Nicole Simon   Premium Member   Group moderator

My twitter book is now available!
 

 
Have a look at the Amazon page:
http://tinyurl.com/twitterbuch-amazon
 
:)
 

There are several ways to interact / connect with me which I have listed here:
http://crueltobekind.org/contact.php
 
You can contact me via Xing or directly per contact through the info above.
 

 
Content:
* What I can do for you
* What I am good at
* My background
* My "personal publishing empire"
* Conferences / Speaking / Advisory boards
 
What I can do for you
 
I do consulting as well as workshops and seminars. My work is very question oriented, often followed by explaining, which is why a face to face meeting provides the best results.
 
Clients do get the best results from involving me at an early stage, for example to enhance and improve their business ideas or way of implementation. See me as the sparring partner - you want me to ask certain questions and not later your customers or your boss or VC.
 
I prefer work which combines technology with business, and due to the nature of my background and interests, corporate over small business.
 
What I am good at
 
It is my personal believe that you should always work with people who are good at what you need them to do. Which means on the flip side that you should not have people work in areas they are not good at. You want the genius, not the amateur, the one with passion and a fire in their eyes, not the one which is burdened by the task you assign them.
 
I love to help people understand the benefits of technology, both for business and personal development, and how to work with it.
 
I am good at analyzing, finding patterns and structure (or faults within them) and give feedback and ideas; based on my rich experience and knowledge around topics like Business and Technology, with a special focus on the area of Web 2.0 and Social Media.
 
Often heard compliments from clients are:
"Thanks! Finally I am able to understand this!" to
"Hmmm, never thought of that" or "Wow, never saw it that way".
 
João Duarte summarized it very nicely: "You are generous with your knowledge and our one day session had me profoundly visualize my on-line business model in a manner that I believe saved me at least one years worth of growing pains."
 
My background
Being a digital native for over 10 years I like to take an active part in shaping this digital life and help other people and businesses to use these tools for their purposes and goals.
 
I am experienced in helping others understand modern technology and improve their business / daily lives, give honest, but constructive feedback and suggestions, and have a deep knowledge of modern technologies in projects and applications such as blogs, podcasts, RSS and Second Life.
 

My personal publishing empire
As blog and podcast addict, I of course have a personal publishing empire of my own:
 
Bloxpert (http://bloxpert.com) is the place for most of my (pre) conference podcasts. The slogan for this is: we should be challenging.
 
Cruel to be kind (http://crueltobekind.org) is my English blog, less business, more conversational. If I have time, my private podcast is Useful Sounds (http://usefulsounds.com).
 
If you want to read / hear from me in German, this is the place to visit:
beissholz.de - von bissig bis garstig (http://beissholz.de)
 
I am also group moderator for the Global Business Women group here in Xing.
https://www.openbc.com/net/globalbusinesswomen
 
Myself and my podcasts / blogwork have also been featured in German television as well as national and international radio + written interviews , mainly for Podcasting and Second Life, recently for Twitter and Microblogging due to the book.
 
Conferences / Speaking / Advisory boards
I like to share my knowledge, which is why I am more likely to do workshops / expert tables and moderation. Also I have become a frequent advisor for organizers.
 
upcoming:
FTD.de Hotspot: Microblogging als Kommunikationskanal
 
next09 - Hamburg
Advisory Board + Session about Twitter for Business
 
Politik 2.0 - Mehr Bürgerbeteiligung dank Internet?
Alles gesagt in 140 Zeichen - Microblogging, Nähkästchenplauderei oder ernsthafte Kommunikatinsplattform?
 
Wirtschaftskongreß "Spitzenfrauen - Frauen auf dem Weg zur Spitze"
Thema: Digitale Welten - Herausforderung an die Führungskraft
 
past:
 
Euroblogawards.eu - Jury member
 
Blogworldexpo, Las Vegas
* 10 Ways to Build Your Readership
* Communicating with a Diverse Audience
* Where Do Your Visitors Come From & What Do They Do on Your Site?
 
Barcamp Berlin before Web 2.0 Expo, Co-Organizer
Barcamp Hamburg, November, Co-Organizer
 

Web 2.0 Expo Europe (O'Reilly / Techweb)
Member of the Advisory Board
 
Blogher 2008
Panel on Expanding your Business internationally
 
next08 - "get realtime", Hamburg
Advisory Board & Moderation
 
Startup.eu, Madrid
Jury member for Startup Competition
 
web:start, Zagreb, Kroatia
Session: "Grow your business internationally"
 
plugg.eu, Brussels 2008
Jury member for Startup Competition
 
Web 2.0 Expo Berlin 2007 (CMP / O'Reilly)
Member of the Advisory Board and organizer of the web2open
 
Podcastday 2007, during mediaforum.nrw
Co-Organizer + panelist on
"Blogs und Podcasts als Kommunikationskanal für Werbung und Sponsoring"
(blogs and podcasts as communication channel for advertisement and sponsoring)
 
ad:tech Hamburg
moderating the panel "Behavioral targeting : the way to avoid traffic jams in mediaplanning "
 
Podcast Hotel, San Francisco, 2007
Panel: Diversifying The Ecosystem For Online Video
 
Web2open during Web 2.0 Expo, San Francisco, 2007
Presentation: A European view on Web 2.0
 
Re:publica, Berlin 2007,
Panel: Leben im Netz (Living online)
 

Cebit Forum Mittelstand (forum for middle sized companies), Hannover 2007
Keynote on Next Generation Networking as well as panel discussion
 
Podcastcon UK. London, 2006
Chairing the panel on "Business Podcasting".
 
International Podcasting Expo, 2006
Why you should foster an international audience.
 
Blogher 2006, San Jose
Advanced Workshop on Podcasting
 
Women's International Podcasting Expo, online,
A European perspective to blogging and podcasting
 
Reboot 2006, Copenhagen, Tutorial / Host:
Podboot - start podcasting at reboot
 
Podcastday 2006, Cologne during the mediaforum.nrw
co-organizing as well as moderating the panel, "Business models - how to make money with podcasts"
 
New Communication Forum 2006, Palo Alto
Panel Beyond Text: Podcasts and Video Blogging (aka Vidcasting)
 
Reboot 2005, Copenhagen
Hosting talk: Trends in Podcasting / How to podcast
 
Several Barcamp präsentations for example, about Second Life, Xing and Podcasting.