Trainer

Maria-Theresa Schinnerl, CSP

It's not about satisfying people. It's about inspiring them.

Maria-Theresa Schinnerl is a sought-after keynote speaker, trainer, and expert in excellent customer contact. With her focus on humanity, service awareness, and appreciation in the digital world, she shows companies how they can rethink customer relationships. Maria-Theresa impressively conveys how attitude, attention, and authenticity can attract and delight customers. Her practicality and charisma make her the leading expert in the DACH region for customer service quality, customer experience, and service awareness. With her experience in the service industry and her motto "Helping people to shine," she builds trust and provides inspiring insights for more effectiveness in customer contact. Book Maria-Theresa Schinnerl for your next business event and experience a new dimension of customer loyalty.

Rates

Vita

Mehr Infos

Rethinking Service Excellence: Maria-Theresa Schinnerl Inspires

Maria-Theresa Schinnerl is a keynote speaker, trainer, and expert in outstanding customer engagement. She shows how humanity, service awareness, and appreciation can become the number one success factor in a digital world. With hands-on insights, she inspires companies to rethink customer relationships – emotionally, effectively, and sustainably.

Ambassador for Customer Delight & Living Service Culture

Whether on international stages or in executive training sessions, Maria-Theresa Schinnerl powerfully conveys how attitude, attentiveness, and authenticity turn customers into loyal fans. Her core topics: customer service quality, customer experience, service mindset, and heartfelt employer branding. Her relatable approach and powerful presence make her one of the most sought-after experts in the DACH region.

From the Front Line to the Spotlight: Experience that Builds Trust

With roots in the service industry, Maria-Theresa Schinnerl knows exactly what it takes to build genuine customer relationships. The native Salzburger combines operational experience with strategic foresight – and an energizing stage presence. Her credo “Helping people to shine” shapes not just her speeches, but her entire approach as a professional and person.

Why Maria-Theresa Schinnerl Is the Perfect Fit for Your Business Event

Leading expert on customer orientation & service excellence
Engaging keynotes with emotional depth and practical value
Inspiring personality with charisma, clarity, and conviction
Ideal for change processes, HR topics & customer loyalty strategies
Immediately actionable impulses for better customer interactions

Book Maria-Theresa Schinnerl now – and experience customer engagement redefined!

Topics

Humanity meets AI - SERVICE, the extra mile of the future

Service is the marketing of the future! Score points in the long term with the right service mindset
Friendliness isn't everything! Create surprising service experiences with the performance check
Recognize touchpoints and make them eventful! Decisive competitive advantages with great (customer) SERVICE

The "CHARMing" customer! What to do when the customer gets "loud"?

Successfully mastering complaints, grievances and bad reviews:
The skillful handling of dissatisfied customers
Recognize the potential of a complaint with the right quality of service - confident, charming and funny
Loud customers - strong impact: Turn a complaint into a customer loyalty tool

"Personal BRANDing" - How do I become a SERVICE personality?

The set-point strategy: making a lasting impression in today's working world
The art of the moment: strong appearance, strong service, strong image
Acting authentically: analyze your own strengths, discover potential and still remain true to yourself

References & Press

Winner of the SPEAKERSLAM Stuttgart 2019 Award in the "Audience Award" category

Winner of the prestigious Constantinus Award 2017 in the "Personal & Training" category

"Ms. Schinnerl absolutely enriched our Mercedes-Benz Austria service conference with her positive and motivating way of presenting with many 'tangible' and also self-experienced examples. The somewhat different, but truly correct approach to the topic of 'premium customer enthusiasm' was entertaining and informative. An absolute added value for our event!" Markus Albel & Wolfgang Bayer
Director Customer Services Passenger Car & VAN
Mercedes-Benz Austria GmbH

"Ms. Schinnerl inspired the Field Force crew with her inspiring content on customer centricity, customer experience and customer service. The presentation was very interesting and entertaining. The practical examples helped the participants to immerse themselves in the world of Customer Service Excellence and to take away impulses for the subsequent workshop as well as for their work out in the field, with the customer."
Martin Wittwer, Pfizer AG

"When it comes to customer and service orientation, Ms. Schinnerl has become my first port of call. The general tenor of all participants: 'We've never had such a valuable seminar at Siemens!" Wolfgang Schneider, Siemens AG

"Maria-Theresa Schinnerl skillfully combines expertise and a captivating stage presence. That is rare: that professionalism and a pleasant human effect complement each other perfectly." Georg Wawschinek, keynote speaker & communications expert, CSP

"Maria-Theresa Schinnerl's presentation flies by and provides plenty of inspiration and motivation. Her presentation not only shows the benefits of customer service, it also makes you want to try it out right away! A clear recommendation!"
Dr. Katharina Turecek, brain expert, author & keynote speaker, MSc

Statement on winning the Agency Award at the Austrian Speaker Slam:

"Her seven minutes were full of emotion and we knew immediately: 'She's going to win this thing'. We need more women like her, especially in this day and age when it's mainly men who take to the stage. Women who are role models and have something to say."
Ali Mahlodji, founder of whatchado, EU Youth Ambassador, jury member at the Austrian Speaker Slam

Publications

Service Upgrade: Wie Sie Ihre Kunden verstehen, gewinnen und begeistern

ISBN : 399060192X

19.95 €

Amazon: Service Upgrade: Wie Sie Ihre Kunden verstehen, gewinnen und begeistern

Podcasts

Der „REIZende" Kunde! - Was tun, wenn der Kunde „laut" wird? | Maria Theresa Schinnerl, CSP

8:59

Blog

Feel-good effect with a guaranteed title!

Maria-Theresa Schinnerl, CSP

02. March 2020

Feel-good effect with a guaranteed title!

The text discusses the importance of job titles and designations in recognizing and appreciating employees. It highlights examples of creative titles like "Director of First Impressions" and suggests involving employees in choosing titles to boost morale and self-esteem.

Show post

HOW TO NOT ONLY MEET CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS - BUT EXCEED THEM

Maria-Theresa Schinnerl, CSP

19. November 2019

HOW TO NOT ONLY MEET CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS - BUT EXCEED THEM

The text discusses the importance of excellent customer service encounters and introduces a tool called the "Impulse Generator Approach" to test performance in a company. It emphasizes being friendly, competent, quick, and individual to meet customer expectations effectively.

Show post

Show all

Maria-Theresa Schinnerl, CSP

It's not about satisfying people. It's about inspiring them.