Investor Frank Thelen is known as a great admirer of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. However, he is now actively supporting the far-right AfD in the Bundestag election campaign. In the OMR Podcast, Frank Thelen discusses his current stance on Elon Musk, his general view of German politics, interim losses in the three-digit millions, and his involvement in the rescue of the air taxi startup Lilium Aviation, which, according to Thelen, almost failed due to the disputes within the traffic light coalition.
Fritz Keller grew up with a winemaker as a father and a mother who was a star chef – it was all about good food and drink from the very beginning. Later, he developed his parents' business further and even supplies Aldi, but under a different name, as the winery 'Franz Keller' is meant to remain premium. In the OMR Podcast, Fritz Keller talks about his time as a football functionary, a star restaurant with 4800 wines on the menu, and of course about the wine treasures that are stored in three tunnels that his family once dug into a mountain to store wine.
In 2017, DeepL launched its first translator and everyone was thrilled: the translations were better than those from Google. Now the company is a multiple unicorn, and the translator is used by many people in their daily work worldwide. Soon it could even completely change the way we conduct professional video calls. DeepL CEO Jarek Kutylowski spoke in the OMR Podcast about his future plans, discussed the competition from Silicon Valley, weighed the pros and cons of AI, and discussed whether it is still meaningful today to learn languages.
Per la quarta volta, l'ospite ricorrente Philipp "Pip" Klöckner e il fondatore di OMR, Philipp Westermeyer, si incontrano all'inizio dell'anno per discutere le previsioni riguardo allo sviluppo del mondo tech, marketing e startup. A differenza degli anni precedenti, queste previsioni non provengono da loro stessi, ma dalla comunità OMR. E la comunità ha tesi audaci - dall'integrazione della Groenlandia negli USA all'acquisizione di TikTok da parte di Elon Musk. Un argomento è stato discusso particolarmente spesso.
Hans Thomann started working in his family’s music store as a child, transforming it into the world's largest music retailer. Music stars from around the globe shop at Thomann, selling about 1000 guitars daily. Even Amazon can't compete with Thomann in the instrument segment. In the OMR Podcast, Hans Thomann discusses the beginnings, his early focus on the online business, the development of his own instrument brands, and why he has never brought external investors on board.
Jan Beckers ha vissuto anni turbolenti. Con i suoi fondi Bit Capital, l'investitore è stato uno dei protagonisti più riusciti e redditizi in Europa durante la pandemia. Poi è avvenuto il crollo. Ora, grazie al boom dell'IA, Bit Capital è tornato sulla strada del successo – e i piani sono più grandi che mai.
Da quasi 25 anni, Mathias Döpfner guida il gruppo Springer di Berlino, trasformando più volte questa casa editrice tradizionale nel corso di questo periodo. Ora punta a fare il passo successivo, trasformando Axel Springer nella più grande casa editrice digitale del mondo democratico. Nel podcast OMR, Döpfner parla della sua strategia, del controverso contributo ospite di Elon Musk nel giornale Springer 'Welt am Sonntag' e dei suoi dubbi su se il geniale CEO della Tesla possa a lungo termine diventare una figura che minaccia la democrazia.
To enforce customer rights, the legal tech company Flightright has even had to stop planes on the runway by a bailiff. To date, more than 600 million euros in compensation for flight delays have been claimed. In the OMR podcast, CEO Jan-Frederik Arnold discusses the beginnings and explains why he now wants to transform Flightright into a broader legal tech player called Allright.
Zalando and About You were long-time rivals, but now the two online shops are joining forces. With the acquisition of About You, Zalando not only strengthens its market position but also gains the final piece needed to expand its B2B business. In the OMR Podcast, Zalando's Co-CEO David Schröder and About You CEO Tarek Müller talk about their secret meetings in Berlin and Hamburg, their joint plans after the acquisition, and what they now hope for from politics.
Investor Frank Thelen is known as a great admirer of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. However, he is now actively supporting the far-right AfD in the Bundestag election campaign. In the OMR Podcast, Frank Thelen discusses his current stance on Elon Musk, his general view of German politics, interim losses in the three-digit millions, and his involvement in the rescue of the air taxi startup Lilium Aviation, which, according to Thelen, almost failed due to the disputes within the traffic light coalition.
At Kik, the textile retailer, customers have the opportunity to purchase a complete outfit for 30 euros. This is promised by Patrick Zahn. In the OMR Podcast, the CEO explains how retailers can maintain such prices, why he focuses more on physical stores than on online business, and why he believes that there is no other industry where the rise from dishwasher to billionaire is possible so quickly.
Discover a new destination every day and reflect on the day over dinner in the onboard restaurant - this is what Germans love about cruises. Germany ranks second in the world's largest cruise markets, just behind the USA. Major providers like Tui Cruises often have fully booked ships. CEO Wybcke Meier discusses the business of travel dreams, which is distorted by the series "Traumschiff", and special voyages with 3000 metal fans onboard in the OMR podcast.
Paul Ronzheimer has established himself as the most well-known journalistic face of Axel Springer in Germany, thanks to his reporting from crisis areas. He now hosts a podcast and a TV documentary series, both bearing his name. In the OMR Podcast, Ronzheimer shares his first experiences in the trenches, talks about YouTubers seeking exciting footage in crisis areas, and expresses his concerns about Germany's future. He also discusses his relationship with former Bild editor Julian Reichelt, his youth as a gay man in East Frisia, and the moment he was captured in a crisis zone.
Oltre 100 dipendenti, patatine in 10.000 supermercati, centinaia di luoghi di consegna e i propri negozi per Loco Chicken e Happy Slice – Lanch è decollata in meno di due anni. Il cofondatore e CEO Nono Konopka parla nel podcast OMR di cucine virtuali, collaborazioni con creatori noti (Knossi, Trymacs) e rapper (Luciano) e un nuovo round di finanziamento.
In Munich, he operated the legendary P1 and turned an Oktoberfest tent into a hotspot for celebrities – while also building a million-dollar business around the Käfer delicatessen. In the OMR Podcast, delicatessen king Michael Käfer talks about his success, a meeting with former US President Bill Clinton, and the secret to consistently thriving as an Oktoberfest host.
