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Speaker

Marit Bouwmeester

Marit Bouwmeester is an Olympic champion, entrepreneur, and speaker on performing under pressure, mental strength, and goal-oriented leadership. She won four consecutive Olympic medals, including two gold, and became multiple-time world champion in one of the toughest disciplines in sailing. This makes her the most successful female sailor of all time. What sets Marit apart is her strategic approach. For each Olympic cycle, she developed a meticulous plan, fully tailored to the specific circumstances and focused on innovation, with only one goal: winning gold. During the last Olympic Games, she achieved this even under the watchful eye of her daughter, making her achievement all the more impressive. As a speaker, Marit combines her sports experience, mindset, and entrepreneurship into inspiring insights for teams, leaders, and organizations. She is available for bookings as a speaker at Het Sprekershuys..

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Languages

  • Dutch
  • English

Rate indication

  • € 3,500.-

About Marit Bouwmeester

Marit is not only a top athlete but also a deep thinker and a driver of innovation. As an athlete, she worked for years with top coaches, sports psychologists, and performance experts to reinvent herself every four years. She now translates that strategic mindset to the world beyond the water. Alongside her sports career, she is co-owner of Smith & Bean, a brand that develops nutrition for peak performance. She was named World Sailor of the Year, multiple times Dutch Sailor of the Year, and is a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau. Marit as a speaker As a speaker, Marit Bouwmeester not only highlights her impressive achievements but also the powerful life lessons that brought her to the top. She shares her experiences and insights in an inspiring and accessible way and knows how to motivate any audience with her stories. Marit speaks passionately about the importance of a growth mindset, performing under pressure, setting and achieving goals, and the power of teamwork. Her mix of Olympic experience and personal stories ensures that she inspires every audience. Whether it’s a leadership session, team day, or kick-off event: Marit brings both insight and inspiration. Marit is an excellent fit for corporate events focused on leadership, vitality, change management, sports & motivation, performance culture, and personal development. She speaks at leadership days, team development programs, HR conferences, sports events, and inspiration sessions centered around mental strength and goal-oriented work.

About Marit Bouwmeester

Sessions

This session is about the importance of a growth mindset: always learning and improving, regardless of the outcome. Discover how mental resilience and inner conviction contribute to success and the application of "control the controllables": focus on what you can influence and let go of what you cannot change.

The importance of clear and achievable goals for continuous growth and success is emphasized during this session through strategic planning and the flexibility to adjust your goals based on new circumstances. Learn how maintaining a growth mindset helps in setting and achieving increasingly higher goals.

In this session, the crucial role of a supportive network in achieving success is highlighted. Learn how effective collaboration and communication contribute to a positive team dynamic and engage in discussions about the importance of shared goals and collective responsibility for success.

The session provides tools for teams that want to collaborate more effectively, align better, and take joint responsibility for results. Marit inspires with practical examples and invites reflection and action.

This session is perfect for team days, leadership programs, and events focused on collaboration, performance culture, and team building.

Learn to deal with high expectations by focusing on processes instead of outcomes with strategies to remain calm and focused, even in the most stressful situations. This session also focuses on emotion-focused coping: techniques to manage stress and negative emotions and transform them into positive energy.

Videos

Marit Bouwmeester on the Olympic Games, mental strength & setbacks! | Switched-On Podcast

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