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.
1 Mio + PEOPLE INSPIRED
100 + SUCCESSFUL TALKS & WORKSHOPS
10 + YEARS COACHING & CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
1 CYCLING RECORD
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.
Success Stories