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Back in September, we interviewed five speakers at the Hello Etsy conference on small business and sustainability. In the third installment of our series, we present Tom Hodgkinson, editor of the philosophical journal The Idler, and headmaster of London's Idler Academy. Tom tells us about the possibilities that are unlocked when you break the mold and start creating your own life, and what it's like to be a Bohemian entrepreneur.

At the Hello Etsy conference (17-18 September 2011, Berlin) on small business and sustainability, we talked to Chad Dickerson. After studying Shakespeare at university, Chad became a software engineer. Since then, he's masterminded projects at CNN, Yahoo! and finally at Etsy, where he is now CEO. We talked to Chad about his background, what makes Etsy tick and what hacks can be made to improve the contemporary workplace.

At the Hello Etsy conference (17-18 September 2011, Berlin) on small business and sustainability, we talked to Judy Wicks about local living economies and the importance of cooperation and local ties in building a successful business. She is the founder of Philadelphia's White Dog Café, a business that supports its community and cares for its environment while bringing people together for good food and conversation.

We met up with Matze Hielscher, party planner, blogger and self-proclaimed ‘pop kid’ to discuss his work and Berlin’s changing cultural scene.

We interviewed Matt on the upcoming Hello Etsy Conference (17-18 September 2011), on what happens at Etsy Labs in Berlin, and his thoughts on small business and sustainability.

We interviewed Berlin-based storytelling teacher and award-winning writer Ludovic Bablon in his studio, the Atelier Überall. We discussed his method for teaching storytelling, as well as what stories consist of and what they can be used for.