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Die Börsen befinden sich auf Allzeithochs, Tech-Firmen wie SpaceX und OpenAI streben IPOs an – eine gute Zeit für Neobroker. Die Münchner Firma Scalable Capital zählt zu den wichtigsten Geldanlage-Anbietern in Europa. Im Podcast erzählt Gründer Erik Podzuweit, warum er trotzdem mit Bedenken auf die Märkte blickt, wie er die Deutschland-Expansion von JP Morgan Chase sieht und was er von der Kritik an den Eltif-Produkten hält?

Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal: Warum bestimmen eigentlich US-Konzerne, wie wir in Europa bezahlen? Martina Weimert, CEO von Wero, möchte diese Abhängigkeit gern beenden. Auf dem OMR-Festival hat sie über Europas ambitionierten Gegenentwurf gesprochen: eine europäische Wallet nach dem Vorbild von Apple Pay, die zur Nummer eins werden soll. Aber wie bringt man Millionen Menschen dazu, ihre Zahlungsgewohnheiten zu ändern? Und warum muss Europa genau jetzt handeln? Das haben wir auf der Bühne diskutiert. Das Gespräch erscheint  als Live-Mitschnitt.

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Der Podcast vom OMR Festival und Finance Forward: Kann Revolut seinen Siegeszug fortführen? Wie wird KI die Bankenbranche umkrempeln? Und welche Chance hat der europäische PayPal-Angreifer Wero? Mit dem Fintech-Urgestein André Bajorat hat Podcast-Host Caspar Schlenk über die großen Gesprächsthemen der Szene gesprochen.

Die deutsche Finanzaufsicht BaFin ist bei vielen Investoren und Gründern als Innovationskiller verschrien. Jedes zweite Fintech attestiert der Behörde eine mangelhafte Kommunikation, 73 Prozent sehen sie sogar als Bremsklotz. Rupert Schaefer will mit dem schlechten Image aufräumen. Der 45-Jährige ist Exekutivdirektor bei der BaFin, gehört dem mächtigen Direktorium an und hat als Strategiechef eine klare Mission: die Behörde moderner machen. Im Podcast-Interview mit den Finance-Forward-Redakteuren Caspar Schlenk und Hannah Schwär stellt er sich erstmals den Vorwürfen der Fintech-Szene – und kontert: „Es kann nicht unser Job sein, ein paar Augen zuzudrücken." Außerdem spricht er über Krypto-Regulierung und den Einsatz von KI in der Aufsicht.

Daniel Dippold baut die Firmenschmiede EWOR auf, um zukünftige Milliardenfirmen anzuschieben. In seinem Team sind Mitgründer von großen deutschen Techfirmen wie SumUp und Adjust. Wie kann es gelingen dem bekannten US-Accelerator Y Combinator Konkurrenz zu machen? Darum spricht der EWOR-Chef im Podcast.

In der Techwelt geht die Angst vor der SaaS-Apokalypse um. Neue KI-Tools wie Claude Code, so die Sorge, könnten teuer entwickelte Software in Windeseile nachbauen und so die bisher üblichen Preise ruinieren. An der Börse haben SaaS-Firmen deshalb massiv an Wert eingebüßt. Auch Anbieter von Finanzsoftware sind betroffen. Welchen Burggraben haben Fintechs, um ihr Geschäft gegen billige KI-Copycats zu verteidigen? Wie können sie KI-Agenten clever für sich nutzen? Und wer sind die Gewinner und Verlierer dieser Umwälzung? Darüber spricht Richard Würl, Fintech-Investor beim europäischen Wagniskapitalgeber Redstone, im Podcast mit Finance-Forward-Redakteurin Hannah Schwär.

Welkom bij Fiets de Podcast, aflevering 110. We gaan het hebben over wielsets, maar ook over iets dat misschien nog wel belangrijker is: hoe haal je meer plezier uit je fiets?Mijn gast vandaag is Jasper Nijkamp van FFWD Wheels, de wielbouwer uit Zwolle met meer dan twintig jaar historie. Jasper begon zelf pas rond zijn twintigste met wielrennen, maar bleek al snel talent te hebben en won binnen een jaar zijn eerste wedstrijden. Later reed hij op eliteniveau en tegenwoordig heeft hij zijn passie opnieuw gevonden in het gravelen.Met Jasper praat ik over zijn liefde voor de fiets, zijn werk bij FFWD, waar je op moet letten bij het kiezen van een wielset en ook over hoe je het plezier in fietsen vasthoudt. En mijn naam is Herman van Tilburg. Heel veel luisterplezier!

Große Hoffnung liegt auf den Milliarden-Fintechs wie Revolut und Trade Republic. Gleichzeitig kämpfen Digitalplayer wie PayPal zurzeit mit Problemen. Wie sortiert sich die Branche neu? Wer sind die Gewinner und Verlierer? Darüber spricht OMR-Gründer Philipp Westermeyer im Podcast.

Das Team von Jascha Samadi experimentiert zurzeit mit KI-Agenten, die mit Kryptowährungen handeln. Mit seinem Fonds Greenfield Capital sieht er einen Wachstumsmarkt, denn die Agenten könnten ein Wallet einfacher bekommen – im Gegensatz zu einem Bankkonto. Der Investor gehört mit seinem Kryptofonds zu den wichtigsten in Europa und hat Firmen wie Safe oder Centrifuge finanziert. Im Podcast spricht er darüber, wie er den Hype um Stablecoins einordnet und warum er trotz Kryptokrise noch zuversichtlich ist.

Vor zehn Jahren machte Vincent Haupert als „N26-Hacker“ Schlagzeilen. Heute warnt der promovierte Informatiker: Viele Fintechs hätten bei der Sicherheit kaum dazu gelernt – manche Systeme seien noch immer „offen wie ein Scheunentor“. In dieser Folge ordnet er die aktuelle Bedrohungslage im Onlinebanking ein, erklärt, welche neuen Angriffsflächen durch KI entstehen – und was das für Kundinnen und Kunden bedeutet. Außerdem spricht er über sein Open-Banking-Fintech Yaxi und seinen Blick auf den Markt für Multibanking-Apps. Hier geht es zu unseren Werbepartnern: https://linktr.ee/ffwdpodcast

Die Neobank Vivid galt lange als ernstzunehmender Angreifer von N26 und Revolut. Mit aggressivem Marketing konnte das Berliner Fintech von Gründer Alexander Emeshev schnell wachsen und erhielt hohe Investments von Softbank und Ribbit – zu einer Bewertung von 750 Millionen Euro. Doch vor rund einem Jahr beschloss Emeshev einen radikalen Schritt und fuhr das Marketing für Endkunden komplett herunter. Seitdem fokussiert sich Vivid auf Geschäftskunden – und die Zahlen können sich sehen lassen: 100.000 Firmenkunden nutzen das Geschäftskonto. Nun tritt Vivid wieder mit aggressiven Angeboten im Markt auf und will sich gegen Fintechs wie Finom und Qonto durchsetzen. Über seine großen Pläne, die hohe Bewertung aus Hype-Zeiten und die Hintergründe des Pivots hat Redakteur Caspar Schlenk mit Alexander Emeshev gesprochen. Hier geht es zu unseren Werbepartnern: https://linktr.ee/ffwdpodcast

2025 war für die Kryptowelt ein schwieriges Jahr. Obwohl die US-Regierung die Branche gefördert hat, sank der Kurs von wichtigen Währungen wie Bitcoin, andere Werte brachen stark ein. Parallel gab es einen Hype um sogenannte Prediction Markets, mit denen man auf Ereignisse wie Kriege, Wahlen oder Sport wetten kann. Wie entwickelt sich Krypto weiter? Darüber haben wir mit dem Kryptoexperten und Investor Julius Nagel gesprochen, der auch Host des Podcasts „Alles Coin, Nichts Muss“ ist.

Atomico gehört zu den einflussreichsten Wagniskapitalgebern Europas. Mit dem Börsengang von Klarna gelang der Firma jüngst ein kleiner Coup: Schätzungsweise 30 bis 50 Millionen Dollar dürfte der IPO in die Kassen des Investors gespült haben. Lisa Sorg leitet das Deutschlandbüro von Atomico. Im Podcast erzählt sie, wie sie den Klarna-Börsengang miterlebt hat, warum Europas Gründerszene an einem Wendepunkt steht und was hinter Atomicos nächster großer Wette steckt: dem Einstieg in Stablecoins.

Der deutsche Versandhändler Otto rüstet sich für die Ära des KI-Shoppings. „Das ist ein richtiger Trend", sagt Mirko Krauel, Chef der Zahlungssparte Otto Payments, im Finance Forward Podcast. KI-Shoppingassistenten vergleichen Preise, empfehlen Produkte und können sogar eigenständig bezahlen – doch das sogenannte „Agentic Commerce“ ist auch eine Gefahr fürs Werbegeschäft. Noch sei deswegen unklar, „wer Freund oder Feind ist“, so der Payment-Experte. Im Podcast erklärt Krauel, wie Otto über mögliche Partnerschaften mit OpenAI, Perplexity und Co. nachdenkt, was er vom deutschen PayPal-Konkurrenten Wero hält und warum Otto bei Klarna zurückhaltend bleibt.

Erst kürzlich hat Martin Kassing mit seinem Fintech Upvest einen milliardenschweren Auftrag gewonnen – die Berliner Firma agiert künftig als Trading-Partner der großen Direktbank DKB. Zu den bisherigen Partnern gehören bereits prominente Namen wie Revolut, N26 oder Raisin. Im Podcast hat der CEO Martin Kassing darüber gesprochen, wie das Geschäftsmodell dahinter funktioniert, wie sich Neobanken überzeugen lassen und warum Trade Republic und Revolut zurzeit den Bankenmarkt beschäftigen.

Wer bei den heißesten Deals der Startup-Szene mitmischen will, muss heute mehr bieten als nur große Schecks. Immer mehr Wagniskapitalgeber investieren deshalb Zeit und Geld in ihren LinkedIn-Auftritt. Die Reichweite, so die Hoffnung, soll den Dealflow ankurbeln. Aber kann man damit wirklich spannende Gründer oder Geldgeber für den nächsten Fonds anziehen? Und worin liegt der Unterschied zwischen einem professionellen LinkedIn-Playbook und reiner Selbstvermarktung? Andre Retterath, General Partner beim Münchner Risikokapitalgeber Earlybird, gehört zu den Vorreitern unter den deutschen VC-Influencern. Mit seinem LinkedIn-Profil erreicht er inzwischen über 55.000 Follower. Im Podcast spricht Andre darüber, wie er den Kanal neben seinem Job als Investor aufgebaut hat, welche Inhalte funktionieren und inwiefern die Posts auf die Geschäfte von Earlybird einzahlen.

Andreas Bodczek ist CEO von IDnow, dem größten deutschen Anbieter für Identitätschecks. Das Münchner Start-up übernimmt für Finanzfirmen wie N26, Commerzbank oder Klarna den Türsteherdienst: Es kontrolliert den Ausweis von jedem, der online Kunde werden will – und siebt Täuschungsversuche aus. Mit der Verbreitung Künstlicher Intelligenz wird dieser Job jedoch zunehmend anspruchsvoller. Im Podcast erklärt Bodczek, wie IDnow gegen neue Betrugsmaschen vorgeht, was der europäische Digitalausweis „EUDI‑Wallet“ für Bürger und Fintechs bedeutet und wie er Sam Altmans Iris‑Scan‑Projekt World bewertet.

ETFs und Aktien gehören zur Standardware bei Trading-Apps. Aber Private Equity? Die Anlageklasse war für Normalos lange unzugänglich. Doch das ändert sich jetzt. Nahezu jeder große Neobroker trommelt für neue Angebote: Robinhood bewirbt tokenisierte Beteiligungen an OpenAI, Scalable Capital kooperiert mit BlackRock, Trade Republic setzt auf den 1‑Euro‑Einstieg. Der Claim ist stets derselbe: Investiere wie die Reichen. Aber was steckt hinter dem Boom der Private Markets? Robin Binder war mit seinem Fintech NAO einer der ersten, die sich auf die Öffnung der alternativen Anlageklasse für den Mainstream spezialisiert hat. Im Podcast ordnet der ehemalige Banker ein, für wen der Einstieg sinnvoll ist, bei welchen Angeboten er lieber vorsichtig wäre und wie er auf die Versprechen seiner Konkurrenten Trade Republic und Robinhood blickt.

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2017 ist Nicolas Kopp in die USA gezogen, um das Amerikageschäft von N26 aufzubauen. Heute ist er selbst Gründer: Mit der KI-gestützten Buchhaltungssoftware Rillet hat er kürzlich rund 100 Millionen Dollar von Top-Investoren wie Sequoia und Andreessen Horowitz eingesammelt – und plant jetzt in San Francisco den Angriff auf Oracle, SAP und Co. „Ich könnte die Firma nicht in Europa bauen“, sagt Kopp. Doch wie gelingt der Einstieg ins Silicon Valley? Was hat er mit Rillet vor? Und welche Lektionen aus den wilden Anfangsjahren bei N26 helfen ihm dabei? Darüber spricht Nicolas Kopp im Podcast mit Finance-Forward-Redakteurin Hannah Schwär.

Aus der Münchner Gründerschmiede UnternehmerTUM sind Milliarden-Firmen wie Flix, Celonis oder Isar Aerospace hervorgegangen. Geschäftsführer Christian Mohr will sich nun für das erfolgreiche Gründerzentrum – maßgeblich von BMW-Erbin Susanne Klatten finanziert – ein nächstes großes Thema vornehmen: Nachfolgeunternehmer für den Mittelstand. Mit Search Funds kaufen sich seit einiger Zeit Talente von Investmentbanken oder Beratungen bei Mittelständlern ein, die einen Nachfolger suchen. Was hinter dem Trend steht, wie das Lehrprogramm von UnternehmerTUM aussieht und wie der Aufstieg gelang, darüber spricht Christian Mohr im Podcast.

Szenekopf Jessica Holzbach startet in einen neuen Job. Sie will den neuen Company Builder 0TO9 nach Deutschland bringen, der Fintech-Firmen mit Banklizenz und Kapital helfen soll. Holzbach baute in den vergangenen Jahren die Business-Bank Penta und das Zins-Startup Pile mit auf. Was sie und die prominenten Mitstreiter aus Schweden vorhaben – und warum die Macher weiterhin an einen Company Builder glauben, darüber haben wir im Podcast gesprochen.

Patrick Gruhn verkaufte sein Start-up für 320 Millionen Dollar an die Kryptobörse FTX, stieg dort als Europachef ein – und wurde dann Zeuge ihres spektakulären Untergangs. Wie hat er das Innenleben der Skandalfirma und den inzwischen verurteilten Gründer Sam Bankman-Fried erlebt? Was hat er aus dem Desaster gelernt? Und welche Rolle hat er bei der Wiederbelebung von FTX in Europa? Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen eines der größten Finanzskandale aller Zeiten.

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PayPal, Visa, Stripe: Fast jede namhafte Paymentfirma wettet neuerdings auf „Agentic Commerce“ – also auf KI-Shoppingbots, die eigenständig für uns online einkaufen und bezahlen. Laut Schätzungen könnten sie schon bald für ein Viertel der Onlinekäufe verantwortlich sein. Was können die smarten Shoppinagenten besser als Zalando und Co.? Wie werden sich die Machtverhältnisse im E-Commerce dadurch verändern? Und was bedeutet das für den Kampf um den Checkout-Button? Darüber spricht der Spryker-Gründer Alexander Graf im Podcast.

Manuela Rabener baute einst das Fintech Scalable Capital mit auf und hat als BCG-Partnerin große Banken und Finanzinstitute beraten. Nun startet sie neu und will mit ihrer Firma Cornus Holding reihenweise Mittelständler kaufen, die keinen Nachfolger finden. Was genau steckt hinter dem Trend? Was macht sie anders als Konkurrenten? Und wie blickt sie auf die Fintech-Branche zurück? Darüber hat die Fintech-Spezialistin im Podcast gesprochen.

Die großen Fintechs wie Nubank oder Klarna sind in den vergangenen Monaten mit eigenen Mobilfunktarifen gestartet. Die Firma im Hintergrund dafür ist das deutsch-amerikanische Start-up Gigs, das Hermann Frank gegründet hat. Knapp 100 Millionen Dollar von bekannten Investoren wie Ribbit oder Gradient VC (Google) sind in das Unternehmen geflossen. Was steckt hinter dem Fintech-Trend? Wie funktionieren die neuen Mobilfunk-Start-ups? Warum ist das Geschäft so attraktiv? Darüber spricht der Gigs-Gründer Hermann Frank im Podcast.

Der erfahrene Kryptomanager Alexander Höptner baut zurzeit das Stablecoin-Projekt AllUnity auf. Er setzt auf das Gütesiegel der deutschen Finanzaufsicht und wettet auf den großen Durchbruch. Welche Rolle dabei große Firmen wie Amazon und SAP spielen, erklärt er im Podcast.

Russell and Charlie have had some public spats disagreeing about the housing market. This conversation is perhaps a little more grown up, and definitely more constructive.Find Russell's podcast home page here:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/home-front-with-russell-quirk-a-sassy-production/id1806319105Support the showFollow me on X for daily updates: https://x.com/moving_charlie Talk to my hand picked conveyancing partners here: https://mhwc.co.uk/conveyancingCheck out our national property listings on bestagent.co.uk if you're looking for a new home or need an agent to sell or let your existing home. If you need a mortgage, talk to my hand picked, trusted mortgage team here: https://mhwc.co.uk/mortgageAll my other links: https://linktr.ee/movinghomewithcharlieFor my estate agency podcasts, visit https://linktr.ee/bestagentIf you're an estate agent, make sure you're getting your free telephone leads as well as viewing and vendor leads by joining https://bestagent.co.uk/agents

Als erstes Land ist Paypal in Deutschland mit einer kontaktlosen Bezahlmethode gestartet. Die 36 Millionen Nutzerinnen und Nutzer hierzulande sollen damit künftig auch im Laden mit dem Dienst bezahlen. Wie befeuert Cashback das Wachstum? Warum umgeht die Firma Apple dabei? Und was hat Paypal damit vor? Darüber hat der Deutschland-Chef Jörg Kablitz im Podcast gesprochen.

In dieser Live-Aufnahme vom OMR Festival hört ihr das traditionelle Fintech-Panel von Finance Forward mit Schlüsselfiguren von Klarna, Raisin und Liqid. Sie diskutieren auf der Bühne darüber, welches Potenzial sie für Künstliche Intelligenz in Finanzprodukten sehen, wie sie die Investmentkultur in Deuschland ankurbeln wollen und wie sie ihre Teams durch unsichere Fahrwasser führen.

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In dieser Folge sprechen wir über unsere neuen Bikes und Bike-Pläne. Dazu ein paar News in Sachen Komoot Preis-Gestaltung für Neukunden und ein Rückblick auf unsere ZWIFT Wintersaison mit interessanten Statistiken und ein Recap auf unseren OPEN DAY hier in Hannover. Hier alle Themen im Überblick:


Its Niche as Quiche ep 65, featuring Emma's dream interp, is Soul Origen a Human drug trafficking salad front, hermit crabs, shop putting and Tartufo. *apologies the first half of the podcast had a weird muffly filter somehow…if it's too annoying FFWD 30mins. And check out the…  www.theherkin.com  or email me samnicheasquiche@gmail.com or support my sandwiches… https://www.patreon.com/c/samsimmons  

For tonight's girls night we are back with more dating and the audacity! We have Katya w us - founder of FFWD dating and our conversation is hands down one my favorites so far. For the second half of this episode we discuss the universal dating experience and why it is so important. Sharing our experiences helps us realize we are not alone. We also share some of the wild dating app stories you sent us! Connect with us @girlsamethepodcast on all the socials or email us @girlsamethepodcast@gmail.com  I'm so glad you're here! Xo Brittinie Find out all about FFWD dating:  ⁠https://ffwd-dating.com/⁠ Subscribe for exclusive content: ⁠Subscribe on Spotify⁠ Follow Girl, Same on Instagram: ⁠Instagram⁠ Like us on Facebook: ⁠Facebook⁠ Catch us on TikTok: ⁠TikTok⁠ Join the Hot Mess Express community: ⁠Hot Mess Express

Steve Dawson first joined us on Independent's Day almost exactly ten years ago for episode 112. He has been a busy guy in the interim; continuing to teach at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, releasing albums with his Funeral Bonsai Wedding project, and continuing to produce a string of excellent solo albums. His newest, Ghosts, mines the pliable human perception of time and finds Dawson backed by some of Chicago's best musicians. The overall effect of Ghosts is as if James Taylor and Jackson Browne shacked up in a house in Memphis or Muscle Shoals, grinding out catchy, breezy songs with a healthy helping of blue-eyed soul.

For tonight's girls night we are back with more dating and the audacity! We have Katya w us - founder of FFWD dating and our conversation is hands down one my favorites so far. It is such a great mix of a deeper conversation getting into the dating app fatigue we all feel at times, trying so hard to fit ourselves into a perfect box and realizing our social life pre pandemic vs. post pandemic isn't matching up and fun and laughter. The perfect girl's night! I had such a great time chatting with Katya that our conversation kept going so I've broken this episode into two parts plus a paywall episode.  The second half of our conversation will be up next Monday June 10th. In this part we will share the wild experiences you all have had on dating apps so be sure to come back next week! Connect with us @girlsamethepodcast on all the socials or email us @girlsamethepodcast@gmail.com  I'm so glad you're here! Xo Brittinie Find out all about FFWD dating:  https://ffwd-dating.com/ Subscribe for exclusive content: Subscribe on Spotify Follow Girl, Same on Instagram: Instagram Like us on Facebook: Facebook Catch us on TikTok: TikTok Join the Hot Mess Express community: Hot Mess Express

Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, reports, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger.Here is what we talked about this month: FLSM engagementManaging senior stakeholder expectations Enablement researchWhy Revenue Enablement is not just sales enablement Why sales enablement must embrace AIAiming high in enablementUnethical LayoffsSubscribe to the FFWD newsletter for all the resources mentioned in this episode: http://eepurl.com/h4ymJvConnect with Devon McDermott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devonmcdermott/Connect with Felix Krueger on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hfkrueger/Connect with Steffaney Zohrabyan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffaneyzohrabyan/Where to find The State of Sales Enablement:Website - http://thestateofsalesenablement.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-state-of-sales-enablement-podcast/Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-state-of-sales-enablement/id1558307853Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4ceCJYJLuCbTNbRTriOFpe?si=avn_E9EGSNu3gmHfoqJ_6gMentioned in this episode:The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement Learning ExperienceIf you want to stop reinventing the wheel, maximize business impact, and fast-track your career, consider joining a growing community of Enablers at The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement Learning Experience. To learn more visit goffwd.com/blocks.Webinar: 7 Steps to Maximizing Enablement's Business ImpactSome of the topics Mike Kunkle and Felix Krueger cover include: - Understand the maturity level of your sales enablement team - A simple framework that will help you identify current shortfalls - How to get more done with less by effectively managing stakeholders - An overview of the sales performance levers you should consider - How to formalize a plan that delivers results and helps you gain momentum fast If making a business impact with enablement is your priority going into 2023, visit goffwd.com/impact to watch this webinar.

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Enablers! It's time for yet another edition of This Month In Sales Enablement with all the resources you need to stay up to date with the Sales Enablement space including insights, reports, jobs, and more! Brought to you by Devon McDermott and Felix Krueger.Here is what we talked about this month: Stakeholder management17 key revenue enablement statsShopify's best practices to reduce meeting bloatSales enablement vs revenue enablement vs business enablementEnablement jobs boardsCS layoffsChatGPT Plugin recommendationAI-powered interview practiceExploring opportunities in the generative AI value chainSubscribe to the FFWD newsletter for all the resources mentioned in this episode: http://eepurl.com/h4ymJvConnect with Devon McDermott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devonmcdermott/Connect with Felix Krueger on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hfkrueger/Connect with Steffaney Zohrabyan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffaneyzohrabyan/Where to find The State of Sales Enablement:Website - http://thestateofsalesenablement.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-state-of-sales-enablement-podcast/Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-state-of-sales-enablement/id1558307853Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4ceCJYJLuCbTNbRTriOFpe?si=avn_E9EGSNu3gmHfoqJ_6gMentioned in this episode:Webinar: 7 Steps to Maximizing Enablement's Business ImpactSome of the topics Mike Kunkle and Felix Krueger cover include: - Understand the maturity level of your sales enablement team - A simple framework that will help you identify current shortfalls - How to get more done with less by effectively managing stakeholders - An overview of the sales performance levers you should consider - How to formalize a plan that delivers results and helps you gain momentum fast If making a business impact with enablement is your priority going into 2023, visit goffwd.com/impact to watch this webinar. The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement Learning ExperienceIf you want to stop reinventing the wheel, maximize business impact, and fast-track your career, consider joining a growing community of Enablers at The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement Learning Experience. To learn more visit goffwd.com/blocks.

"When the initial excitement settled, we felt like planning an entire wedding seemed really expensive, overwhelming, and exhausting." Let me back up ... My now-husband John proposed in the summer of 2009, at the end of a 3-week trip we took through Europe. We were in Paris - our last stop - and we waited for hours to get to the lower platform of the Eiffel Tower, where he dropped to his knee with the sparking lights of the tower above us, and lit up city buildings & river boats in the distance. We never even had dinner that night because it got so late, but you know how it is with the crazy excitement you felt on your engagement day - dinner didn't even matter. We had just lived an incredibly powerful moment that was about to change our lives forever. Within weeks, my ring was resized and fit perfectly. We had shared the news with literally everyone we knew, and we started discussions about potential venues and dates, and of course, the elephant in the room - how we would pay for everything. * SPOILER ALERT * These conversations weren't very productive, and we didn't have any breakthrough revelations other than feeling like planning an entire wedding seemed really expensive, overwhelming, and exhausting. My mom, sister & best friends were incredibly excited, and couldn't wait to start planning showers, parties, dress shopping trips, and fun wedding projects. But underneath all the buzz and excitement? There was this nagging discomfort / doubt / anxiety that I just couldn't shake ... It had started as a passing thought, but was starting to grow bigger and harder to ignore. This is when I started to realize that John and I had never even discussed our actual wedding ideas before getting engaged, and the logistics and finances of planning and hosting everything were already incredibly overwhelming - And we really HADN'T EVEN GOTTEN STARTED, which multiplied that feeling by 10x. The cost of living in San Diego was sky high (as it still is, everywhere). We were working really hard to advance in our careers so that we could do and have ALL the fun things. We had some money saved, but not a ton … and we definitely didn't "plan" to spill over onto credit cards to pay for our wedding (trust me, no one "plans" to). So what did we do? PIVOT. We shifted into a completely different mindset. We STOPPED looking at our wedding through the lens of tradition and "what everyone else is doing", and we started thinking outside the box about ways we could create a truly unique experience for our loved ones that didn't look like every wedding we had already been to. A wedding that wouldn't be over in a matter of hours, and wouldn't require tens of thousands of dollars or credit card debt to pay for. Great, so we had made some progress, and we were SO EXCITED about the glimmer of a vision that was starting to come together ... but all of the actual logistics were still hanging over us, like a heavy cloud. Having a vision is one thing, but we had no idea what to focus on first .... A venue? Food & drinks? How do you know if you can afford one thing if you have no idea how much everything else costs? How do you make one decision knowing that it hinges on 27 other things that you can't pin down right this moment? Obviously I needed to find a wedding planner to help us sort out the next steps, because basic, you have to hire a wedding planner, right? I met with a handful of planners who all walked confidently into the Starbucks or bistro bar, high heels clicking, portfolio ready to share - FFWD thru 3 days + 3 meetings, and none of them were LISTENING TO ME. I talked about creative visions of fondue pots on small, intimate 4-top tables, renting a giant mansion for a long wedding weekend, hosting 3-4 separate parties & events, and having someone who could be there to organize and direct independently hired bartenders and servers and coordinate the weekend-of logistics for us. And I was met with blank stare after blank stare. Politely told that it wouldn't work because of A, B, C reason, and had we considered cookie cutter venue D, E, and F which works with preferred vendors X, Y and Z? The thought of paying someone thousands of dollars who clearly had no interest whatsoever in our wedding vision was clearly out of the question. I came home literally crying after interviewing the third planner on my list - she cut me off repeatedly, actually laughed at my fondue idea saying it would be impossible, left me with a list of her preferred vendors and a deadline to decide by Friday or else she was booking another client. Wow. And the bow on top is that she came highly recommended to me by a friend, which made the entire experience even more disappointing. If you've ever met with a pushy vendor who's so obviously just trying to book up their calendar as fast as possible, you know exactly what it feels like to have your ideas dismissed and to be completely unheard. In that moment, John and I were left with a choice. We could have eventually found an affordable enough venue, chosen the cheapest meal option, and gone broke paying for a top shelf open-bar (which incidentally, was one of John's "wedding non-negotiables"). We could have scrapped and saved and charged a few things on credit cards to bring it all together in a wedding that wouldn't be the best of the best, and definitely wouldn't be featured in any wedding magazines or blogs ... but hopefully our friends & family wouldn't be too judge-y and would understand the financial constraints of treating 100 of your closest loved ones to a nice dinner, bottomless drinks, and dancing. We'd check off all the boxes, run through all the traditions, and at the end of the day, we'd be married. After all, wasn't that the whole point? And in that critical moment, thank goodness we woke up and saw that NO - That's not ANYWHERE NEAR THE POINT. And I'm here today sharing this all with you because it scares the hell out of me to think of how close we were to NOT following our vision, and to just going through the motions, and I don't want that for you. And at the same time, it breaks my heart to think of how many engaged couples every single day are in the same position that we were, but who DON'T find the right resources and support and encouragement to follow their dream vision, and who aren't lucky enough to go on to design the wedding that they truly want. So back to the story - in this pivotal moment, John & I took a giant leap of faith, and committed to planning our wedding OUR WAY - to hell with narcissist wedding planners, cookie cutter checklists, outdated traditions, expectations, or worrying about what anyone else thought of our decisions. We got on the same page with this mindset, and we had deep discussions about the things that were most important to us. In the end, we rented a 7,000 square foot mansion, did our own catering - yes, we planned out, shopped for, and brought to life that giant fondue party that was so important to us - we spent 4 solid days hanging out with our 75 closest friends and family, eating, drinking, dancing, talking, staying up late, laughing, and we did it ALL for around $12,000 - for transparency sake, that was in 2010 so someone good at math and economics can adjust for inflation - or, you could trust the "inflation calculator" I found online and use the number $17,000 in today's world. EITHER WAY, for the overall value and priceless experience for everyone involved, I'm going to stand firm in saying that's pretty damn good!!! The couples who give up on the new approach to planning that we focus on here on the Wedding Planning Podcast will likely stay stuck exactly where I was in the story I just told, after meeting with the awful 3rd wedding planner. They'll do exactly what most couples do, and freak out over how much there is to do, how much things cost, and how complicated it feels to go off the beaten path … They'll cave when someone is critical of a fun idea, and pull back when they feel judged for something that they did or didn't do. John and I faced skeptical, judge-y eyes too many times to count throughout our entire planning process - but that's another story, for another time. And they'll fall back to the status quo wedding planners, the big corporate websites, and the free checklists to plan a cookie cutter wedding for them, without ever even knowing the priceless opportunity that has slipped away. The opportunity to design the wedding that YOU actually want, and to share a once-in-a-lifetime experience with your loved ones that leaves a lasting sense of love & connection for decades to come. And to miss out on that, is quite simply, heartbreaking. But here's the final, most important part of this very long email: Unforgettable, life-changing weddings don't just "happen". They don't just magically arise from the mountain of printouts and free checklists, and magazines, budget calculators and Pinterest boards and reels that you consume on loop. And just having a wedding vision isn't enough, without continued support, encouragement, and ongoing direction. The most meaningful & unforgettable wedding celebrations are planned carefully, ONE STEP AT A TIME using a 3-part framework that I've spent the past 12 years perfecting. And the best part is that it's all available for you to enjoy inside my signature planning package,  The VAULT  .   The VAULT  isn't like working with a traditional wedding planner, with contracts, deposits, balances due, and a set number of meetings and phone calls.   Membership unlocks   access to a down-to-earth, easy to follow wedding master plan that gets to the heart of what truly makes a wedding UNFORGETTABLE and LIFE-CHANGING, for everyone involved. And when you sign up today,  you'll even enjoy a 1-on-1, 30-Minute Wedding Strategy call each month that you're a member.  I have literally NEVER offered this before, and I'm so excited to connect. I can't wait to see you there, and to learn more about you & your wedding! Cheers, Kara Get professional help planning your dream honeymoon when you email susan@susanstravelservices.com . Don't forget to mention the Wedding Planning Podcast for $50 off your honeymoon OR $200 off your destination wedding!  

Big news: Alex Liu's new book, “Joy Works: Empowering Teams in the New Era of Work” is now available. Get your copy for a wide range of perspectives on how to create more joy in your work and your organization. In this episode, Alex shares more about the book, talks to FFWD co-founder Lee Brailey about the joy of innovation, and looks back on his favorite moments from this season of the podcast. Featured in this episode: Lee Brailey @ FFWD John Dutton @ UpLink Shailie Mehta @ Acacia Eco Nick Taylor @ Unmind Emily Ketchen @ Lenovo Eerika Savolainen @ Slush Amy Gallo, author of “Getting Along” Kirk Bresniker @ Hewlett Packard Labs   Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a global management consulting firm. We help our clients reach their full potential and find the way forward during uncertain times. We're inspired by FFWD, Kearney's breakthrough business builder. FFWD works with leaders across the globe to inspire new business models that enhance stakeholder value and accelerate tech-enabled growth. Learn more about this show and about our innovative work at https://www.kearney.com/joyatwork.  

It's one thing to have a big “aha!” moment. But how do you turn that big idea from a solo moment of inspiration into a coordinated movement? How do you create innovation at scale? Those are questions we explore with Kirk Bresniker, Chief Architect at Hewlett Packard Labs. Get insights into how to combine ingenuity + opportunity + investment to make an impact. Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a global management consulting firm. We help our clients reach their full potential and find the way forward during uncertain times. We're inspired by FFWD, Kearney's breakthrough business builder. FFWD works with leaders across the globe to inspire new business models that enhance stakeholder value and accelerate tech-enabled growth. Learn more about this show and about our innovative work at https://www.kearney.com/joyatwork.

Can't we all just get along? The research shows that when we get along at work – when we collaborate and even build friendships with our coworkers – we are happier and healthier. Harvard Business Review editor Amy Gallo joins us to share lessons from her new book, “Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People).” Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a global management consulting firm. We help our clients reach their full potential and find the way forward during uncertain times. We're inspired by FFWD, Kearney's breakthrough business builder. FFWD works with leaders across the globe to inspire new business models that enhance stakeholder value and accelerate tech-enabled growth. Learn more about this show and about our innovative work at https://www.kearney.com/joyatwork.

How will we build the future? Today's guest, Eerika Savolainen, leads Slush, a grassroots startup incubator founded by students in Finland to change the startup environment there. They have succeeded in building a powerful engine for innovation and change. Eerika credits two key drivers: risk and curiosity. She shares key insights into how the next generation will build solutions to the world's hardest problems. Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a global management consulting firm. We help our clients reach their full potential and find the way forward during uncertain times. We're inspired by FFWD, Kearney's breakthrough business builder. FFWD works with leaders across the globe to inspire new business models that enhance stakeholder value and accelerate tech-enabled growth. Learn more about this show and about our innovative work at https://www.kearney.com/joyatwork.

We had a hunch: If you talk to leaders who are orchestrating major change inside their companies, joy will be easy to find.  We were right. For this special episode, we talked to 4 marketing leaders, live at the ANA Masters of B2B conference. We heard about how they focus on purpose, how they practice servant leadership, how they figure out what's working, and how they remember that life is short and work should be joyful. Thanks to our guests: Emily Ketchen, CMO, Lenovo; Jeff Lowe,  EVP and CMO, Smart Technologies; Heather Malenshek, CMO, Land O'Lakes; and Mike Rucker, Vice President, Branded Content at NBC Universal. Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a global management consulting firm. We help our clients reach their full potential and find the way forward during uncertain times. We're inspired by FFWD, Kearney's breakthrough business builder. FFWD works with leaders across the globe to inspire new business models that enhance stakeholder value and accelerate tech-enabled growth. Learn more about this show and about our innovative work at https://www.kearney.com/joyatwork.

Dr. Nick Taylor helps us think about mental health as a spectrum. Nurturing our mental health should be a daily practice we integrate into our routines, just like brushing our teeth. We explore how we can think about mental health at work, on teams, and at organizations that are building an innovative new future. Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a global management consulting firm. We help our clients reach their full potential and find the way forward during uncertain times. We're inspired by FFWD, Kearney's breakthrough business builder. FFWD works with leaders across the globe to inspire new business models that enhance stakeholder value and accelerate tech-enabled growth. Learn more about this show and about our innovative work at Kearney.Com/Joyatwork.

Welcome to the newest season of Joy@Work. First up, we're talking about the link between innovation and joy with John Dutton, who connects socially minded entrepreneurs around the world through UpLink, the World Economic Forum's open innovation platform. We'll also talk to one of those entrepreneurs, Shailie Mehta, co-founder of urban forest startup Acacia Eco.  Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a global management consulting firm. We help our clients reach their full potential and find the way forward during uncertain times. We're inspired by FFWD, Kearney's breakthrough business builder. FFWD works with leaders across the globe to inspire new business models that enhance stakeholder value and accelerate tech-enabled growth. Learn more about this show and about our innovative work at https://www.kearney.com/joyatwork.

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