Marlene Possnitz was born in Graz, Austria and moved to Vienna to attend university, where she pursued interests in cultural studies, translation, and several European languages. She graduated in Comparative Literature and Scandinavian Studies in 2012 and subsequently worked in tourism management and operations across Scandinavia. Since then, she has been inspired to share her deep cultural knowledge of Austria and Vienna with visitors to the city and completed intensive training to become qualified as a licensed Austria Guide, with a specialty for Vienna's landscape of museums and institutions.