OWN THE CLIMB
If you can’t control it, lead it.
To get to any summit, you have to climb. In the mountains – and in every boardroom.
Along the ascent there are unexpected obstacles, decisions without a clear view, and conditions that keep changing.
Leadership is no different.
The question is not whether you face these challenges. The question is how you respond to them.
Do the challenges guide you – or do you drive them?
If you drive them – you OWN THE CLIMB®.
It is the mindset to keep pushing no matter the conditions.
To keep going consistently – through shifting priorities and changing conditions – that mindset needs a structure that delivers it.
That structure is CLIMB – Clarity, Leadership, Infrastructure, Milestones, Balance.
For leadership teams, it works as a:
-foundation for consistent delivery.
-diagnostic for performance bottlenecks.
-common language across the organization.
Monika counts among the most sought-after experts for leadership teams that perform – no matter what comes.
With 20+ years of international experience in high-performing environments and two cycling records, she helps leadership teams deliver consistently, even when conditions are complex and constantly shifting – with her CLIMB framework as a concrete system that works immediately.
She studied international security with focus on nuclear weapons and began her career at the IMF and World Bank before moving into management consulting.
Then she traded strategy decks for mountain passes and set two cycling records – including all 124 Swiss mountain passes in 26 days. No rest day. No stable conditions. No plan B.
Today she brings her CLIMB structure to leadership teams at organizations including Roche, AXA, SBB, Deloitte and Morgan Stanley.
How organizations work with Monika
Most engagements start with a keynote. Many go further.
Keynote
Learn how to keep your team performing in times of uncertainty, pressure and change. 20–90 minutes. In person or virtual.
Performance Diagnostic
See clearly where your team’s performance can go further. 90 min session.
Performance Program
Put the conditions in place for sustained performance. 12 month engagement.
Leadership Summits
Apply CLIMB across your leadership team – outdoors, under new conditions.
Keynote
Monika`s next challenge in Summer 2026
30 Swiss Summit Challenge
30 summits. 30 days. 40’000 elevation gain.
See CLIMB in Action.
What leadership teams say
What leadership teams say
Christian Baumann
CEO, House of HR Germany
You are immediately drawn into her story.
At the end, you leave the keynote inspired and with concrete tips.
We highly recommend Monika as a speaker.
Madeleine Wolf
Chief Marketing Officer, Open Systems
Monika leaves a lasting impression.
She combines business acumen, an academic background and her path as an extreme sportswoman with great passion.
Petra Rohner
President of Stiftung SWONET
Monika ignites a palpable energy.
Many participants still talk about their impulses today – a real added value.
