Speaker & Entrepreneur

Prof. Hansjörg Zimmermann

"Less is sea"

Prof. Hansjörg Zimmermann combines digital excellence, entrepreneurial experience, and health psychology. As a keynote speaker, he focuses on mental health, leadership, and transformation. His inspiring talks are practical, engaging, and scientifically grounded. With many years of experience as a digital pioneer, entrepreneur, and professor, he brings substance, humor, and clarity to the stage. Book him now for your business event.

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Hansjörg Zimmermann – Digitalization Meets Mental Strength

Hansjörg Zimmermann represents a rare combination of digital excellence, entrepreneurial experience, and a well-grounded expertise in health psychology. As a first-generation digital pioneer, serial entrepreneur, and professor, he brings to the stage perspectives that are critical for organizations today: mental health, resilience, leadership culture, and transformation. Anyone searching for a keynote speaker on mental health, leadership, and change will find in him a source of inspiration who combines substance with humor and clarity.

Current Focus & High-Impact Impulses

Today, Hansjörg Zimmermann translates mental health into a language that resonates with executives and activates teams. His talks combine practical relevance with scientific grounding – inspiring, engaging, and directly applicable. As the host of the podcast “ManageMen – Why Men in Leadership Positions Prefer Staring at Goats Rather Than Talking About Feelings,” he sets strong impulses around self-leadership, stress competence, and psychological safety. At the same time, he deepens his clinical expertise through advanced training as a practitioner for psychotherapy (HPP), further strengthening the scientific foundation of his “ManageMen” concept.

Entrepreneur, Creative Mind & Academic Authority

Since 1996, Hansjörg Zimmermann has played a key role in shaping digitalization in Germany. As founder and CEO of the legendary digital agency die argonauten, he built one of Europe’s most successful agencies – with more than 400 employees across 11 locations, including Munich, Berlin, Moscow, Warsaw, and Zurich. International brands such as Audi, BMW, Coca-Cola, Deutsche Bahn, and Deutsche Bank relied on his strategic consulting.

Earlier in his career, he developed award-winning campaigns as Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather and Publicis (Zurich). As an early usability expert, he published “Good Webrations – Web Design and Perception.” His industry relevance is underscored by his role as a Cannes Lions jury member (Cyber Lions 2003 & 2004) and as the first Digital Board Member of the GWA.

In parallel, he has been teaching at media universities for over 25 years and has served as Professor at the Macromedia University of Applied Sciences since 2007. His academic focus lies at the intersection of brand communication, communication competence, and psychological resilience. In 2026, his new book “Scheiterhaufen – I Burn for My Life” will be published.

Why Choose Hansjörg Zimmermann for Your Event?

Relevance for decision-makers: Mental health & leadership, delivered practically
Credibility: Digital pioneer, entrepreneur, professor
Impact: Engaging, clear, scientifically grounded
Business focus: Resilience, self-leadership, change & transformation
Experience: International stages, keynotes & moderations

Book Hansjörg Zimmermann now for your business event.

Topics

Creativity Digitalization Transformation Start-up

Why Mental Health Becomes a Leadership Responsibility

Why less performance often leads to greater impact
Stress, sleep & resilience in everyday leadership
Balancing career, children & partnership in a healthy way
Understanding burnout, preventing it, and recognizing it early

How Real Impact in Front of an Audience Is Created

Speaking confidently in front of an audience & on stage
Using voice, presence & body language effectively
Communicating clearly in pitches, meetings & presentations
Becoming rhetorically unbeatable with simple techniques

What Companies Need in the Era of New Work

Understanding disruption and leveraging opportunities strategically
Digitalization as a driver of new business models
Creativity & courage as future skills
Shaping transformation with confidence and effectiveness

What Enables True Reinvention

Ideation: Developing ideas in a structured way
Creativity techniques for teams & leadership
Perspective shifts as an innovation lever
Actively shaping change instead of passively following it

References & Press

Excerpt of Corporate References:
ADAC, Unipor Annual Conference Arlberg Hospiz Hotel St. Christoph, AUDI Management Forum, Axel Springer, Bacardi, bvik, Coca-Cola, Deutsche Bank, ePlus, Süddeutscher Verlag, Thomas Middelhof (Arcandor), Volkswagen University

Learntec, HORIZONT BVDW Summit, Internetworld Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart, Management Forum Starnberg, Munich Media Days, W&V Media Summit, Zukunft Personal Europe

Portrait “From Auctioneer to Media Professional”
Business Punk 2023

“I was ashamed – When men get sick, it’s physical:
That’s what Hansjörg Zimmermann believed too – until he received the BurnOn diagnosis”
Süddeutsche Zeitung and Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin 2024 and 2025

“Dead or Healthy – How Burnout Became a Widespread Disease –
and What Can Help Against It”
Augsburger Allgemeine

Awards:
2003 Jury Member Cyber Lions
2010 Lecturer of the Year DDA

2022 Top 100 Innovator
2025 Speaker of the Year LernKino