Speaker & Trainer

Stephan Schmitt

Experiences create uniqueness!

Stephan Schmitt is a business coach, keynote speaker, and author who is driving a new leadership culture with Experience Leadership. Through his personal world journey with the expedition mobile "Balu," he recognized the power of experiences over pure numbers. With over 15 years of experience in coaching and training, he brings together emotion, authenticity, and action to shape leadership that connects and shapes the future. Stephan Schmitt is the ideal speaker for leadership conferences, sales events, change processes, and cultural transformation, teaching not only change but living it and imparting real transformative power.

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Vita

Stephan Schmitt – Making Leadership Tangible with Experience Leadership

Stephan Schmitt is a business coach, keynote speaker, and author – and a pioneer for a new leadership culture. As an expert in Experience Leadership, he shows how leadership, sales, and business can be emotionally charged, tangible, and successful through real, meaningful experiences.

Experiences That Stay – Instead of Numbers That Fade

In 2021, Stephan Schmitt and his family sold everything and spent nearly three years traveling the world in their expedition vehicle “Balu.” This journey became a symbol of change, flexibility, and cultural openness. His key insight: people remember experiences – not processes. He now harnesses this powerful truth to redefine leadership and business.

With Experience, Empathy, and the Courage to Connect

With more than 1,000 trainings and over 2,000 coaching sessions for leaders, entrepreneurs, and sales teams, Stephan Schmitt is a seasoned and inspiring catalyst for change. He combines emotion, authenticity, and action – creating leadership that connects people and shapes the future.

Why You Should Book Stephan Schmitt for Your Event

Leading expert in Experience Leadership and emotional corporate leadership
Three years of world travel – lived change, resilience, and intercultural openness
Over 15 years of experience in coaching, training, and transformation support
Keynotes rich in storytelling, depth, and real-world business relevance
Ideal for leadership conferences, sales events, change processes, and cultural transformation initiatives

Are you looking for a speaker who not only teaches change but truly lives it? Who moves audiences emotionally, inspires practically, and makes leadership a real experience? Then Stephan Schmitt is your first choice: Keynotes with experiential value, clarity – and real transformative power.

Topics

Experience leadership as a leadership booster

Creating experiences - attracting and retaining employees
Motivating and inspiring teams with experiences and storytelling
How to create team spirit and master the future together

Experience sales - the power of emotions in sales

How to surprise, amaze and win over customers
How to move from product sales to emotional sales
How to design your sales process as an inspiring journey,
Inspire your customers and generate recommendations as if by magic!

Experience mindset - into the future with a strong personality

Personality as a success factor - how to overcome obstacles and find new paths
Mastering change - how to use curiosity as a driving force for a successful future
The power of decision - How to move from vision to action

References & Press

Akademie Bayerischer Genossenschaften, Akademie Deutscher Genossenschaften, Berliner Volksbank, Der Wohnvogt Immobilien, EDEKA, ERGO, Intervokat Rechtsanwälte, Martin Bauer, medwork GmbH, Raumausstattung Drebinger, R+V Versicherung, Schuster Beflockungstechnik, Swiss Life, Sparda-Bank West, Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH, Volksbank Bonn Rhein-Sieg, Volksbank Hamburg, Volkswohlbund, Weingut Wendelin u. v. m.

“Stephan made me a user!”

Andreas Wendelin, Wendelin Winery

“Fresh, refreshing and really authentic! It was fun!”

Josef Drebinger, Raumaustattung Drebinger

“Stephan Schmitt is an inspiring and motivating speaker”

Roberto Schuster, Schuster Beflockungstechnik

“Really great class!”

Sascha Schorr, Intervokat Rechtsanwälte

“It was clear to see how certain techniques and thought-provoking impulses can bring about change.”

Thorsten Vogt, Der Wohnvogt Immobilien

“I can only say one word: it was simply brilliant!”

Corsin Parolini