If anyone knows that there is no victory without struggle, it’s Mark Tuitert. The Olympic speed skating champion competed at the top of the world for fifteen years before turning to entrepreneurship. In his lectures, he shares candid and energetic insights that help you realize your dreams—lessons drawn from his skating career, entrepreneurship, and training a Stoic mindset.
Mark Tuitert as a speaker
Mark Tuitert speaks about his experiences in speed skating, linked to themes such as “the art of peaking” and “how to get the best out of yourself.” He speaks passionately about “dreams” and “growing stronger through setbacks.” He also motivates audiences with his talks on (daring to) make choices, successful collaboration, and personal responsibility. Want to take your team to the next level? Mark engages with your team in an enthusiastic way, motivating them through teambuilding exercises based on his story. In addition, in this leadership training he also provides a clear explanation of the principles of a healthy lifestyle. That means moving and learning at the same time—a golden combination.
Stoic mindset
We need a mindset that arms us against the harshness and unpredictability of life. One that trains us to find calm and fulfillment while chasing our dreams. Inspired by this philosophy, Mark wrote his first book Drive: train je stoïcijnse mindset. He brings the insights from this book into his presentations, offering concrete tools to turn setbacks into opportunities. He also shares these insights in his podcast Drive, in which he talks with driven athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, and scientists.
Entrepreneur
Alongside lectures and media appearances, Mark has for years devoted his energy to his own company, First Energy Gum: a chewing gum that contains caffeine to give you more energy so you can get more out of your day. As a top athlete, he wanted a better alternative than coffee or unhealthy energy drinks. Mark is also a trainer at the online gym Fitchannel. For him, entrepreneurship comes down to doing, discovering, constantly struggling, and continually improving.
