Expertise

Circular Economy Expertise

Talk at Factory 9/2020

I discovered the Circular Economy in 2015, at a talk given by the founders of design agency Circulab. “In nature”, they said, “there is no such thing as waste. Everything has a purpose”.

I was hooked and thought: ‘I want to know more!’.
Few had heard of circular economy then.

Later that year, I became one of the young agency’s first trained and licensed independent facilitators.

 

We were a team of 5 with varied backgrounds, ready to train and support on the topic: we helped organisations to rethink their business model and purpose, and see circularity as an opportunity way beyond simply recycling more and wasting less.

 

I left Circulab, now a key thought leader on circularity and resilience in France, end 2023: since I was no longer based in France since 2017, it was time for new ventures and collaborations.

 

Today I am offering my services as a strategic communications and language trainer, also as a ‘circular storyteller’ on the topic. I help my clients understand it better and see how they could turn circularity into an opportunity and adopt a more ‘circular’ mindset.

 

Recent Circular Economy Projects 

Circular Design workshop, Antwerp university, 2020
Circular Design workshop, Antwerp university, 2020
  • Designing workshops and talks for companies, universities, social-profits, events and mentoring to understand CE and identify opportunities. 
  • Contributor and proofreader of Circular Electronics report for Circular Berlin (2026)
  • Mentoring for ‘circular’ startups 2019-2022 (Impact Hubs, Universität der Künste, AHEAD programme for Fraunhofer Institut)
  • Speaker on CE for Future Females, German ministries, Sustainability Slams, pecha kucha, New Mittelstand, keynotes. Co-host for workshops, webinars and demos with Circular Berlin, Circonnact (Vienna), Hello Circular! Over 800 sign-ups over 5 years.  
  • Podcast on CE and Germany in 2019
  • Interview on WDR German public radio in 2022 (in German): Circular Economy: die Wirtschaft der Zukunft? One of several experts from Berlin in the interview.
  • Cited in Internationale Politik review (in Germany) in November 2022 edition.
  • Initiating and drafting position paper on CE for a global conservation NGO involving over 60 actors, internal and external
  • Writing statements, endorsements etc. for various publications, in print and online, such as the Mastering the Circular Economy textbook (2021, left) and for the Expert Series in Circular Conversations 
  • Workshops for Antwerp University Architecture & Design students (2020, 2025)
  • Guiding visitors to Europe’s first profitable circular economy aquaponics city farm, Stadtfarm, in Berlin (2019/2020)
  • Study on takeback in the clothing retail sector in Germany in 2023 
  • Translation of a Study on EU CE actors by l’Orée (French CE association)

See Testimonials Page and Client list.