Monika Sattler Keynote Speaker

First woman to complete the 3,000 km Vuelta a España route (2018).
Cycled all 124 Swiss mountain passes in 26 days (2022).
Qualified for the 2025 Hyrox World Championship in Chicago.

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Monika Sattler 's Biography

Monika Sattler is a German-born international keynote speaker, author, and two-time cycling record holder. After high school, she moved to the United States on a volleyball scholarship and studied security sciences at Georgetown University, focusing on nuclear weapons. She later worked for the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Despite her successful career in international institutions, Monika felt unfulfilled. She decided to pursue her passion for sports, competing as a professional cyclist in Germany and later earning a master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Minnesota. She transitioned into management consulting, working with IBM in Switzerland and Australia. At 30, Monika experienced a midlife crisis and set out to find her true purpose, which led her to Málaga, Spain, where she embraced new challenges and cultures.

Monika‘s mission is to empower individuals to step outside their comfort zones and pursue big goals. To demonstrate this, she set two remarkable cycling records: in 2018, she became the first woman to complete the Vuelta a España on the same day as the male pros, and in 2022, she conquered all 124 Swiss mountain passes in just 26 days. These achievements embody her belief that with the right mindset, anything is possible.

Achieve the impossible with the right mindset

Learn how to not only overcome limits with the right mindset but also use setbacks as a springboard for your success. Develop the courage to face even the biggest challenges and see the impossible as an achievable goal.

The secret recipe for success: Failure

Success belongs to those who keep going despite setbacks, obstacles, and failures. But that's easier said than done. So how can you still turn setbacks into successes and grow beyond your limits in the process?

How to lead in challenging times

During the 124 Swiss Passes Challenge, I led a 5-person team, with whom I spent 26 days together around the clock. Learn from a cycling record how to motivate a team under extreme pressure, maintain resilience, and ensure that everyone gives 100% for the common mission.

How to pursue those goals that scare us | Monika Sattler | TEDxProvidence

Trailer of the 124 Swiss Passes Challenge Documentary

"Freigefahren. A woman just doing." (Documentary)

Books by Monika Sattler

Weil Erfolg nicht das ist, was du denkst

Comments & Testimonials

"Monika Sattler has left a lasting impression on us and our IT decision-maker clients. With her sharp business acumen, consulting experience and inspiration from her extreme sports journey, she combines passion and adaptability. Her views on change and her feat of conquering all the Swiss passes are impressive."

Madeleine Wolf Chief Marketing Officer of Open Systems

"The success of a conference is influenced by the speakers, who impart valuable knowledge and experience and ignite a palpable energy and enthusiasm for the topic. This is exactly what we could experience at Business & Network Day 2024 through Monika Sattler. Time and again, I meet participants who talk to me about her presentation and the valuable impulses, and they were able to take away impressive added value from the conference."

Petra Rohner President of the SWONET Foundation (largest female organization in Switzerland)