Almut Siegert studied European Ethnology / Folklore MA and is a graduate of the Axel Springer School of Journalism. She has been a freelance writer for over 15 years with a focus on modern life, psychology, health and education.

Silke Gronwald worked for almost 20 years as a permanent reporter at stern. The graduate economist is the winner of the Helmut Schmidt Journalist Prize and writes time and again on topics such as work psychology, mental strength and stress management.