Stefan Schlegel – extreme athlete, entrepreneur, and speaker, known from ZDF, Markus Lanz, BILD, FOCUS, and SWR – combines mental boundary experiences with entrepreneurial know-how and turns them into direct impulses for your business.
Stefan Schlegel does what others consider impossible – and translates these experiences into powerful impulses for people and companies. He is considered the only person in the world who can boast such an athletic resume: he is a marathon and Ironman finisher and has successfully completed the “Race Across America” – the world’s toughest bike race covering 5,000 km in around 12 days with minimal sleep – several times. He combines these extreme achievements with over 24 years of entrepreneurship to gain clear, practical insights that have a direct impact on business – from leadership and team culture to motivation in times of crisis.
“A bad team costs me my life in a race – in a company, it costs success.”
Stefan Schlegel discovered his passion for endurance, discipline, and mental strength at an early age. From marathons to Ironman competitions, he strings together seemingly impossible feats – and combines physical experiences with economic know-how. He has first-hand knowledge of leadership responsibility, crises, personnel and customer issues, and strategic decision-making – and shows how to remain productive when others have long since given up. His lectures are transformational impulses that shift perspectives and lead to action.
Stefan Schlegel Lecture Topics
- 1. MINDSET – The power of positive thinking
How to train your mental strength, deal with setbacks, and turn your inner critic into your greatest motivator.
- 2. MOTIVATION – Persevering when others give up
How to stay focused in crises, why clarity of purpose is crucial – and how genuine, lasting motivation arises.
- 3. TEAM – Achieving the impossible together
How to build a team culture that combines trust, responsibility, and performance – and in which everyone stands up for each other.
His keynotes last 30 to 75 minutes, plus Q&A, depending on the format. He speaks German (native language) and English on request. They are suitable for executives, change processes, sales teams, leadership events, and transformation.
Why book Stefan Schlegel?
If you are looking for authenticity instead of theory, he is the right choice: everything he conveys, he has experienced, endured, and mastered himself. With 24 years of entrepreneurial experience, he brings depth and relevance to the stage, tells stories with emotional impact that linger in the memory, and ensures not only motivation in the moment, but also lasting transformation. His learnings are applicable across industries – whether for change, leadership, sales, HR, or comprehensive transformation projects.
“When I want to give up, I ask myself: Who pays the price for that? In sports as in business.”
Your audience will receive new food for thought on leadership, change, and self-management – combined with tangible tools for everyday life. The presentation is like an emotional journey that inspires, activates, and communicates on an equal footing. The result: impulses that do not fade away, but resonate and lead to concrete implementation.
Whether it’s an annual kick-off, an executive retreat, a change process, or a customer event, Stefan Schlegel delivers energy, insights, and genuine inspiration. Experience a man who makes the impossible possible – and empowers your team to do the same.