The People Factor Podcast with Thomas Kohler

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Marius hat mit 17 noch während der Schulzeit die erste Firma gegründet. Mit 25 bei der nächsten Gründung plötzlich verantwortlich für 30 Mitarbeitende — dort die Leidenschaft für Leadership entdeckt und das Unternehmen 2021 verkauft. 2022 Junto gegründet und seitdem über 2.000 Führungskräfte von Unternehmen wie AOK PLUS, Ottobock, REWE Digital und Celonis trainiert. Heute Fokus auf KI-Befähigung von Führungskräften — mit der Überzeugung: „KI ist vor allem eine Frage von Leadership, nicht nur von Tool Adoption.“

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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.

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Welcome to “The People Factor,” where we explore the role of the people function in driving business success.

We will dive into top organizations’ strategies, tactics, learnings & failures to drive strategic objectives impacted by the people function.

Thomas chats with industry experts and thought leaders about news, the latest trends and best practices related to develop an organization.

Tune in to “The People Factor” to learn how to unlock the full potential of your team and organization.

Podcast episode with Thomas Kohler about the hiring sprint that built pplwise
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Your host: Thomas Kohler

Podcast Host | Founder & CEO of pplwise GmbH

He started his HR career in recruiting at a Viennese B2B fintech and subsequently led talent acquisition departments at two Unicorns. Within the last six years, he scaled organizations from 50 to over 3,000 employees across Europe. He then founded pplwise to help companies achieve their growth goals. pplwise specializes in recruiting & consulting in HR.