Send us a Text Message. On this episode of the Growth Leap Podcast, I chat with Christian Hoppe, co-founder of Forwrd Agency. This digital marketing agency has cracked the code for driving revenue for sustainable e-commerce brands with YouTube ads. With over 15 years of experience in digital marketing and advertising, Christian shares how he discov…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Melissa Kwan, co-founder and CEO of eWebinar. eWebinar is a platform that automates webinars using prerecorded videos. Melissa is a three-time bootstrap founder, digital nomad, and host of the Profit Led Podcast. As an entrepreneur, she's driven by her desire to create a b…

Send us a Text Message. David Pereira is CEO of Omoco and a seasoned product leader with 15 years of experience, primarily in the digital product development sphere. David shares his journey from a software engineer to a leading role in product management, and now as the CEO and CPO of Omoco, a company innovating in the maritime industry with a use…

Send us a Text Message. I had the pleasure of speaking with Kjael Skaalerud, seasoned sales executive, investor, and President of Skaling Ventures. He has found success in acquiring and growing micro SaaS companies. Kjael's contrarian approach focuses on small, profitable, and enduring businesses rather than chasing larger, venture-backed companies…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I had the privilege of speaking with Brandi Susewitz, the founder and CEO of Reseat, a groundbreaking marketplace that aims to solve the pressing issue of office furniture waste. Brandi's journey from industry expert to tech entrepreneur is a testament to her passion for sustainability and her commitment to …

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Matt Wolach, a seasoned SaaS sales coachand entrepreneur. With roles as CEO of ToroWave and Chief Revenue Officer at RingBot, alongside his B2B sales coaching at Xsellus, Matt brings a wealth of experience in dramatically scaling SaaS businesses. His insights into shorteni…

Send us a Text Message. I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Luis Valente, the CEO and co-founder of iLoF, for an enlightening conversation about his journey in the deep tech world and the pioneering work iLoF is doing in personalized medicine. Luis, who has been honored in the Forbes 30 under 30 list, shared the story behind iLoF, a c…

Send us a Text Message. Double Your Revenue in 90 Days with Strategy Sprints CEO, Simon Severino Imagine doubling your revenue in just 90 days—sounds too good to be true? Our guess doesn't believe so. In fact, he has done that repeatedly with his clients. Simon Severino is CEO of Strategy Sprints, a seasoned B2B advisor who developed a simple appro…

Send us a Text Message. Would you turn down a great Sales Executive job to start your own startup? That’s exactly what our guest did. We're launching our new podcast season with the driven and generous Frank Sondors, co-founder and CEO of Salesforge, an AI-powered app that enables salespeople send personalized cold emails at scale. Frank believes s…

Send us a Text Message. Imagine a world where we could significantly reduce our carbon footprint, effectively giving our planet a much-needed breather. What if I told you that is the goal of my guest, Carla Glassel, the co-founder and CTO of Ucaneo Biotech? With an ambitious target to extract 1 million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere by 2030, Carla…

Send us a Text Message. Andrew Gazdecki is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Acquire.com. After going through two successful exits, he decided to build the world’s number-one startup acquisition marketplace. If you're thinking about selling your startup or are building a venture with an exit in mind, you'll find the episode rich in actionable insigh…

Send us a Text Message. Are you worried about the impact of generative AI on the job market? In this episode of "Growth Leap", I discuss the importance of becoming AI literate and adapting to the transformation. I cover three AI marketing tools that can help with content creation, image generation, and video editing, including Copy.ai, Midjourney, …

Send us a Text Message. In our latest podcast episode, we had a blast chatting with Henning Heinrich, a seasoned product growth expert who's driven millions in incremental revenue for companies across the globe. As the Group Product Manager at Hootsuite, Henning knows a thing or two about creating disruptive and meaningful products. Product-led gro…

Send us a Text Message. Design a digital channel strategy to gain leads and win new customers. We don’t talk enough about how a smart digital channel strategy can drive customer acquisition, retention, and overall satisfaction. I have probably wasted months of my life on either the wrong marketing channel or doing a poor job using one of them. And …

Send us a Text Message. Today’s guest is Jimmy Coleman, a talented salesman and LinkedIn genius. He is the founder of LeadBaller, a US-based agency that offers done-for-you lead-generation services. His clients include TikTok, Northwestern Mutual, The Real Brad Lea, and others. Releasing this episode is long overdue. For a variety of reasons, we we…

Send us a Text Message. After a long and well-deserved summer break we're back in full force with another season of Growth Leap and we have somebody very special to kick things off. Our guest today is Fabian Wesemann co-founder and CFO of wefox a Germany-based digital insurance company. wefox recently closed a $650 million Series C funding round le…

Send us a Text Message. Today’s guest is Alexej Habinski, a multifaceted growth expert who has developed his growth hacking craft at Rocket Internet and later at foodora (later acquired by Delivery Hero). Alexej was Global Director of Performance Marketing & Rider Growth there and scaled annual GMV turnover from close to €0 to >€500M. Growth adviso…

Send us a Text Message. Today’s guest is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and mentor every German entrepreneur looks up to. He founded alando, which was acquired by ebay, then ran ebay Germany for 7 years. He’s a Member of the Board of Bahlsen, Co-founder of betterplace.org, Co-Founder and Lecturer at UNTERNEHMERSCHULE from ESCP Europe and so muc…

Send us a Text Message. Notion is shaping the work-from-home revolution, by offering an application that simplifies and declutters your digital home office. Think of it as an all-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis, projects, and collaboration. The company is on the fast-track to becoming the new normal and its recent presence expansion in EMEA…

Send us a Text Message. Isn’t there a fundamental conflict between running a business and solving global problems? Our guest today doesn’t think so. He believes that designing innovative partnerships can accelerate the development of sustainable businesses. Nadim Choucair is Founder of 2030 Cabinet, an impact-oriented ecosystem builder and partners…

Send us a Text Message. If you’re interested in building a startup that works like clockwork, you need to listen to our guest today. He’s done it, and he’s done pretty much everything right. He co-founded Feedbackpanda.com, a SaaS startup and went from launch to selling it in just under two years. Arvid Kahl is an entrepreneur, investor, author, so…

Send us a Text Message. If you don’t own any Bitcoins yet, this episode is for you. We talk to Dave Pouliot, Founder and CEO of Coinmiles, a Montreal-based startup that gives you free Bitcoins when you shop online. Dave is a former detective and lawyer turned tech startup founder. He’s extremely authentic. He’s passionate about cryptocurrency and t…

Send us a Text Message. Our guest today isn’t afraid of challenges. She founded a startup to take on not one, but two sustainability problems. Alina Bassi is Founder and CEO of Kleiderly, a Berlin-based startup that aims to reduce the fashion footprint and the usage of oil based plastic by replacing it with its patent-pending sustainable plastic al…

Send us a Text Message. Today’s guest made it his mission to reduce online misinformation & abusive content from the internet. Dhruv Ghulati is Founder and CEO of Factmata, a London-based tech startup who uses unique algorithms to score and classify content. Since 2017 he has raised 3.5 million from the likes of Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dalla…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, our guest wants to bring transparency to the environmental impact of our online shopping. Marissa Liu is Co-Founder of Neutral, a browser extension that allows users to understand and offset the CO2 emissions generated by the products they buy online. The startup is on a roll. Neutral has been selected by th…

Send us a Text Message. Today we look into how you can finance your startup without losing your shirt and your conscience. Julia Profeta Johansson is Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Conscious Growth, a Berlin-based company that offers founder-friendly, non-dilutive lending. She’s seen it all in finance, having worked in investment bankin…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we talk to a serial entrepreneur who’s launched 6 startups and went through a few successful exits. Joseph Fung is Founder and CEO of Kiite a sales enablement software and of Uvaro, an Online Tech Sales Training program. He has lots of experience and shares a ton of advice on: Joseph’s secrets to gain tracti…

Send us a Text Message. Today, we deep dive into how LinkedIn develops products and innovates. Our guest left Germany a few years ago to work for some of the top tech companies in Silicon Valley. Christian Byza is Principal Product Manager, InMail & Premium Messaging at LinkedIn. He’s also Co-Founder of the OMR Festival, one of the world’s largest …

Send us a Text Message. Our guest today is a very inspiring woman on a mission to fight climate change with technology and education. Lubomila Jordanova is CEO & Founder of Plan A, a Berlin-based tech startup who helps companies reduce their environmental impact, engage their employees, and drive their own agenda towards carbon neutrality. We talk …

Send us a Text Message. With the rise of AI and robots, what’s the future of work for us mere mortals? Our guest today has an answer to that question. Sallyann Della Casa is Founder and Chief Identity Hacker at GLEAC, an edtech company based in Dubai who benchmarks, maps, develops, and measures soft skills to current and future jobs. We talk about:…

Send us a Text Message. Suzaan Sauerman is a consultant, tech columnist, advisor, and investor with a clear focus on wearables and hearables in the fitness, wellness, and fashion space. She sits on the Board of PreCure and NoviPel, and runs her own consultancy firm. On this episode, Suzaan talks about the need to make wearables more design-led and …

Send us a Text Message. Matias Søndergaard is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Rokoko, a startup based in Copenhagen and San Francisco. They developed a smartsuit that gives indie film and game makers access to a complex technology that used to be only accessible to deep-pocket Hollywood studios. On this episode, Matias talks about how it al…

Send us a Text Message. Rey Buckman is the Airbus BizLab Campus Leader in Hamburg, Germany. Through this accelerator, Rey's job is to find innovative people both inside and outside the company, support them in developing their ideas and technologies, and ultimately enable them to implement their projects or win Airbus as a new customer. Support the…

Send us a Text Message. Philipp Wehn is Digital Innovation Manager at Siemens Mobility. Over the past year, he has been piloting a new approach to innovation at the company involving rapid prototyping, wearable technology, and external partners. The goal: become as fast as startups in terms of innovation. The result is quite impressive. Support the…

Send us a Text Message. Timothy Brownstone is Founder and CEO of UK-based Kymira, a smart fabric and wearable technology company. Kymira's products have been used or tested by the British Special Forces, Olympic athletes, and astronauts. Kymira produces wearable products that react and interact with the human body using patented technology to conve…