Counselling & Education

Andreas was managing director of VUT-Nord (Association of Independent Music Companies) for many years and then of Jazzbüro Hamburg e. V. Since 2015, he has been in charge of label promotion for Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft. He is also responsible for the pool of coaches and experts as well as consultations at Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft.

Susanne works as a knowledge manager at the Cross Innovation Hub on the theory and practice of cross-sector collaboration between the creative industries and other sectors of the economy. Together with others, she set up the Consulting & Training division, where she has already been responsible for consultations, organised a series of events for networking creative professionals and offered a workshop programme. Today, she is part of the team that organises events and workshops on the topic of artificial intelligence.

Before joining Kreativ Gesellschaft, Susanne worked as a research assistant in the graduate programme "Aesthetic Education" at the University of Hamburg and as a personal assistant to the artistic director at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus. As a freelancer, she has also worked for several years with theatre and dance professionals from Hamburg and Berlin in the areas of concept development, public relations and financing.

The Cross Innovation Hub is supported by the European Regional Development Fund(ERDF).

Clara Bökelheide is a project manager in the pilot projects. She previously supported the Counselling & Further Education team as a project assistant. She studied Cultural Studies (B.A.) and Cultural Studies: Culture & Organisation (M.A.) at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg. She is also involved in lunatic e.V., which organises the lunatic festival for art, music and culture in Lüneburg every year at the beginning of June. She is responsible for administration and finances in the organisation.

Helene is a project manager in the Consultancy & Training department at Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft. She is responsible for the MusicWorX incubator, the young talent format "Stippvisite", the online academy for the self-employed and crowdfunding. She previously studied business administration (M. Sc.) at the University of Hamburg, specialising in marketing and business management, and worked for several years as a project assistant in her current field.

Jonas heads the Creative Business Academy at Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft, the eight-month training and networking programme for the creative industries.

As an artist manager, he previously looked after music and stand-up artists, designed event concepts with his agency, curated conference programmes and advised companies in the music industry. Jonas studied Applied Cultural Studies at Leuphana University Lüneburg - with interruptions and practical placements in radio, marketing and event production.

Jana supports the planning and implementation of the Creative Business Academy, the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft's eight-month further education and networking programme, as a working student. In addition to her cultural and media management studies (M.A.) at the HfMT Hamburg, she has worked in event management for the Popkurs Hamburg and various music festivals in recent years. As chairwoman of Musiknetzwerk Aachen e.V., Jana is committed to supporting up-and-coming musicians.

She completed her degree in Culture of the Metropolis (B.A.) at HafenCity University Hamburg in 2017. She studied Empirical Cultural Studies (M.A.) at the University of Hamburg until 2023. During her studies, she focussed on event management and worked as a freelance event manager for Kopf&Steine GmbH, the Hamburg Short Film Festival and Filmfest Hamburg, among others. She also works as a concert organiser at Uebel&Gefährlich.