Your First 6 Months as Country Manager: Friedhelm Tauber (Podimo) on Leading a New Market

What should a new Country Manager focus on in the first six months? In this episode of Leaders Lounge by Key Search, Pawel, Partner at Key Search, talks with Friedhelm Tauber about stepping into the Country Manager Germany role at Podimo, the podcast and audio subscription platform. Recorded in April 2024, six months into Friedhelm's time in the role. Chapters 00:00 Welcome 01:09 How Key Search matched Friedhelm with Podimo 05:15 Changing industries: from Taxfix to Podimo 07:46 A 30, 60, 90 day plan for a new leadership role 10:07 Advice for leaders joining a new organization 13:06 The moments that shaped his leadership style 17:43 Leading a team and working with creators 19:54 Trends in entertainment and podcasting 24:38 Fintech vs entertainment: what changes for a leader 27:17 Books and podcasts he recommends 30:50 What inspires him as a leader 32:42 Career goals and growing with a scale-up 34:52 His dream podcast guest 38:02 Life outside work 40:10 Closing thoughts on working with Key Search In this episode: Taking over a country organisation: how to approach the transition into a new leadership role Building relationships with the team and stakeholders in the first months Setting goals and priorities as a new leader How the media landscape is changing: the shift to on-demand content Subscription models and what they mean for monetising creators' work Leadership philosophy: agility and developing the team Balancing a senior role with family, and sport as a tool for mental wellbeing Who this is for: founders, executives and first-time country or general managers taking over a market, and anyone hiring for those roles. Listen to Leaders Lounge on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wFb... About Key Search Key Search is a boutique executive search firm for cross-border leadership hiring. We help companies and scale-ups in the US and Europe hire the C-level, VP and board leaders they need to grow on both sides of the Atlantic. Planning a leadership hire? Book a free Advisory Session: https://us.keysearch.com #LeadersLounge #Leadership #CountryManager #ExecutiveSearch