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Rainbow Alex is...

My name is Alex Ross, but everybody calls me Rainbow. I am a colourful and creative person, a jack-of-many-trades so to speak.

From a young age I started to explore the world outside of what was considered ‘normal’ and wanted to learn more about exceptional things and places off the beaten tracks. I also developed a passion for sharing my knowledge with others. Which is why I became a snowboard instructor at the age of 16. I also started my first job around that age while I was still at school.

After finishing my A levels I went to university for two years. The given routine in following a career wasn’t really what I thought to be satisfying. So I left uni to travel the world and I was given the unique opportunity to acquire lots of new skills and deepen my knowledge in multiple ways. For the next decade of my life I gained a lot of experience and broadened my skills taking various most interesting jobs all around the world. What fascinated me most was attending and organising juggling and circus conventions all around the world and I am very grateful for all the awesome people I got – and am still getting to – work with during those events.

In 2012 I returned to Germany and went back to university. Three years later I graduated in Tourism Management as well as becoming a coach for traditional archery. Since then I have been living in Ravensburg in southern Germany working hard to make use of my numerous skills. I founded a band called „Flirting with Disaster“ in 2017 and focused a lot on my musical achievements. A year later I got into prop making opening an entirely new creative field for myself which I am still exploring with genuine passion.

In 2019 I became self employed as a circus teacher, musician and prop maker. After so many outstanding pieces of experience in different fields and with exciting people I am now back to work with what I love doing and I am happy about that.

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Work experience

06/2006 – Present

Musician

- working as a street musician and solo artist

09/2010 – Present

Circus trainer

- teaching all kinds of circus skills

- developing teaching and training methods

- working at different companies and festivals

11/2010 – Present

Professional Fire Performer

- performing fire juggling skills

08/2015 – Present

Hugging teacher

- teaching hugging workshops all around the world

- introducing people to the healing aspect of hugs

06/2016 – Present

Circus trainer, Moskito youth Circus Ravensburg (DEU)

- teaching circus skills

- assisting in management of the circus school and organizing events

09/2019 – Present

Prop designer and modification expert, Rainbows Mods & Props

- Prop design & production for Cosplayers, LARPers, Nerfers and other collectors

- Self employed

04/2014 – 10/2016

Executive assistant & instructor, Drachengrube KG, Ravensburg (DEU)

- human resource management and staff training

- training and supervision of the apprentices

- exercise instructor for traditional archery

- customer relationship management and customer service

04/2013 – 03/2014

Executive assistant & tour guide, Schwarzwaldgaudi, Titisee-Neustadt (DEU)

- development and implementation of a new branch of business

- tour guide and animation

10/2011 – 01/2013

Executive assistant & guide, Piratenherberge Jack Rattle, Thiergarten (DEU)

- assisting management to plan and run the youth hostel

- climbing and canoeing guide

- customer service

03/2012 – 09/2012

Tour guide, Kanusport Oberschwaben, Riedlingen (DEU)

- tour guide for canoeing

- front desk service and customer service

12/2010 – 04/2011

Hospitality Manager, Alpenhotel zur Wildi, Wiler (CH)

- Managing the hotel bar

- front desk service and customer service

10/2009 – 07/2010

Event manager & head of maintenance , The Rhythm Hut, Gosford (AUS)

- planning, organising and running all events

- human resource management and staff training

- building and repair of musical instruments

- caretaker of the building and premises

06/2009 – 09/2009

Housekeeping, The Heritage Hotel, Queenstown, (NZ)

- cleaning of hotel rooms and villas

On top of that I have had numerous little jobs on and of as a bartender, event photographer and snowboard instructor as well as organiser of several different juggling and circus festivals around the globe.

If you want to hire me for an event or a job, just send me a message.