Isabel Grupp-Kofler

Traditional. Modern. Different. - Strong together into the future!

Isabel Grupp-Kofler is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker who advocates for modern business leadership, diversity, and female empowerment. As the managing director of a family business, she combines business acumen with social responsibility and demonstrates how sustainable success is achieved through new ways of thinking. With an international background, she is a voice for female empowerment, modern leadership, and diversity. As the state chairwoman of the Young Entrepreneurs Baden-Württemberg, she advocates for an inclusive, fair business world and inspires through an authentic connection of entrepreneurship, values, and impact. Ideal for conferences, leadership days, and transformation formats. Book Isabel Grupp-Kofler for fresh insights in leadership, entrepreneurship, and the future of business.

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  • Leaders in Motion Isabel Grupp PLASTRO MAYER GmbH - Führung und Innovation in der schwäbischen Alb

  • Vom Familienbetrieb zum Millionen-Unternehmen - Einblicke der Spitzenunternehmerin Isabel Grupp

  • Mit Isabel Grupp, CEO von Plastro Mayer - Arbeitgeber im Vorstellungsgespräch

  • Isabel Grupp (#81 Ein Blick ins Gesicht)

  • Isabel Grupp I Plastro Mayer: Wann kracht es in der Geschäftsführung zwischen deinem Vater und dir?

  • Isabel Grupp (Plastro Mayer) sieht bahnbrechende Chancen in der Künstlichen Intelligenz #TDI20

  • TDI20 Künstliche Intelligenz Future Forward im Mittelstand - Das Panel mit unserer Isabel Grupp

  • Business Impulse Talks - 04 - Mindset und wirtschaftliche Herausforderungen

  • Unsere Isabel Grupp beim Impulstalk der FDP Ba-Wü als Regional Vorsitzende der Jungen Unternehmer SW

  • Isabel Grupp: Unternehmensnachfolge - mit dem Vater auf dem Chefsessel

  • !Knallhart Nachgefragt! mit Isabel Grupp

  • Coface Kongress Länderrisiken 2022 | Aftervideo | 12. Mai 2022

  • DIN Round Table • Wer die Norm hat, hat den Markt

  • Isabel Grupp (#81 Ein Blick ins Gesicht)

  • Vom Familienbetrieb zum Millionen-Unternehmen - Einblicke der Spitzenunternehmerin Isabel Grupp

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Vita

New Leadership. New Paths. Isabel Grupp-Kofler Represents a Changing Economy

Isabel Grupp-Kofler is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker – and a forward-thinking voice for modern leadership, diversity, and female empowerment. As managing director of a family business, she combines economic foresight with social responsibility – and demonstrates how sustainable success arises through new ways of thinking.

Leadership with Integrity – Driven by Conviction, Experience, and Vision

Isabel Grupp-Kofler’s professional journey has taken her from her rural hometown of Trochtelfingen, via Lake Constance, all the way to New York – and ultimately back to the family business, Plastro Mayer, where she now drives innovation and actively shapes transformation as managing director. Her conviction: diversity in leadership is not a trend, but a key success factor.

A Catalyst for Transformation, Female Leadership & Equal Opportunity

As state chairwoman of “Die Jungen Unternehmer” in Baden-Württemberg, a start-up mentor, and an active networker, Isabel Grupp-Kofler is committed to building an inclusive and equitable economic landscape. Her keynotes, talks, and media appearances inspire, bring clarity – and encourage positive change. Her strength lies in her authentic blend of entrepreneurship, values, and impact.

Why Isabel Grupp-Kofler Is the Ideal Choice for Your Event

  • Entrepreneur & leader with international experience
  • Voice for female empowerment, modern leadership & diversity
  • Dedicated start-up mentor & state chair of “Die Jungen Unternehmer” BW
  • Featured in TV, radio & business talks – clear messages, powerful impact
  • Perfect for conferences, leadership events, transformation formats & economic summits

Book Isabel Grupp-Kofler now – for fresh inspiration in leadership, entrepreneurship & the economy of the future.

Topics

Corporate culture in transition - transformation in companies

  • How to actively shape the transformation that combines both the needs of the younger generations and the values of your company
  • How to build a strong corporate culture through the generation deal
  • How to use constant change to strengthen the innovative power of your teams and remain fit for the future


New leadership - leading yesterday, today & tomorrow

  • What adjustments traditional corporate cultures should make in order to remain competitive
  • What qualities and skills will characterize a successful leader in the future
  • What challenges and opportunities social change brings with it
  • How to unleash the full potential of your employees and generate growth


AI: The opportunity for SMEs - the 3 steps on the road to the future

  • How to put your processes to the test and automate them
  • What prerequisites need to be created
  • How to take all of your company's employees on the digital journey and unleash their full creative potential

 

Corporate influencing - the digital marketing power for your company

  • How to use social media & co to further expand your corporate image in the digital world and reach new target groups
  • How to reach the next level of personal branding through authentic communication
  • How to bring about real change through social media & corporate influencing and celebrate measurable success for yourself and your company
     

Mental health - the underestimated challenge in business

  • What causes and developments can currently be seen
  • How you can specifically recognize, perceive and counteract characteristics
  • How to develop suitable measures for your company and have a noticeable impact on the health rate
     

The future of recruiting - trends & strategies

  • How to inspire young people for your company
  • Why employer branding is not an optional extra, but a must
  • Which tools and marketing strategies work and which don't

 

The generation deal - back to a culture of values

  • Current developments and their risks
  • What responsibility the generations have for each other
  • Which values stabilize companies & society
     

Further topics:

Woman. Company. Future.  - The female factor in companies

References & Press

Year of foundation: 1957

Industry: Plastics, Cable manufacture, Installation, Toolmaking

USP: Everything from one source

Honorary posts:

State Chairwoman of the Association of Young Entrepreneurs BaWü

Mentor in the Grace Female Empowerment Programme

 

Awards:

  • 2023 Impact of Diversity Award in the Diverse Middlesized Industry category
  • 2023 The 100 most important women in the midmarket - Market and Media
  • Impact of Diversity Award 2023 category Middlesized Industry
  • Kununu Top Company 2023
  • Top 100 female employers Focus Business 2022
  • Top 50 female entrepreneurs in Germany 2022 - Handelsblatt
  • Top Innovator 2021
  • Top employer of the middle class 2021

 

Appearances:

  • Ludwig Erhard Summit - Tegernsee
  • BDI - Industry Day
  • German Bank
  • EY Germany - Summit Talk (Ernst & Young)
  • German Economic Forum (Zeit Verlag/Convent)
  • Bavarian Digital Summit
  • Zukunft Personal Cologne
  • Best of Events Dortmund
  • UnternehmerTUM x Alphazirkel
  • Club of European Women Entrepreneurs Hamburg
  • Fraunhofer Institute - Future Forum 2024
  • Salzburg Business Forum
  • Footstep Succession Festival - Kassel
  • Knowledge Forum Porsche Arena Stuttgart and Bolzano South Tyrol 
  • nxt Knowledge Düsseldorf
  • SWR - Television
  • Chefsache - Regio TV
  • RTF - Television
  • WHU Campus for Family Business - Patronage and keynote speech
  • EBS Symposium - University of Business and Law
  • Sage - Expert talk
  • Grace - Female Empowerment Program

and much more

 

News & Press:

“Charm instead of elbows - How to work with men: Female entrepreneur I To the point! Intensive”
SWR, 16.04.2025


“Stock market crash and fear of decline: How can we save our prosperity?”
SWR, 10.04.2025


Isabel Grupp-Kofler manages the family business Plastro Mayer
SWR, 07.01.2025


The more diverse the company management, the better
World, 25.11.2025


Isabel Grupp: Those who complain must also deliver
Handelsblatt, 22.09.2024


“Large number of regulations are strangling SMEs”
Stuttgarter Zeitung, 11.09.2024


How reverse mentoring helps a plastics manufacturer move forward
Production, 29.05.2024


Isabel Grupp: Wolfgang Grupp's niece runs a company worth millions and has 22,000 Instagram fans
Merkur.de, 23.04.2024


Female, blonde, successful - contrary to many clichés
Stuttgarter Zeitung, 21.04.2024


Isabel Grupp re-elected state chairwoman of the “Young Entrepreneurs”
The News, 13.11.2023


Isabel Grupp: “We have a bloated state apparatus”
Reutlinger General-Anzeiger, 23.05.2023


Isabel Grupp is the new head of state
Südwest Presse, 25.05.2021


Rülke serves with Christian Lindner and Isabel Grupp
Panel, 19.02.2021

Publications

Cover: Unternehmensnachfolge

Unternehmensnachfolge

ISBN : 978-3-96251-172-2

Cover: Nachhaltigkeit: Frauen schaffen Zukunft

Nachhaltigkeit: Frauen schaffen Zukunft

ISBN : 3962511121

23.00 €

Amazon: Nachhaltigkeit: Frauen schaffen Zukunft

Podcasts

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - Episode 114 - „Es braucht Führung mit Emotion“ - mit Isabel Grupp

Behind the C

Episode 114 - „Es braucht Führung mit Emotion“ - mit Isabel Grupp

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - #121 Isabel Grupp, Plastro Mayer - Von der Neuorganisation unseres Unternehmens bis zur modernen Führungskultur

FUTUR3 Podcast

#121 Isabel Grupp, Plastro Mayer - Von der Neuorganisation unseres Unternehmens bis zur modernen Führungskultur

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - Über Leadership-Kultur, wenn zwei Generationen ein Unternehmen führen

Arbeitgeber im Vorstellungsgespräch

Über Leadership-Kultur, wenn zwei Generationen ein Unternehmen führen

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - Kreative Wege zum Erfolg: Wie Familienunternehmen innovative Ideen umsetzen - Interview mit Isabel Grupp

DARE TO CREATE

Kreative Wege zum Erfolg: Wie Familienunternehmen innovative Ideen umsetzen - Interview mit Isabel Grupp

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - Isabel Grupp - CEO mal anders!

Schlaflose Nächte

Isabel Grupp - CEO mal anders!

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - #54 Isabel Grupp: Mein Weg zur Unternehmerin

Directors Academy – Podcast für den Aufsichtsrat

#54 Isabel Grupp: Mein Weg zur Unternehmerin

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - Unternehmergeist, Familienfokus und Risikobereitschaft für mehr Dynamik – mit Dr. Georg Kofler und Isabel Grupp-Kofler

Business Punk – How to Hack

Unternehmergeist, Familienfokus und Risikobereitschaft für mehr Dynamik – mit Dr. Georg Kofler und Isabel Grupp-Kofler

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - Isabel Grupp – Frauenpower, Verantwortung und Vision in Familienunternehmen

Experten Talk - Erfolg braucht Verantwortung – Udo Gast

Isabel Grupp – Frauenpower, Verantwortung und Vision in Familienunternehmen

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - Isabel Grupp (Plastro Mayer) über Nachfolge, moderne Führungskultur und KI in der Qualitätskontrolle

Industry Insights

Isabel Grupp (Plastro Mayer) über Nachfolge, moderne Führungskultur und KI in der Qualitätskontrolle

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - Arbeitgeber-Einblick: Das Familienunternehmen Plastro Mayer

WAS NÖTIG IST

Arbeitgeber-Einblick: Das Familienunternehmen Plastro Mayer

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - #39 Reverse Recruiting im Mittelstand - Folge mit Isabel Grupp

Disrupting Minds

#39 Reverse Recruiting im Mittelstand - Folge mit Isabel Grupp

Podcast: Isabel Grupp-Kofler - Isabel Grupp: "Mit dem Vater auf dem Chefsessel"

CHEFSACHE - Der Personality-Talk mit Rolf Benzmann

Isabel Grupp: "Mit dem Vater auf dem Chefsessel"

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