Jonas "Sp4zie" Ring

Youtuber

“I get to work from home and play games. That’s pretty awesome!” On the other hand, Jonas ‘Sp4zie’ Ring gets to travel a lot as professional Youtuber: “I get to do cool things, like going to L.A. and hosting a gaming event there and then going to South Korea and watching the World Finals in League of Legends.”

William Grundfest

Content Creator

“The work I would do for free. I am delighted to write and speak and perform”, enthuses Bill Grundfest about his job as a Content Creater, Writer and Producer. “I then moved to Hollywood, where I got lucky and was able to write a lot of television. ‘Mad About You’ was the big, big hit.” He won a Golden Globe Award and three Emmy nominations along the way.

Soulaima Gourani

Speaker & Motivator

Soulaima Gourani works as speaker and motivator in order to inspire entrepreneurs to be ready for change and to help employees to find their true talents. “I motivate them through my work and through my story.” Having the opportunity to change people’s lives and inspire them makes her go to work everyday. “You have to turn adversity into something that you can use as a strength in your life”, she advices.

Allan Starski

Production Designer

“In movies you have from like 40 to 150 locations and each location needs to be specifically prepared.” Allan Starski is a Production Designer who designed the set for several popular films, as for example Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List. “It is a good moment, when the audience sees the movie for the first time and I sit between the people and I feel the emotion”, he told us at the Let's CEE Festival in Vienna.

Saskia Sassen

Professor at Columbia University

“What it means to be a professor at a top university, is that what you do the least, is teach”, Saskia Sassen tells about her position as Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, “Doing my research often is a bit of an adventure.” When she was 12, she made a decision, that would change her life: “I said, ‘From now on, I do not have time to read novels, I have to read analyses of the real world.’”

Ali May

UK Correspondent

"Whether it is politics, economics, sports or culture: I´m your man.” As UK Correspondent Ali May covers all the news from the UK for the international newschannel “euronews”. What he would do if he could meet his 14-year old-self? “I would slap him in the face and tell him: Life is short! Go get it! Go have fun!"

Niki Lauda

Founder, Formel 1 Ikone

"Matura ist heute für mich eine Voraussetzung" sagt Niki Lauda, legendärer Rennfahrer der Formel 1. Neben seiner Tätigkeit als Founder seiner dritten Airline "Laudamotion" managt er das Mercedes-Team der Formel 1 und hat "in den letzten vier Jahren mit Toto Wolff die Weltmeisterschaft gewonnen".

M.O.P. (Mash Out Posse)

Rapper

“I wouldn’t change anything, because if I changed something from when I was 14, then that would change the whole course of my future which would not lead me here today”, says Billy Danze, one part of M.O.P., when asked for his advice to his 14-year-old self. Lil’ Fame on what it takes to get as far as they did: “You just got to be determined. It’s not only rapping, it’s whatever you want to do. You got to believe it. If you can see it, it’s going to happen.”

Muhammad Yunus

Social Entrepreneur

"I do fun things, whatever I like. I'm a free person." Social Entrepreneur Muhammad Yunus travels all over the world to give lectures about Social Business. Would it be possible to do his job with a different background? "Anybody can do that or any other thing. You don't need a background. If you feel strong about something, you can go ahead and do it! "

Rachel Quirico

E-Sports Event Host

“I get to travel around the world”, Rachel Quirico appreciates about her job as e-sports Event Host, “and everywhere you go, you feel at home as a gamer.” What it takes to do that job? “As long as you’re comfortable being in front of the camera, you can do this job.”

Adam Cheyer

Co-Founder, SIRI

“It doesn’t matter what the subject is. Find who is the best teacher, in any subject. It’s always about the people." Adam Cheyer is Co-Founder of three companies so far. One of them is Siri, an intelligent personal assistant app which is used all over the world. The challenge each Startup has to deal with? “The most important thing and maybe the hardest thing is to work on the most important thing.”

Monique Coleman

Actress

"I am doing what I have always wanted to do”, says Highschool Musical star Monique Coleman. At the age of eight she already wanted to be an actress, now she is doing much more than that: “Where I am now is the product of having great passion and the willingness of trying new things.” Her advices to her 14 year old ego? “You are enough just as you are!” And: “Don’t chase boys! It won’t get you anywhere!”

Ryan Duncan

Professional Ice Hockey Player

“One of the coolest parts is that I get to play a game that I’ve been playing since I was three years old. Somebody is willing to pay me to play a game!”, Ryan Duncan talks about his passion and profession: Professional Ice Hockey Player for Red Bull Salzburg. “We work six days a week instead of five days a week, so we don’t necessarily have weekends”, he marks the biggest limitation.

Erika Lust

Erotic Film Director

“Who are the main characters? Why are they meeting? In what circumstances? In what locations?” The creating of erotic films is a process that Erika Lust is dedicated to. But there are also challenges, being an Erotic Film Director: “They are still adult movies and some people still have a problem with the adult aspect of it.”

Morten Lund

Chief Ideologist , Skype Founder

Morten Lund is the CEO of Everbread Ltd. and Chairman of Tradeshift Ltd. the worlds first open business network. Morten is further known for his investment in Skype and described as an investor, startup ideologist and visionary. He has been one of the most active seed investors in Europe, through his startup catalyst LundXY.

Bam Margera

Singer, Skateboarder, Actor

“It’s like, alright, everybody’s laughing, so cracking my head open wasn’t all that bad, I’m glad I did it”, Bam Margera tells about his stunts. Known from the TV Show and movie “Jackass”, he works as a professional skateboarder, Jackass and singer. His advice to his 14-year-old self? “Don’t talk shit on anybody, because that will get you nowhere.”