I help people on their way to personal and professional growth with tailor-made training, workshops, and coaching. My work covers topics like presenting, moderation, public speaking, conflict management, and leadership. I am a certified Business Trainer and Systemic Coach and have been working in the creative industry for over 20 years.I work for clients like BCW, Johnson & Johnson, Bertelsmann, E.On, momox, manyone, DDB, denkwerk, think moto, GUD.berlin, diffferent, zebra, brandung, Dept, Fjord, Intermate, Wundermann Thompson, Art Directors Club Germany, Leipzig School of Media and the TU Berlin and several VC and Start-Up companies.http://www.benjamin-apfelbaum.com/

Creative Director at Strichpunkt Design in Berlin with focus on Digital Branding and Experience Design. Key responsibilities included establishing a new digital design unit for the Berlin office as well as working on new business and business development opportunities with clients in the automotive, cultural and finance industry.

Creative Director at NOLTE&LAUTH GmbH. Responsible for the design department. Key responsibilities included establishing and leading a creative unit user of experience and communication designers. I was responsible for the creative direction on projects for Mercedes-Benz, Postbank, Danone Aptamil, Bosch Home & Garden and KfW Bank as well as being an integral part of new business development. Being a member of the board of directors I was working closely with our CEOs and other Directors to ensure a strategic growth of the company and a steady development of our employees. I established a PR & Communication unit at NOLTE&LAUTH, where I was responsible for the company’s internal and external communication. Furthermore I was giving talks on Presenting and Digital Storytelling.

Creative Consultant and Art Director at mediaworx Berlin AG. I was the Lead Designer for SmartShopping, ARBURG and VW. My responsibilities included conception, design, creation of guidelines, leading a team of Junior Designers, organising workshops, enhancing workflows within the design department and with the production team, presenting results to clients, pitching new ideas to clients and coworkers. Further work for an international Tourism-Client, Interhyp, Red Bull, DWS, ARAG and Postbank.

Art Director at neofonie GmbH, Berlin. Lead Designer for the facelift of neofonie's CD, Website and Microsites. Responsibilities included branding, webdesign and custom fontdesign.

Art Director at mediaworx Berlin AG. Lead Designer for an international Tourism-Client. Responsibilities included art direction for the relaunch of a tourism website. Further client work for Postbank, Cosmos Direkt, ZF Sachs.

Screendesigner at Aimaq-Rapp-Stolle Interactive GmbH, Berlin. Responsibilities included design for microsites, campaign-specials, banner-campaigns for FMCG-Clients like nutella, Dyrup, Blaues Kreuz e.V., Ramazzotti, degussa, simyo, Milch-Schnitte and Powerade.

Freelance-Designer at I-D Media, Styleheads, McCann-Erickson and CTI New Media. Responsibilities included web- and banner-design for T-Hotspot, Four Music, RedBull BC One and Vienna Airport and Visit Britain.

Designer at Styleheads GmbH, Berlin.Responsibilities included web- and printdesign for clients in the music-business like Warner Music Germany, BMG Deutschland, EMI Music and rap.de/records.

Screendesigner at I-D Media AG in Berlin. Work for clients like Deutsche Telekom, RedZac, Yello Strom and E.On.