Mandy and Ben Schobel help companies, teams and executives combine performance, humanity and economic success.
Their focus: mental clarity, genuine connection and leadership that inspires people – rather than overwhelming them.
Both bring experience from professional sport, the stage, entrepreneurship and coaching. They know how high performance is achieved – and what causes people to burn out internally. That’s why they don’t talk about leadership from a theoretical perspective, but from practical experience.
In a working world that is rapidly changing due to AI, speed and uncertainty, Mandy and Ben Schobel show why modern leaders should not chase the next carrot, but must lead with inner calm, clarity and presence.
Because uncertainty is contagious – and so is clarity.
Their keynotes make it clear:
Teams are not resources. Teams are people.
And people want to be seen, heard and valued.
A bonus alone does not create loyalty.
According to Gallup, companies with high emotional employee loyalty achieve:
- 23% more profitability
- 18% more productivity
- up to 81% less absenteeism
Mandy and Ben Schobel make humanity measurably effective and show companies what leadership must look like today in order to unleash performance, retain employees and remain successful in the long term.
Mandy & Ben Schobel Lecture topics
1. High tech needs high touch
How human intelligence determines the success of AI
AI increases efficiency and speed – but orientation, trust and motivation come from people. This keynote speech shows why companies are successful when they combine technological intelligence with clarity, connection and human leadership.
2. Leading with clarity instead of pressure
Mental strength, focus and attitude in an uncertain business world
In times of AI, change and constant acceleration, this keynote speech shows why mental clarity is becoming the most important leadership quality. Managers learn how to remain calm, present and decisive – and thereby create trust, motivation and orientation within the team.
3. Teams that go the distance – without burning out
Connection, trust and resilience as the basis for sustainable performance
High-performing teams are not created through control, but through security. Mandy and Ben Schobel show how trust, honesty and emotional connection promote resilience, reduce conflict and revitalise collaboration – even under high pressure to perform.
4. Leadership in the age of AI
Why new thinking and human leadership are decisive for future viability
Technology changes processes – but people lead people. This keynote speech combines business, future thinking and humanity and shows how managers provide orientation, maintain focus and take teams with them instead of losing them through uncertainty.
5. One team – many perspectives. How generational differences generate energy, dynamism and team spirit.
Differences are not a problem – a lack of connection is. This keynote speech shows how appreciation, clear communication and a shared sense of purpose can turn diversity into real team energy.
6. Connecting generations instead of managing them
How understanding, equality and leadership increase team performance.
Different expectations, working methods and values collide in everyday life. This keynote speech shows how modern leadership creates clarity, reduces tensions and transforms diversity into strong, effective cooperation, enabling the company to remain on a long-term, predictable path to success.
Further topics:
- Relationships as a success booster
- Mental strength in challenging times
- Every failure holds the greatest opportunity
- Don’t believe everything your head tells you – look behind the scenes of your thoughts
- Men and women in business – how diversity, clarity and respect strengthen teams
Mandy and Ben Schobel – experience that cannot be learned.
They know what performance means from professional sport and the stage. They know what focus, discipline and presence mean. And they know what it means to deliver when the pressure is on. They later carried this attitude into entrepreneurship.
The turning point comes early and hard: when their son is seven months old, Ben barely survives life-threatening heart surgery. No financial cushion, no security, full responsibility for family and future. They decide not to wait for outside help, but to take matters into their own hands.
With 200 euros and a laptop, they build an e-commerce company. They scale up to millions in sales, lead teams, make decisions under uncertainty. Growth succeeds – but the price is high. Constant stress, lack of boundaries, emotional exhaustion. Outwardly, everything works. Internally, it becomes quiet, cramped and fragile. Medication, alcohol, the constant fear of losing what they have worked for.
After the birth of their second child, the system collapses. Insolvency. Loss of control. No plan B.
What follows is not a break, but a conscious confrontation. In a camper van, with no destination, no structure. Conversations they have avoided for years. Honest, uncomfortable, clarifying. This is where a key insight emerges that shapes their work today:
Companies rarely fail because of strategy.
They fail because people lose their inner clarity.
Today, Mandy and Ben Schobel work as entrepreneurs, speakers and mentors with people who bear responsibility: entrepreneurs, executives, teams. People who achieve a lot, make decisions, build structures – and realise that success without inner stability eventually becomes costly.
Their approach is clear and practical: mental clarity, emotional self-management and genuine connection are not ‘soft skills’. They are the basis for focus, decision-making strength, team dynamics and sustainable business success. In their keynotes, they don’t talk about motivation, but about feasibility. Not about ideals, but about reality. They combine entrepreneurial experience with emotional intelligence – clearly, directly and effectively.
Their lectures and workshops are for entrepreneurs who not only want to grow, but also understand how they themselves can become the strongest lever in their own company.