OMR Podcast - Frank Thelen, Investor

The market for vacation homes is extremely fragmented and has yet to be consolidated by major U.S. platforms. This presents an opportunity for the Berlin-based startup Hometogo. However, after a rapid increase in valuation, especially at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the stock price of the once-unicorn has recently plummeted. In the OMR Podcast, founder and CEO Patrick Andrae explains how he aims to change the stock market's perception of his company, how Hometogo hacked the SEO game with television advertising, and why he recently reached out to the EU Commission out of frustration with Google. 🎧 Den OMR Podcast mit Philipp Westermeyer gibt es auf allen Podcast-Plattformen 🎧 Abonnieren auf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rION5Qm2nPvDbzIB1wUiH?si=7dd02e6e5590445b Abonnieren auf Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/omr-podcast/id1056312052

The hardware store chain known for its orange beavers is familiar to almost everyone, but that doesn’t protect the eight-billion-euro company from competitors like Amazon & Co. In the OMR Podcast, the new CEO Sebastian Gundel reveals why Obi will aim to become a solutions provider, potentially offering photovoltaic systems, the future role of franchise partners, and which product has seen a dramatic increase in demand due to rapidly rising heating costs.

Andreas Thümmler has orchestrated million-dollar deals and thrown extravagant parties. With his M&A boutique Corporate Finance Partners, he stirred up the German tech scene in the early 2000s. He then stepped back to fulfill a dream: opening his own whiskey distillery. With St. Kilian, he is now aiming for new heights again—and he is already dreaming of creating his own virtual whiskey currency.

The shipping company Hapag Lloyd made more profit in 2022 from container shipping than some DAX companies are worth on the stock market: €17.5 billion. Billionaire and major shareholder Klaus-Michael Kühne is expected to receive more than €3 billion in dividends this year alone. The rainmaker of the company is Rolf Habben Jansen. Under his leadership, the stock price has more than tenfold increased. Nonetheless, the CEO remains sober and factual in the OMR Podcast. He knows that the year 2022 was likely an exception—and the company continues to face significant challenges ahead.

Stefan Raab, Heike Makatsch, Matthias Opdenhövel, Lotto King Karl – all these big stars of the entertainment business have one man in common: Marcus Wolter. Once a would-be pop star, then a music and later TV producer, he is now the CEO of Banijay Germany, the German branch of the world's largest independent content production company. In the OMR Podcast, Wolter talks with Philipp Westermeyer about his unconventional career and the stars he has discovered. They discuss talent, chance, and a lot of hard work.

Andrea Petković reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament and broke into the top 10 of the world rankings during her career. She retired from tennis in 2022. In the OMR Podcast, she talks about her new life as an author and host, her time at Harvard, and her tennis matches against Serena Williams.

Philipp Westermeyer Meets Boris Becker in Munich: Discussing 40 Years in the Spotlight, His Ambivalent Relationship with Fame, Plans for the Boris Becker Brand, and a Comeback on the Edge of the Tennis Court