Sophie Zechmeister

Community Manager

Sophie Zechmeister is the Community Manager at Impact Hub Vienna, connecting members with each other and organising learning & enabling events.

Ana-Maria Radulescu

Event & Hospitality Coordinator

Ana-Maria Radulescu is the Event & Hospitality Coordinator at Impact Hub Vienna, ensuring the smooth flow of logistics & catering at our events.

Marais Devis

Event Support

Marais Devis is part of the Events Team at Impact Hub Vienna and supports with logistical matters & event coordination in our space.

Jana Rohonova

Floor Manager

Jana Rohonova is one of the Floor Managers at Impact Hub Vienna.

Silvia Galli

Events Lead

Silvia Galli is the Events Lead at Impact Hub Vienna.

Florian Bauer

Chief Operating Officer

IMPACT IS...
Achieving fundamental and durable change in the condition of people and their environment.

WHAT DO YOU FIND MOST EXCITING ABOUT WORKING AT IMPACT HUB VIENNA?
Working at the Impact Hub Vienna allows me to be surrounded by creative, committed, and compassionate individuals who want to change things for the better. I can't think of anything more exciting than that ....

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
A sunny day; Spending time with my family; Reading a good book; BBQ & a glass of "Gelber Muskateller" for dinner

WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW?
One of my hobbies is "Aquascaping" - and I will leave it to you to find out what that is ;-)

PLACE OF BIRTH?
Vienna, Austria

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
German, English

Christine Jama

Program Coordinator

IMPACT IS…
purpose and fairness for our environment, society and every individual

WHAT DO YOU FIND MOST EXCITING ABOUT WORKING AT IMPACT HUB VIENNA?
The fact that on any given day you could find business women & men next to babies crawling around, someone skating through the co-working area passing a yoga class in one of our rooms, a dog taking a nap in the corner while a bunch of techies would enjoy their lunch in the café area.

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
Running in nature / hiking, pancake breakfast in bed with amazing coffee, cuddles with the family & loved ones, reading & food food food.

WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW?
When in doubt, add more garlic.

PLACE OF BIRTH?
beautiful Vienna

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
German, English, un petit peu francais og lidt dansk :)

Alina Moldovan

Program Coordinator

Alina is the lead of our Investment Ready Accelerator Program.

Alexis Eremia

Co-founder & Managing Director

IMPACT IS... making a difference, leaving a mark, adding value.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BECOMING PART OF THE IMPACT HUB VIENNA TEAM?
I coordinated CEE entities in a bank for infrastructure and public finance as a Country Manager in Romania, Hungary, Czech Rep, Bulgaria, Adriatic

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
You feel the impact every day

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ACHIEVED AS PART OF THE IHV TEAM BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
- codification of main Practices
- 1mil revenues
- focused team

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
It should be sunny and I should have no plan (nothing scheduled)

WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW?
Random? me?! Never :-)

PLACE OF BIRTH?
Bucharest, Romania

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
English, Romanian, German

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Barbara Inmann

Director - Memberships & Space Operations

IMPACT IS... Breaking up silos, building bridges and collaborating to create solutions that address societal issues in an innovative and sustainable way.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BECOMING PART OF THE IMPACT HUB VIENNA TEAM?
I worked with GfK as a marketing consultant and intrapreneur in various industries and cultures, changing processes, engaging talent and developing client strategies and products. I also worked in the field of social media research and consulted different social entrepreneurs voluntarily.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
The diversity of the community, ideas / projects / ventures, spaces. The work on topics that matter to me. The common dreaming

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ACHIEVED AS PART OF THE IHV TEAM BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
I want to have the necessary processes in place that allow Impact Hub Vienna to attract, inspire, connect, empower and retain a diverse and collaborating community of members, program participants, partners and experts from diverse fields.

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
Homemade pancake brunch with friends, family and newspaper, long walks through the woods, jumping into a lake, reading an inspiring book, picnic with friends in a park, dancing to life music at a roof-top terrace

WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW?
As a small girl I had an imaginary friend called “Anschko”, who I would love to meet again!

PLACE OF BIRTH?
Vienna

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
German, English, Spanish

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Caterina Donner

Event Support

IMPACT IS... Something that can only happen if you dare the first step - and that’s usually talking to people.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BECOMING PART OF THE IMPACT HUB VIENNA TEAM?
I studied Photography and did my Master in English and American Studies in Vienna and Sydney. Since then I have been working as a photographer and photo and film producer.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
The professional and at the same time fun atmosphere and the diversity of people I am meeting here each day.

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
Sports in the morning, breakfast with fresh produce from the farmers market next door, meeting lots of friends and spending the day with them.

WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW?
When I fall silent on the phone I have not hung up on you but have already started thinking really really hard about a solution for your inquiry. I can promise I would never hang up without wishing you a great day.

PLACE OF BIRTH?
St.Pölten, Lower Austria

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
German and English

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Dušan Janković

Community Catalyst

IMPACT IS... Taking inspiring, intention-driven, and courageous actions resulting in permanent positive difference.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BECOMING PART OF THE IMPACT HUB VIENNA TEAM?
I worked on building “Razlivalište” – an NGO aiming to build capacities of young talents in Serbia; studied Informational systems and technologies at University of Belgrade; worked for AIESEC in Serbia; traveled.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
The ‘professional’ curiosity – exploring and understanding what it is that our community calls work, and more importantly – understanding the drivers behind it.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ACHIEVED AS PART OF THE IHV TEAM BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
To host a large, diverse, and impact-driven community that has the sense of belonging, trust and determination.

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
Run (outdoors) > Swim (in river / lake / sea / ocean) > Shower (long) > Eat (tasty food) > Drink (amazing coffee) > Laugh (with great company) > Explore (new ideas) > Unwind (with a perfect sound / view / movie / book / wine - red) > Sleep > Enter Monday

PLACE OF BIRTH?
Smederevo, Serbia

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
Serbian, English

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Ioana Constantin

Acceleration Unit Lead

IMPACT IS... something you do that influences the people around you in a positive way.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BECOMING PART OF THE IMPACT HUB VIENNA TEAM?
I was the Global Growth Coordinator for the Impact Hub network. I hosted, supported, and guided founding teams all around the world through the process of building their Impact Hubs.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
That most of the times it does not really feel like a job.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ACHIEVED AS PART OF THE IHV TEAM BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
That the learning experience for the Accelerate program runs smoothly and that we support ventures to realize their ideas.

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
In the summer I like to go outside and enjoy the great weather, go swimming, meeting friends and discovering the city without any maps. If we were really talking perfect, then I would spend my day skiing.

PLACE OF BIRTH:
Bucharest, Romania

LANGUAGES:
Romanian, English, Spanish und ein bisschen Deutsch

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Lena Gansterer

Partnerships Director

Coming from the field of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Lena is the Partnerships Director of Impact Hub Vienna, managing our external-facing activities & cooperations.

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Matthias Reisinger

Co-founder & Managing Director

IMPACT IS... Doing what makes you come alive in a way it contributes to more than just yourself.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BECOMING PART OF THE IMPACT HUB VIENNA TEAM?
I was finishing my studies and building up emersense, the NGO which gave birth to the Hub

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
Prototyping the new way of doing business

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ACHIEVED AS PART OF THE IHV TEAM BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
Hosting the impact eco-system in Austria and bringing it to the next level

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
Excercize + Chillaxation + Good Food & Good Movie in Good Company

WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW?
When I was learning the piano as a child, I refused to learn the music pieces I was supposed to, but only wanted to play my own compositions

PLACE OF BIRTH?
Linz, Austria

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
German, English, French

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Steliana Kokonova

Employment & Happiness Officer

IMPACT IS... what happens when creative & sustainable thinking meets good intentions and creates solutions that work for all.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BECOMING PART OF THE IMPACT HUB VIENNA TEAM?
I did a Masters in Organizational & Social Psychology in London. And just before that I worked at another social business, the Grameen Creative Lab, as part of the Academia Team.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
Getting to know many different and interesting people every day and working in a young and fun team.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ACHIEVED AS PART OF THE IHV TEAM BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
I would like to have a smoothly running new 1200m2 operation of Impact Hub Vienna with a larger community that creates even larger impact.

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
Delicious brunch with good coffee and good company, reading a book, and my regular Bulgarian folk dance class which takes place every Sunday :)

WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW?
Since more than 2 years I am part of an enthusiastic, amateur Bulgarian folk dance group called “Pendari”

PLACE OF BIRTH?
Sofia, Bulgaria

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
Bulgarian, English, German, French

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Daniel Utrilla

Floor Manager

IMPACT IS
The beginning of the reaction, every change depends on an action, and the impact is this journey between one idea to a final resolution.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BECOMING PART OF THE IMPACT HUB VIENNA TEAM?
I've studied Mechanical engineer and Product and Industrial Design, so I've worked, in Barcelona in another Coworking space, in different fields in design, product designer, graphic designer, interaction designer, marketing,... So I did a lot of things in relation to design, then I came to Vienna and I started in the hosting program until now.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
Being in contact with people, and resolve their daily problems, I think every big change, every Impact, depend on small details, so in a way, I am part of the big Impact, and I love that.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ACHIEVED AS PART OF THE IHV TEAM BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
The IHV is a place for the diversity, and from my experience diversity means knowledge, so I really would like to learn from everyone in order to get more information to do the new design of the space in the best way for everyone, and then all of us can feel at home in our working place, sorry, Coworking space.

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
A good Sunday for me means, wake up go to running, prepare a good breakfast, take my camera, go out, meet with my friends, prepare something to eat all of us together, spend the rest of the day talking and laughing, and for the end of the day watch a film on the sofa.

WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW?
I am a completely random person, maybe is because I'm Spanish, or maybe is just because I have a bad connection in my mind, but if I need to choose something, I would say this one:

When I was a child, I was super curious, I've preferred to learn everything from myself and understand the reason for everything. Someday I saw how my father planted a seed and months later we had a tree with fruit, so I decided to plant my piggy bank, and I wait for months, I never could find it again, and I learn that the money doesn't come from trees.

PLACE OF BIRTH?
In a room of the Hospital "Virgen de Los Llanos" in Albacete, Spain

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
Spanish, English, and German.

Kristen Cole

Marketing Lead

IMPACT IS...
Addressing global issues by reinventing the way we think about business and creating unique solutions to societal challenges through entrepreneurship.

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE BECOMING PART OF THE IMPACT HUB VIENNA TEAM?
Before I joined Impact Hub Vienna, I held a digital marketing position with one of the fastest-growing business is in Denver, Colorado.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
The best part about my job is the opportunity I have to share the Hub and the amazing stories of our entrepreneurs with the world. I love chatting with our network about the work happening inside our walls and watching people get inspired.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ACHIEVED AS PART OF THE IHV TEAM BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
By the end of the year I hope to have a scalable inbound marketing machine set up so we can more effectively reach our target audiences and spread the word about impact entrepreneurship in Vienna.

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
My perfect Sunday involves waking up early, driving to a mountain, and climbing to the top of it. The harder the climb the better the view.

WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW?
I love Hot Cheetos.

PLACE OF BIRTH?
Huntington Beach, California

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
English, Spanish-ish, and a few key phrases in German

Marieke Pluk

Investment Ready Program Lead

MPACT IS...
Creating new insights in people's minds that change their behaviour towards a more sustainable one for themselves and for the planet

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?
Working with do-ers, entrepreneurial minded people with a drive to create positive change

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ACHIEVED AS PART OF THE IHV TEAM BY THE END OF THE YEAR?
Two successful editions of the Investment Ready Program and a good outlook on the future goals of the program.

WHAT DOES YOUR PERFECT SUNDAY LOOK LIKE?
Hang out with family or friends in a nice spot in nature with good food.

WHAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW?
I love chocolate

PLACE OF BIRTH?
Veghel, Netherlands

LANGUAGES YOU SPEAK?
Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish