From Ecosystem Strategy to Execution: What Really Makes Business Ecosystems Work

In this episode of Beyond Core, we sit down with Bastian Herr, Head of Marketplace at GLOBUS, one of Switzerland’s leading premium and luxury department store chains, to unpack the evolving world of luxury shopping, curated platforms, and the transformative role of AI in retail.

In this episode of Beyond Core, we sit down with Jeremy Gottschalk, platform expert, author of "Bulletproof Your Marketplace", and founder of the Marketplace Risk conference series. Jeremy shares hard-earned insights on how platforms can navigate trust, safety, and emerging risks in an AI-driven world.

In this episode of Beyond Core, Nathalie LAMBORGHINI DUMAS and I we’re joined by Steffen Erath, Head of Innovation and Sustainability at Hansgrohe Group, to explore how a 120-year-old company is rethinking its role in a world shaped by climate challenges, digital transformation, and shifting customer expectations.

In this episode, we talk with Volker Gläser, CEO of Dish Digital Solutions, about how a digital startup inside a 60-year-old wholesale giant turned into a platform that's now at the heart of Metro's business.

The Status of Corporate Venture Building – with Martin Sondenheimer In this episode of Beyond Core, we explore the evolving world of corporate venture building with Martin Sondenheimer, former Global Head of Corporate Venture Building at Munich Re. With over two decades of experience in innovation, investing, and building ventures, Martin shares a candid and in-depth view of the current state of corporate venturing—and where it's headed next.

In this episode of BeyondCore, we explore how ecosystem thinking can help business leaders unlock new growth beyond their core business. Our guest, James Meyer, a key leader at SRAM and former founder of Quarq Powermeter, shares how SRAM built its AXS ecosystem to scale innovation and create new market opportunities.

This episode of our BeyonCore podcast, hosted by Matthias Walter and Natalie Lamborghini, features Peter Sandberg, an innovation strategist based in Stockholm, Sweden. The discussion centers around co-innovation, ecosystems, and the shift from ego-driven innovation to collaborative innovation (eco-innovation).

In this episode of Platforms for Future, Diana Lesage discussed the role of Venture Studios in corporate innovation, differentiating them from accelerators and venture capital firms by their unique model of building companies from the ground up. She highlighted their growth in niches like FinTech and HealthTech, and the benefits of corporate venture building, where studios and large corporations collaborate to leverage each other's strengths. Diana emphasized the importance of clear expectations and fostering an entrepreneurial mindset within corporations to ensure successful partnerships with Venture Studios. Looking forward, she predicted an increase in specialized Venture Studios and more corporate collaborations. The episode concluded with Diana recommending her Global Venture Studio Database for exploring partnerships and suggesting further dialogue with Venture Studios to bolster corporate innovation strategies. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diannalesage/ Newsletter: https://studiostack.substack.com/ Blog: https://medium.com/@roamy