Cap'n Bjorn Borstelmann ☠️

“Bjorn is one of the most innovative thinkers I've ever had in my social media classes. Not only that, but his work was comprehensive, with thorough development and proper follow-through. A creative thinker with a solid work ethic. I can give no higher praise than that!”

“I only got the chance to work closely with Bjorn during three months in Sweden in 2009. And believe me, it's been a collaboration I'll always remember. This young doer is a "molotov cocktail" of creative juice! His enthusiasm, his creative skills and most importantly his understanding of where the world is moving to, elevated every work session we had. And with no surprise as a result, every single creative projects that came out through this partnership, ended up being awarded by some of the most well-known advertising competitions, like the ANDY'S or the ADC… So yes. Much like me you're gonna be wishing there was a tiny whistle you could blow to get this little man pop-up anytime you need a creative splash. But we're not there yet.”

“I hired Bjorn to design an interface for a web-based project management solution. The client wanted a “Web 2.0” design but, because of the functional requirements, wanted it to resemble Office 2007 - all the while being original. A daunting task at best. Bjorn’s creativity and enthusiasm were perfectly matched with his professionalism and patience, all of which enabled us to satisfy an exigent client.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Bjorn on several projects at different stages of his career. Bjorn's unconventional and entrepreneurial thinking was not only real fun but also enriching for clients as well as every member of the team. Bjorn combines two great abilities. He is able to gain deep insight into people needs as well as being creative and independent enough to come up with ideas for products and services people hadn't dreamed of yet. This will take Bjorn a long way and I am sure he will make his mark in many ways.”

“Bjorn is a creative spirit with a planner's mind. One of the few who can think strategically and hatch a creative idea from it. He's open-minded, his German is better than he dares acknowledge himself in his humble way. I appreciate Bjorn as a good listener, absorbing and observing the world around him with sharp attention, and witty and fun author of texts which he brings to a point. Being the generalist that he is, I here refrain from mentioning his skills in music, screen design and snowboarding in particular, because Bjorn's far more expert in these matters than I am.”

“I had the fortune of being Bjorn's classmate at Miami Ad School and we worked together on multiple projects. I liked his forward thinking, a kind of 'if it's not available, we'll do make it available'. He sees opportunities where other people see stop signs. If you can't get your mind around it, just have a sit down with him and he'll find a solution.”

“I had the honor to work with Bjorn twice: In my "Ad Concepts" Class and the strategic "Bootcamp" at the Miami Ad School Europe. In the 8 years being a teacher at MASE now, I rarely had a student being that creative, inspired, open-minded in combination with such a conceptual excellence like Bjorn.To me, Bjorn is mostly recommended!”

“Great guy! Great ideas!”