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Dare to thrive!

Hi! I am Monika. Welcome to my website. Great that you are here!

I am a talent & leadership coach, cycling record holder, keynote speaker, board member and author.

With decades of professional, athletic and personal experience of going for non-standard and seemingly impossible goals, I coach professionals, leaders and teams to create and pursue meaningful and value-based goals. I am particularly passionate about coaching professionals in their career reorientation process as well as coaching leaders to build and motivate teams to pursue daring goals successfully. You can read more here.

I am the first woman who rode the 3000 km Vuelta a España on the same day as the professionals, just hours beforehand. Get the full story here.

Currently, I am planning on setting a new record cycling all 124 Swiss Passes in 30 days this summer. This is 2000 km and over 60000 m of elevation gain. I use this challenge (like the first record) to showcase what it means to dare to pursue YOUR goals. A film documentary is produced about this challenge.

I speak frequently at conferences and I am the author of the book “Unleashing your RAD potential”. Currently, I write a gravel cycling guide that will be published with Delius Klasing in Spring 2023.

I am honored to serve as a board member for Trips for Kids, a non-profit organization that enables underserved kids to ride bikes.

A graduate from Georgetown University, I have previously worked for the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and IBM. Originally from Germany, I have lived in the USA, Australia, Spain and now live in Bern, Switzerland. Read about my story here.

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100 + SUCCESSFUL TALKS & WORKSHOPS

10 +  YEARS COACHING & CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

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My story in a book!

I had my good share on bold and non-standard decisions.

I quit a career-aspiring job at the World Bank to see if I could become a professional cyclist. I failed multiple times to make my passion for cycling to my job. I started to believe that a job you love does not exist. With 30 years, I left my management consulting job and moved with nothing but my bike to the other side of the world. I had no plan but a one-hotel night stay and a six-week car rental. My mission? To find my purpose in life. And one year later I set a seemingly impossible record.

Every success outwits many doubts, obstacles and failures. Most people don’t talk about it. I do. In my book, I talk about the anxiety, fear of failure and the conflicts with traditions and “what you are supposed to do” mindsets. But I also talk about how to make dreams come true. What it takes. And how everyone can do it too. This book is about that “normal” people can achieve extraordinary things, if they allow themselves to do them.

If you have a unrealized dream or a seemingly impossible goal, this book is for you.

My life is marked by bold decisions. I am scared, anxious and worried like everyone else. But why I do it anyway, that is what I share in this book, in my talks and workshops while coaching others through bold steps and pushing limits.

Get inspired!

About my record, goal setting, overcoming fear and persistence. Listen to the podcasts.

Tough Girls Podcast (English)
Executive Athletes (English)
Chatting to a friend Podcast (English)
ROADBIKE Podcast (German)
Sinnunternehmer Podcast (German)

Success Stories

“Monika’s coaching showed me how to use my true passions and skills for my career and thus integrate a job into a true part of my life. The coaching was super efficient and absolutely out of the box and individualized to my personal needs. I changed my job while the coaching was still taking place. Monika is an exceptionally inspiring and free personality for whom boundaries do not exist and anything is possible. Above all, she is very emphatic and recognizes the abilities of others. She is hard working, very experienced, passionate, honest and a true role model.”
Alexandra B.Head of Ecosystem Coordination
“Monika is an enthusiastic, energetic speaker whose accounts and experiences bring relevant lessons to the corporate environment. She has spoken at two of our Ciena EMEA events now, specifically on partnering, collaboration and the value of teamwork to achieve the improbable. She is very good to work with in developing content and delivery for the presentations, attentive to addressing the objectives of the speaking assignment. Her enthusiasm is infectious and passion for achieving is inspirational, highly recommended as a speaker for events and cycling activities.”
Mark GilmorSenior Advisor – Ciena
“I am so glad we invited Monika to do a workshop for our leasing teams. Her presentation and energy was fabulous! She motivated, encouraged and assisted our teams in building their confidence to achieve their goals. She provided them with the invaluable tools to overcome failures. In our industry, we deal with people from all walks of life – she was able to relate her workshop to our industry and target the areas that would be most beneficial in their professional and personal lives. I would highly recommend Monika’s workshop!”
Likica GrcevaRegional Property Manager at Corcoran Jennison
“At a time in life when not much is certain, Monika has helped me to choose a path that will help me to continue my passion for knowledge while focusing on my personal happiness after college. With her insight and experiences, she has inspired me to achieve my goals and make that leap that I was previously too scared to do. She is quite enthusiastic and encouraging. I highly recommend meeting with Monika if you are in need of some motivation and expertise!”
Bobbie DiScuilloInternational Business Major, Senior at Bryant University
“The group had a discussion on your adventurous mindset presentation and the feedback was really positive. They found the session to be thought-provoking and we had further discussions on how this could be implemented within their businesses.”
Geordie HogarthVistage Chair
“Thank you very much Monika fur such and interesting and inspiring seminar on how to be best you can be. I enjoyed very much!! I wish you the best for your future. Stay healthy, be safe”
Sabrina Tinoco
The seminar was great and the audience was very engaged. It was exactly the content we were looking for.
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#124SPC - Stage 5 13 passes were on the list for t #124SPC - Stage 5
13 passes were on the list for this Tuesday. Got them all - even though it was quite tough. Construction sites, detours, a flat...but beautiful landscape at the same time. Emotions went up and down. Like the roads do. Finished on a high though: 40 passes ticked off the list now. 😊
Let's take on the next 7 on Wednesday.

#124spc #swisspasses #adventure #upanddown
#124SPC - Stage 4 The week started with 5 passes #124SPC - Stage 4 
The week started with 5 passes in the Solothurn area on the agenda. 
I was not on my own but rode in company. This made some uphill sections feel a bit less long or steep...😉 It was a perfect day for being in the saddle, until we got hit by some heavy rain on the last pass of the day. But I would call it a great stage anyway and I am motivated to take on the 13 passes (most number of passes in a day) tomorrow. Let's get them ticked off the list...1 ✔️ 2✔️ 3✔️...

#124spc #swisspasses #motivation #mondayride
#124SPC - Stage 3 This Sunday definitely had a lot #124SPC - Stage 3
This Sunday definitely had a lot of surprises in store for me... Along the way, we got into a contre le montre and a fair, I had a puncture, got into some serious gravel sections, met cows, got chased by dogs, had to adjust the routes a couple of times, had some mean headwind that swallowed a lot of energy etc. The combination of all of this made the day quite special 😉 Meeting an acquaitance by surprise on the last meters towards the top of a climb was nice and having a support team that can also do offroad is definitely priceless...it was a great day and I am looking forward to tomorrow!

...and hey - 8 passes were added to the list of completed passes today.

#124spc #swisspasses #sundayfunday #surprises
#124SPC - Stage 2 Another 7 passes ticked off the #124SPC - Stage 2
Another 7 passes ticked off the list.
Once again, the passes were not yet really like the hard ones that are waiting for me mainly in the second half of the challenge. BUT this helps me and the team to get into our routines.
Especially enjoyed getting up the Col the Chasseral even though I was a bit low on energy at that point - but the scenery is always nice and today, I also had great company which made the stage seem to pass much faster. Spirits were always kept high. And that's how I will be approaching stage with 8 passes (of which I know only 1). 
Stay tuned 😉

📷 @bsummi
#124spc #swisspasses #challenge #colduchasseral #getintothegroove
#124SPC - Stage 1 So this was the first stage out #124SPC - Stage 1
So this was the first stage out of the 26  planned to accomplish my 124 Swiss Passes challenge.

Quick recap (which I will do after every stage): 7 rather small passes that were great as a warm-up and to get into the mood and mode. Mind, body & bike.
The suppport team did a great job on their first day of working together. 
Very much looking forward to get another 7 passes off the list on Saturday. ....
📷 @bsummi 
#124spc #swisspasses #motivation #challenge
Some impressions of stage 1 of my 124 Swiss Passes Some impressions of stage 1 of my 124 Swiss Passes Challenge (August 12, 2022).
7 passes ticked off the list. ✔️

@cervelo @sramroad @zippspeed @lazersport 
#124spc #swisspasses #letsgetitstarted
One last deep breath... Finally, it's time to star One last deep breath...
Finally, it's time to start my Swiss Passes Challenge! So ready to do this... 
Follow me along this journey...

#124spc #letsdothis #swisspasses
Over dinner with a friend in March at the @velober Over dinner with a friend in March at the @veloberlin, the idea of riding all Swiss Passes started. Tomorrow and just five months later, I am heading to the start line with a four-person team and amazing collaboration partners.

What no one saw (except the people close to me) what happened along the way...sleepless nights, trying to get training and logistical and organisational work into 24 hours while finding somewhere recovery, dealing with a dragging sickness, writing a book (for a different project) and staying somewhat sane. 

A lot of work goes into it. And tomorrow, all we worked for is finally happening! So, whatever will be happening in the next 26 days, for me, it is already a huge success pulling this project off the ground. And even more so with people who bring so much passion, love and excitement into this project. Let's rock this!

#124spc
Why the 124 Swiss Passes Challenge? Because the f Why the 124 Swiss Passes Challenge?

Because the feeling of boredom and not being able to follow my dreams scare me more than the thought of failing.

With 4 days to go, I feel very much alive. The emotions are so raw. The feeling of presence so strong and the sense of purpose so intense. 

Whatever will happen during the challenge, it has been already a wild ride!

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