The Team, that'll get you to the next level

Prior to neuefische, Marie did an office management apprenticeship in a management consultancy and joined their HR team afterwards. She drove the entire Data Science recruitment process and all HR management topics. Marie started with neuefische in March 2023 and she is based in Cologne. Fun Fact: Marie likes to collect rare, tropical plants.

Originally from Lake Constance, Melanie moved for her Master M.Sc. Sociology & Social Research to Cologne. The professional path led from research to a store manager position in a café, to a sales manager position in an ice cream start-up, to freelance work for Teddy Teclebrhan and ultimately to the admissions team at neue fische. Anything but linear, but all jobs had in common that she enjoys working with people.

With a background in Tech sales in various positions and countries, Stefanie switched career completely in 2023 and became a freelance Life Coach. Strongly believing in New Work, Stefanie joined neuefische to find a balance between Coaching & Admissions work, combining her passion in helping and supporting people.

After a decade in retail, most recently as a store manager, and a brief stint in the recruitment industry, where she placed IT specialists and managers, Sarah has now joined the Admissions team in Hamburg. Nerdalert: Whether roguelike, MMORPG, moba or card games - if you don't find her on the climbing wall, then on the console or PC.

Oleksandra is a Ukrainian who lived in Ukraine and Netherlands before coming to Berlin. She prefers her close ones to call her Sasha, which is the short form of her name. Oleksandra has 5+ years of experience and started her career path by developing one well-known unique project as Project & Event Manager. Later she switched to Project Management & Operations in Tech to work on AI & IoT projects. She has a wonderful memory and attention to detail, is passionate about bio and neurosciences, and loves ballet. She is a pro lemon pie maker who cannot resist petting your dog. Oleksandra joined Spiced to help our potential students find the right career path and support their first steps.

With over 18 years of experience in graphic design and 2D animation, Tiago brings a deep creative background to everything he does. After completing the UX/UI program at SPICED Academy, he joined the Admissions team, where he now helps guide and support future students on their own journeys into tech and design.

Robin has been a proud part of the team since 2022. In his role as Team Lead Career Development, he oversees both new fish and the Spiced Academy, supporting our students on their journey into the dynamic world of tech careers. With a background as a sports psychologist and extensive experience in business coaching, personnel development, recruiting and career counselling, his focus is on accompanying the individual career journey of our students. His aim is to provide them with the necessary tools and confidence to successfully position themselves in the modern job market.

Before Franz joined neue fische he was working as a Coach and in the HR department in different companies. He has a bachelor’s degree in business psychology and a qualification as office clerk. Funfact: Franz loves fantasy novels. Especially The Witcher and The Lord of the Rings.

Filip is originally from Croatia and moved to Berlin in 2018. He has a background in content creation, education, and project management. In his free time, he writes in various genres (he's published a novel and is working on a second!) and tends to create chaos in the kitchen in search of new recipes and cooking techniques. He also loves to travel and is always looking for the next exciting destination for an over-planned and jam-packed trip.

Valeria was born and raised in Salerno, a city in the south of Italy. She studied Languages and Multiculturalism in Naples and after her degree she gained experience in the tourism industry. She has lived in many European countries before landing back to Germany, where she spent a semester as exchange student during her university time. She moved to Berlin to volunteer in a youth club, then she decided to further explore the education industry: that’s when she started her career at Spiced. She has a vivid passion for food, traveling and outdoor activities.

Renate is a transformational coach supporting people on their individual change journeys to achieve their personal and professional goals. Originally from Latvia, Renate has always been drawn to international environments and since 2016 she lives in Berlin. With over 10 years of professional experience across public and private sectors, Renate applies her versatile skills in project management, tech recruitment and event production to her work as a trainer, facilitator and coach. Forever learning, Renate loves improvisation theater, and believes we are all born improvisers.

Olga is a Learning experience designer, business skills trainer, and a qualified coach, with extensive expertise in crafting both digital and classroom training experience, managing training programs, and coaching teams and individuals.