Relationships Matter - Ralph Schonenbach

Описание: Ralph Schonenbach is a serial entrepreneur with over two decades of global experience, as well as an author. His work centers around developing and nurturing relationships. In this episode of the Leadership 2.0 podcast we talk about his latest start-up, Meerkat.ai, as well as about his book 'Relationships matter'.

In our conversation, we touched on the following topics:

00:00 Why relationships matter
01:13 Why his latest start-up is called 'Meerkats.ai'
01:50 The value Meerkats.ai delivers for clients
03:15 Example of a use case
04:13 The businessmodel of Meerkats.ai
04:52 Data Privacy
06:36 Getting to know Meerkats.ai – Participate in the pilot ([email protected])
07:21 Why his book 'Relationships matter' starts with "self-management"
08:34 Why the book is not restricted to professional relationships
09:41 Are (all) professional relationships transactional
11:03 (Re) building relationship when you need them
12:56 The unique value face-to-face relationships and communities can offer the business world that digital relationships and communities cannot
15:16 What Ralph means with 'digital etiquette.'
18:00 Final thoughts


► About Ralph Schonenbach

Ralph Schonenbach started his career in Andersen Business Consulting, and moved on to Ernst & Young and later CGI. Subsequently, he co-founded the Trestle Group Consulting and Foundation. In 2016 he co-founded Envoy, in 2019 Aidentified, and in 2024 Meerkats.ai. He also found the time to write, and in 2025 published 'Relationships Matter: From Self-Discovery to an Enriched Life'.

► Resources

Ralph's book: Relationships matter: https://www.amazon.com/Relationships-...

Register here to participate in the pilot: [email protected]

Ralph Schonenbach on LinkedIn:   / ralphschonenbach