Hendrik Morkel Email & Phone Number

Vaasa, FI

Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland

• As the Community Manager at Vaasa Startup Factory, I work to foster collaboration and innovation among students and startups from all six universities in Vaasa. Our dynamic hub offers inspiring workspaces, a wellness.
• Managing and promoting the Vaasa Startup Factory as a vibrant collaborative hub… Show more As the Community Manager at Vaasa Startup Factory, I work to foster collaboration and innovation among students and startups.
• Managing and promoting the Vaasa Startup Factory as a vibrant collaborative hub for students and startups.
• Creating and maintaining a welcoming environment with dynamic workspaces.
• Organizing events that inspire innovation and encourage entrepreneurship among Vaasa’s academic community.
• Building partnerships with universities, local businesses, and other stakeholders to expand the Startup Factory’s reach and impact.

Worldwide

My writing & photography assignments include outdoor and adventure-travel related articles for newspapers and outdoor magazines, in English,Dutch, Finnish and German. I have written for National Geographic Traveller, Virgin Inflight Magazine, NORR, Dein Finnland, Visit Finland, Adventure Travel Magazine, Climb, Rock & Ice, Klettern, Alpin, Bike & Travel.

Worldwide

In my role as a Gear Editor at Wide Oyster Magazine, I'm bringing over 15 years of experience in the outdoor and adventure travel industry to life through words and photography. I'm passionate about crafting by-fair-means, authentic stories that inspire others to explore the outdoors, with the best gear possible.

Scandinavia

I have worked as a Freelance Outdoor Guide for various companies in Lapland, for example Upitrek and Adventure by Design. As I speak four languages fluently and have over a dozen years of outdoor experience in all seasons in Scandinavia and Finland, my employers and guests value my attentiveness to their needs & safety, friendliness, knowledge of the local.

Worldwide

As a Content Creator I write for several successful websites. My own website, Hiking in Finland, is the most read English language blogs about hiking and trekking in the Nordic countries. It features trip reports, interviews, news, gear reviews and inspires readers to explore the nature, near and far.Sustainability is an important aspect of my travels and.

WFH

In my role as a Customer Success Manager I was the first point of contact for retailers who join the OUTTRA ecosystem. I explained to our retailers what we do and how we support them to gain more visibility on a Brand website, and help them during integration to the 30+ outdoor and sports brands with which we work. I also communicated on a daily basis with.

Europe

The European Trail Days are a social Festival for old & young outdoor enthusiasts who want to meet like-minded people, try out new outdoor equipment and explore off-the-beaten outdoor destinations. It was set to start in 2020 but then the Pandemic hit.

Vaasa, Finland

I'm a Co-founder at the Digital Influencer Network OBN, which acts as the interface between industry, Retail + PR and Digital Influencers. We help businesses to connect with the best Influencers and create inspiring campaigns which have a vast reach. Sadly we were ahead of the time as a content creator agency.

Finland

I joined the Finnish Climbing Association as a Gear Editor for the member magazine Kiipeily. I test and review climbing gear, with the aim to let the growing number of Finnish climbers know about climbing equipment that works well here in the north and and also abroad.

Owner of a small environmental management consultancy, I help SMEs to implement environmental strategies, management systems and help them in getting environmental labels for their products and services.

In my role as a Gear Editor for trekking Magazin I test & review outdoor equipment for the print publication. Currently I have my own gear column, in which I explain and test different outdoor garments. Occasionally I also review other gear, from shelters to backpacks, photo cameras and gadgets.

I wrote for ArcticStartup as a Guestblogger over the summer of 2009, and in the autumn of the same year joined to team as a writer for all things Cleantech in the Nordics and Baltics.

I was working as an environmental expert on an project basis with Climate Counselor, where I developed a service and the product portfolio for the company. I wrote a marketing plan which detailed the marketing strategy of the company, and looked into new client acquisition.

I translated parts of the Innosonic Jukebox software from English to German.

I was in charge of expanding Stafix Oy over the borders of Finland into Central Europe (DACH and Benelux), making it the leading company in its field of business, both environmentally and economically. My tasks included new client acquisition in my area, creating sales, planning and executing a trade fair presentation.I implemented the WWF Green Office at.

Executed an initial environmental review of the company, together with two colleagues.

Internship, responsible of updating client reports, organizing qualitative interviews, organizing client meetings and presentations.

Procurement Manager

Corporate Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences

My major subject was CEM, courses include environmental law, material flow management, environmental management systems, environmental.

Iwg, Nature, Leadership

I attended the International Wilderness Guide programme besides working. The idea was to gain the legal qualifications & skills to start.

Bba, International Business Management

The focus of my studies at JAMK gave me an insight into the global aspect of operations in a modern company, including.

Education record