Gea has worked over 25 years in the textile industry. As a product manager and marketing manager for several international textile companies and as a projectmanager in a trend forecasting bureau. Later, in  2009, she started her own enterprise Fashion-up!, an agency for business- and concept development in the fashion and interior industry. She gives advice and training to start-ups and SME’s,  lately focussing on Fair Trade and sustainably business models. “I have seen a lot of textile- and garment production all over the world. From small family enterprises to enormous high productive factories. In many countries conditions of the workers and quality of the products were poor and need improvement. As an expert I help these enterprises to improve and develop sustainable business models and -products. And as the founder of AnnaFind I hope to contribute to increasing awareness about the challenges the textile industry has to deal with right now ans in the future.  I care about the well-being of craftsmen, the beautiful techniques and materials. With AnnaFind I hope to bring this to the attention of many people in westerns countries and to give these craftsmen an opening to new markets.