Noelia Aehnelt studied International Communication and Translation at the University of Hildesheim as well as Intercultural European Studies in the cities Madrid, Clermont-Ferrand and Regensburg. She gathered valuable practical experience through her internships in the online marketing section of a London e-commerce start-up, in the corporate communications department of a global company and working for the German Federal Foreign Office at UNESCO.

Schreiben war schon immer „mein Ding“. Das bestätigte mir bereits meine Deutschlehrerin in der Grundschule und meine Lehrerin in der fünften Klasse prophezeite: „Du wirst mal Journalistin“. Sicherlich war es auch dieser frühe Zuspruch, der mich dazu veranlasste, ein Studium der Germanistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft aufzunehmen und erfolgreich abzuschließen (= ich wurde keine Taxifahrerin). In die Zeitungsredaktion hat es mich trotz der Weissagung nur mal für ein Praktikum verschlagen. Jetzt haue ich bei HeadlineAffairs in die Tastatur. Von der Mitarbeiterzeitung, über den Kundennewsletter und die Pressemitteilung bis hin zu Blogbeiträgen und Mitarbeiterportraits begebe ich mich seit mittlerweile neun Jahren täglich auf die Suche nach Geschichten, die es aufzuschreiben lohnt.

In German, there is a saying "Don't quack no opera!" That's a pity, because operas master the loud and the soft, the high and the low notes, plus plenty of drama. The texts in classical productions, on the other hand, could sometimes use a little fine-tuning, thinks Jochen Leufen. He writes here because writing is the ideal way for him to express himself in a lasting way. First you develop an image in your head, then you describe what you see, check whether pitch and message harmonize, and then you press the send button. Curtain. Hopefully applause from the audience. Or mild criticism.

More about Jochen Leufen's vita:

HeadlineAffairs was founded by Jochen Leufen in 2004. Prior to that, he had been employed by the global agency network Ketchum since 1995, most recently in the position of authorized signatory / associate jointly responsible for the management of the Munich office. As Practice Leader Corporate and Practice Leader Technology, he represented the German market in both business areas. In his capacity as Group Manager / Senior Vice President, he had direct personnel responsibility in both practices and was in charge of coordinating all customer projects. Jochen Leufen was also responsible for the development of new products and for the new business strategy, as well as for content-related questions concerning the use of digital media.

Jochen Leufen is an active media trainer and he coordinated the planning and implementation of all media training courses at Ketchum in Germany. One of his main areas of work at Ketchum was directly advising clients in the event of a crisis or developing and training preventive issue and crisis management tactics and measures. Due to his training and previous activities, he was also responsible for public affairs at Ketchum.

Jochen Leufen's consulting experience at Ketchum includes work for ADIG (Allgemeine Deutsche Investment Gesellschaft), AMS (American Management Systems), Bayern Online, the Bavarian State Chancellery, the Bavarian SPD, Dow Chemical, Henkel, High Tech in Bavaria (campaign), IBM, Legoland Deutschland, Navigation Technologies, Microsoft Network, the City of Munich, Vereinsbank, VIAG Interkom, the World Congress on Transport Telematics, and a number of Internet companies such as Expedia, Handelsblatt.Interaktiv, LetsBuyIt, and webmiles.

Before joining Ketchum, Jochen Leufen worked for five years as a PR consultant for the agency wbpr in Munich, primarily supporting association clients in the area of environmental protection & public affairs, but also the Boston Consulting Group or Lufthansa Cargo in matters relating to their repositioning. Prior to that, he worked for one year at the federal office of the F.D.P. in the context of a federal election in Bonn and worked for a member of the Bundestag during his studies.

Jochen Leufen holds a degree in administrative sciences from the University of Konstanz. He is married and father of three children.

Noelia Aehnelt studied International Communication and Translation at the University of Hildesheim as well as Intercultural European Studies in the cities Madrid, Clermont-Ferrand and Regensburg. She gathered valuable practical experience through her internships in the online marketing section of a London e-commerce start-up, in the corporate communications department of a global company and working for the German Federal Foreign Office at UNESCO.

Sjauke studied journalism in Ansbach. She gained work experience through different projects during her studies and journalistic internships. In the end, she was convinced only by the internship in the public relations department of a research institute. She particularly liked the preparation for a conference, a trade fair and writing reports. In her spare time she is hiking in the mountains, having her nose in a book or meeting her friends. After graduating from high school she discovered the beauty of Ireland.

Sjauke studied journalism in Ansbach. She gained work experience through different projects during her studies and journalistic internships. In the end, she was convinced only by the internship in the public relations department of a research institute. She particularly liked the preparation for a conference, a trade fair and writing reports. In her spare time she is hiking in the mountains, having her nose in a book or meeting her friends. After graduating from high school she discovered the beauty of Ireland.

Sjauke studied journalism in Ansbach. She gained work experience through different projects during her studies and journalistic internships. In the end, she was convinced only by the internship in the public relations department of a research institute. She particularly liked the preparation for a conference, a trade fair and writing reports. In her spare time she is hiking in the mountains, having her nose in a book or meeting her friends. After graduating from high school she discovered the beauty of Ireland.

Sjauke studied journalism in Ansbach. She gained work experience through different projects during her studies and journalistic internships. In the end, she was convinced only by the internship in the public relations department of a research institute. She particularly liked the preparation for a conference, a trade fair and writing reports. In her spare time she is hiking in the mountains, having her nose in a book or meeting her friends. After graduating from high school she discovered the beauty of Ireland.

Lisa Prepsl studied Politics and Law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and at the Sorbonne in Paris. She gained practical experience while working for PR agencies in Hamburg and Starnberg focused on customers in the field of industry and financial services.