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Monika Sattler

Dare to go for YOUR goals!

Monika Sattler is a (female) talent & leadership coach, cycling record holder, TEDx speaker, board member and author.

With decades of professional, athletic and personal experience of going for non-standard or seemingly impossible goals, she now helps professionals, leaders and teams to create and pursue purpose-driven and value-based goals. She is particularly passionate about coaching professionals in their career reorientation process. Learn more here.

She is the first woman who rode the 3000 km Vuelta a España on the same day as the professionals, just hours beforehand. Read more here.

Currently, she is 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. Find out more here. She uses this challenge (like the first record) to showcase what it means to dare to pursue YOUR goals.

She speaks frequently at conferences and is the author of the book “Unleashing your RAD potential”. She is currently writing a gravel cycling guide that will be published with Delius Klasing in Spring 2023.

She serves as a board member for Trips for Kids, a non-profit organization that enables underserved kids to ride bikes.

A graduate from Georgetown University, she has previously worked for the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and IBM. Originally from Germany, she has lived in the USA, Australia, Spain and now lives in Bern, Switzerland. Read more here.

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1 Mio + PEOPLE INSPIRED

100 + SUCCESSFUL TALKS & WORKSHOPS

10 +  YEARS COACHING & CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

1 CYCLING RECORD

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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!

Monika talks about her 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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Today was a beautiful ride across the Glaubenbiele Today was a beautiful ride across the Glaubenbielenpass and Glaubenbergpass.
Both passes I will ride being well into the challenge.
Glaubenberg, I will ride on stage 20 with Rengg, Schüpferegg, Schallenberg and Fritzflue

Glaubenbiehlerpass, I will ride on Stage 21 with Brünig and Ächerlipass

Two tough days before heading to Valais for more tough days. 😅

This is going to be epic! 

#124spc
Meine Story, meine Mission und der Grund, warum ic Meine Story, meine Mission und der Grund, warum ich alle 124 Schweizer Pässe mit dem Velo fahre, jetzt in @tagesanzeiger @bernerzeitung.ch @derbund @baslerzeitung_baz 

Vielen Dank, Philipp für das super Gespräch! 

#124spc
“We have two lives, and the second begins when w “We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”

- Confucius
Good morning Monday! ☀️ What a weekend! Film Good morning Monday! ☀️

What a weekend! Film shooting until 1am with scenes in the swimming pool, fitness studio, performance test and an interview. An intense but fun time. Now heading back to 🇨🇭 to continue the training. ⛰️🚴⛰️🚴⛰️

#weekend #124spc
My mission with the 124 Swiss Passes Challenge goe My mission with the 124 Swiss Passes Challenge goes beyond setting a cycling record. I aim to inspire others, especially women, to go outside their comfort zone and pursue big goals.

A documentary will be made about this challenge that will tell the full story. The first film shoot is this weekend. 

#inspire #beyourself #getoutsideyourcomfortzone #goforyourgoals #makethingshappen
So excited about having received today the road bi So excited about having received today the road bike I will tackle the 124 Swiss Passes Challenge with:
The @cervelo Caledonia. 🥳And with that, I finally can announce my new partnership with @sramroad which I am very excited about! 🎉🎉🎉

A huge thanks 🙏 to @cervelo and @sramroad for making this happen! I cant wait to ride this beauty up every @swisstopo pass in Switzerland! ⛰️🇨🇭⛰️🇨🇭⛰️

#cervelo
@zippspeed
#newbikeday
#zippwheels
#roadbike
Just be yourself and stay true to your values. ❤ Just be yourself and stay true to your values. ❤️

@myswitzerland @cervelo @polartecfabric @projects_martinakink @cyclingswitzerland @santini_cycling
Life is all about choices. Even if we do not choos Life is all about choices. Even if we do not choose, we choose. Oftentimes, we walk through life taking the path that is ahead of us seemingly right for us without consciously asking ourselves if that is actually the path we want to take. Down the road we all of a sudden find ourselves on a path we wonder how we got there and question its purpose. 

Being aware of our decisions (also not deciding is a decision) is key to understand WHAT we want and to make sure we stay on track.
Very nice ride up Grimselpass to Furkapass and bac Very nice ride up Grimselpass to Furkapass and back via Grimselpass today. I missed to charge my shifter battery so did the full ride with one gear. Luckily, you dont need more anyway. 😅

@cervelo #cyclingadventures #grimsel #furka #furkapass #cervelo #aspero
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