Podcasts by SPEAK LIKE A CEO
SPEAK LIKE A CEO is the leading podcast on CEO communications. Every week Oliver Aust has an in-depth conversation with an inspiring founder or entrepreneur about leadership and communications. Tune in and find out all about how CEOs are tackling their communications
Oliver is a best-selling author, and one of Europe’s leading communications & personal branding experts. He is on a mission to help people reach their full potential and share their unique voice. As founder and CEO of a leading communications consultancy, he is a trusted advisor to many high-profile individuals and organisations.
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217: How to Get Bill Gates to Speak at Your Conference. Jörg Rheinboldt from 2023-12-08T09:52:14
When investor and entrepreneur Jörg Rheinboldt was a student, he managed to convince Bill Gates to speak at a student conference in Germany.
Jörg was bored of “just studying”, and joined...
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216: Beyond Persuasion: FBI Techniques for Leaders. Adele Gambardella & Chip Massey from 2023-11-30T09:40:23
Can we apply FBI persuasion techniques in business? Even in high-stakes negotiations? Absolutely, say a former FBI hostage negotiator and a top DC publicist.
215: 10 Lessons from 5 Years of Speak like a CEO. Oliver Aust from 2023-11-23T08:26:31
What differentiates the top 1% of founders and CEOs from the rest? What makes them excellent in leadership and communications?
To find out, Oliver has interviewed more than 200 CEOs, fo...
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214: Language, Leadership, and Learning. Arne Schepker, Babbel from 2023-11-17T08:17:59
This week, we sit down with Arne Schepker, the visionary CEO behind language-learning powerhouse Babbel. The company has become synonymous with language mastery. With millions of subscribers and...
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213: Think Faster, Talk Smarter. Matt Abrahams, Stanford from 2023-11-02T10:00
Giving formal presentations is stressful. But there is another, more common type of communication that is as crucial for success: unscripted and uncontrollable situations like small talk at a ne...
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212: How to Become a Thought Leader. Oliver Aust from 2023-10-26T06:42:52
Navigating the path from CEO to visionary is tricky. That’s why I’m excited to share my interview with the “Besser Gründen” Podcast (in German).
We explore the strategies and insights th...
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211: The 50 Most Powerful Presentation Hacks. Oliver Aust from 2023-10-19T04:33
This week we are launching our new guide on ‘Presentation Hacks:
50 Powerful Strategies to Captivate Any Audience’.
So on this episode of Speak ...
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210: Moment: How GetYourGuide built a Global Brand from 2023-10-11T04:26
How many entrepreneurial journeys have started with a wrongly booked ticket to China? Alone in a hotel room in Beijing, Listen
209: How Communications Can Solve 90% of a Company’s Problems. Oliver Aust from 2023-10-05T06:47:48
This week, I’m excited to share my interview with the “Besser Gründen” Podcast (in German). We discuss my latest book “MESSAGE MACHINE” and how Communications can solve 90% of all problems in a ...
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208: Find Your Leadership Voice. Caroline Goyder, Speaker, Author, Voice Coach. from 2023-09-28T06:06:40
What’s the hallmark of a great speaker and leader in a volatile world?
The ability to recenter your nervous system.
That’s because our speech has an immediate impact on the nervou...
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207: Making a Hollywood Movie Against All Odds. Torsten Ruether, CEO, Hello Moment Productions. from 2023-09-21T04:06
This week’s episode is a rare behind-the-scenes interview on how a Hollywood movie gets made – and how to persuade the right people to back an impossible dream.
206: Don’t wait for the perfect story, make your story perfect. Karen Eber, Author and TED Speaker from 2023-09-15T05:23:39
“Don’t wait for the perfect story, make your story perfect.”
This is the message of Listen
205: Communications is more important than CEOs think. Yannis Niebelschütz, CoachHub from 2023-09-08T09:21:06
“Communications is more important than most CEOs and founders think,” says Yannis Niebelschütz,...
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204: StartUp Insider: Build Your Message Machine - Repost from 2023-08-31T07:39:34
This week I share with you the podcast episode I recorded with Startup Insider (in German) about my latest book ‘Message Machine: How Communications Will Make You An Unstoppable Founder’. I shar...
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203: School of Hiring, The Art of Letting People Go. Oliver Aust & Konstanty Sliwowski from 2023-08-23T17:05:51
Today we are sharing the repost of an insightful episode from the School of Hiring podcast, hosted by Konstanty Sliwowski. Oliver and Konstanty dive into a topic that might not be the cheeries...
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202: Becoming a Place Where People (Really) Want to Work. Repost with Oliver Aust from 2023-08-16T16:00
How do you build a magnetic employer brand that attracts and retains new talent?
In this special episode of Speak Like CEO, we are reposting the final instalment of Employer Branding: The...
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201: Mastering the Art of Founder Communication. Jag Singh & Oliver Aust from 2023-08-09T17:49:08
Does your message cut through the noise? How do you achieve message-market-fit as a startup?
We are excited to bring you an episode from WHU’s The Most Awesome Founder P...
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200: Put Community First. Gülsah Wilke, 2hearts from 2023-08-02T15:58:39
This week's podcast guest holds an impressive list of credentials.
She is an investor, board member, speaker, and co-founder and managing director of Listen
199: As CEO, Steer Your Own Message. Oliver Kaltner, Cherry from 2023-07-27T05:11:57
As a CEO, you want to own your message. Thanks to technology and social media, this has never been easier.
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198: From Rugby Champ to Intuitive Leadership. Erik Podzuweit, Scalable Capital from 2023-07-19T15:45:23
Erik Podzuweit is a former German Rugby Champion, and co-founder and co-CEO of Scalable Capital - one of Europe’s leading FinTechs. In this week's podcast episode he talks about how he leads...
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197: Diversity Drives Better Communication. Stephanie von Behr, Founderland from 2023-07-13T05:45:12
Founderland is Europe’s fastest growing community of women founders of colour. In this week's episode of Speak Like a CEO, Listen
196: Ask Me Anything: Transparency Dilemma, #NotBoring, Changing Founder Communications. Oliver Aust from 2023-07-06T17:13
We have a special episode of Speak Like a CEO for you: an Ask Me Anything session with Oliver Aust.
Oliver answers five of the most frequently asked questions. How to deal with the trans...
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195: Reviving America's Oldest Retailer. Ken Ohashi, CEO Brooks Brothers from 2023-06-30T09:59:39
His company has dressed 41 out of 46 US presidents, is the oldest apparel brand in America in continuous operation, and was the first brand to introduce ready-to-wear.
194: How to Make Change Happen. Jörg Hellwig, Founder & Investor from 2023-06-22T16:37:27
Most people abhor change. But without change, your business will never succeed. This is why Jörg Hellwig...
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193: The Secret Language of Leadership. Simon Lancaster, Top Speechwriter from 2023-06-15T15:47:30
Has a speech ever changed the way you see the world?
Now imagine being able to write a speech that has this effect on people.
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192: Be everywhere where your customers are. Sven Lackinger, Co-founder of Sastrify from 2023-06-08T16:46:42
How many digital tools do you use? Chances are you’ve already used at least a dozen by the time you got to the office today. Now imagine managing the digital tools for a company of several thous...
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191: The Future is Internal Communications. Benedikt Ilg, CEO of Flip from 2023-06-02T04:21:01
80% of the global workforce are deskless employees.
They don’t have email or Slack, they don’t respond to calendar invites and won’t attend conference calls. But they are the biggest par...
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190: Start with Building a Brand. Johannes Reck, GetYourGuide from 2023-05-25T04:31:33
How many entrepreneurial journeys have started with a wrongly booked ticket to China? Alone in a hotel room in Beijing, Listen
189: Communication is the new sales strategy. Viktoria Lindner, Mindsurance from 2023-05-19T06:45:06
Viktoria Lindner is a former model, psychiatrist, CEO and founder of digital mental...
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188: Zero to 150 Million Users. Daniel Stammler, Co-Founder Kolibri Games from 2023-05-10T16:21:31
What an entrepreneurial journey: three college friends decide to build a gaming company. Their two biggest challenges: they have no clue about creating games or building a startup. Games bomb, i...
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187: Boost Your Body Language. Martin Brooks, Body Language Expert from 2023-05-03T15:26:10
50% of our personal communication is non-verbal. Yet most business leaders never train their body language.
That’s a huge oversight. Boosting our body language gives us more confidence a...
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186: Winning with Word-of-Mouth. Tim Dettmann, founder and CEO of BEAT81 from 2023-04-28T07:51:54
Tim Dettmann is a former badminton champion and the founder of sports tech startup Listen
185: Become a better leader in 2 minutes. Darja Gutnick, Bunch from 2023-04-19T18:49:52
“I'm a former academic and psychologist. Our answer to everything is ‘it depends’. But in the business world, that's just not how things work,” says Listen
184: Be Edgy, be controversial. Tanja Bogumil, founder and CEO of Perfeggt from 2023-04-03T16:28:53
In this special Easter episode, we give you eggs without chickens.
Tanja Bogumil is the CEO and found...
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183: Communication is Part of the Treatment. Florian Semler, Formel Skin from 2023-03-29T22:43:38
“Communication is so important for us because communication is part of the treatment. What we don’t want to do is take an old, grumpy doctor and sit him in front of a camera and treat our pa...
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182: Don’t Build Companies - Build Teams! Valerie Bures, Serial Entrepreneur from 2023-03-22T20:39:14
Valerie Bures is a serial entrepreneur, and founder, CEO, investor, board member, and a mo...
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181: Communications can be a game-changer for founders. Jan Reichelt, 10x Founders from 2023-03-17T10:08:04
“Make it a story people remember. That’s the great thing about startups. Startups have great stories to tell. That’s what founders should use.”
Our guest is the accomplished entr...
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180: People want true leadership! Sophie Chung, Qunomedical from 2023-03-09T06:52:34
Sophie Chung is back on the podcast! She is the founder & CEO of Listen
179: A message machine that continues to expand. Jochen Engert, Flix from 2023-03-03T10:06:24
“We knew that if we didn’t jump, we’d regret it for the rest of our lives.”
It was a leap into the unknown that paid off. Listen
178: The Secrets to Effective Storytelling. Jeremy Connell-Waite, IBM from 2023-02-24T08:15:03
Storytelling is bloody difficult. It is only easy if you don’t know how it is done.
Fortunately, Communications Designer Jeremy...
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177: Stories create movements. Josef Brunner, Entrepreneur & Investor from 2023-02-17T07:07:42
“The role of the CEO is to tell stories and make sure that they become true.”
Josef, who has two nine figure exists ...
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176: Leading in a hybrid environment, Bettina Hausmann & Oliver Aust from 2023-02-10T08:54:15
Hybrid working is here to stay.
What’s harder to figure out is how CEOs and founders can lead, communicate and make an impact in this brave new work.
Top internati...
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#175: Heroes are born in a crisis. Holger Weiss, German Autolabs from 2023-02-03T08:42:38
“There is no day without communication.”
In his new book “...
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174: Life’s a pitch… Bryony Cooper, Arkley Brinc VC from 2023-01-27T10:05:27
Life's a pitch and you need to nail this skill for basically everything you do in life, says Bryony Cooper.
Her life story is bo...
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173: Four Books in Four Years. Oliver Aust from 2023-01-20T08:04:01
How do you write four books in four years?
Should you write a book?
Welcome to a special episode in which Oliver gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how he managed to write and pu...
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172: Know Your Audience! John David von Oertzen, Mobimeo. from 2023-01-13T09:29:26
To shape the mobility of tomorrow, “you need to adapt your messaging, depending on who you are talking to. You need to put yourself into the shoes of the respective audience, be it the users of ...
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171: The CMO belongs in the boardroom! Sherilyn Shackell, The Marketing Academy from 2023-01-06T07:12:49
2023 prediction: companies will relentlessly focus on revenue through storytelling, marketing and communications.
Because cost cutting only gets you so far.
170: Give me that painkiller! Miloš Djurdjević, heyData! from 2022-12-22T09:33:21
How do you get businesses to see something boring as a competitive advantage?
Like data protection.
Compliance used to cost companies a fortune in legal fees. That's tough...
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169_ New book out: Message Machine. Jag Singh & Oliver Aust from 2022-12-16T08:42:33
The less you tell people, the more they understand.
That’s the simplicity paradox.
In Message Machine, Jag and I set out to provide founders with everything in one...
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168: Don’t limit your marketing budget. Christian Meermann, Cherry Ventures from 2022-12-09T10:13:43
"The biggest mistake a company can make is not to communicate at all. As a founder, you need to start in the early stages and continually be strategic and smart about it,“ says Christia...
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167: Marketers make good CEOs. Phil Rumbol from 2022-12-02T08:57:54
Want to know the essentials of branding in 30 minutes?
In this special episode, Phil Rumbol walks us through t...
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166: Unlocking Capital For Climate. Shilpika Gautam, Salt Global from 2022-11-25T08:17:52
Shilpika Gautam is a Guinness World Record Holding climate activist and CEO and founder of Listen
165: Turn bad news into success. Klaus Wegener, 35up from 2022-11-17T18:01:50
Every company faces an existential #crisis as it grows.
"As an entrepreneur, you need to speak about the difficulties you are having“, says our guest today. His unconventional view: Start...
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164: Rising to #1 in the App Charts. Lukas Röhle, Prematch App from 2022-11-11T10:59:37
There are many football apps for professionals. And now there is one for the "real football“ - the amateur game played and loved by 190 million Europeans.
Lukas Röhle co-founded Prematch ...
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163: It’s all about connection. Daniel Hanemann, wundertax from 2022-10-20T05:13:34
A growth-driven entrepreneur who built ventures in six countries, speaks four languages who is also a comedian in his free time best known for his standup and improv performances?
There i...
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162: E-Commerce that doesn’t Cost the Earth . Melissa Wijngaarden, Noor Veenhoven, Marcella Wijngaarden, Impactbytes from 2022-10-13T17:31:40
We all want more sustainable fashion and ethically produced goods. But greenwashing and wishy-washy information make us unsure which products are really sustainable.
Enter Impactbytes (
161: Holy Grail! Personalised Messages at Scale. Pranav Ahuja, xeno from 2022-09-29T14:43:09
How can you build an emotional connection with your customers? Especially if you have tens of thousands?
Certainly not by sending them the same old email, maybe adding their first name fr...
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160: A brand is a statement. Max Linden, lemon.markets from 2022-09-16T08:55:08
A brand is a statement. But you have to mean it. 🍋
Our guest today was analysing the markets during his studies and had an idea. He dropped out of university and jumped right into it. Listen
159: Your Purpose is the Story. Gemma Comabella, COCOLI from 2022-09-09T09:06:07
Why is there no Vestiaire Collective for furniture? Why isn’t there a platform that gives designer furniture the second life it deserves?
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158: Focus on Impact. Mali M. Baum, WLOUNGE from 2022-09-02T09:35:32
„You can’t make change happen alone!“ says Mali M. Baum. Together with her team, she is shining a light o...
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157: Difficult Stories Make a High Performance Team. Caro Gabor, Movinx from 2022-08-26T08:27:15
"Our best marketing employee is Elon Musk!“, says Caro Gabor with a twinkle in her eyes. Musk’s goal of fixing the „incredib...
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156: Communication is a CEO's strongest powertool. Christian Wiens, Getsafe from 2022-08-19T10:06:55
Speak Like A CEO is back after the summer break.
Today's guest is the CEO and co-founder of a trailblazing company that digitalizes the conservative insurance industry and has raised $...
#155: Speak the language of your audience. Christine Kiefer, RIDE Capital from 2022-07-01T12:07:53
"You don’t have to be 65 to live your dreams,“ believes our guest. Her business is all about giving people this opportunity much sooner in life, by helping them to build wealth.
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154: Own your communication. Hanna Marie Asmussen, Localyze from 2022-06-24T08:03:22
Say no to borders and bureaucracy and yes to openness and simplicity! Our guest today believes that international mobility is beneficial for all and is doing her part to make th...
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153: The new story of money. Katharina Gehra, Immutable Insight from 2022-06-17T09:03:10
Dare to rethink how money should work. This is what our guest today is passionate about. And that future of finance starts with a new story about money.
#152: A Smile Can be Worth Millions. Ramin Niroumand, embedded/capital from 2022-06-10T09:06:26
Today's guest is one of the key players in the German and European FinTech scene. As co-founder and CEO of company builder finleap, Listen
151: Sales = communication. Veronika Riederle, Demodesk from 2022-06-03T07:49:49
Selling is hard. To make the sales conversation better our guest today has built Demodesk, a revolutionary screen sharing and ...
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150: Create a market and own it. Jannes Fischer, Vermietet.de from 2022-05-20T09:24:31
How do you know what kind of business has huge potential?
It’s easy to connect the dots looking back. It’s way harder is to recognise trends in society before they become obvious, and use...
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#149: Pitching for Impact. Freda Katunda Olsen, LEAP from 2022-05-13T09:36:18
„If you want people to buy in to who you are, then you have to have a really, really great story behind it.“ Freda Katunda Olsen
Born in Kinshasa, raised in the USA and currently...
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#148: Blitzscale your communication skills. Oliver Aust from 2022-05-06T08:31:17
What is the foundation for everything you do in business?
It’s communications. But developing communications skills is hard and time-consuming, unless ….
.. you find a way to blitz...
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#147: Find Your North Star - Martin Schilling, Techstars from 2022-04-29T10:13:23
Our guest today is passionate about enabling the next generation of entrepreneurs to build high-growth businesses. He believes they are more important than ever to create innovation, jobs and to...
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#146: Democratising Web 3 - Peter Grosskopf, Unstoppable Finance from 2022-04-21T19:12:51
When it comes to Web3, “messaging is the biggest challenge” said investor Chris Dixon. “There are a lot of misunderstandings around it, some of it is self-inflicted by the community. You have a ...
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#145: Hungry, Honest, Helpful and Humble, Fritz Trott, Zenjob from 2022-04-08T08:17:19
The scarcest resource today is #talent. And finding it is often stressful for both sides. Zenjob co-founderListen
#144: Building trust through communication, Nicole Büttner, Merantix from 2022-04-01T08:07:08
Today’s guest is one of the most influential women in tech. Nicole Büttner is the founder and CEO of Listen
#143: Turning Transactions into Interactions, Marc-Alexander Christ, SumUp from 2022-03-25T08:40:11
Ten years ago, the founders of the London-based fintech unicorn SumUp went from door to door to convince merchants to trust them with their money....
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#142: Mind your Karma, Kristina Walcker-Mayer, Nuri from 2022-03-18T10:57:09
Our guest today is the CEO of Nuri (formerly Bitwala) and a digital thought leader. Nuri enables customers to invest in cryptocurrency directly fro...
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#141 Messaging Matters, Jerome Lange, koppla from 2022-03-11T10:38:47
Jerome Lange went from trying and failing to build a babysitting business as a student (no founder-mar...
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#140 - How to pitch to investors - the Neuroscience of Startup Stories, Gerrit McGowan from 2022-03-04T10:52:02
Gerrit McGowan is an investor, entrepreneur and startup mentor who has coached over 1000 founders and entrepreneurs across five cont...
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#140 - The Neuroscience of Startup Stories, Gerrit McGowan from 2022-03-04T10:52:02
Gerrit McGowan is an investor, entrepreneur and startup mentor who has coached over 1000 founders and entrepreneurs across five cont...
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#139 How great leaders communicate (and what they avoid). Bettina Hausmann from 2022-02-18T07:46:19
"What is leadership but language? Changing the way we communicate changes the culture. Changing the culture transforms our results.“ (L. David Marquet)
What’s the role of a leade...
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#138 - Business & The Big Why. Sarah Reitz, whylab from 2022-02-11T11:22:02
Our guest today turned the Why? question into a thriving business. A clinical psychologist by training, Sarah Reitz worked in...
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# 137 - TOOLBOX: How to Build Crazy Productive Teams, Kristen Mashburn from 2022-02-04T10:46:42
Your organisation's culture is the key to its success. Its not just a nice to have and the mission statement you put on your website. It’s the path to happy and high performing employees, to sec...
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#136 - Future-proof finances with a purpose, Bastian Krautwald, wajve from 2022-01-28T10:06:58
Millennials want convenience, like being able to open a bank account in 10 minutes. The GenZ cohort expect convenience and also want a purpose they can relate to. So how well you communicate you...
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# 135 - We need to talk about spirits, Ulrich Adams, spiritsEurope from 2022-01-21T10:38:20
Pour yourself your favourite drink for this week’s episode. Communicating under the influence is not without challenges, and so is communicating about alcohol. More precisely, we are talking abo...
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#134 - Capture 90% of a market by talking to your customers, Sievert Weiss, Amboss from 2022-01-14T11:34:31
First: create a market. Second: own it. Third: expand globally.
#133 - From stigma to thriving business. Katharina Wäschenbach, Dearest from 2021-12-17T12:45:02
Today we talk about an issue that concerns over 100 million young people in Europe. During the pandemic our podcast guest, a couples therapist, was approached by many millennials who were strugg...
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#134 - From stigma to thriving business. Katharina Wäschenbach, Dearest from 2021-12-17T12:45:02
Today we talk about an issue that concerns over 100 million young people in Europe. During the pandemic our podcast guest, a couples therapist, was approached by many millennials who were strugg...
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#132 - Storytelling Secrets for Start-Ups, Iris Skrami, Renoon from 2021-12-10T09:09:52
Today's guest was browsing the internet 3 years ago to find a sustainable black dress. That search for the perfect piece with a purpose turned out to be way harder than she could have imagined. ...
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#131 - Combating Urban Loneliness, Florian Färber, TheBase from 2021-12-03T10:18:03
Todays guest is building the future of urban living. Florian Färber is the Founder and CEO of Listen
#130 - Impact or financial returns? We want both! Dr. Gesa Miczaika, Auxxo from 2021-11-26T09:36:26
The VC scene is male-dominated, and more diverse investment opportunities are being overlooked. Our podcast guest concluded that there is significant potential for financial ret...
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#129 - On basements, building a brand and saving billions - Tamaz Georgadze, Raisin from 2021-11-19T13:48
Some stories just make you sit up and listen. Today’s episode features Tamaz Georgadze, co-founder and CEO of Listen
#128 - Building a global brand in a crowded market - Mengting Gao, Kitchen Stories from 2021-11-12T11:43:27
What started as a passion project by two economics graduates in 2013 now reaches 30 million users each month on multiple channels.
This week’s guest is Listen
#127 - Book announcement: overcoming startups' biggest challenge - Jag Singh & Oliver Aust from 2021-11-05T09:14:37
Why do nine out of ten startups fail? What differentiates a future unicorn from your run-off-the-mill startup? More often than not, the answer is communications. As Ben Horowitz points out, “As ...
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#126 - Barely legal: building a brand in psychedelics - Anne Philippi, The New Health Club from 2021-10-29T09:08:43
Psychedelics are back. And thanks to scientific discovery there are high hopes that these substances will treat depression, addiction and help in other categories of mental illness. Science is o...
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#125 - Taking responsibility as a CEO - Michael Wax, Forto from 2021-10-22T11:17:22
Michael Wax is the co-founder & CEO of Forto, a Berlin based unicorn th...
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#124 - Taking the pain out of video production - Piotr Pilat, HeyViz from 2021-10-18T05:23:16
Are you as relaxed as the Dalai-Lama in front of a camera? Pulitzer Prize Finalist Piotr Pilat knows how you can ach...
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#123 - Win customers like the world depends on it - Jan Rabe, Wechselpilot from 2021-10-08T12:13:01
Change is hard. Getting someone else to change is even harder. So how can you convince someone to become your customer when it really matters? Listen
#122 - Fast-track your Minimum Viable Brand - Jag Singh & Oliver Aust from 2021-10-01T07:56:57
How can I create an irresistible brand? Every founder is looking for an answer to this question. With a strong brand, it becomes easier to attract top talent and the right kind of customer. You ...
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#122 - Fast-track your Minimum Viable Brand from 2021-10-01T07:56:57
How can I create an irresistible brand? Every founder is looking for an answer to this question. With a strong brand, it becomes easier to attract top talent and the right kind of customer. You ...
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# 121 - Why CEOs need to step up their game in front of the camera - with Bettina Hausmann & Oliver Aust from 2021-09-10T05:58:14
Videos have become a cornerstone of CEO communications: for media interviews, brand building, pitches, social media content and internal communications. Videos create awareness, build trust and ...
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#121 - Why CEOs need to step up their game in front of the camera - Bettina Hausmann & Oliver Aust from 2021-09-10T05:58:14
Videos have become a cornerstone of CEO communications: for media interviews, brand building, pitches, social media content and internal communications. Videos create awareness, build trust and ...
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#120 - From Retail to Wholesale to Brand – Jan Bredack, Veganz from 2021-09-03T10:16:11
Our guest today turned his Veganuary into a thriving business with a purpose. For Jan Bredack, Founder and CEO of...
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#119 - The power of voice – Franziska Focken, Wayvs from 2021-08-27T07:36:12
Only 7% of what you say matters, but your voice accounts for 38% of the first impression you make. So, how come that dating apps are voice-less? Not anymore. Our guest today is ...
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#118 - How to use branding to stand out - Robert Ermich, DeinHandy & OnTruck from 2021-08-20T06:27:25
Can a brand make all the difference? Yes, it can! Robert Ermich is a passionate and successful serial founder and investor...
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#117 - The Impact of Employer Branding with Konstanty Sliwowski from 2021-08-13T07:34:12
Traditional recruitment is over while companies experience The Great Resignation. In this special episode Oliver talks with Listen
#117 - The Impact of Employer Branding - Konstanty Sliwowski, Caissa Recruitment from 2021-08-13T07:34:12
Traditional recruitment is over while companies experience The Great Resignation. In this special episode Oliver talks with Listen
#116 - Win the global talent war with Jonathan Romley, Lundi from 2021-08-06T12:08
In today’s episode we speak to Jonathan Romley, co-founder and CEO at Lundi. Lundi helps companies scale their global hiring. After running companies on t...
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#116 - Win the global talent war - Jonathan Romley, Lundi from 2021-08-06T12:08
In today’s episode we speak to Jonathan Romley, co-founder and CEO at Lundi. Lundi helps companies scale their global hiring. After running companies on t...
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#115 - The ultimate secret to building community with Christopher Plantener (Kontist) & Vincent Huguet (Malt) from 2021-07-16T09:26:57
Double Dynamite: Today’s episode features two entrepreneurs solving the biggest pain points for #freelancers: finding customers and managing finances. And to do this successfull...
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#114 – How to speak like a CEO – Oliver @ WHU Women in Business Club from 2021-07-09T07:14:20
How can I inspire as a CEO? How do I communicate in an age-diverse company environment? And do female CEOs face other communication challenges than their male colleagues? Listen
#113 - The impact of authentic communication. Amy Wilkinson, Ingenuity from 2021-07-02T07:10:40
Amy Wilkinson is a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, a bestselling author, keynote speaker and former White House advisor. She is also the founder and CEO of global innovation co...
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#112 - Using creativity to build a global brand. Robert Klanten, gestalten from 2021-06-25T08:47:44
Robert Klanten, founder and CEO of gestalten, has been a key figure in the global creative industry for more than a quarter of a century. gestalten collaborates with the biggest names in the cre...
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#111 - Get a coach and change the world. Hendrik Schriefer, Sharpist from 2021-06-18T13:49:32
For top management working with a coach is the norm. The platform Sharpist makes this possible for others in an organisation, so that the entire corporate culture can change for the better. The ...
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#110 Communicate your vision and purpose! Eva-Maria Meijnen, PlusDental from 2021-06-11T10:33:19
Her company is set to become Germany's first female-led unicorn. Eva-Maria Meijnen is the co-CEO of PlusDental. The Berlin-based start-up has digitalised the entire dental correction process: fr...
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# 109 - Thought Leadership in 9 Steps from 2021-06-04T05:44:52
How to Become a Thought Leader: The 9 Steps to Level Up Your Communication Game and Become Unignorable.
Traditional paths of corporate communications and public relations...
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#108 - Want to think better and more? Start supplementing your diet, with Fabian Foelsch from 2021-05-21T08:00
You can directly improve your brain function with supplements, and Fabian Foelsch is here to tell us all about it.
Fabian is the CEO and founder of BRAINEFFECT, which produces science-bas...
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#107 - Becoming the Tesla of the fashion industry, with Anna Franziska Michel from 2021-05-14T07:25:27
Tech is the fashion industry’s new avant-garde, and Anna Franziska Michel is its ambassador.
Anna Franziska Michel is the CEO and Founder of Yoona, an AI-based technology that creates “ob...
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#106 - Taking business advice from Bruce Lee, with Rainer Berak from 2021-05-07T08:49:01
How does Bruce Lee inspire a company with over $500M under management? And where does social action find its place in venture capitalism?
Rainer Berak, operating partner ...
#105 - Making the magic of personal branding happen, with Oliver Aust & Dawn Barson from 2021-04-30T08:00
“Personal branding is what people think or say about you when you’re not in the room. It makes sense to care for our reputation, in order to get the recognition that we deserve”, says Oliver Aus...
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#104 - Building the #1 sports platform, with Andreas Kitzing from 2021-04-23T08:00
Athletes need sponsors, and sponsors need successful faces to link their names to. To bridge this mutual need, Andreas Kitzing founded Sponsoo – the current n°1 marketplace for sports sponsorshi...
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#103 - The art of peak performance with Gerrit McGowan from 2021-04-16T08:00
How do you get CEOs to open up about their emotions in order to thrive? How do you get young students to become successful entrepreneurs? Can you build a lasting legacy for a business? Gerrit Mc...
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#102 - Selling 1 Million Litres of Vegan Milk, with Nicolas Hartmann from 2021-04-09T08:30:09
No-one wanted to invest in Vly. It was called a “mega flop”. Today, it is one of the fastest growing food start-ups in Europe.
Nicolas Hartmann is a dreamer. He quit his job at Bain to fo...
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#101 - Changing humanity through tech, with Daniel Rebhorn from 2021-04-01T08:00
Will humans give up decision-making to machines by 2036? A utopian, or dystopian vision? Daniel Rebhorn, co-founder and Managing Director of Diconium thinks that it might not be the worst idea.<...
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#100 - Becoming CEO in the middle of a crisis with Nina Pütz from 2021-03-26T09:27:13
How do you steer a billion-euro company through the Covid crisis?
When Nina Pütz joined the fintech giant Ratepay as the new CEO, she knew that building human connections was going to be ...
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#99 - Turning a newsletter into a 1 million strong community with Max Rofagha from 2021-03-19T09:00
How can you quickly grow an engaged community for your business?
Founder Maximilian Rofagha might just have the answer.
He’s the brains behind finimize, a fintech company which qui...
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#98 - How tech is revolutionising medicine as we know it with Lina Behrens from 2021-03-12T09:00
For most of us, falling sick means a trip to the doctor.
Soon though this may no longer be the case.
The world of telemedicine is taking off and it’s now possible to get a diagnosi...
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#97 - How to win the fight against plastic waste with Boris Jebsen from 2021-03-05T09:00
Every year we produce almost 400 million tons of plastic.
According to some estimates as much as 50% of this is single-use.
And once this plastic ends up in the bin only ...
#96 - What is message-market fit and why is it so important? with Oliver Aust from 2021-03-04T13:12:07
Your message-market fit is determined by how appealing the messaging sounds to your customer.
If you are a founder, CEO or business leader you really want to nail this. With the rig...
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#95 - Why foreign languages are the key to successful leadership - with Michael Shangkuan from 2021-02-26T09:00
We are all familiar with the terms IQ and EQ.
CQ on the other hand may be a new concept.
It refers to cultural intelligence - in other words, the ability to cross bridges and work ...
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#94 - How Alina Bassi is tackling textile waste from 2021-02-19T09:00
Every year more than 100 billion garments are produced globally.
But more than 85% of all material used for clothing ends up in landfills or incinerators. And it’s no secret that producin...
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#93 - The secret to succeeding in a crisis with Benjamin Roth from 2021-02-12T09:00
In early 2020 Urban Sports Club was on track to reach Unicorn status. They were making new hires every week, smashing sales targets, and gaining great media coverage.
Then COVID struck. Listen
#92 - Making money equal with Andrea Fernandez from 2021-02-05T11:38
Women make up 50% of the global population. Yet they don’t own half the wealth.
Of course, there’s no such thing as ‘male money’ and ‘female money’. So why is this inequality present?
#91 - Personal branding to cut through the noise – IABC EMENA from 2021-02-04T15:00:53
Without a strong personal brand you simply won’t stand out online. Quality content is what will get you noticed and elevate you above the noise.
From CEOs to students, a personal brand is...
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#90 - Catapulting a brand to success with Giorgos Tsetis from 2021-01-29T08:53:50
Passion is not enough to do well in business. To be truly successful, you have to be obsessed with what you’re doing.
It’s this mentality which helped co-founder and CEO of Nutra...
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#89 - Lena & Oliver Special on Personal Branding from 2021-01-28T12:52:44
Personal branding for CEOs: fad or must-have?
This is a question which CEOs and their communications teams are increasingly looking to address.
Perception now matters more than per...
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#88 - Reaching Your Full Potential with Eric Partaker from 2021-01-08T12:45:20
Only 2% of us reach our full potential at work and in our private lives. That’s according to Eric Partaker, CEO of the Year winner who helped to build Skype and co-founded the award-winning Mexi...
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#87 - Bringing people together (online and offline) with Aimie-Sarah Carstensen from Artnight from 2020-12-17T09:55:35
Today Oliver and Lena chat with Aimie-Sarah Carstensen, Founder of Art-Night, that provides offline events bringing people together to paint, craft or bake. This years shift to digital online co...
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#86 - Ecosia’s Christian Kroll on creating a search engine to plants 1bn trees from 2020-12-11T14:01:40
What is the one thing that every CEO should be doing? According to Christian Kroll, CEO of Ecosia, every CEO should aim to maximise the positive impact they have on the world. Ecosia is the popu...
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#85 - Silicon Valley food delivery pioneer Neeraj Berry on when to let go from 2020-12-04T13:46:55
From Silicon Valley darling to Silicon Allee investor, Neeraj Berry knows a thing about business. He previously cofounded Sprig, one of the first food delivery startups to exist. However, despit...
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#84 - From BCG consultant to startup founder with Trinh Le-Fiedler from 2020-11-27T10:35:34
Is the competition for attention harder these days, or is easier to have a voice and make yourself heard? Oliver Aust and Lena Carlson speak to Trinh Le-Fiedler in this episode to find out. From...
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#83 - Reimagining business with WeTransfer founder Nalden from 2020-11-19T15:08:33
You've probably heard of WeTransfer, but if not you're in for a treat with this week's episode when we speak to Dutch serial entrepreneur and now angel investor - Nalden.
Nalden certainly...
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#82 How to Unfuck the Economy with Waldemar Zeiler from 2020-11-13T08:25:45
Welcome to Season 3 of Speak Like a CEO! Oliver Aust and Lena Carlson chat to Waldemar Zeiler, the founder of einhorn and author of Unfuck the Economy. Waldemar shares his perspective on the fut...
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Speak Like a CEO - Season 3 Trailer from 2020-11-11T14:20:53
Launching this week! Stay tuned!
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#81 - RICHARD STEPHENSON - CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY from 2020-11-05T08:35:01
This is the final episode of our "Expert on Expert" series before we head into Season 3 of Speak Like a CEO next week!
Our final guest, Richard Stephenson from CAA, bridg...
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The Unignorable Podcast #6: Christian Conrad & Oliver Aust on being unignorable and magnetic from 2020-11-05T08:25:02
**This podcast was originally published by Der Podcast für Magnetische Unternehmensku...
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The Unignorable Podcast #5 - How to make your event unignorable with Oliver Aust and Jeannine Koch from 2020-10-22T09:22:06
The book Unignorable is available Amazon and has already become a #1 bestseller in Germany, UK, US, France and Australia. Head to Amazon to get your copy now! https://www.amazon.de/dp/398210...
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The Unignorable Podcast #4 - How to become an international bestseller with Oliver Aust and Nate Regier from 2020-10-15T10:00
The book Unignorable launched this week on Amazon and has already become a #1 bestseller in Germany, UK, US and Australia. Head to Amazon to get your copy now! https://www.amazon.de/dp/39821...
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The Unignorable Podcast #3 - How to build a community with Oliver Aust and Ronny Krieger (Patreon) from 2020-10-09T08:13:45
** Unignorable is available to purchase on October 13**
In the third episode of The Unignorable Podcast, Oliver Aust sits down with Ronny Krieger from Patreon to discover how to build a c...
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The Unignorable Podcast #2 - How to launch your own podcast with Oliver Aust and Jill & Julia (Bear Radio) from 2020-10-01T13:19:32
** Unignorable is available to purchase on October 13**
In the second episode of The Unignorable Podcast, Oliver Aust chats with Jill Beytin and Julia Joubert from the Be...
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The Unignorable Podcast #1 - What does it mean to be UNIGNORABLE with Oliver Aust x Kat Brendel from 2020-09-24T12:54:03
** Unignorable is available to purchase on October 13**
In the digital age, being good at your job is unfortunately not enough. To be truly successful, you must be both talented and visib...
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#80 - MONIKA SCHALLER - DEUTSCHE POST DHL from 2020-09-18T07:48:49
According to Monika Schaller, “crisis doesn’t create character, it reveals it.” Monika is the executive vice president for corporate communications & responsibility at Deutsche Post DHL.
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#79 - ANDREAS BARTELS - LUFTHANSA from 2020-09-11T09:26:26
On this week’s episode of Speak Like a CEO, Oliver Aust and Lena Carlson speak to Andreas Bartels, the head of communications at Lufthansa Group. Andreas has been with Lufthansa since 2007 and p...
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#78 - CLARISSA HALLER - SIEMENS from 2020-09-04T09:33:46
On this week’s episode of Speak Like a CEO, Oliver Aust and Lena Carlson got the chance to sit down with the formidable Clarissa Haller from Siemens. With a background in journalism, Clarissa ha...
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#77 - JÖRG HOWE - DAIMLER from 2020-08-27T13:00
Jörg Howe has been head of global communications at Daimler AG since 2008. Daimler is one of the biggest producers of premium cars in the world. With a background in journalism, Jörg doesn’t bel...
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#76 - NICOLA LESKE - SAP from 2020-08-20T10:00
Nicola Leske is the Chief Communications Officer at SAP - a company that needs no introduction. In fact, over 80% of the world is using their software. Nicola previously worked as a journalist f...
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#75 - ROBIN RUSCHKE - SIXT from 2020-08-13T07:07:44
Robin Ruschke believes that every brand should have a story to tell. People need to know the WHY behind what you do. As the SVP of Global Brand Strategy and Communications at SIXT, he is respons...
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#74 - PHILIPP SCHINDERA - DEUTSCHE TELEKOM from 2020-08-06T08:14:57
Communications is an ever-changing art form. With new tools, channels and trends constantly developing, you have to stay in the loop to stay in the game. This week’s guest, Philipp Schindera, is...
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#73 - METTE REFSHAUGE - MAERSK from 2020-07-30T09:00
Is pressure a catalyst for long-term change? For many companies, the impact of the past few months has led to a total shift in communications, both internally and externally. A.P. Moller Maersk ...
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#72 - SIGRID DALBERG-KRAJEWSKI - DELIVERY HERO from 2020-07-23T09:00
With an excellent track record in marketing and communications at a range of companies, Sigrid Dalberg-Krajewski is now heading up the Corporate Communications team at Delivery Hero. The past fe...
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#71 - SABIA SCHWARZER - ALLIANZ from 2020-07-16T09:00
Welcome to our summer series, Expert on Expert! For the next few months, we will be interviewing the chief communicators from some of the world's leading companies. From Daimler to Siemens, this...
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#70 - KONSTANTY SLIWOWSKI - CEO CAISSA from 2020-07-09T15:00
“If you’re standing still, then you are falling behind.” On this week’s episode of Speak Like a CEO, Oliver Aust and Lena Carlson got the privilege to sit down with Konstanty Sliwowski, the CEO ...
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#69 - INSA KLASING - CEO THENEXTWE from 2020-07-02T09:00
"Trust is good but control is better." It's the paradigm that has informed German business practice to the present day, but Insa Klasing is trying to turn that around. Following a horse-riding a...
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#68 - DAVIDE DATTOLI - CEO TALENT GARDEN from 2020-06-25T09:13:47
Can co-working spaces survive the current crisis? Talent Garden CEO, Davide Dattoli, certainly thinks so. Breaking away from the model used by other co-working providers, Talent Garden specifica...
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#67 - AIGA SENFTLEBEN - CO-FOUNDER BILLIE from 2020-06-18T08:25:13
Recently named one of the "15 women in fintech you should know", Aiga Senftleben is leading the charge for gender equality in the world of financial technology. As one of Billie's seven co-found...
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#66 - KATHARINA JÜNGER - CEO TELECLINIC from 2020-06-11T09:14:54
Developing house calls for the Zoom generation, TeleClinic is a major step forward for the German healthcare industry. In this week’s episode we talk to the brains behind the company, CEO Kathar...
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#65 - FABIO GAMBA - DIRECTOR GENERAL ASA & ACA from 2020-06-04T09:31:20
In the current crisis, the aviation industry has been hit hard. Fabio Gamba, head of ACA and ASA, is the voice of the ground handling industry, a collection of hundreds of thousands of men and w...
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#64 - RENÉ BRAUN - FOUNDER RYDES from 2020-05-28T08:32:11
With so many urban mobility solutions on the market, how do you decide which one to use? René Braun doesn't want you to pick. With RYDES, he is offering city dwellers a...
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#63 - KATHRYN SCHIFFERLE - FOUNDER WORK TRUCK SOLUTIONS from 2020-05-21T09:00
With seven companies under her belt, Kathryn Schifferle is an expert problem-solver. Now at the helm of Work Truck Solutions, she has built her leadership style around kindness and a commitment ...
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#62 - PASCAL BLUM - CEO UNU from 2020-05-14T09:00
unu is trying to reinvent urban mobility and improve the quality of life for city-dwellers. With a communications strategy based on emotional appeal, unu is already setting itself apart from the...
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#61 - JAY ROGERS - CEO LOCAL MOTORS from 2020-05-07T09:00
From living on a boat to serving in the army, this week's guest is no stranger to stepping outside of his comfort zone. Jay Rogers, the CEO of Local Motors, is now looking to change the very nat...
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#60 - ALICE BENTINCK - CO-FOUNDER ENTREPRENEUR FIRST from 2020-04-30T09:00
Alice Bentinck is the co-founder of Entrepreneur First, the world's leading talent investor, and Code First: Girls. With these organisations, she is training the next generation of founders arou...
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#59 - JOANA BREIDENBACH - CO-FOUNDER BETTERPLACE from 2020-04-23T09:00
Bringing an anthropological perspective to the art of communication, this week's guest is Joana Breidenbach. She is an academic, writer, investor and co-founder, currently heading up betterplace...
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#58 - EIKE KIERAS - CO-FOUNDER KITCHENTOWN from 2020-04-16T09:22:28
Feeling peckish? This episode will certainly whet your appetite. Today, we’re talking to Kitchentown co-founder, Eike Kieras. Kitchentown is a global innovation platform that helps startups to d...
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#57 MICHAEL RIEGEL, CEO & FOUNDER COMTRAVO from 2020-04-09T08:00
What does it take to step up as a leader in times of crisis and uncertainty? How should you communicate effectively with your employees and customers right now in the middle of the pandemic? Mic...
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#56 - GUNNAR FROH - CEO WUNDERMOBILITY from 2020-04-02T13:27:49
Are CEOs born, or are they made? Gunnar Froh believes the latter. Gunnar is the Founder and CEO of Wunder Mobility, the leading global tech and service platform for new mobility solutions. Prior...
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Bonus - Oliver Aust on Personal Branding (New Course Out Now!) from 2020-04-01T14:47:35
Get Oliver Aust’s FREE practical guide to personal branding now - https://bit.ly/2UAOgpR
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#55 - MIRIAM WOHLFARTH - FOUNDER RATEPAY from 2020-03-26T09:33:08
Our guest on the podcast this week is Miriam Wohlfarth. Miriam is the Founder and MD of RatePay, a fintech company that provides secure and simple payment systems for online trade in the DACH re...
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#54 - ANJA HENDEL - MANAGING DIRECTOR DICONIUM from 2020-03-19T15:40:04
Anja Hendel is one of the most important figures in the European mobility industry. As the new Managing Director of diconium, she is working to draw together digitalisation and car manufacturing...
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#53 - NIKO WOISCHNIK - FOUNDER TECH OPEN AIR from 2020-03-12T09:11:04
How do you make a conference feel like a festival? Niko Woischnik has spent ten years building one of the most exciting events in any tech founder's calendar. In this week's episode, he talks to...
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#52 - CHANYU XU - FOUNDER HER1 from 2020-03-05T10:00
As the founder of 3 businesses, Chanyu Xu has proven herself to be a master communicator. Now at the helm of Her1, a supplement brand, she speaks to us about women's health, raising funding and ...
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#51 - NICO GRAMENZ - CEO FACTORY BERLIN from 2020-02-27T10:00
This week’s guest is a CEO with a very unusual career trajectory. Nico Gramenz started in the military, moved into the corporate management world and is now working to support startups. He is th...
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#50 - LISA GRADOW - CO-FOUNDER USERCENTRICS from 2020-02-20T10:00
Lisa Gradow is only 24, and has already achieved more than many will achieve in their lifetime. Her company, Usercentrics, is a market leader in the world of data protection and online consent, ...
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#49 - TRAVIS TODD - CEO SILICON ALLEE from 2020-02-13T10:00
When Silicon Allee was founded, Travis Todd wanted to bring a sense of community and sharing to the Berlin start-up ecosystem. Ten years later, Silicon Allee has become a nexus for startups thro...
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#48 - JAG SINGH - MANAGING DIRECTOR TECHSTARS from 2020-02-06T10:00
Jag Singh spent ten years working on high-profile political campaigns before entering into the world of angel investing. Now working as the Managing Director of Techstars Berlin, he has helped t...
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#47 - FRANZISKA TEUBERT - MANAGING DIRECTOR DEUTSCHE STARTUPS from 2020-01-30T10:00
Franziska Teubert is working to promote innovative entrepreneurship across Germany. As the Managing Director for Communication and Partner Management at the Bundesverband Deutsche Startups, she ...
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#46 - MADELEINE GUMMER VON MOHL - CEO AND FOUNDER BETAHAUS from 2020-01-23T10:00
Co-working spaces are everywhere, usually aiming to provide both a workspace and a community for founders, freelancers, techies and creatives. Madeleine Gummer von Mohl and her space, Betahaus, ...
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#45 - MATHIAS KLENK - CO-FOUNDER PASSBASE from 2020-01-16T10:00
Mathias Klenk is working to give people ownership over their own data. After facing their own identity verification problems, Mathias and his co-founders developed their engine, Passbase, from a...
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#44 - DR. NAKEEMA STEFFLBAUER - CEO FRAUENLOOP from 2020-01-09T10:02:23
Dr. Nakeema Stefflbauer has spent the better part of the last two decades helping make tech more accessible for women across the world. She is the founder and CEO of FrauenLoop, a Berlin-based n...
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#43 - STEPHAN BAYER - FOUNDER & CEO SOFATUTOR from 2019-12-20T10:00
Stephan Bayer, the Founder & CEO of Sofatutor, is on a mission to make learning fun. Sofatutor is the leading EdTech company in Germany, counting over 1 million users across 3...
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#42 - TOMER DEAN - CEO BLLUSH from 2019-12-13T10:00
Tomer Dean, the CEO and co-founder of Bllush, is changing the way that companies advertise fashion. Bllush is a tech company that enables fashion e-commerce stores to embed photos from micro-inf...
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#41 - PIA POPPENREITER - FOUNDER OHLALA from 2019-12-06T10:08:36
Pia Poppenreiter is an entrepreneur and a fierce businesswoman, turning the world of online dating on its head and challenging the status quo. She is the founder and former CEO of Ohlala, a webs...
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#40 - LUBOMILA JORDANOVA - CEO PLAN A from 2019-11-29T10:00
Lubomila Jordanova has found the perfect balance between two purposes: building a thriving business and fighting climate change. She is the CEO and founder of Plan A, the first data-driven actio...
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Bonus - Mastering Communications - Oliver Aust New Book! from 2019-11-26T11:14:29
Oliver's new book is out!
For a special bonus episode, Oliver and Lena go behind the scenes to discuss Oliver's new book - Mastering Communications. Discover what it takes for CEOs and Ex...
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#39 - KATHARINA KURZ, CO-FOUNDER BRLO from 2019-11-22T09:00
Katharina Kurz has been working on giving German beer a new contemporary look. BRLO is one of the most well-known and beloved breweries in Berlin, to the point that it has now become synonymous ...
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#38 - MATTHIAS LAUG - COFOUNDER of TIER from 2019-11-15T09:46:21
Matthias Laug is on a mission to change mobility for good. TIER is one of the leading micro-mobility companies in Germany and Europe, operating in over 31 cities and 11 countries. You’ve probabl...
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#37 - HOLGER SEIM - CEO BLINKIST from 2019-11-08T09:00
Holger Seim inspires people to continue learning by making it as easy and enjoyable as watching a movie, listening to music or scrolling through social media. Blinkist provides you with short au...
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#36 - BJÖRN LAMPE, CEO betterplace.org from 2019-11-01T09:00
Björn Lampe is the guest on this week’s podcast. The benefits of technology as a vehicle for social change have long been discussed. However, in the realm of non-profit organisations, new techno...
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#35 - LINDA BROSCHKOWSKI - CEO FEMALE MUSIC FORCE from 2019-10-25T07:49:45
What do filmmaking and DJing have in common?
Movies and music are both vehicles for creating a dialogue with your audience without using a lot of words. Linda Broschkowski, also kno...
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#34 - MALI BAUM - CEO WLOUNGE & MAGDA from 2019-10-18T08:00
Building a successful company without a strong network is practically impossible. Our guest on the podcast this week, Mali Baum, is no stranger to building a strong network, having been describe...
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#33 - SEBASTIAN STRICKER - CEO SHARE from 2019-10-14T16:24:23
Can the things we consume every day become an act of sharing? Sebastian Stricker certainly thinks so. He’s the CEO and co-founder of ShareTheMeal and Share. Sebastian is on a mission to make it ...
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Season 2 Teaser from 2019-10-11T11:15:26
We're back with Season 2 of How to Speak like a CEO, the leading podcast on CEO Communications. Listen now to get a sneak peak of what to expect for the new season and where to find bonus materi...
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CEO Playbook #13 - SEO from 2019-10-04T08:00
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is a buzzword of the digital age. Whilst many businesses have understood its significance, they have not yet fully comprehended how it works. With our special gu...
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CEO Playbook #12 - POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS from 2019-09-27T08:53:43
The increasingly visibility of CEOs and businesses means that they will inevitably find themselves in the trickiest of all public discourses – politics. Wading into politics can bring benefits, ...
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CEO Playbook #11 - THE PODCAST EPISODE from 2019-09-20T09:00
On this week’s episode of the podcast we dive deep into … podcasting?
Podcasts seem to be everywhere these days. In fact, it is estimated that 1 in 5 Germans listen to a podcast reg...
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CEO Playbook #10 - RE-INTERPRETING FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS from 2019-09-13T08:08:19
Talking about finances is an inescapable part of being a CEO, whether it is reporting on profit margins or convincing new investors to put their money into the company. It can be a tricky and se...
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CEO Playbook #9 - CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS: Keep Calm and Communicate from 2019-09-06T09:00
A crisis is by definition an extraordinary circumstance presenting daunting challenges. Crisis communications can be hard to get right. Even though, it is arguably the most important aspect of c...
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CEO Playbook #8 - CAMPAIGNING from 2019-08-30T15:03:36
Getting people's attention is hard. Everyone is vying for our attention across traditional and digital media. Businesses, non-profits, and political candidates are now doubling down on campaigns...
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CEO Playbook #7 - MASTERING INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS from 2019-08-23T08:52:31
Communications is not just about the message that we send to the wider world. Internal communications are equally important, if not more so. Good communications internally lead to good company c...
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CEO Playbook #6 - SPEAKING WITH IMPACT from 2019-08-16T09:49:37
Today, the expectations for CEO communications are higher than ever. Maybe it’s the TED effect or the fact that we tend to centre our focus on the individual rather than the organization. But al...
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CEO Playbook #5 - TALKING TO THE MEDIA from 2019-08-09T10:01:16
The way we consume media has changed radically in the last decade. Newspapers and TV news are being supplanted by social media, blogs, newsletters and podcasts. Journalistic output is greater th...
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CEO Playbook #4 - DIGITAL THOUGHT LEADERSHIP from 2019-08-02T10:03:47
Digital thought leadership is about starting and driving conversation in the wider world. In that sense, CEOs and executives can make natural digital thought leaders because they have vision, pa...
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CEO Playbook #3 - HOW TO TELL YOUR STORY from 2019-07-25T16:36:43
Telling stories is hardwired into humans. Indeed, we have been telling some of the same stories or variations of them for thousands of years. Stories are not simply just told for entertainment, ...
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CEO Playbook #2 - DEVELOPING YOUR STRATEGY from 2019-07-19T08:47
“Communications are by and large just as poor today as they were twenty or thirty years ago when we first became aware of the need for, and lack of, adequate communications in the modern organis...
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CEO Playbook #1 - IT ALL STARTS WITH THE CEO from 2019-07-12T14:03:39
Welcome to the Eo Ipso CEO Playbook where we deep dive into your most pressing CEO Communications issues. We all know that in today's hyperconnected age communications matters more than ever bef...
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#32 - BRINGING SPACE DOWN TO EARTH ft Sebastian Straube from 2019-07-05T09:32:37
What if we told you that space is closer than it seems? For our season finale we have a very special guest, Sebastian Straube, the founder and CEO of Interstellar Ventures, an emerging venture c...
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#31 - HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IN THREE YEARS ft Corinna Reibchen from 2019-06-28T07:56:12
Building a successful business in just three years might seem impossible... but Corinna Reibchen managed to do so with her consulting company - Passcon.
With over 20 years of experience in ...
BONUS EPISODE #6 - HOW TO BECOME A THOUGHT LEADER from 2019-06-21T13:51:08
Do you want to be a thought leader in your industry? You have to own your space! Digital thought leadership is an important catalyst for growth. Our hosts, Oliver Aust and Lena Carlson, dive in ...
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#30 - HOW TO GET A SPEAKING SPOT AT SXSW ft Roland Gerhards from 2019-06-21T09:12:50
South by Southwest is one of the most sought after conferences in the U. S., bringing together the biggest names in music, film, technology, media, entrepreneurship and much more –? all in one p...
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#29 - MAKE OPINIONS MATTER ft Cornelius Frey from 2019-06-14T10:25:06
Do you ever get the feeling that only the most noisy and problematic people are getting attention on the internet? Do you want to make your voice heard and feel like your opinions matter? C...
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#28 - IS HUMAN CAPITAL THE CURRENCY OF THE FUTURE? ft Nitzan Gal from 2019-06-07T11:36:01
Nitzan Gal, who is a Forbes 30 under 30, certainly believes so. As the co-founder and CEO of Clique.AI, a knowledge and skill sharing platform for professional communities, she’s seen...
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#27 - WHAT DRIVES YOU? ft Tom Kirschbaum from 2019-05-31T08:00
Every year in Berlin, people spend 154 hours stuck in traffic. In Paris? 237. In Rome? 254! Traffic is undeniably a major issue for cities and is only expected to get worse as more people (and m...
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#26 DOING BUSINESS HUMAN TO HUMAN ft Orlie Dahan from 2019-05-24T08:00
Building a community is harder than it looks - just ask Orlie Dahan, the executive director of EcoMotion. With over 8000 members, Ecomotion aims to foster innovation by building a community comp...
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BONUS #5 - NO CAMPAIGN, NO GAIN! from 2019-05-22T13:23:26
Getting people’s attention is hard.
Everyone is vying for our attention across traditional and digital media. Back on 9th May, we brought together a diverse panel of experts to shar...
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#25 - HOW TO GET BILL GATES TO SPEAK AT YOUR EVENT ft Jörg Rheinboldt from 2019-05-17T08:00
Keep your ideas weird and wild. That’s what today’s guest Jörg Rheinboldt, founding CEO of APX, the joint accelerator programme of Axel Springer and Porsche, learned to do from childhood. Jörg w...
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#24 - THE POWER OF COMMUNITY: BEHIND THE SCENES AT DATA NATIVES ft ELENA POUGHIA from 2019-05-10T08:00
Sometimes, it feels like to be a thought leader you have be present at every single event. Our guest today tells us why this isn’t the case!
Elena Poughia knows all there is to know about...
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#23 - MINDSPACE: INSIDE THE WORLD OF CO-WORKING ft DAN ZAKAI from 2019-05-03T08:00
Why are modern companies gravitating towards co-working environments?
Today we are back in Tel Aviv for an episode featuring Dan Zakai, CEO and co-founder of Mindspace. Mindspace of...
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#22 - LEAVE YOUR EGO AT HOME: HOW TO COMMUNICATE LIKE A CEO ft ANDY HARRISON from 2019-04-26T08:00
You know what they say, if you want something done, give it to a busy person… This week on Speak Like a CEO we’re talking to the renowned Andy Harrison. Andy Harrison is one ...
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#21 - IS COMMUNICATION THE SECRET TO ISRAELI INNOVATION? ft CHEDVA KLEINHANDLER from 2019-04-19T08:00
Welcome back to Speak Like a CEO! On today's podcast we take you to Israel, with an episode recorded straight from Tel Aviv.
Our guest is Chedva Kleinhandler, the CEO and Founder of...
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#20 - THE ART OF BEING AN INFLUENCER ft MIKKO ALASAARELA & CHRISTOPH RAETHKE from 2019-04-12T08:00
Get ready because today we are asking some big questions and getting some even bigger answers.
We are joined by seven-time founder and current CEO of Inbot, Mikko Alasaarela and g...
#19 - GERMANY'S MINDREADER ft GERRIT RICHTER from 2019-04-05T08:00
Ever been in a situation where you really wished you knew what the other person was thinking? Well, we aren’t talking to any psychics today, but we’ve got the next best thing. Today we are...
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#18 - LETTING DATA DRIVE YOUR MIND! ft JOHANNES KEIENBURG from 2019-03-29T09:00
Today we are talking straight from the heart with Dr. Johannes Keienburg, CEO of HitFox Group and co-Managing Director of Heartbeat Labs - a digital health platform aiming to bring patient-centr...
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#17 - PITCH PERFECT ft Henric Hungerhoff from 2019-03-22T09:00
Ever wondered what pitching your start-up and folk music have in common?
Today our guest is Henric Hungerhoff, managing director of the APX startup accelerator, a collaboration by A...
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#16 - DON'T TEXT, TALK! ft Holger Weiss from 2019-03-15T09:00
Did you know that 80% of drivers use their phones while behind the wheel? And believe it or not, but distracted driving reduces your reaction time by 30%.
Today we talk to the ...
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#15 - HELP! I NEED A MENTOR! ft Anne Riechert & Christoph Raethke from 2019-03-08T09:00
Help! Sometimes you need somebody! Not just anybody...Sometime you need the right person, or right mentor, to guide you in the right direction!
Today on the show we have Berlin start-up o...
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#14 - SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE ft Toby Nicol from 2019-03-01T09:00
Ever wonder what Obama thinks about tourism?
Today’s guest is Toby Nicol, the executive director of Uniting Travel: a coalition of the world's major Travel & Tourism organi...
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BONUS EPISODE #4 - CEO'S: STEP UP TO THE MIC ft Lyanne Alfaro from 2019-02-22T09:00
This week the team is in sunny sunny Tel Aviv recording some very special episodes so stay tuned for that. So this week we have a great throwback bonus episode for you! Back in November, O...
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BONUS EPISODE #3 - OLIVER'S TOP 5 PRESENTATION TIPS from 2019-02-15T09:05:43
This week, Oliver gives us his top 5 tips for presenting with impact (warning, it includes at least 5 "P"s)! Make sure to check out our full episode with Bettina Hausmann for even more insight! ...
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#13 - PUT ME IN, COACH ft Bettina Hausmann from 2019-02-15T09:00
From coaching buddhist monks in Africa to senior business leaders in San Francisco, our guest today Bettina Hausmann has seen it all.
Bettina is a good friend of the show and has be...
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BONUS EPISODE #2 - WE LOVE SPACE! from 2019-02-13T15:54:13
On this week's bonus episode we answer your Instagram questions about space after recording our latest episode with BDLI managing director Volker Thum! We even wore our NASA shirts for the occas...
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#12 - IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE! ft Volker Thum from 2019-02-08T09:00
The year, 2019. It's been 50 years since man landed on the moon, and today the universe seems full of possibilities.
From science done on the International Space Station...
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#11 - BE COOL, BE HUMBLE ft Doreen Huber from 2019-02-01T09:00
What do you get when you talk numbers over drinks? Drumbers!
Today we are talking to Doreen Huber, CEO of LemonCat, the company with the mission to radically change the way businesses thi...
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#10 - ICH BIN EIN BERLINER ft Burkhard Kieker from 2019-01-25T09:00
Ever wonder what George Clooney and gentrification have in common? They both love Berlin.
Today we talk to the man behind Berlin’s personal branding, Burkhard Kieker, CEO of Visit B...
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#9 - NO BULLSHIT ft Sophie Chung from 2019-01-18T09:00
Meet no-bullshit CEO Sophie Chung.
She’s the founder behind Qunomedical and this week, she tells us all about journey into making healthcare digital and more accessible for all.&nbs...
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#8 - MEET YOUR VIRTUAL CONCIERGE ft Olga Heuser from 2018-12-14T09:00
Wouldn’t we all love to have a virtual concierge? Olga Heuser, CEO and founder of DialogShift, started her company to fill the communication gap between hotels and their customers. We talk to her...
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#7 - LOOK ME IN THE A.I.s ft Anna Lukasson from 2018-12-07T09:00
Meet the woman here to demistify AI. Anna Lukasson, CEO of artificial intelligence company Nyris, tells us all about her journey from working at a large consultancy, to founding her company along...
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#6 - A CEO FROM 9 to 5? ft Georgiana Ghiciuc from 2018-11-30T09:00
Can you be a CEO while working 9 to 5? Georgiana Ghiciuc, CEO of both blockchain magazine Occurency and digital marketing agency Beaglecat, shows us that it can be done! Georgiana gives us a deep...
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#5 - PUT YOUR ENERGY WHERE YOUR PASSION IS ft. Christoph Raethke from 2018-11-23T09:00
Today we talk to jack-of-all-trades Christoph Raethke, a Berlin start-up original, on the genesis of the culture, the power a good pitch, how to found the “right thing” and much more. Christoph is ...
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#4 - "WHY FLAT HIERARCHIES DON'T WORK" ft. Raffaela Rein from 2018-11-16T15:00
What if flat hierarchies could ruin your company...? Welcome to Episode #4. Our guest today is Raffaela Rein, co-founder of online course platform CareerFoundry. She has been named amongst the To...
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BONUS EPISODE #1 - IT'S ALL ABOUT PASSION from 2018-11-15T15:00
What if we told you passion was one of the keys to success? Welcome to our first podcast bonus episode. Last week, we hosted a panel discussion on communicating like a leader. Our all-star panel ...
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#3 - GO AHEAD, GIVE ME FEEDBACK ft Nelli Hergenröther from 2018-11-09T15:54:35
Welcome to episode #3. Our guest is Nelli Hergenröther, CEO of software consultancy Evenly. On this episode, we cover what goes into making the perfect app, what type of communication goes into tur...
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#2 - THE TRUE FACE OF NETWORKING ft. Rotem Carmely from 2018-11-06T07:00
Welcome to Episode #2! Today we talk to Rotem Carmely, CEO and founder of Clustered. She tells us about the journey behind founding her company, her initial love-hate relationship with the city of ...
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#1 - DOWN IN THE VALLEY ft. Patrick Gruhn from 2018-11-02T11:02:46
This is the very first episode of SLACEO! We talk to Patrick Gruhn, co-founder of the Silicon Valley Startup Replex. On the show, he talks about the hurdles of launching your own company and how pe...
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