Office Hours

As Office Hours reopens after a summer with record breaking temperatures and extreme events, Adam welcomes Adriana Gonzalez (Ecocitizen), Martine Bosch (Ecofluent) and Andrew Ferrone (Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity) into the studio. They discuss what consumers can do to limit the impact of climate change in their purchasing decisions.

References and links:

https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/22/eu-wildfires-worst-year-on-record-as-season-continues

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pakistan_floods

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC140372

https://www.klima-agence.lu/en

Guest contacts:

Adriana Gonzalez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adri-gonzalezlu/

Andrew Ferrone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-ferrone-21117a251/

Martine Bosch: https://www.ecofluent.lu/

On the latest episode Adam finds out from some of Luxembourg’s entrepreneurs what life is like when you are self-employed. He hears about the personal stories of Alexandra Neves of Mind Tree Coaching and Nicolas Wiscour-Conter of Visualize Impact. Wolt’s Head of Public Policy, Laurin Sepoetro, also joins to provide insights into how the policies impact those who decide to be their own boss.

References:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30418978/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36710710/

Guests:

Alexandra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-neves-mtc/

Nicolas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nwiscourconter/

Laurin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lsepoetro/

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On the latest episode Adam finds answers to questions about the upcoming ING marathon. From the origin story, through the organisation and to the sponsorships. He is joined by Erich Francois, the CEO of from Step by Step, the company who organises the marathon, and Astrid Agustsson, head of communications and public relations at the Ville de Luxembourg.

Erich: www.ing-night-marathon.lu/en.html

Astrid: www.vdl.lu/en

On the latest episode Adam explores the world of digital marketing and social media. In addition to being helped by Wolt’s marketing manager, Marjolaine de Bonnafos, and Daniel Eischen, the founder and owner of marketing agency Concept Factory, Adam is joined by the real-life character behind one of Luxembourg’s best known instagram meme accounts... notclaireinluxembourg

Guests:

Daniel: www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-eischen/

Marjolaine: www.linkedin.com/in/marjolaine-de-bonnafos-66991921/

notclaireinluxembourg: @notclaireinluxembourg

In this week’s Office Hours, Adam is joined by Dr Mirna Lajtman, an Associate Professor at the Luxembourg School of Business, and Zuza Reda-Jakima, the founder and managing partner of pink not red, a boutique agency specialising in public relations, brand management and graphic design. Together, they discuss the (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) DEI backlash and whether DEI policies are still needed.

References:

https://www.pwc.co.uk/services/economics/insights/women-in-work-index.html

https://www.csl.lu/en/pensions#:~:text=80%25%20of%20minimum%20pension%20recipients,after%20Malta%20and%20the%20Netherlands.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html

https://www.bi.team/

Guests:

Mirna: www.linkedin.com/in/mirnakoricanlajtman/

Zuza: www.linkedin.com/in/zuza-reda-jakima/

In this week’s Office Hours, we explore the gig economy. Adam is joined by courier Edgar Zendejas, and Henrik Pankakoski from Wolt. They learn about Edgar’s journey into gig work, the relationship between the company and the gig worker and explore some of the challenges they face.

This episode is sponsored by Wolt.

In this week’s Office Hours, Guy Kerger of Mindforest and Anne-Gaelle Calmes from Aztec helps Adam understand how different companies approach hiring. In addition to exploring the different stages applicants need to pass through, they also provide important advice for any would-be job seeker.

In this week’s Office Hours, Adam is joined by two restaurateurs; Marianne Donven of Chiche! and Taner Edeer of Simon Says Chicken. They share the origin stories of their restaurants, then with the help of Tomas Etcheverry from Wolt, we examine the role that the food delivery companies play in their relationship with their customer.

Marianne: chiche.lu

Taner: simonsayschicken.lu

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In this episode of Office Hours, Adam is joined by Oksana Dumanska and Olena Neskorodiana. They share their experiences and provide their perspective on the questions that people may have for colleagues who fled the war in Ukraine three years ago.

Photo by Max Kukurudziak on Unsplash

In this week’s episode of Office Hours, Adam is joined by Paul Zahlen and Marie Kox from two of Luxembourg’s wine producers. In addition to learning more about the industry, Paul and Marie provide advice on things to consider when buying wine, and tips of how to explore our wine region.

Paul: www.pauls.lu/

Marie: sunnen-hoffmann.lu/en/