About seebohm.berlin

The slogan is Public Affairs for Social Change. Because there are not enough experts who want to make a difference for those who need it the most. In order to obtain social change, a variety of things need to come together: Policy knowledge, strategic skills, commandment of digital and conventional campaign tactics and an effective network.

Our multifaceted field of competence results from the combination of consulting for civil society organisations and foundations on the one hand and reputable political and economic know-how on the other.

Our consultancy can be a mediator between non-profit and for-profit. We guide you through the jungle of political structure and decision-making. We build bridges between Anglo-Saxon and Continental approaches. Strategic support for the smart integration of modern communication technology. And creative input for low- and no-budget campaigns.

Sergius Seebohm

Sergius Seebohm founded seebohm.berlin in 2014 to offer professional support in political strategy and communication, specifically for social issues and the non-profit sector. Since then, he has supported leading international organizations and distinguished personalities in their communication projects at the intersection of politics and society. Previously, he was communications director of the world's largest petition and campaign platform Change.org in Germany and Head of Communications for the advocacy organisation ONE in Germany, creating effective and award-winning campaigns nationwide. He learned the craft of strategy consulting at a large agency in Berlin, working for clients such as the Federal Government of Germany, Coca-Cola, Bayer and studiVZ. Sergius Seebohm is a trained banker, holds degrees in political science and philosophy from the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and the Free University of Berlin as well as a Master of Business Administration. He teaches various aspects of political communication and strategy development at Quadriga University and the Berlin School of Economics and Law.

Sylvie Hahn

Sylvie Hahn joined seebohm.berlin back in 2019. As a senior consultant she takes on a wide range of responsibilities in process and team management in addition to her strategic tasks. This expertise is reflected in her work with clients: pushing for optimized internal and external processes in order to achieve the jointly set goals as efficiently as possible. She already employed these skills in her previous roles: In 2019 she organized the New Mobility World and the IAA Conference as a consultant for the German Association of the Automotive Industry. Before that, Sylvie worked for almost two years at the interface between the private and public sectors as a project manager at GIZ, focusing on sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. She completed her studies in Political Economy of European Integration (M.A.) at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, and Politics and International Relations (B.A.) at the University of Sussex, UK.

Léa Glasmeyer

Léa Glasmeyer has been part of seebohm.berlin since October 2022 and is responsible for political communication, strategic consulting and campaign planning. Her work aims to shape the political landscape so that it becomes more inclusive and gives all citizens the opportunity to participate in social discourse. Léa Glasmeyer studied Public Policy at the Hertie School in Berlin and the Munk School at the University of Toronto and holds a German-French Bachelor's degree in Applied Political Science from Sciences Po Aix and the University of Freiburg. She is particularly interested in democracy, the rule of law and civic engagement. She has previously worked in political foundations and think tanks on EU affairs and participation as well as in the field of social psychology in various countries.

Felix Vosse

Felix Vosse found his way to seebohm.berlin in March 2022. In addition to strategic consulting and campaign planning, he is responsible for actively supporting our clients in their press and media work. He strives to tell the captivating stories of his clients to amplify their voices in a contested public arena – making the voices heard that might otherwise be ignored and advocating for social change in the process. Previously, he has gained experience working in the Bundestag and learned his craft at one of the largest German public affairs agencies. He studied European Studies and Political Science in Osnabrück, Maastricht, at Sciences Po Paris and the Freie Universität Berlin.

Ruben Semmerling

Ruben Semmerling has been a student assistant in the seebohm.berlin team since 2022. In addition to providing support in day-to-day business, he contributes with his experience in project management and graphic campaign design. Accompanying his master's degree in political science, Ruben already gained experience in public relations and political work at the EU and at CARE Germany, one of the largest private humanitarian aid organizations worldwide. There, he was involved in important political processes on the topics of global justice, climate justice, humanitarian aid and development cooperation and contributed to media work. His focus was on combating global poverty and strengthening the participation of women and girls in political processes on the path to gender equality. In addition, Ruben used his experience in graphic campaign design to support the 2021 Bundestag elections.

Katharina Allram

Katharina Allram has been part of the seebohm.berlin team as a student assistant since July 2023. In addition to assisting with day-to-day operations, she contributes her creative approach to writing, which enables her to transform complex political issues into clear and compelling messages. She is pursuing her Master's degree at the Institute for Social Sciences at the Humboldt University of Berlin and at the Universidad de Salamanca, where she also gained her Bachelor's degree. She is particularly interested in how actors from the right-wing political spectrum communicate, what we can do to counter this and what conclusions we can draw from this for our own communication strengthening our democracy. She previously gained experience in advocacy at the Federation of German Consumer Organizations.

Marius Hasenheit

Marius Hasenheit is a researcher and communications consultant at seebohm.berlin - with a focus on digital public affairs and social media campaigns. As a partner at sustentio and freelance journalist for the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Deutschlandfunk, he presents complex issues in an understandable and exciting way. A skill that he developed as co-editor of the nationwide print medium transform Magazin. In his work he focuses primarily on sustainability issues. Marius Hasenheit is part of the consultant network sustainable natives eG. He studied Biogeosciences (B.Sc.) in Jena and Global Change Ecology (M.Sc.) in Bayreuth.

Valentina Barbagallo (in Brussels)

Valentina Barbagallo is an independent consultant with over seven years of professional experience, supporting our clients at EU level with issues in the public, private and civil society sectors. During her four years as Head of EU Policy and Advocacy at the development organization ONE, she led campaigns in more than 15 policy areas. For example, she helped to pass transformative transparency legislation in the areas of extractive industries and money laundering and was instrumental in turning a threatened cut in EU development funding into almost €1 billion in additional funding.

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seebohm.berlin
Dorotheenstraße 3
10117 Berlin
Germany

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Phone: 030.28 68 34 35