Marta Koch

Marta Koch

Mobile App Consultant / Quality Assurance / Beta Tester

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  • About me

    Senior Yoga Instructor | Corporate Wellness Specialist | Retreat Leader

  • Education

    • Edinburgh Napier University

      2013 - 2014
      MSc International Event and Festival Managament Experience Design Distinction

      Activities and Societies: Founder of Napier University Yoga Society

    • The App Brewery

      2020 - 2020
      Complete Web Development Bootcamp Web Development
    • Coventry University

      2007 - 2011
      BA Hons Tourism and Spanish Hispanic Studies, Spanish Translation and Interpretation, Impacts of Tourism, Sustainability Distinction

      Activities and Societies: Coventry University Mountaineering Society

    • Universidad de MΓ‘laga

      2009 - 2010
      Erasmus Year Abroad Translation and Interpretation
    • Beijing Normal University

      2009 - 2009
      Study China Programme Chinese language and culture
    • Yale University

      2024 - 2024
      The Science of Well-Being wellbeing
  • Experience

    • Anamaya Meditation

      Jul 2014 - Mar 2015
      Mobile App Consultant / Quality Assurance / Beta Tester

      - advised and contributed to the conceptual development of the app- tested at various stages of development (pre-alpha through AppStore release)- filed bug reports and provided feedback on meditation quality

    • Martakoch.com

      Aug 2015 - now
      Yoga Program Manager

      - designed, planned and led a variety of yoga classes, workshops and retreats from beginner to advanced level- independently organized yoga retreats for groups of up to 20 people- worked with yoga studios and private clients in-person and online- created wellness programs and events for corporate clients - worked with well-known corporate clients and start-ups: Mozilla, Shutterstock, Zalando, Coup, Florida TV, Helpling, leAD Sports Accelerator, Le Wagon, Noa, Shanghai Berlin𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 ππ‘πŽπ‰π„π‚π“π’π‘Άπ’π’π’Šπ’π’† 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 π‘·π’“π’π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’Ž 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘½π’Šπ’…π’†π’ π‘·π’“π’π’…π’–π’„π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘΄π’π’›π’Šπ’π’π’‚- designed a custom yoga and meditation program incorporating a variety of themes requested by the client - interfaced with the client to tailor the program to their needs - produced professional-quality video series: production design, filming, and video and sound editing using Final Cut Pro - efficiently organized the workflow to meet a short deadline - delivered the live online program to the satisfaction of the clientπ’€π’π’ˆπ’‚ 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 π‘Άπ’“π’ˆπ’‚π’π’Šπ’”π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘³π’†π’‚π’…π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘- scouted for potential locations, communicated with selected venues and booked facilities for retreats- planned and executed logistics, scheduling and marketing campaign- kept all participants up-to-date and provided travel support leading to the retreat - supported the group on-site and led the entire program independently- facilitated post-retreat feedback online and used the findings to improve subsequent retreats Show less

    • Essentis Biohotel Berlin

      Sept 2015 - Dec 2015
      Social Media Marketing

      - created and managed content across social media platforms- planned, scheduled and monitored posts - designed and managed contests- marketed events across all platforms and event web pages

    • Envision Festival

      Feb 2017 - Feb 2017
      Artist Relations Stage Liaison

      - helped with the smooth running and time keeping of Sol stage- ensured artists were aware of performance times and had everything they needed- facilitated communication with artists- assisted artists with orientation and general troubleshooting

    • Y4ALL

      Jul 2017 - Nov 2019
      Yoga Studio Manager

      - facilitated all aspects of studio operations- interviewed and hired new team members increasing employee retention- provided onboarding support- designed brand visuals for promotion and in-studio display𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 ππ‘πŽπ‰π„π‚π“π’π‘©π’π’π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’‰π’†π’„π’Œ-π’Šπ’ 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 π’π’‘π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’Šπ’›π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’- leveraged studio management software to its full potential to improve the check-in experience- radically streamlined client check-in process and led training of staff- solved long-standing issues with slow check-in, long queues at the front desk, mistakes in client records and billing discrepancies Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • E-RYT 500

      Yoga Alliance
    • 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training

      Yoga Alliance
    • E-RYT 200

      Yoga Alliance
      Oct 2017
    • RYT 500

      Yoga Alliance
    • YACEP

      Yoga Alliance
      Oct 2017
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Marta Koch
      The Lee Allardyce Trophy Edinburgh Napier University Nov 2014 Awarded annually to the Edinburgh Napier Postgraduate student in Hospitality, Tourism or Event Management judged to have produced the most outstanding Dissertation.
    • Awarded to Marta Koch
      Distinction in Spanish Language Coventry University Jun 2011 Awarded by Languages Department at Level 3
    • Awarded to Marta Koch
      The Best Leisure Programme Coventry University Jun 2009 Awarded by Applied Management PAB for best leisure student across programmes at Level 2
    • Awarded to Marta Koch
      The Tourism Prize Coventry University Jun 2008 Awarded by Applied Management PAB for the best student at Level 1 on BA Tourism and Spanish degree
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Translator

      Issued by TED Translators on Nov 2014
      TED TranslatorsAssociated with Marta Koch
    • Peer Support - Zendo Project Volunteer

      Issued by Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) on Feb 2017
      Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)Associated with Marta Koch