Barbara Hagedorn
Barbara Hagedorn is a visionary, entrepreneur and bridge builder. What others see as a headwind is what drives her to come up with new ideas.
“Hey kiddo, what are you doing here?” – She was greeted with exactly this sentence when she was 23 years old and started working in the tire industry. Her answer? Not with words, but with deeds. She asserted herself – as so often in her professional life.
The next step: the male-dominated construction world. Barbara Hagedorn took on responsibility in the family business and developed it over the years into a model company – economically strong, culturally pioneering:
- 4th largest demolition company in the world
- Over 2,000 employees
- Awarded the title “Employer of the future”
These milestones not only stand for economic success. They also embody their attitude: leadership needs heart. Corporate culture needs courage. And real progress needs people with attitude.
Barbara Hagedorn Lecture topics
- “Women in construction, voice in change – how diversity really drives companies forward”
Why diversity is not a nice-to-have, but a real business booster.
- “From the portacabin to the CEO’s office – how we are rethinking leadership and securing the future”
Impulses from 25 years of entrepreneurship for modern corporate culture.
- “Attitude instead of harmony – Why companies need to be uncomfortably courageous now”
On responsibility, values and real change in a world in upheaval.
Barbara Hagedorn is not resting on her laurels. She is putting her energy into FutureWE – a consultancy she founded to help organizations lead with clarity, humanity and conviction. Through FutureWE, she supports companies in developing resilient cultures, in change and in value-based leadership. At the same time, she is active as an investor and supports entrepreneurs who are shaping the working world of tomorrow with integrity and substance.
Her mission remains unchanged: Rethinking leadership and corporate culture – not as buzzwords, but as lived responsibility. She builds bridges between generations, genders and structures. Her style is clear, down-to-earth and deeply human.
Barbara Hagedorn is a passionate speaker who brings energy instead of ego, substance instead of empty phrases – and experience that you can feel. Those who experience her leave inspired – and ready for action.
Wolfram Sauer's opinion on Barbara Hagedorn
Barbara Hagedorn stands for courageous leadership with attitude, clarity and heart. She is an entrepreneur who not only demands change, but lives it – with real substance instead of empty phrases. Anyone who meets her immediately senses that this is someone who doesn’t just talk, but acts.
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