Darja is the founder and director of DBP Brand Design Studio where she leads a group of experts in marketing and design. She holds a university degree in visual communication design and has more than 20 years of experience in developing and promoting brands, both in the B2B and B2C segments.

For the last decade Darja has also been an assistant professor at the Faculty of Design, an associate member of the University of Primorska, where she lectures and conducts practical exercises. She is an active member of the movement for recycling management and sustainable development. She is a partner of the Institute for circular economy, Circular Change. She regularly participates in circular economy conferences at home and abroad.

As part of the management team at the ABC accelerator, Darja was the creative - art director for the accelerator's promotion as well as mentor and consultant for branding of accelarator's first generation of startup companies Symvaro, Facility, TravelStarter and others.