Banking on Success

Welcome to the latest episode of the business leadership podcast Banking on Success — featuring Rainer Schnabl, Corporate and Investment Banking Board Member for Products and Solutions at Raiffeisen Bank International. The interview covers adaptive leadership, Western Balkans opportunities, and technology-driven banking.   TOPICS: ⏳00:00 - Opening & introduction ⏳01:25 – Journey through bank...

Welcome to the latest episode of the business leadership podcast Banking on Success — featuring Kurt Svoboda, CFO and CRO at UNIQA Insurance Group. The interview covers Svoboda’s career development, insights from the insurance industry, and digitization across CEE.   TOPICS: ⏳00:00 - Opening & introduction ⏳01:31 – Why insurance? ⏳03:54 – People to look up to ⏳06:51 – What football & b...

Welcome to the latest episode of the business leadership podcast Banking on Success — featuring Marianne Janik, Vice President EMEA North at Google Cloud. The interview covers Janik’s early fascination with technology, her approach to leadership, and AI adoption across Europe.   TOPICS: ⏳ 00:00 - Opening & introduction ⏳02:00 – Early childhood, studying law, and working for Big Tech ⏳03:43...

🎙️ Welcome to the latest episode of the Business Leadership Podcast – Banking on Success, featuring Macar Stoianov, CFO of MAIB, Moldova’s largest commercial bank. The interview covers Stoianov’s leadership during Moldova’s turbulent times, the bank’s digital transformation, and the country’s promising economic outlook amid EU integration. Highlights: ⏳00:00 - Opening & introduction ⏳02:35 -...

🎙️ Welcome to episode number 9 of the Business Leadership Podcast – Banking on Success, featuring Samir Mane, founder and president of BALFIN Group. The conversation outlines the entrepreneurial achievements of Samir Mane, who began by reselling Western consumer electronics from Vienna to post-communist Albania and ultimately developed a billion-euro investment group named BALFIN Group. He discuss...

🎙️ Welcome to episode number 8 of the Business Leadership Podcast – Banking on Success, featuring Henry Murray, co-founder of waterdrop® . Their conversation traces waterdrop®’s journey from its inception as a simple concept to its rise as a groundbreaking and profitable brand for more sustainable and sugar-free hydration solutions. The discussion also explores how innovation, community engagement...

🎙️ Welcome to the seventh episode of the Business Leadership Podcast – Banking on Success, featuring superstar snowboarder Anna Gasser. Join us as we talk with Anna Gasser—a two-time Olympic gold medalist in big air, multiple X Games gold medalist, two-time world big air champion, three-time Austrian athlete of the year—about her late start in snowboarding, the right mindset for success, support f...

🎙️ Welcome to the sixth episode of the Business Leadership Podcast – Banking on Success, featuring trailblazer Marianne Heiß. Join us as we talk with Marianne Heiß—former BBDO CEO/CFO and multi-board director at Audi, Porsche, Palfinger, and Paysafe, advisor to Ritter Sport, and UNICEF Austria representative—about Europe’s competitiveness, capital markets union, culture-led innovation, diverse lea...

🎙️ Welcome to the 5th episode of the Business Leadership Podcast – Banking on Success! Join us as we talk with Johann Strobl, CEO of Raiffeisen Bank International, about his career journey, RBI’s strategy in Central and Eastern Europe, the future of European banking, navigating regulation, the rise of fintechs, and leadership in changing times. Key Topics Covered: ✅ RBI’s strategy in CEE markets...

🎙️ Welcome to the fourth episode of the Business Leadership Podcast – Banking on Success! Discover leadership insights from top banking executives. Join us as we talk with Blaž Brodnjak, CEO of NLB d.d. and president of the management board of the NLB group, about his career journey, NLB’s transformation from state-owned bank to regional leader, the power of digital innovation, and the importance...

Welcome to the third episode of the Business Leadership Podcast – Banking on Success!🎙️ Join us as we talk with Walter Oblin, CEO of Österreichische Post, about his transition from CFO to CEO, how he drives transformation in a legacy organization, and what it means to lead with sustainability, innovation, and international growth in mind. Jump directly to the different parts: ⁠⏳⁠ 00:58 – 03:00 |...

Welcome to the second episode of the Business Leadership Podcast – Banking on Success!  🎙️ Join us as we talk with Annette Mann, CEO of Austrian Airlines, about her career journey, strategic insights, and the future of aviation. Discover her thoughts on leadership, sustainability, and the challenges of balancing innovation with operational excellence. Jump directly to the different parts: ⏳ 01:10...

 🎙️ Welcome to the first episode of the Business Leadership Podcast – Banking on Success !  Join us as we talk with Franz Hörhager, founder of Accession Capital Partners, about his career shift from banking to private equity and his vision for investment in Central Eastern Europe (CEE). Starting out in the banking world in the 1980s, he quickly became a key figure in CEE finance, navigating comple...