Gitte is an exceptional leader who embodies forward thinking, change-driven, and global-oriented qualities. She excels at transforming grand visions into tangible realities by developing and fearlessly executing robust strategic plans. Gitte thrives on embracing innovation and staying ahead of the curve to drive progress. Her leadership style is characterized by a strong focus on adopting and implementing change, adapting to new environments, and fostering a global perspective. Gitte is a visionary who combines her strategic acumen with bold action to achieve extraordinary results.

Shownotes

00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Creator industry 08:25 - Background & Deezer 10:30 - Operating System for an organization, C-Level, Board 14:00 - Building trust with Executives, Communication 24:30 - Probem Solving, Politics or Influence 31:30 - Executive Teams, Role of the CEO & Individuals 41:00 - Recommendations

Links

Gitte: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gitte-bendzulla-/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/

Thomas e-mail: thomas@pplwise.com

pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Summary Experienced entrepreneur with a successful track-record in building global businesses in the HR SaaS industry. Skilled in business strategy, digitization, start-ups, marketing, and market entry. Business professional with a consulting background and Master’s Degree in business administration, marketing and operations from WHU and HEC Montreal.

Shownotes 00:00 - Intro 08:20 - Alumni software, Leading us player 13:35 - Retention engine 16:35 - Organisational transformation, Private equity 27:35 - Work-tech, HR-tech 33:35 - Angel network 37:20 - Recommendations

Links Jens Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-bender/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/ Thomas e-mail: thomas@pplwise.com pplwise: https://pplwise.com/

Summary Oliver is a sales executive with a background in the B2B SaaS industry, currently VP Sales at Personio where he scaled sales from 500 to +10.000 customers. He started his sales career early, working in his parents' restaurant and later selling American Express credit cards. He has a passion for sales and believes there is a lack of focus on sales education in Germany. Oliver has experience in enterprise sales and has worked for prominent companies like GitHub and New Relic. He is an active angel investor in the HR Tech field and invested already in +15 companies.

Shownotes Oliver 00:00 - Intro 10:24 - Sales: US vs Europe 14:24 - Scaling Personio from 500 to +10.000 customers 24:54 - Sales expansion 30:54 - Angel investing 36:24 - Hiring & Outstanding performance 41:54 - Recommendations & final words

Links Oliver Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivermanojlovic/

Thomas Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/ Thomas e-mail: thomas@pplwise.com pplwise: https://pplwise.com/