Digital Transformers by Boldheart

In this episode, I talk to Carsten Priebs , CIO of Randstad. Carsten is a multi-award-winning digitalization, IT, and innovation top-level executive who has led hundred-million dollar transformation and innovation projects at some of the leading companies in their industry, including DB Netz AG and Randstad.  In this episode, we talk about the following: how he as CIO took one of Randstad’s award-...

Christian Ammer climbed the IT ranks at Siemens Financial Services and Real Estate and later led major international IT carve-out projects at Siemens before shifting into the Financial SME and Legal Sector. He has been awarded twice Top10 CIO of the year and won the Digital Transformation Award in 2021 for his outstanding work. In today’s episode, we talk about the following: what it takes to tran...

Today I talk to Marcus Stahl , the founder of Tonies SE At the age of 45, Marcus and his co-founder created a digital story playback device for small children and within only 6 years of starting operations, scaled the company to IPO. Today, Tonies has won numerous design awards and has sold its category-defining products to users in more than 100 countries.  But their story wasn’t easy. Frustrated...

In this episode, I talk to Manuel Müller , Founder & CEO of Emma the Sleep Company, Entrepreneur of the Year 2021, WHU, Kellogg, HKUST, and Harvard alumni, and angel investor. Manuel went from founding his first business at the age of 19 during his traineeship to building Emma The Sleep Company into the leading D2C Sleep Company in the world that is on the path of reaching $1B in sales - despi...

In this episode, I talk to serial entrepreneur and super angel investor Stephan Schubert . Stephan went from bootstrapping his company Onvista to taking it public in 1.5 years and has since exited 3 more companies. As an investor, he has since invested in more than 60 companies including unicorns such as Spotify, Airbnb, Zooplus, and Audibene, and has supported first-hand the rise of many category...

In this episode, I talk to Ante Spittler , Co-Founder and CEO of Moss. Ante went from quitting his well-paying job in consulting and founding his first successful business to facing bankruptcy. But instead of giving up, he went all in again and today has built up one of the leading financial management companies for SMEs that has been backed by some of the most renowned global investors and is cur...

Today I talk to Alexander Mrozek , CEO at Oetker Digital, columnist at WirtschaftsWoche, and host of the Digitale Optimisten Podcast, one of the most streamed podcasts globally. As the leader of Dr. Oetker’s digitalization and venture-building unit, founder of an award-winning startup, and owner of the best database for business ideas in Germany, Alex is an absolute expert on identifying new excit...

In this episode, I talk to Jochen Engert, Co-Founder and Supervisory Board Director of Flix Jochen quit his promotion and stepped away from a secure career in consulting to found and scale Flix into a unicorn company and one of the largest long-distance mobility networks in the world.  In our recording, we amongst other things, talk about: courage, the importance of timing, and testing value propo...

In this episode, I talk to Bernd Preuschoff, former IBM Partner, CDO and CEO at companies such as Schwan-Stabilo and Uvex and winner of the CIO of the Decade Award 2021 & 2022. During his 20 year career in the digital field, Bernd built up the interactive experience practice at IBM, led major digital transformations and corporate venture-building projects at Schwan-Stabilo and Uvex, and was aw...

Today I talk to Marco Vietor, co-founder of the hearing aid unicorn Audibene (aka Hear.com).  Since launching Audibene in 2011, Marco has grown the company to become the world’s largest online hearing aid seller, with over 1000 employees serving millions of customers around the globe and grossing over $100m in revenue each year. We talk about:  the most important characteristic that every innovato...

In the second episode, I talk to Franck Denglos, former CEO of Adidas Italy. Franck Denglos went from being a business unit manager at Adidas, over assuming global leadership roles in marketing and sales and leading one of the largest transformation programs at Adidas to becoming the CEO of Adidas Italy. Along the way, he repeatedly had to reinvent himself and made crucial learnings when it comes...

In this first episode of the Digital Transformers Podcast season 2 Kilian introduces himself, talks about his background, what he struggles with, and what ultimately led him to the creation of a business and this podcast. 👋 Get in touch with Kilian here:  linkedin.com/in/kiliankarrasch Do you have an innovative idea you would like to validate through market research or rapid prototyping or a vali...

Welcome to the Digital Transformers Podcast Season 2 🚀 Do you want to understand how to succeed as an entrepreneur or corporate innovator in today’s world? Want to build industry-defining digital products, services, and businesses and become the person who is capable of achieving vast success? Then this podcast is for you. Every Thursday, Kilian Karrasch speaks to some of the most accomplished fo...

Das Staffelfinale des Digital Transformers Podcast S1 Benedict Kleindienst teilt hier nochmal seine Top 5 Learnings von den Gästen aus der ersten Staffel, zu: Design (Felix Haas) Product ( Patrick Haede & Kilian Karrasch) Innovation (Prof. Nadine Kammerlander) Digitalstrategie (Dr. Volker) Vielen Dank an alle Gäste und Hörer der ersten Staffel! Die zweite Staffel kommt voraussichtlich Ende Okt...

🎧 Top 10 Learnings aus unserem Digital Transformers Podcast S1🏆🚀 Für das Staffelfinale Teil 1/2 teilt Benedict Kleindienst nochmal seine Top 10 Learnings aus den 23.Folgen der ersten Staffel. Ihr braucht Unterstützung bei eurem digital product oder Venture? Link zur kostenlosen Erstberatung mit Kilian Karrasch: https://bit.ly/3loGf5j

🎙️ EP23: Warum hat die Metro AG / Hospitality.digital Eijsink übernommen & warum Daten so wichtig sind? 📊 Die Fortführung des letzten Podcasts mit Gast: Dr. Volker Glaeser, CEO HOSPITALITY.digital Hospitality.digital ist das "Speedboat" der Metro AG. Sie digitalisieren mit der Plattform "DISH" ihre Branche und steigern das Kerngeschäft der Metro. Ihr Online-Tools für Restauran...

In der Folge spricht Benedict Kleindienst mit Volker Glaeser, CEO HOSPITALITY.digital GmbH der Metro AG, darüber: Warum Digitalisierung & Innovation in der Gastronomiebranche notwendig ist ❓ Warum die Metro AG die HOSPITALITY.digital GmbH gegründet hat ❓ Wie die Metro AG von der HOSPITALITY.digital GmbH profitiert 📈 Volker Glaeser: linkedin.com/in/volkerglaeser Wenn du mehr darüber erfahren...

In our first englisch episode of the podcast, Charles speaks to Markku Wilenius, Professor for future studies, Author and UNESCO Chairholder, about the future: What technologies could look like in 50 years? 🔮 What this means for companies and our society? 🔥 Which questions companies should ask themselves to optimally prepare for the future? 🤔 Markku's YouTube - The Traveling futurist: https...

In der 20.Folge unseres Digital Transformers Podcast erklärt Ben, in unserer Digital Product-Marketing Reihe, die Unterschiede zwischen B2B- 👔 und B2C-Marketing 🧑👩 Dabei gibt es drei wesentliche Unterschiede die zu beachten sind: ✔️ Zielgruppe Business vs. Customer ✔️ Kommunikation/Ansprache der Zielgruppe und verwendetes Medium/Kanal ✔️ Produkt- vs. Dienstleistungsmarketing Höre jetzt rein und...

In der 19.Folge spricht  Benedict Kleindienst  mit  Charles Augsdörfer , Marketing and Podcast-Producer bei hatch, über digitales Marketing und welche Strategie für dein Business Sinn. Dabei zeigen sie dir Vor- und Nachteile auf und vergleichen: Bezahltes vs. organisches Marketing Brand Awareness vs. direct response Marketing Search vs. Discovery Marketing Product vs. Service Marketing Höre jetzt...

In der 18.Folge spricht Benedict Kleindienst mit Werner Katzengruber, Psychologe, Expert for Change Management and and Leadership, Management Consultant Executive Coach, Profiler, Author, Speaker darüber: Was sind die Charakteristiken der erfolgreichen Innovations-Teams Wie stellt man ein erfolgreiches Team auf Welche Problemquellen sind zu vermeiden   Höre jetzt rein und folge unserem Kanal, um w...

In der 17.Folge spricht Benedict Kleindienst mit Lara Sophie Bothur, Voice of Innovation bei Deloitte, LinkedIn Trainer, Speaker und Moderator darüber: Wie sie erfolgreich auf LinkedIn geworden ist Welchen konkreten Wert ihre LinkedIn Reichweite für Deloitte hat Wie Innovation intern bei Deloitte stattfindet   Höre jetzt rein und folge unserem Kanal, um wöchentlich mehr darüber zu erfahren, wie au...

In der 16.Folge spricht Benedict Kleindienst mit Kilian Karrasch, General Partner bei hatch, WHU Guest-Lecturer und ehemaliger Advisor u.a. für Mapify darüber: - Welche Kernfragen man sich als Gründer und Unternehmen stellen sollte, bevor man ein Platformmodell gründet? - Wie man das klassische Chicken-and-Egg Problem einer jeden Plattform am besten überwindet? - Was zu beachten gilt, um exponenti...

In der 15.Folge spricht Benedict Kleindienst mit Leon Merkel, Co-Founder von bumpee - das neue Networking Tool über: Die Gründerstory von bumpee aus Leon's perspective Die Technik hinter der neuen Visitenkarte Welche Möglichkeiten NFC-Chips für Unternehmen bieten Höre jetzt rein und folge unserem Kanal, um wöchentlich mehr darüber zu erfahren, wie auch du erfolgreich digital transformieren kan...

In der 14.Folge spricht Benedict Kleindienst mit Christian Mohr, Geschäftsführer von UnternehmerTUM und Initiator von FamilienUnternehmerTUM über: Die Tätigkeiten der UnternehmerTUM Nachfolgeprobleme in Mittelständischen Familienunternehmen Die Bayerische Start up Szene Höre jetzt rein und folge unserem Kanal, um wöchentlich mehr darüber zu erfahren, wie auch du erfolgreich digital transformieren...