Roland Gäbler

Roland Gäbler is a professional sailor, multiple Olympic medallist, world and European champion. He was the overall winner of the World Cup and the Volvo Champions Race.

In his extraordinary sailing career, he has experienced everything from bitter defeat to phenomenal victories. His sensational comebacks are legendary. Roland Gäbler continues to be very active and successful as a helmsman and tactician on various yachts.

As a team coach, Roland Gäbler has developed many talented individuals and led them to the top of the world rankings. His special team training method has produced four Olympic medals and 22 world championship titles.

At the same time, he is also a top speaker with the very best references. Authentic, emotional and with a fantastic visual world, he comes straight from the racing yachts to give his inspiring talks.

He also plays current video sequences from the races and teams, which make his presentation particularly authentic and extraordinary. He talks about motivation, teamwork, communication, leadership techniques, change, efficiency, sparring, turnaround, winner culture, mental strength, positive attitude and much more.

Roland Gäbler Speaking Topics

  • Stormchallenge – leadership, communication, strategy turnaround and motivation

Roland Gäbler shows the strategies and methods the best sailing teams in the toughest races in the world sailed through the strongest storms and sovereignly achieved their goal. Get inspired and profit sustainably from the experiences of the world’s best sailing teams to master the future of the economy even better. This keynote speech fits perfectly into kick-off events, conferences, workshops and seminars.

  • Winning Together – motivation, teaming, communication, focus, sparring and leadership

Teaming and motivation with the example of the victorious “Oracle Team USA” at the America’s Cup, where they wrote with great team performance and an extraordinary comeback sports history. He gives his talk in a passionate and exciting way that captivates every listener. So far, he has won over 80 championships, so he knows what he’s talking about. In addition, he has lived through all phases of high-performance sports, from the bitterest defeat to the phenomenal victory. Benefit from his experience!

If you have new challenges with your team want to accept, then fits this impulse presentation perfect in kick-off events, seminars, conferences, workshops and meetings.

These are just a few examples of topics that Roland Gäbler will address in his keynote speech. But there are many more interesting things to report from board of the racing yachts. Sailing is team sport at the highest level. A team sport par excellence. Sailor, nature and technology in dynamic synergy. Highest performance paired with the right stamina to finish as the winner.

He has experienced a lot as a sailor in the last 40 years. Roland Gäbler comes with real and authentic stories from a new perspective, which have a lasting positive effect on current issues of the economy. You can be sure that Roland Gaebler will inspire and motivate your team!

“Bringing crew and ship through all weather conditions is a real challenge. Still winning the race is the ultimate of teamwork.“

Wolfram Sauer's opinion on Roland Gäbler

Roland Gäbler is a professional sailor who translates top performance, teamwork and mental strength from high-performance sport into everyday business life – clearly, practically and inspiringly. Those who book him as a speaker will not receive theory, but immediately applicable ideas on leadership, decision-making and dealing with pressure that will have a lasting effect.

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