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The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future
Welcome to The German Innovators Podcast—your go-to source for cutting-edge innovation, global market insights, and the stories shaping entrepreneurship worldwide. We dive into the minds of visionaries, disruptors, and industry leaders redefining success and pushing boundaries. From groundbreaking technologies to bold strategies, we explore how innovation is shaping industries and driving global impact. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or passionate about the future of business, join…
Episodes
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future028 | From Design to Factory: Protecting IP, Rethinking Electronics Sourcing
How do you find the right electronics manufacturer without sending your most valuable design files around the world? In this episode of the German Innovators…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future027 | Beyond Rare Earths: AI and the Race for Better Materials
What if some of today’s most critical material dependencies could be designed away? In this episode of the German Innovators Podcast, hosts Bettina B. Scheibe…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future026 | Reinventing High‑Energy Lasers: From Advanced Manufacturing to Fusion
What will it take to make high-energy lasers more efficient, scalable and commercially viable? In this episode of the German Innovators Podcast, host Johannes…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future025 | Science, Stories & the Futures We Imagine
In this episode of the German Innovators Podcast, host Johannes P. Lehmann speaks with Dr. Anna-Sophie Jürgens from the Australian National University about…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future024 | Scaling Without Breaking Yourself: Bonny Morlak on Founder Happiness, Hustle Culture and the Messy Middle
In this episode of the German Innovators Podcast, Johannes and Betty speak with founder-turned-scale-up coach Bonny Morlak about the hidden emotional risks of…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future023 | The Role of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Landing Pads in Startup Success
What does it really take for startups to scale beyond their home market? In this episode of the German Innovators Podcast, hosts Johannes P. Lehmann and…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future022 | Batteries, Policy & “Future Made in Australia” Vaulta’s Dominic Spooner on Building Local Energy Tech That Lasts
In this episode of the German Innovators Podcast, host Johannes speaks with Dominic Spooner, Brisbane-based founder of Vaulta, about what’s broken in battery…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future021 | From Cloud To Orbit: Building The Space Tech Layer
In this episode of the German Innovators Podcast, Johannes sits down with Jack Al-Kahwati—an entrepreneur working inside the U.S. government’s space innovation…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future020 | From NASA to AI-Native Talent Development
In our latest German Innovators Podcast episode, Bettina B. Scheibe and Johannes P. Lehmann sit down with Robert Abbanat, CEO & Founder of GloCoach. Rob went…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future019 | From Goa to Silicon Valley to China’s Innovation Frontier
From Goa to Silicon Valley to China’s innovation frontier — Kapil Kane’s journey is anything but ordinary. In the latest episode of the German Innovators…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future018 | From Fleet to Grid: The Smart Charging Playbook
From Fleet to Grid: The Smart Charging Playbook The future of electric mobility isn’t just about cleaner cars—it’s about smarter energy systems. In this…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#17: Bridging the gap: How to succeed in China’s consumer market
In the latest episode of the German Innovators in China (GINN) podcast, my Bettina and Johannes have the pleasure of speaking with Daisy Tang, founder of Hola…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#16: AI in motion: From self-driving to process automation
In the new podcast episode of German Innovators in China (GINN), Johannes and Bettina sit down with AI and automotive expert Ke Zhu. Key Highlights…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#15 Beyond borders: Creating thriving German Chinese Teams
Join Bettina and Michael Maeder, Partner at the renowned executive search firm August Leadership, as they uncover the secrets to building and scaling…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#14 Next-gen China: The tech and unicorn boom
Bettina sits down with Chris, the Director of the Innovation Centre at AHK Greater China, to explore the world of Chinese unicorns and the hurdles faced by…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#13 Made in China: The success story of Jonas and Naked Hub
In 2018, naked Hub, a leading coworking & technology business founded in China in 2015, was exited to WeWork. At that time, it had hosted over 1 million guests…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#12 Sustainability in motion: China's ESG journey
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 20 years in Asia working to engage, inspire and equip those…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#11 China's circular economy - navigating the new frontier
Helping brands and their products stand out with sustainable and circular design, is the mission of Tim Binnion, founder and CEO of (better)labs. He is one of…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#10 AI in China - from early research to driving force
Join Bettina and Chance Jiang, web3 developer, passionate entrepreneur and China AI expert, on their discussion of China's AI strategy and its development from…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#09 Hit the ground running - the Swiss way
In this episode, Bettina talks with Philippe and Felicia from Swissnex in China about the Swiss "super tool box" of highly integrated services and why "hitting…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#08 Understanding how China fosters entrepreneurship
Jelte Ansgar Wingender, CEO of the businesses FoundersLair, Dealflow and Flair, shares his best practices on how to manoeuvre the government-driven…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#07 Long-term success strategies in the Chinese market
Bettina and Wei Zhou, CEO of the Shanghai based accelerator XNode, discuss how startups can scale their China business and become successful in China…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#06 Entering China as a deep tech startup
Felix Reinshagen, CEO and co-founder of NavVis, shares his personal China experience and explains why the market is so important for deep tech startups today…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#05 Collaboration & gamification in the Middle Kingdom
Jason Alleyne, co-founder and Managing Director of the startup CFO-AI, shares how collaboration and gamification have made a difference for his personal…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#04 How to localise business in China in 2023
In this episode, Bettina talks with Felix Wendlandt, founder of the beer brand Brander Urstoff, about how to develop tailored business strategies for the…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#03 Chinese competitors challenging German SMEs
Should we take Chinese competition seriously? Which industries are challenged most by Chinese competition? Bettina speaks with Peter Legner, CEO at Schenck…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#02 Innovation from China going global
Bettina speaks with her guest Maren Petry, National Senior Director Innovation at the German Chamber of Commerce in China, about innovation activities of…
The German Innovators Podcast – Breaking Barriers, Building the Future#01 Why go to China? And can Europe keep pace?
In the first episode of the new GINN CHINABEATS series, Bettina and her guest Kevin J. Worner have a fresh look at developments in the European and Chinese…
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GINN Chinapreneurs Podcast Series #3 Carina&Farah NUDE by Korea
In this episode, we will talk to Carina and Farah. Both founders chose Shanghai to be their favorite place to live long before they actually met each other…
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GINN Chinapreneurs Podcast Series #2 Patrick Theobald
In this episode, we will talk with Patrick Theobald from Peakboard. Peakboard is a startup company with headquarters in Germany, which established a remarkable…
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GINN Chinapreneurs Podcast Series #1 Julian Mergenthaler
Welcome to the new GINN Podcast Series "GINN Chinapreneurs Podcast Series". In the following 7 episodes Till Ammelburg, GINN Berlin, will talk to German…
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Risks and Opportunities for German Startups in China
All types of businesses are facing challenging times, but challenges also always provide opportunities: Katja Kleindienst (founder of German Innovators in…