The Aligned Leader

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Igor Ivanov, co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Gamaya, on the impact of the digital transformation in agriculture.

We dive into how Gamaya went on to choose a highly specific niche market for their industrialization and why they have chosen Brazil when they’re based in Switzerland.

We also talk about what technology will do in the coming years for the agriculture sector.

In this episode, I interview Fabian Felix Weber, Managing Director at CareerTeam on the digital transformation in recruitment.

Do we still need recruitment companies or will they become obsolete?

Can machines do the matching or do we still need that human gut feeling?

In this episode of The Aligned Leader interview series, I talked to Marius Dahler, Chief Information Officer of La Prairie Group.

Marius shared his story that got him to become CIO of a multinational corporation and on how Virtual Reality may or may not disrupt e-commerce in the near future.

Having more than 20 years of experience in all fields of IT, Marius has a solid understanding of different businesses and industries. Having first touch with professional computers as a child in the early 80´s he started his career by designing, building and selling computer networks.

In the mid-90´s - the "dotcom" times - he was assigned to build and operate major German websites and e-commerce platforms. Since then he was restructuring and running IT departments with close touch to the business. Delivering manyfold IT and business projects in different industries such as broadcasting, digital media, manufacturing, consumer and luxury goods he learned to successfully lead large, diverse teams across continents.

On top of that he always enjoyed being in charge of topics outside the IT scope such as being the group´s risk manager, managing the business setup of a newly created eCommerce business or taking care of real estate.

While counting himself as a strategical and analytical mind he still enjoys being hands-on, be it in IT or on his classic cars.

In this episode, I interview David Shriner-Cahn, CEO of Tend Strategic Partners and Host of the Podcast Smashing the Plateau.

David has interviewed over 300 guests, including Ric Edelman, Gretchen Rubin, Cliff Ravenscraft, and Gary Vaynerchuk. With the perspective that prosperity can be created when we have the right mindset and tools to share our gifts with the world, Smashing the Plateau offers a wealth of personal experiences about achieving business breakthroughs.

In addition to his own show, David has been a featured guest on many podcasts, and as President of TEND Strategic Partners, David works with business leaders who need to get unstuck from a mid-career plateau where they may be in danger of losing the spark that has helped them succeed.

I had the chance to interview one of the most cutting-edge leaders in Artificial Intelligence, Pascal Kaufmann, the founder of Starmind International.

He shared how he went from building one of the first Cyborgs to running a pioneering company in AI that pursues the mission of cracking the brain code.

Pascal Kaufmann is a neuroscientist-turned-entrepreneur and founder of Starmind. Having received his Master’s Degree in Neuroscience and Economics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich and Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (USA), Pascal is obsessed with robots, cyborgs, artificial intelligence and brain research, pushing the frontiers of science and technology. His research work at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, USA was the initial driver for his future career. At Starmind, Pascal has received various awards and is regularly invited as a speaker at national and international events. His vision and theories of future collaboration, where cutting-edge technology meets experts, attracts international attention.

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Thomas van Halewyck, Founding Partner at Bundl, on what corporations can do to more effectively work with startups & entrepreneurs.

How do you identify the entrepreneurs within an organization?

Why innovation from the inside out is more effective than from the outside on.

This and more is what we explored in the conversation with Thomas.

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Jens Berndt, CTO at Homegate, on the digital transformation that’s happening in how people find their new homes.

How will Artificial Intelligence and leveraging big data change how people search for new homes online?

Will we get to a place where our new home actually finds us before we even look for one?

In this episode of The Aligned Leader, I interview Rouven Leuener, Group Head of Digital Products at Neue Zürcher Zeitung, on the digital transformation in print media.

Will there be any print media in the near future or will everything be digital?

This and more in the interview with Rouven Leuener.