Nora has dedicated her professional life to building creative communities. Before launching CraftJam she's founded Kollabora, the leading online DIY fashion community and network, reaching more than four million crafters every month. Before Kollabora, Nora co-founded BurdaStyle.com, with one million members BurdaStyle is the internet's biggest sewing community. Nora grew up in a very crafty household in Detmold, Germany, and went to university in Cairo, Egypt.