Bo Stehmeier is CEO of Off the Fence.
Bo’s professional journey started in the UK with BA degrees in media production, finance and distribution, then to Rome for an MBA in film and on to London for a job in content sales for factual specialist TVF International and prolific UK producer Optomen. For the next 15 years his upward progress eventually led him to Red Arrow Studios International, where he served as president of Germany’s €500m multi-genre production and distribution giant. That kept him busy until 2020, when he was enticed to Amsterdam to head up Off the Fence (OTF) — returning to run a company at which he had worked as a MD of distribution in a previous incarnation.
His love for all things visual, enchantment with the natural world and his intrigue with the Nordic mystical cultures has inspired him to write two books — Wake Up! Rise & Shine and Borealis — “to help adults reconnect with their true self and prevent little people from losing the innate knowledge we are all born with”.
Karen joined Off the Fence in March 2007, having worked in television since 1992 for Partridge Films/United Wildlife/Granada Wild. She has worked on a wide range of natural history and factual programmes for a variety of broadcasters including ITV, National Geographic, PBS, Discovery, Animal Planet, BBC, Channel 4, the History Channel & MTV. Karen is base in our Bristol office and as our CEO oversees all operational aspects of Off the Fence.
Anna is the Executive Assistant to Bo Stehmeier and Stefanie Fisher and the Amsterdam Office Manager, and joined OTF in May 2022. She graduated from health administration in 2019 and is now studying for a degree in psychology. Anna is from Barcelona, Spain and has been living in The Netherlands for the last 4 years. She is a native Spanish speaker and is also fluent in Catalan and English.
Bo Stehmeier is CEO of Off the Fence.
Bo’s professional journey started in the UK with BA degrees in media production, finance and distribution, then to Rome for an MBA in film and on to London for a job in content sales for factual specialist TVF International and prolific UK producer Optomen. For the next 15 years his upward progress eventually led him to Red Arrow Studios International, where he served as president of Germany’s €500m multi-genre production and distribution giant. That kept him busy until 2020, when he was enticed to Amsterdam to head up Off the Fence (OTF) — returning to run a company at which he had worked as a MD of distribution in a previous incarnation.
His love for all things visual, enchantment with the natural world and his intrigue with the Nordic mystical cultures has inspired him to write two books — Wake Up! Rise & Shine and Borealis — “to help adults reconnect with their true self and prevent little people from losing the innate knowledge we are all born with”.
Karen joined Off the Fence in March 2007, having worked in television since 1992 for Partridge Films/United Wildlife/Granada Wild. She has worked on a wide range of natural history and factual programmes for a variety of broadcasters including ITV, National Geographic, PBS, Discovery, Animal Planet, BBC, Channel 4, the History Channel & MTV. Karen is base in our Bristol office and as our CEO oversees all operational aspects of Off the Fence.
Anna is the Executive Assistant to Bo Stehmeier and Stefanie Fisher and the Amsterdam Office Manager, and joined OTF in May 2022. She graduated from health administration in 2019 and is now studying for a degree in psychology. Anna is from Barcelona, Spain and has been living in The Netherlands for the last 4 years. She is a native Spanish speaker and is also fluent in Catalan and English.
