35 years of international experience in the East + 25 years of international project management
This is me: Waltraud (Valentina) Gehrig
In the end, it's all about communication...
The East is my passion. The East is the foundation of my business. The East is my home.
For over two decades, I have worked mainly in the CIS states, the Balkans and the Arab cultural area - the Orient. I have a varied CV, but at the same time I have never pursued a specific career strategy in my professional life.
I attribute my success to my passion for the East, its inhabitants and foreign cultures in general. It is based on my university degree and decades of work and life experience in more than twenty countries. The assignments and jobs that 'fell to me' sometimes didn't fit together at first glance, but in the end they form a complete picture. They are part of my diverse wealth of experience and my core business.
In the end, everything revolves around the topics of communication and internationality
I have always trusted myself and my intuition. Above all, I have never been a representative of the mainstream or done what others expected of me. To this day, I work strictly according to the principles of passion and performance. I am convinced that success is inevitable if you do your job conscientiously and with passion!
My guiding principle is: Always give your best in everything you do! This is exactly what people in my professional and personal environment appreciate about me. I stay true to myself, trust my experience and my intuition.
The basis of my services is a sound knowledge of the subject of 'communication' and in the broad sense of Marketing.
My core competences can be found
- in an international or intercultural context
- in professional communication and project management skills
- in the online sector (moderation and conception of online events)
- in the area of motivation and mentoring
- in strategic communication for various economic sectors and in a social context (energy, telecommunications, water, environment, regulation, market research, media, care & medicine, sport & health)
- in donor-funded projects (EU, EBRD, ADB, DFID, GIZ etc.)
- in the stakeholder dialogue.
Apart from a few 'excursions' into employment in management positions, in my many years of professional life I was always self-employed. I want to retain this flexibility and the freedom to do what I like best and what I do best - to to deal with facets of communication in different contexts.
I live and work according to the following principles:
- Aim for win-win situations with partners
- Appreciative work
- Transparent and clear communication
- Have a positive attitude in everything
- Lifelong willingness to learn