In a world where we’ve isolated ourselves from one another, I’m exploring modern loneliness as a personal, collective, and political issue that paradoxically holds the potential to reconnect us with ourselves, others, and the world.
I’m a writer, facilitator, and community builder, cultivating third places for dialogue, connection, and community around the shared experience of loneliness.
For five years, I helped shape the House of Beautiful Business, a global network for a life-centered economy, working with brands like BCG Henderson Institute, Google, Indeed, Otto Group, Porsche, Salesforce, Volkswagen, and others
Now working as a a freelance consultant, I offer expertise in content and community strategy, curatorial programming, and experience design of unconventional events as well as facilitation and emcee’ing.
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I’ve led content and community strategies, and contributed to thought leadership pieces, newsletters, and reports as well as all forms of marketing and brand content and communications. I’ve produced podcast series, short films, social media content, and online conferences and learning formats on platforms hosted on Zoom, YouTube, or Discord. As you can tell, content is my world—and I’m happy to help you achieve your goals in a meaningful way.
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I’ve curated programming on topics from climate action and relationships in the age of AI to diversity and inclusion in Web3, business’ social and political responsibility, and the future of work and leadership. I love to design, produce, and facilitate experiences and spaces with an intersectional approach, a whole-heart-and-body activation, and a pinch of surprise.
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I’ve hosted conversations and emcee’d gatherings with 700+ attendees online and in-person, ranging from 15Toasts dinners and top management summits to an online climate conference, a podcast series at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022, the epic House of Beautiful Business gatherings, the 2023 Othering & Belonging conference, and more. What can I say, I just love it!
“Monika is an energetic phenomenon of a new, purpose-driven generation. Technologically savvy, empathic and curious how to achieve a better, more humane future. Able to inspire your top executives, energize your audience and challenge your Weltanschauung.”
Christian Knörle, Head of Company Building, forward31 by Porsche Digital
“Monika is an exceptional emcee, facilitator, and event curator. We were lucky enough to engage her as the emcee for our organization's first Europe-based event, and not only did she brilliantly hold the space and intuitively manage the energy in the room on the actual day, but she also became a close collaborator and advisor in helping us develop the gathering. Her insights helped make our event even better than we anticipated. I can't recommend Monika enough as a facilitator or emcee- we are already looking forward to working with her again!”
Sara Grossmann, Program Director, Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkley