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About me

a life spent moving between cultures

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Where I grew up

  1. South Africa
  2. Cameroon
  3. Burkina Faso
  4. Madagascar
  5. Germany
Doris Joyce as a child

I was born in South Africa and spent part of my childhood in Cameroon, where my family is originally from. Our journey then took us to Burkina Faso and Madagascar before I eventually settled in Germany.

Every move brought a new language, a new culture and a different way of seeing the world. Along the way, I grew up speaking French, German and English, later adding Spanish and a little Chinese.

Growing up across different cultures taught me to look at things from multiple perspectives. It made me naturally curious about people, their habits and the cultural influences behind their choices.

Today, I bring that same curiosity into marketing. I'm fascinated by how brands position themselves, why certain stories resonate in one market but not another, and how product, consumer and brand identity come together.

01

Design & Engineering

Hochschule Niederrhein

I learned how to design a product from scratch: from textiles to pattern making to 3D simulation.

02

Fashion Retail

On the job, through my studies

I worked in fashion retail the whole time I studied. That is where I learned in the field: what clients expect, and how direct feedback shapes what you make.

03

Fashion Marketing

IFA Paris

Then I moved to Paris to strengthen my digital marketing knowledge and the strategy side of the work.

Languages I picked up along the way

  • FrenchNative
  • GermanBilingual
  • EnglishBilingual
  • SpanishAdvanced
  • ChineseBeginner

Also, when I'm not working

Painting, Photography, Architecture, Gastronomy, Cinema, Concerts, Street Jazz.

Tools I work with

Analysis & Reporting

Excel · PowerPoint · Google Analytics · Google Sheets · Google Slides

Marketing & E-Commerce

Shopify · Meta Business Suite · Instagram Insights

Design & Creative

Adobe Photoshop · Illustrator · InDesign · Canva

Trends & Organisation

WGSN · Notion · Google Drive

Connecting ideas, cultures and perspectives through marketing.