleiterin in verschiedenen Agenturen und Online- StartUps, verstärkt Anja Thonig seit 2014 mit ihrer umfassenden Erfahrung beide Teams und begleitet Projektinitiatoren national und international bei der erfolgreichen Umsetzung ihrer Crowdfunding-Ideen.
LANGUAGE:
German
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NETWORKING EVENING
18:00 – 20:00 (ROOFTOP)

EVERY BRAND AND ITS DOG
11:00 – 11:45 (MAIN STAGE) // GABBY LORD
ABOUT GABBY:
Gabby Lord is an Australian designer and art director living in Berlin. She works on a diverse range of branding projects across print and screen, injecting colour and playfulness wherever possible. A lot of her time is spent writing her weekly newsletter, sharing design resources, travelling to new places and riding her red bicycle about Berlin.
LANGUAGE:
English
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ETSY WORKSHOP: SPEED ETSY SHOP CRITQUE
11:00 – 12:45 (STUDIO A) // ALINE NIEDRICH
In only a few minutes and after a short introduction we will optimize your shop for search engines and give you tips for great product photos.
ABOUT ALINE
Aline Niedrich is a Fashion Design graduate, used to be a full-time Etsy Seller and has since joined Etsy last year. As Seller Growth Specialist she works with the German seller community, helping them to optimize their shops.
LANGUAGE:
German & English
OPEN YOUR OWN ETSY SHOP!

GOAL-SETTING: WHY IT’S GOOD FOR YOU, YOUR SANITY & YOUR BUSINESS (AND HOW YOU CAN GET STARTED WITH IT)
12:00 – 12:45 (MAIN STAGE) // HANNA LISA HAFERKAMP
ABOUT HANNA LISA
Hanna Lisa is a creative business coach as well as owner of a project bag label and a knitwear design publishing company. She loves helping other creative business owners – especially women – to get through the hard bits of running your own company. Be it implementing new structures and systems to keep the overwhelm at bay or working our way together through one of those uncomfortable growth phases, Hanna Lisa’s coaching is rooted in her own experience as a business owner as well as in a deep desire to change the world by supporting other women in making their dreams come true.
LANGUAGE:
English, with assistance in German
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THE ABCS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A LAWYER FRIEND
14:00 – 14:45 (MAIN STAGE) // MONICA MOISIN
What do buzzwords like copyright, trademark, registered design, licensing agreement mean? How to use them for developing your business? When to act and when to react for protecting your intellectual property rights? These are just a few questions that you will find answers for together with Monica.
ABOUT MONICA
Monica Boța-Moisin is a cultural intellectual property lawyer from Romania who focuses extensively on creating a framework for the survival of traditional cultural expressions and building bridges between traditional craftsmanship and the fashion industry. Author of various legal articles in both Romanian and foreign publications Monica has pioneered the terms ‘cultural intellectual property law’ and ‘traditional identity design’ within Romanian and international academia and has defined the “benefit sharing business model” for collaborations between the fashion and product design industry and traditional creative communities. Currently, in Berlin, Monica is focusing on textile management in fashion and fashion law and loves sharing her knowledge through legal training workshops.
LANGUAGE:
English
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WORKSHOP: SOZIALVERSICHERUNG FÜR SELBSTÄNDIGE / GENOSSENSCHAFTLICHE LÖSUNGEN VON SMARTDE
14:00 – 14:45 (STUDIO A) // ALICJA MÖLTNER, SMARTDE
ABOUT SMART DE
The SMartDe cooperative supports freelancers with administration, access to the social security system and a solidarity fund. It is part of the European SMartEU network with more than 90.000 members, that aims to improve the working conditions of freelancers.
LANGUAGE:
English & German
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PRICING STRATEGIES FOR CRAFTERS
15:00 – 15:45 (MAIN STAGE) // GRACE DOBUSH
ABOUT GRACE
Originally from America’s Rust Belt, Grace Dobush is a freelance journalist living in Berlin and loving it. She’s the author of the Crafty Superstar business guides for part-time crafters, and she co-founded Cincinnati’s Crafty Supermarket. She’s also one of the three women behind Midwest Craft Con, a business conference for mid-career crafters in Columbus, Ohio.
LANGUAGE:
English, with assistance in German
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EXPERT HOURS: LAWYER
15:00 – 17:45 (STUDIO B) // MONICA MOISIN
Spaces are limited, and information on how to apply for an appointment with Monica will be announced soon.
LANGUAGE:
English
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WORKSHOP: WERTSCHÄTZUNG MIT LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
15:00 – 16:35 (STUDIO A) // ELIZAVETA PETCHENIOUK & JENNIFER PAULI
ABOUT ELIZAVETA & JENNIFER
Elizaveta Petcheniouk und Jennifer Pauli haben sich in der d.school Potsdam während des Design Thinking Studiums kennengelernt. Bis sie sich zusammen getan haben, kreuzten sich ihre Wege in den letzten 2 Jahren noch mehrfach und schlagen nun eine gemeinsame Richtung ein. Mit dem Projekt “lsp-coaches.com” entwickeln die beiden zertifizierten Design Thinkerinnen Workshops mit der Methode Lego® Serious Play®. In die Workshop- und Konzeptentwicklung lassen sie ihre Erfahrungen aus der gemeinsamen Arbeit bei der Social Impact gGmbH, wo sie Social Startups gecoacht und im Gründungsprozess begleitet haben, als auch die Erkenntnisse aus der Zusammenarbeit mit Corporates in Design Sprints sowie verschiedenen Produkt- und Service-Entwicklungsprozessen mit einfließen.
LANGUAGE:
English & German
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FIX YOUR WEB CONTENT FOR QUICK SEO WINS
16:00 – 16:45 (MAIN STAGE) // ANDREW STEVEN
ABOUT ANDREW
Previously overseeing one of Australia’s leading Digital Marketing teams, Andrew brings over a decade of online marketing experience to his role. It’s his job to discover your SEO opportunity, work with you to ensure it meets your business goals and deliver you outstanding results over the course of your campaign. As well as managing teams, Andrew has significant hands on SEO experience as well as display advertising, Google Analytics, ROI tracking, UI optimisation and is Adwords qualified. He holds a Bachelor in Advertising & Communications and a Grad Cert. in Business Administration.
LANGUAGE:
English
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GETTING IT DONE! 5 METHODEN FÜR BESSERES SELBSTMANAGEMENT
17:00 – 17:45 (MAIN STAGE) // NICOLA VIERITZ
ABOUT NICOLA
Nicola Vieritz arbeitet als Consultant für diverse Lifestyle-Kunden in einer Berliner PR Agentur. Bereits im Studium für Markenkommunikation und Werbung beschäftigten sie die Themen des menschlichen Potentials und die Vorraussetzungen für Erfolg. Auf ihrem Blog “Berlin and Other Stories” teilt sie ihr Wissen und ihre Erfahrungen über produktives Arbeiten, Selbstmanagement und den Einstieg in die Arbeitswelt.
LANGUAGE:
German
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