Bio

Roberto De Simone was born in 1976 in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, son of a German and an Italian. After graduating from high school in 1996, he studied business administration at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and then special economics at the University of Cologne. Since 2000 he has been working in various functions and projects in the areas of e-commerce, product development, online PR and online marketing. In recent years his work has focused on digital projects for artists, organizations and companies. Today, he looks after a portfolio of newcomers as well as top international representatives of artistic genres and other professions with services and advice on all aspects of online marketing.

Learned at one point

2003–2005  Universität zu Köln – Lehramt Sek. II in Spezielle Wirtschaftslehre / Produkt- u. Beschaffungsmarketing, Verkehrswissenschaften (1. Staatsexamen)

1998–2002  Technische Hochschule Köln (bis 2015 Fachhochschule Köln) – Allg. Betriebswirtschaft / Finanz- u. Außenwirtschaft (Dipl.-Kaufm. FH)

1996  Technisches Abitur / Maschinenbau u. Mathematik

Experienced

2014–2018  ~50 show productions of SpokenWordClub Köln as a Producer (last setting: Comedy, Poetry, Live-Music & Talk presented by a double moderation + four piece showband + supporting act, 2018 @ cbe-cologne.de)

2004  Postgraduate Scholarship from the Heinz-Nixdorf Foundation / Hamburg (1 month) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (10 month)

What else?

2023 Englische Übersetzung “click, like & follow: Online marketing for artists and creative people”, 170 Seiten, Amazon KDP

2022 Ratgeber/Buch “click, like & follow: Online-Marketing für Kunstschaffende und Kreative”, 168 Seiten, Bramann Verlag Frankfurt

2020  Kulturpate von Selma Gültoprak, Köln (via Kölner KulturPaten e.V.)

2010–2018  Member of Committee / Candidates for Malaysia: Heinz Nixdorf Programm (Heinz Nixdorf Foundation, Paderborn)

2018-today  Member of the Board of the Heinz Nixdorf Programm (HNP) – Alumni & Friends e.V., Bonn

2014 Course/Exam: Certified ScrumMaster (class by Dr. Jeff Sutherland - creator of Scum)

2011  Student Study: „Entrepreneurship & e-Venture“, Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen) 

2010  Course/Exam: ITIL® V3 (Foundation Examination) – IT-Administration

2008  Course/Exam: PRINCE2® (Foundation Examination – Project Management)

Full-time civilian service for 13 month – at a local protestant community in elder care

Mother from Germany (Rhineland) and father from Italy (Irpinia)

Favorite country in SE Asia: Malaysia

I like Modern Jazz & Neo Soul/Hip Hop