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  • SOLO SALON #3: X-Mas Edition

    SOLO SALON #3: X-Mas Edition


    Solo Christmas Salon: When Ideas Spark

    What happens when creative souls, entrepreneurs and independent minds come together to close the year?

    At the Solo Christmas Salon, the answer was simple:

    An evening of inspiration, real connection and joyful movement.

    When we started the first Solo Salon one year earlier, one thought stayed with us: independent professionals often build a lot on their own. They carry responsibility, ideas, clients, projects and decisions. But at the end of the year, many of them do not have a traditional team to celebrate with.

    So we asked ourselves:

    Why not create a Christmas gathering for solopreneurs?

    In 2024, that idea became real.

    The invitation was simple: come as you are, bring something if you like, and be part of an evening shaped by conversation, music, food, ideas and shared energy.

    Ocean Studio Berlin turned into a living room of possibilities. No stiff program. No formal agenda. Just an open space for real encounters.

    The evening began with deep networking guided by Lara Buschmann, who helped turn a room full of strangers into a room full of new conversations. With sensitivity, structure and warmth, she created a setting where people could meet beyond small talk.

    Later in the evening, Philipp Frommer brought music and atmosphere into the studio. From 9 pm on, the room slowly shifted from conversation into movement. The studio became a dance floor, and the year ended with exactly the kind of lightness we had hoped for.

    People brought ideas, homemade food, instruments, stories and inspiration. There was talking, laughing, reflecting, music-making and dancing.

    The Solo Christmas Salon was more than a Christmas party.

    It was a reminder that community does not depend on having a traditional company structure. It can be created by people who decide to show up, contribute and make space for each other.

    Sometimes it only takes a small idea, a bit of courage and a few people who believe in it.

    Then a room becomes more than a room.

    It becomes a place where new connections, inspiration and friendships can begin.

    A big thank you to everyone who shaped the evening with their openness, energy and talent. And a special thank you to Lara Buschmann and Philipp Frommer for their creative and generous contributions.

    The Solo Christmas Salon showed us that independent work does not have to mean isolated work.

    And maybe that was the most beautiful way to end the year.

    Alex
    Creators Foundation

    Solo Salon XMAS Edition - Eine Weihnachtsfeier für Kreative
    Solo Salon XMAS Edition - Eine Weihnachtsfeier für Kreative
    Solo Salon XMAS Edition - Eine Weihnachtsfeier für Kreative
    Solo Salon XMAS Edition - Eine Weihnachtsfeier für Kreative
    Solo Salon XMAS Edition - Eine Weihnachtsfeier für Kreative
    Solo Salon XMAS Edition - Eine Weihnachtsfeier für Kreative
  • Solo Salon: Where the Conversation Began

    Solo Salon: Where the Conversation Began

    On November 16, 2023, the very first Solo Salon took place at Ocean Studio Berlin.

    At the time, it was still a small experiment. A room for solopreneurs, creatives and independent professionals to meet beyond the usual networking format. No stage. No pitch. No performance.

    Just people in a room, speaking openly about the realities of building something on their own.

    The evening was hosted by Dennis Sprute and Alexander Klebe and brought together a diverse group of creatives, consultants, coaches, musicians, designers, marketers and independent thinkers.

    What began as a simple idea quickly turned into something more substantial.

    We wanted to create a space that felt honest. A place where people could talk not only about success, but also about focus, doubt, isolation, responsibility and the emotional weight of working independently.

    The conversations moved between practical questions and personal reflection:

    How do I find focus as a solopreneur?
    How do I deal with self-doubt, burnout or isolation?
    How do I balance freedom with responsibility?
    How do I build something meaningful without losing myself in the process?

    In small discussion groups, spontaneous focus sessions and personal exchanges, a real sense of connection emerged. Nobody had to prove anything. And maybe that was exactly why so many good thoughts, ideas and new relationships appeared.

    The spirit of the evening was simple:

    We may all stand at different points in our journey, but many of us are walking similar paths.

    One participant later described the evening like this:

    “I did not only leave with new impulses, but with a real sense of community.”

    Looking back, Solo Salon #1 was more than an event. It was the first signal of what would later become an important part of the Creators Foundation: creating spaces where independent minds can meet, reflect, learn and support each other.

    A big thank you to everyone who shaped this first evening with a thought, a question, a conversation, a drink or simply an open mind.

    It was the first step.

    And it still feels like the beginning.

    Dennis & Alex
    Hosts of the first Solo Salon