The People Factor Podcast with Thomas Kohler

Tuba Vogel begleitet seit über zehn Jahren internationale Tech-Unternehmen beim Aufbau und der Skalierung moderner People-&-Culture-Strukturen. Als Chief People Officer und Director People hat sie eng mit Gründer:innen und Führungsteams daran gearbeitet, Organisationen leistungsorientiert, international und nachhaltig wachsen zu lassen. Ihr Fokus liegt auf Organisationsentwicklung, Leadership, Workforce Planning und der Frage, wie People-Arbeit vom Supportbereich zum strategischen Business-Treiber wird.

Thomas Kohler, Founder & CEO of Munich-based pplwise, rents recruiters to scaling companies across DACH. After 5 years scaling a startup from 5 to 150 people, he went freelance and founded pplwise 5 years ago. Today: 50+ employees, €3.8M revenue, ~€900K EBITDA last year, targeting €100M in 15 years. ISO 27001 certified, with a proprietary data system (pplwise Intelligence) collecting 100–200 weekly interview data points to build benchmarks competitors can’t match.

Shlomit is a people and transformation leader with over 25 years of experience across tech, SaaS, consumer platforms, and banking. She has served as Chief People Officer in complex environments such as hypergrowth, large-scale transformations, and post-acquisition integration. Today, she works with CEOs and leadership teams on operating model redesign and AI-enabled transformation. Her approach combines pragmatic execution, data-driven thinking, and a strong focus on people while leading change.

Dominik is an entrepreneur and co-founder of mana HR. He supports companies in making recruiting more efficient with technology (recruiting software). His focus is on pragmatic solutions rather than hype. He also demonstrates how AI creates real added value in everyday working life. He has over 19,000 HR and tech decision-makers following him on LinkedIn and has been producing his HR podcast ‘Talent WG’ for over 6 years.

Als Managerin Talent Acuqisition & Employer Branding bei der Proalpha Group gestaltet Alexandra Meier mit ihrem Team Recruiting-Strategien, stärkt ihre Arbeitgebermarke und begleitet kulturellen Wandel mit Haltung und Herz.

Nina Kirr is the Senior Vice President People & Culture at Proalpha, a leading ERP and business software provider with more than 2,400 employees across nine countries and 12 business units. She is transforming traditional HR into a modern People & Culture organization and has established P&C as a shared service across the group, creating common frameworks and collaboration across units and countries. A key part of her role is integrating newly acquired companies and their teams, while navigating current challenges such as automation and AI. Nina focuses on empowering high-performing teams, strengthening culture, and shaping a People & Culture function that supports sustainable growth — always guided by the vision of empowering people and creating impact.