Rebecca Blum was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, on August 14th 1995. She grew up as the oldest of three sisters in an international environment, traveling the world with her parents. After having lived in nine countries on three continents, Blum is now based in Berlin, Germany. Here, the twenty-four year old works as a strategy consultant for various government institutions, after having earned her undergraduate degree at the prestigious Sciences Po in France and her graduate degree at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Blum's literary debut "Inside the War Room" deals with the complexities of interpersonal relations and portrays Blum's 'becoming' as well as her strategies for success. Having been asked by many people, how she managed to achieve so much at such a young age, passing on her learnings on living a life close to one's self inspired Blum's writing.