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This app is really tough! My muscles were burning like fire and during the last ten jumps my legs started to feel heavy as lead, yet there were still squats to do, which would be the final straw for my trembling muscles. Quitting is not an option, if you want to see results from the exercise, the Freeletics app is absolutely clear about that. However, the app also motivates, is a meeting point for like-minded people and, if you stick to the tough training schedule, delivers fast and sustainable results. It can be used anywhere and at any time and provides a community, inspiration and confidence for its users. In just three years, Freeletics has become a global market leader in the fitness industry, and it would be an attractive target for investors if it were to offer shares. Thus far, though, the company is totally self-financed.

What makes people really happy? This is precisely the question the acclaimed designer Stefan Sagmeister has asked himself. The very personal documentary ‘The Happy Film’ is the result of years of research and self-experiments on the way to happiness. His work inspires and fascinates, and is known for its provocative designs that question the role of the designer in today’s society. Together, we discussed his life, his work and the search for happiness.

Everyone is looking to solve data management problems in the digital age. This article helps answer the core questions of what makes e-commerce tick across the globe, especially around helping clients understand why data must be wielded as an enterprise asset in order to win in the digital age.

Qualifizierte Beratung und ein optimaler Service sind zwei der wichtigsten Elemente für ein erfolgreiches Unternehmen. Endress Motorgeräte, ein führender Händler für professionelle Garten- und Forsttechnik, beherrscht genau das. Um für Kunden auch online den Einkauf zu einem wahren Erlebnis zu machen, setzen sie auf die Omnichannel-Box von infolox.

For a long time, people in the economic, political, and social gear mechanism were assigned the role of constantly calling up and improving their performance. The fact that this approach demands too high a price while impairing the quality of life has since been recognised. With this change in conscience, humans are again taking centre stage. Having been familiar with the efficacy of plants since her childhood, Ines Zorman is strongly focused on natural medicines to support a healthy lifestyle. In a conversation about alternative forms of therapy and the frantic strive for perfection, Prof Dr Dietrich Grönemeyer shows how to lead a healthy and happy life in a performance-orientated society.

A friend once said, a man is honoured for what he gave and not for what he received. That seems like a common thread with great personalities we adore – be it reformists, scientists, political heroes or business leaders. We remember them for the positive change that they have created not just in our lives, but for many generations. Drawing leadership lessons from their ways may be especially beneficial to the corporate world in today’s digital age.

She is one of the few female key players in the Tech World and there is a lot that men can learn from her. With more than 25 years in extensive information technology management, Rhonda Vetere helps companies in every sector to succeed on their digital journey. With a lot of passion and dynamism, she leads her teams and aims to truly inspire change and growth within both the organisations and people. We spoke with Rhonda about her work, her passion for technology and her new role as President of health care company nThrive.

Digitalisation has not only turned our everyday lives upside-down, it has also extensively revolutionised commerce. Developments in eCommerce have actually strong-armed digital transformation. The boundaries between sectors have become more fluid, those selling insurance today may be selling cars tomorrow. Nothing seems impossible any more.

Germany has a new landmark. On the 11th of January, the Elbe Philharmonic opened in the Hamburg harbour district. The question may be asked if 10 years of building and 800 million euros of investment have been worth it. Time will show if a definite answer can be found to this. However, it can already be confirmed that this impressive building, planned by the Swiss team of architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, is the missing piece filling the gap in the jigsaw of the Hanse town.

Die Prysmian Group in Deutschland hat den aufwendigen Prozess ihrer Printmedien-Erstellung automatisiert. Auf Basis der PIM-Software von jCatalog werden jetzt die Datenblätter für rund 15.000 Produkte mit einer Vielzahl an Varianten on demand generiert. Der Clou dabei: Alle Produktdaten werden aus der Cloud zur Verfügung gestellt.

Er ist komplex und doch so einfach wie genial – der menschliche Bewegungsapparat. Seit über 90 Jahren erforscht das Unternehmen Ottobock dieses Wunderwerk und verhilft im Falle einer Einschränkung zu mehr Mobilität und damit zu einem selbstbestimmteren Leben. Doch wie können wir unserem Körper gezielt die Entspannung gönnen, die er verdient? Denn Kraft, Bewegung, eine gesunde Haltung, all das kann sich nur im Einklang mit effektiven Ruhephasen optimal entfalten.

Valora Trade Austria baut bei der Entwicklung seiner Vertriebs-App auf Stämpfli und profitiert darüber hinaus dank PIM von einer einheitlichen, konsistenten Datenqualität und einer automatisierten Katalogerstellung.

Fehlende oder nicht adäquat überwachte Compliance-Regelungen wurden in der Vergangenheit bereits einigen Großunternehmen zum Verhängnis, und das Ergebnis bewegt sich nicht selten bei einer zweistelligen Millionenklage oder noch höheren Schadensersatzforderungen.

Many people find the idea of leading an extremely multifaceted life exciting.  The accountant who turns into an expert on Argentinian tango as soon as the sun sets, or the primary school teacher who teaches fly fishing hip-deep in a river at the weekend. These parts of our lives which include a rational and a creative side are unbelievably fascinating. Especially, when they reach extremes.

Most little boys usually spend their day at school and later play video games, do homework and spend their pocket money on sweets and comics. But not Moziah (Mo) Bridges from Memphis in the United States. In 2011, at just nine years old, he founded his own fashion business, ‚Mo’s Bows‘, and started producing colorful bow ties.

The scent of warm, freshly ground coffee floats through the streets of San Francisco. Blue Bottle is a coffee company which puts the taste of the freshly roasted beans into the foreground - without wifi and deep armchairs - but with coffee of a standard unknown to many. What the guests are served here could be the beginning of a coffee revolution, just like it began with Starbucks in Seattle at the end of the 80s. On the west coast, Blue Bottle Coffee, whose name is a homage to the legendary first coffeehouse ‘Zum Hof der blauen Flasche’ in Vienna, has long been seen as the ‘apple’ of the coffee world.

Versace is one of the most extravagant and glamorous labels of the luxury fashion world. The style is striking and splendid. A golden medusa head as logo and a baroque signature pattern have been the trademark for the fashion house from the beginning. We asked Gian Giacomo Ferraris, CEO of Gianni Versace SpA, for an interview and enquired about the plans to go public and how the expansion plans of the fashion house are developing.

NEO 7EVEN’s turnaround. We would like to find out how the 100 percent investment of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen affects the software company by asking its leaders. How will the enterprise and its solution look in the future? Seven questions - seven answers.

Digital transformation has become an important topic in many industrial and economical areas. Realised in the right way, it means profit-bringing and service-supporting effects. Just how Digital Asset Management can help with this realisation was discussed at the Canto DAM Summit in Gießen.

You need patience to be a good rally passenger. You have to be conscientious and well organised. Tina Thörner is all this and successful. During her motor sports career she won three ladies’ world champion titles and gained second place twice in the Grand National rally world championships. Two of her most excellent positions are second and third place at the famous Dakar rally.  

He is one of the most well-known graphic designers in the world - Erik Spiekermann. He represents German typeface design and brand leadership like no other, and has had an unparalleled influence on contemporary graphic design for over 30 years. The immense quantity of work he has is thanks to, among other things, his ability to find partners and employees who support him in his plans and activities. He explained to us what it is about the most normal thing in the world - typeface - that fascinates him and what peculiarities this can bring with it.