About us :: Our team
Jürgen founded Storyzon, LLC in 2002. Born in Germany, Jürgen studied literature and philosophy in Europe and the U.S. His interest in the unfolding of people's life stories was reflected early on in his doctorate on the interplay of history, chance, and our deliberate actions. Before immigrating to the U.S. about fifteen years ago, Jurgen lived and worked in several European countries. He has experience in publishing and marketing and has been formally trained in the process of creating personal histories by Germany's renowned personal history agency, the Medienbüro, in Berlin. He is also a published writer who has developed and taught numerous workshops over the past six years. His passion for storytelling is based on a deep appreciation for the miraculous unfolding of our lives.
Kristen holds a degree in English literature from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and did additional graduate work at the University of Washington before launching two businesses on her own. She not only brings her experience as a writer and group facilitator to the company but also her organizational and team building skills. Kristen is both a project and program manager at Storyzon and coordinates most operational and personnel processes.
Andreas is a graphic designer who has lived in the Bay Area for over two decades. He has a bachelor's degree in fine art from UC Berkeley, where he specialized in etching and lithography and created limited-edition art books. Over the last 12 years he has been art director of several publications, including the East Bay Monthly and the MacArthur Metro. He is currently the principal graphic designer for the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra.
Chris holds a Masters Degree in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California and has more than thirty years experience as a professional writer. He is a published novelist and non-fiction author, as well as a produced network television writer. His work as a journalist has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Contra Costa Times, and San Jose Mercury News, as well as several nationally published magazines.
is a published novelist and short story writer and has worked as an editor, journalist, and grant writer. He is the co-founder of Stress Reduction At Work and is the lead meditation instructor at the San Francisco County Jail. His first novel has just been made into a movie.
Rachel does what some might consider grunt work—checking spelling and punctuation, getting a handle on hyphenation, catching dangling modifiers—and does it with joy. Following studies in 
French and English and a stint as a librarian in Paris, Rachel moved to San Francisco, where her job as an advertising proofreader and her participation in UC Berkeley Extension’s Professional Sequence in Editing provided her with a great foundation in nitpickyness. A freelance copyeditor since 1999, she works on everything from retail catalogs and web copy to spiritual journals and nonfiction books.
New York City-native Laura Buchwald holds a BA in English and French from Lafayette College. She has been a professional writer and editor for 18 years and has worked with Random House, Simon & Schuster, The New York Post, Gotham Magazine, and more. She has extensive experience as an interviewer, particularly authors and celebrities, and has worked on memoirs such as the 2008 publication about the late cult hero/country singer Blaze Foley. She is currently working on a novel for which she won a first chapter contest through the city of New York.