Hans Reitz

The Grameen Creative Lab,
Germany

Hans Reitz was born in 1966 and raised in Bad Abbach (Bavaria). Today he lives together with his spouse and two of his four children in Wiesbaden.  At the age of twenty he embarked on a journey that took him from India to Afghanistan and finally led him to Iraq. His deep interest for the arts and culture led him to the studies of classical south-Indian music during his time in India. Back in Germany he founded within a few years a creative circle and worked furthermore as a cultural manager, organizing many different theater and cultural events.

Since 1992 he supports his friend Reinhold Treitinger in southern India (Kumily / Kerala) in applying the principle of "Natural Shakti" (= force of nature), a sustainable production of natural resources in accordance with the ecological system of the jungle. In 1994 he founded the creative agency "circ" and thereafter he continuously expanded the agency’s expertise. Today the company in Wiesbaden serves as a reliable partner in content driven live communication for established brands such as BMW, Merck, Deutsche Post and E.ON. In addition, Hans Reitz consults companies in the development of innovative managementcultures and in adapting their business strategies to a constantly changing environment. circ was repeatedly voted „the most creative agency in Germany“. He is committed to the development of social projects worldwide. As a creative consultant of Nobel Price winner Prof. Muhammad Yunus, he has helped spread the idea of „Social Business“ since 2007. In 2009, together with Prof. Yunus, he founded the "Grameen Creative Lab". Their Mission: To spread Prof. Yunus' initiated idea of Social Business worldwide. Mr. Reitz accompanies Prof. Yunus at official occasions. Since 2010 he is the Creative Director of the Yunus Centre in Bangladesh. Hans Reitz also gives lectures and "Keynotes" speeches at international conferences and conducts numerous workshops at universities and large-scale enterprises.