Happy Friday! Dave is headed off to Berlin this weekend for Hello Etsy, A Summit on Small Business and Sustainability, where he will be joining a panel of brilliant minds including Matt LeMay (Bit.ly), Caitlin Coble (TOMS), and Charles Festa (Formerly of Threadless). The panel will discuss topics including how to use social media for social good, best practices, and how to build community for brands large and small, moderated by Etsy's amazing Dave Brown. 

We are thrilled & honored to have Holstee represented at such a great event, and Dave is stoked for all of the creativity, energy, and great food (of course :) to be found in Berlin this weekend. He will also be visiting Prague and Rome on the trip, so if you know of any stores that would dig the Holstee vibe, be sure to connect with Dave through email or twitter. Thanks!

Do you have a question for the panel to discuss? We'd love to hear them! Post a comment here or tweet using the hashtag #helloetsy.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

On September 17th & 18th Holstee will be participating in the Hello Etsy event in Berlin, Germany!

Hello Etsy: A Summit on Small Business and Sustainability is a hands-on gathering for small business owners who want to connect with their peers, learn the skills to find success and independence, and be part of the movement to build human-scale economies.

Read more about Hello Etsy here

We will be a part of the roundtable discussion on social media entitled: Welcome to the Future. A panel including: Matt LeMay (Bit.ly), Caitlin Coble (TOMS), and Charles Festa (Formerly of Threadless). The event has been curated and will be moderated by, none other than, Etsy's own social media mastermind: Dave Brown. 

If you are in Berlin we would love to connect! Catch us through Twitter directly with @daverad - see you there!

Dave had a chance to meet with Sean from Rising Lynx to chat about the work Holstee in developing the start-up into a company. Above is the video interview they did here in the city, and you can read the entire post and some of the highlights here on the Rising Lynx blog.

Since creating the first prototypes in the spring of 2008 with the help of our beloved grand mother, Holstee has been steadily growing fans all over the world. We have come in contact with Holstee supporters through various digital media channels, for example by posting on our Facebook Page, publishing videos on Holstee TV, creating the Holstee Boombox, through Twitter or posting here at www.holstee.com. We are looking to intensify these conversations, by updating our fans more often and creating a true Holstee community. And we need your help to spread the love ;-) Do you love digital media and are passionate about working in an exciting startup environment? We're looking for a crafty young and inspired individual to join our team to support our communication efforts. If you know anyone passionate about Facebook and addicted to Twitter, please forward this link. Or apply yourself! Click here for the: full job description and application instructions.