4 197315 604804 01 NR. 003 DLDwomen JULY 2012 IRIS BERBEN n SABINE CHRISTIANSEN n MARIA FURTWÄNGLER n USCHI GLAS n PATRICIA RIEKEL n NAHID SHAHALIMI n REGINE SIXT n REGINA ZIEGLER DLDwomen 2012 GO SIXT G Special Edition DLDwomen conference 2012 Special EditionDLDwomenconference THE MOVE WOMEN ON Maria Furtwängler–Chairwoman ofDLDwomen REGINESIXTREGIN P M IRIS BERBEN A A TRICI RI A FURTWÄNGLER USCHIGL A RIEKELN SA O BINE A C A HID SH ZIEGLER HRISTI A A H NSEN A LIMI A S NR. 003 DLD women JU L Y 2012 WELCOME GO Dear Friends of the Sixt Family, Never before in history have us ladies had so much chance to change our economy, our society, and our world. We are highly educated, our influ- ence in politics and in business is increasing, and we want to take our fate into our own hands. Therefore, DLDwomen are perfectly right to proc- laim “the female decade,” or even “the female century.” After many cen- turies, the pendulum is now swinging on our side. And indeed, we women truly stand for “new values and new rules” – the topic of this year’s con- ference. But it’s not about ruling over men; it’s about a new “we” in the gender issue. It’s about a new form of cooperation and togetherness. I think that Regine Sixt all women in Sixt’s 100 years’ history acted exactly like that – they colla- borated with their husbands and partners; they shared the same vision and didn’t just dream about a great success story, but made it happen. They incorporated the “spirit of mobility” from the very first days of the New business, which was founded in Munich in 1912. Since then, the “Sixt gene” has been embedded in our company, which today is present in 105 countries. This only could be realized because the Sixt ladies not only gave birth to new generations – today it’s the fourth generation with my Female sons Alexander and Konstantin, who engage fully in our organization – but they also gave birth to new dreams, investing all their abilities and talents to make these dreams come true. And they gave hope in difficult Power! times: soon after the start of Sixt, the rent-a-car business – revolutionary at these times – was entirely deprived of its cars and drivers during World War I. But Martin Sixt’s wife Rosa didn’t give up: She opened a coffee house that soon became the central meeting point for motorcar owners and drivers. When her business flourished, she sold it after the war to invest the proceeds she had earned into new cars. After World War II, Hans Sixt and his wife Erika had to start again from zero. By 1948 they were already operating 1,700 “Export Taxis” in Munich for the US military forces. Erika had a great hand in building up the brand. As early as 1950 she represented Sixt at an export fair in the Ro- ckefeller Center in New York. When my husband Erich joined the com- pany in 1964, Sixt had a fleet of 200 vehicles. Isn’t it great that today our fleet consists of 225,000 cars worldwide? This is indeed proof that if a Regine Sixt – family really cooperates, everything is possible. What we have achieved Founding Member since our marriage in 1976 goes far beyond our wildest dreams. As head of DLDwomen of international marketing, I travel the world and see so many promising signs. Signs of hope, where women make a difference. They are not only part of the solution, but also give trust and truly live for a better future of the upcoming generations. My perspective is a positive one – we can influence and shape our reality. What we make out of the circumstances that confront us is in our hands. This is the real entrepreneur – how one takes things into his/her hands and manages them for the better. Let’s reinforce our efforts to make a difference – here at DLDwomen and wherever we act. All together – now! Yours A120594_Motiv_Freuheit_BMW6er_200x280.indd 1 04.07.12 09:41 ”Women can only be innovative if they are authentic.” Maria Furtwängler, chairwoman ­­ DLDwomen conference and Stephanie Czerny, co-founder DLD. 03 WELCOME Publisher Regine Sixt 56 traVel Australia is alive. Down 108 MY WAY Clever & smart: Talk and DLDwomen conference 2012: Under is happy travelling. show star and anchorwoman New female power! Sabine Christiansen about clever 72 MOVIE The Berlin film producer women and bad boys. 06 FUTURE 100 years of Sixt: the Regina Ziegler has won the GO fairytale, the success and the 118 NEWS Sixt Limousine Service, PUBLISHER prestigious TV Emmy Award. DriveNow, Sixt Florida, Regine Sixt’s Regine Sixt, Sixt Marketing, Zugspitzstr. 1, 82049 Pullach prospects by Erich, Regine, Telephone: +49 (0)89 744 44-4247 · Fax: +49 (0)89 744 44-843 55 · www.sixt.de Alexander and Konstantin Sixt. children aid foundation. 78 InterVIew Pop rocker Sir Cliff PUBLISHING HOUSE MANN FF 22 MY WAY Major Emotions! Richard about courage: “Be 124 essaY Kabul painter Nahid Büro Freihafen Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Zippelhaus 3, 20457 Hamburg yourself. Trust your instincts!“ Shahalimi about her exhibition Telephone: +49 (0)40 767-556 76 · E-mail: [email protected] · www.gosixt.de Maria Furtwängler’s various roles ALD HO R always have their own unique “We, the Women, Germany.“ 82 MY WAY Family Sixt: Operation CHIEF EDITOR Wolfgang Timpe · ART DIRECTOR Sophia Talina Wenzel epicenter: character and credibility. N, © HA N, Future has begun. The secret to EDITORIAL Staff & AUTHORS: Carsten Anhalt, Martha Bitter (Schlussred.), Gerda Harda Brandt, Matthias Ehegartner, Berndt List, ERBE 28 InterVIew Publisher Regine Sixt, the success of Sixt? The answer. IS B Pascal Morché, Christoph Santner, Konstantin Sixt, Wolfgang Timpe, Gabriel Wowert, Angelika Zanggl IR Honorary Consul of Barbados, PHOTOGRAPHERS: Erol Gurian, Munich (www.gurian.de); Christina Körte, Hamburg DIA; about her second home. 92 report German cinema myth (www.christinakoerte.de); Sebastian Widmann, Munich (www.sebastianwidmann.de) ME amd dynamic TV legend Uschi DA DA 32 MY WAY Actress Iris Berben: UR Glas is a femme fatale. ADVICE maRKETING: Soundbay Communications Ltd. · Wittenbergerstr. 17, 04129 Leipzig A breakfast with Mrs. Right. Telephone: +49 (0)341 33 77-600 · Fax:+49 (0)341 33 77-112 · www.soundbay.co.uk © B , E 102 portraIT Kontantin Sixt, 40 InterVIew Mathias Döpfner, PRINTING & DISTRIBUTION: Mohn media Mohndruck GmbH · Carl-Bertelsmann-Straße 161M, 33311 managing director of Sixt Iris Berben: ”For me, Regine Sixt is Gütersloh TWÄNGL CEO Axel Springer Verlag,: “I am e-commerce GmbH: The spirit of the first power woman – while at the UR a man who loves black music.” the Offensive. Innovative use of combined cycle IA F same time participating in real life. © GoSixt is published by Büro Freihafen Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. Publisher & Managing Director: Wolfgang Timpe technology in the printing of this product R Zippelhaus 3, 20457 Hamburg. All rights reserved.Reproduction in part or in whole is permitted only with written consent from the 48 MY WAY Can the ”Mini” be a sin? With her husband, she made Sixt into reduced CO emissions by up to 104 PortraIT Alexander Sixt, publisher. All texts and images in the magazine are protected by copyright. Distribution or use without consent of the publisher is 2 Patricia Riekel, chief editor people URE: MA Manager Corporate Development a trademark of the identification of prohibited. The publisher assumes no liability for unsolicited manuscripts and/or images. 52 percent comapred to conventional T C Cover picture: Jorinde Gersina / Roba Press, Albin Niederstrasser I methods. Dr. Schorb, ifeu Institute P magazine “Bunte,” loves emotions. at Sixt AG: DriveNow innovation. Germany. Yes, Sixt is an emblem!“ 4 GO SIXT CONTENT CONTENT GO SIXT 5 100 Years 25 Years of Sixt of Sixt International n quiet moments that I spent when Martin Sixt founded “Martin with my most respected and Sixt Autofahrten”. Bavaria’s first beloved late father-in-law, car rental service which opened for Hans Sixt, at his farm in the business with just three cars: a Deutz Bavarian mountains, he would Landaulet de Luxe and two Daimlers. Itell me stories about the history of the Sixt family. At that time, they sounded “Regine imagine – in these days to me as if they were fairy tales. How Martin Sixt was in contact with the often did he say: “Regine imagine… celebrities of his time, offering them when I was sitting with him on our the service of a limousine company bench in the front of his house.” throughout all of Europe.” “Regine imagine – at the beginning of The company started to grow but this the twentieth century, Martin Sixt, a growth came to a sudden halt with Martin Sixt pioneer of his days, had a vision - to World War I, as the dark clouds of – build a service on wheels.” conflict spread over Europe, and in 1912 2012 August 1914, the cars were all drafted This vision was realized in 1912 in a into military service. The war lasted Once upon a time ... small garage in downtown Munich four years, rather than four months, by regine sixt Munich, 1912 6 GO SIXT 100 YEARS OF SIXT 100 YEARS OF SIXT GO SIXT 7 100 Years 25 Years of Sixt of Sixt International as was originally expected, and the in these days, we were in contact result was poverty and depression. with Thomas Cook and American Express.” “Regine imagine - despite the post- war climate Martin Sixt’s wife Rosa hen, Martin Sixt opened a coffee house in Munich, asked Hans to return which soon became the central meet- to Munich because he ing point for motorcar owners and had to retire.