The People Factor

Marius hat mit 17 noch während der Schulzeit die erste Firma gegründet. Mit 25 bei der nächsten Gründung plötzlich verantwortlich für 30 Mitarbeitende — dort die Leidenschaft für Leadership entdeckt und das Unternehmen 2021 verkauft. 2022 Junto gegründet und seitdem über 2.000 Führungskräfte von Unternehmen wie AOK PLUS, Ottobock, REWE Digital und Celonis trainiert. Heute Fokus auf KI-Befähigung v...

Tuba Vogel begleitet seit über zehn Jahren internationale Tech-Unternehmen beim Aufbau und der Skalierung moderner People-&-Culture-Strukturen. Als Chief People Officer und Director People hat sie eng mit Gründer:innen und Führungsteams daran gearbeitet, Organisationen leistungsorientiert, international und nachhaltig wachsen zu lassen. Ihr Fokus liegt auf Organisationsentwicklung, Leadership,...

Shlomit is a people and transformation leader with over 25 years of experience across tech, SaaS, consumer platforms, and banking. She has served as Chief People Officer in complex environments such as hypergrowth, large-scale transformations, and post-acquisition integration. Today, she works with CEOs and leadership teams on operating model redesign and AI-enabled transformation. Her approach co...

Dominik ist Unternehmer und Mitgründer von mana HR. Er unterstützt Unternehmen dabei, Recruiting mit Technologie (Recruiting-Software) sinnvoll zu gestalten. Sein Fokus liegt auf pragmatischen Lösungen statt Hype. Zudem zeigt er, wie KI im Arbeitsalltag echten Mehrwert schafft. Auf LinkedIn folgen ihm über 19.000 HR- und Tech-Entscheider:innen und seinen HR-Podcast „Talent WG“ macht er seit über 6...

Als Managerin Talent Acuqisition & Employer Branding bei der Proalpha Group gestaltet Alexandra mit ihrem Team Recruiting-Strategien, stärkt ihre Arbeitgebermarke und begleitet kulturellen Wandel mit Haltung und Herz. Shownotes 00:00 - Intro & Context 05:01 - Strategien & Award: Aufbau des Employer Branding Teams, DEBA Award, Konzepte zur Mitarbeiterbindung und Corporate Influencing. 1...

Nina Kirr is the Senior Vice President People & Culture at Proalpha, a leading ERP and business software provider with more than 2,400 employees across nine countries and 12 business units. She is transforming traditional HR into a modern People & Culture organization and has established P&C as a shared service across the group, creating common frameworks and collaboration across units...

Hans-Heinz Wisotzky ist Personalberater, Headhunter, Buchautor und Host des GainTalents -Podcasts. Mit über 25 Jahren Erfahrung im Executive Search und HR-Management teilt er praxisnahe Einblicke zu Recruiting, Talentgewinnung und Leadership. Sein Fokus liegt auf moderner Personalarbeit und nachhaltiger Mitarbeiterbindung. Shownotes 00:00 - Intro & Context 05:30 - Einführung ins Thema Employee...

Giorgia Altavilla leads Talent Operations at Satispay, where she builds scalable recruitment systems and drives HR tech transformation. She lives at the intersection of data, ops, and people experience. Shownotes 00:00 - Intro & Context 05:30 - From recruiter to Talent Ops lead: fixing broken hiring processes 18:45 - How Talent Ops drives efficiency and scalable growth 42:10 - Quality of hire,...

A Business Partner by heart, Sonja has spent her career so far in the music, advertising, fashion ecommerce (Zalando), hospitality (Airbnb), SAAS (Miro) and classifieds business (AVIV group), among others. She started in Marketing and moved to HR, where she holds more than 15 years of experience in various HR leadership roles, always striving to design and execute the right organizational and peop...

Ralph Linde ist Ex-Top-Manager bei der Volkswagen AG und war der Leiter der Konzernbildung. Aktuell ist er der Präsident von “42”, das sind zwei Softwareschulen in Berlin und Wolfsburg, sowie Lyriker. Er hat gerade sein erstes Buch, “Die Gefälle dieser Tage” publiziert, welches beim Athena Verlag erhältlich ist. Shownotes 00:00 – Intro 02:33 – Transformation 05:56 – Was es wurde 12:04 – Kommunikat...

Christoph Zoeller begeistert sich seit seiner Jugend für Unternehmertum – erste Jobs, eigene Events und viel Energie prägten seinen Weg. Während seines dualen Studiums gründete er Instaffo, eine Plattform, die Recruiting durch intelligente Matching-Technologie neu denkt. Heute ist er CEO eines erfolgreichen Start-ups mit achtstelligem Jahresumsatz. Shownotes 00:00 - Intro & Context 06:06 - Ent...

Matthew is a global talent leader with a track record of building and scaling high-performing teams across Amazon, Meta, Deliveroo, and more. A former U.S. Marine, he brings a leadership-first mindset to everything grounded in ownership, trust, and accountability. His work focuses on developing recruiting teams, growing leadership capabilities, and aligning talent to business outcomes. From hyperg...

Mat Middlemass, a diverse people professional from London. Having worked within the people space for 18 years, Mat is passionate about people, development, DE & I and wellbeing. Shownotes 00:00 - Intro & Context 03:19 Trends in Mental Health Awareness 06:01 The Impact of Social Media 09:37 Finding Balance in a Digital World 12:25 Implementing Boundaries with Technology 18:25 The Reality of...

Navid Nazemian helps executives and leadership teams transition smoothly into new roles. He is the author of Mastering Executive Transitions - The Definitive Guide, a #1 new release and international bestseller. With experience across five countries and six sectors, he coaches C-level leaders on executive transitions. His two-decade HR career spans top global companies in emerging and developed ma...

Milena Warner is an accomplished Talent and People leader with extensive experience in building and scaling high-performing teams. As a strategic partner to business leaders, she is passionate about creating inclusive and empowering environments that unlock potential and drive sustainable growth. With a proven track record in talent strategy, leadership development, and positive culture transforma...

Frederic is People Director at a FinTech scale-up, bringing a unique blend of HR leadership and tech expertise to fast-growing organizations through the senior roles he held. Based in Berlin, Frederic worked at companies such as Tesla, Zalando, and other leading tech-driven firms across real estate, fashion, automotive and travel sectors. With a background in computer science and HR Management, Fr...

Peter is a seasoned People/HR Leader with a track record of aiding startups in achieving sustainable and rapid growth. He emphasizes the significance of establishing a strong foundation, likening it to building a structure. Having contributed to the expansion of companies such as Catawiki, Delivery Hero, Glovo, REMY Robotics, and Docplanner, Peter excels in fostering empowering experiences and sol...

After 3.5 years of agency experience specialising in graduate sales recruitment within Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Dan transitioned to internal recruitment at Attensi. Over the past four years, he has been dedicated to attracting top talent across Attensi’s UK, Oslo, and Boston offices. Working alongside the brilliant Talent team, Dan has played a key role in establishing best practice within the...

Marie Kanellopulos ist Managing Partner bei DONE!Berlin – einer Boutique-Beratung, die seit 2013 mehr als 800 Unternehmen, darunter Airbnb Europe, N26 und H&M, dabei unterstützt, zukunftssichere People & Culture-Strategien zu entwickeln. Ihr Fokus liegt auf nachhaltiger Skalierung, modernem Leadership und der Transformation von Unternehmen in resiliente Organisationen. Shownotes 00:00 - In...

Yeliz Castillo is a dedicated TA professional starting her journey in London with little English, she embraced the challenge and became fluent in her third language while developing a passion for recruitment. Yeliz thrives on connecting with people, making an impact on their lives, and building meaningful relationships. She values authenticity, collaboration, and stepping out of her comfort zone t...

Kathrin is a global talent leader with 16 years of experience shaping and implementing commercial people strategies. Deep expertise in talent acquisition for go-to-market, product & engineering in​ scale-up and big tech environments. Having lived in Singapore, Paris, London, Warsaw and Munich, she brings a global perspective and track record in hiring talent worldwide. From adtech to cloud, Sa...

Milena Warner is an accomplished Talent and People leader with extensive experience in building and scaling high-performing teams. As a strategic partner to business leaders, she is passionate about creating inclusive and empowering environments that unlock potential and drive sustainable growth. With a proven track record in talent strategy, leadership development, and positive culture transforma...

"A true recruiter who has come up through the ranks and is now Global Head of Talent, a serious hustler from the university of life and dedicated mum.” Shownotes 00:00 - Intro & Context 08:38 - The Importance of a Positive Mindset 21:25 - The Role of Employers in Supporting Working Parents 28:47 - Top Tips for New Moms Returning to Work Links Guest Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-w...

Alex is an experienced leader in Talent Acquisition and has worked in the field of Recruitment for more than 12 years, working for both agencies and tech product companies in South Africa and Germany. He has recruited internationally in EMEA and North America, predominantly focusing on Product and Engineering Recruitment. In his current role, Alex is the Lead Talent Acquisition Manager at HiveMQ,...

Shownotes Harriet is the Head of Talent at SuperSeed VC, she’s spent the past 12 years hiring talent across industry leading and household name companies including Uber, Getir, L’Oréal and On Running - and now she’s using her experience to support SS portfolio companies to attract, onboard and retain top talent to their start ups. Shownotes 00:00 - Intro & Context 04:43 - Challenges in Buildin...