10 months ago, our very own Maria said her goodbyes upon her return to her native Germany and in this video she recapped 2.5 years working at Local2Local and Local2Local Talents.

But, as Maria hints at, the journey wasn’t over, far from it.

Fast forward to today, Maria had a special announcement:

“My co-founding journey started in spring 2021, when Tatiana Glad recommended me to Markus Besch as I moved back to #Baden… Then the #impact hub magic evolved itself…

Now we can officially call ourselves Impact Hub Candidate Karlsruhe! Last night Anton Baranowski officially launched our transition & vision: we’re the ecosystem for sustainable business in the region of Karlsruhe.

Overarching theme (roughly translated from dialect+denglish ;): Work, work and make impact 😄

Hope to see you all in Karlsruhe!
& talk to me if you want to know more 🐝

Looking forward to continue the journey with you all!“

Ralph Suikat Eva Schröder Pollyanna Chapman Manon Klein Alice Knorz Alina Allmann Ana Carolina Andrade Beate Weinzinger
Janna Zubke Janelle K.Leon Reiner Francesco Rocca Jose Saldana Birk Frederik Bauer Mark Frederiks Marc van Woudenberg
Mark Prins Diana Stier Daniel Paulus Juliette Gainon Lara Prolingheuer & many more!

Congratulations, Maria, from all of us at Local2Local. A huge stepping stone for building a robust collaborations for innovation and a regenerative food system in your region!