Testimonials

" ... strong consensus among my extended leadership team that Marc's story echoes to our current situation, at home and at work! The team found it incredibly valuable, unforgettable, and very moving to all of us ... "

"Marc took us on his journey through the jungle at our annual reception. At the end of his presentation, he drew parallels with the challenges of the current VUCA world and how we can overcome them without „losing our heads“. Thank you for this captivating lecture!"

"Excellent online presentation! To the minute, extremely moving and, above all, perfectly tailored to the target group. Thank you very much!"

"Marc's Keynote will still often referenced in conversations even after a year - Thank you very much for that!"
[Note: Feedback 1 year after the event]

"Your presentation was inspiring and a true blessing."

"As part of our Beirat-BW Clubhouse networking event series, we had Marc Wallert as our guest. His presentation on RESILIENCE fascinated and captivated our more than 150 guests and, building on this, enabled us to have an exciting discussion about how individuals and companies can demonstrate resilience in crises."

"They spoke to people individually and really touched them, creating a particularly open atmosphere in the room."

"His lecture is truly inspiring and the learnings will be for life."

"Marc's Keynote was the perfect conclusion to the assembly congress."

"Likeable, captivating and absolutely motivating! Marc's touching story with many important core messages more than inspired the audience and made a lasting impression. Even the recording of the presentation was met with great interest in our company afterwards due to the enthusiasm. A highlight among the speakers and absolutely to the point!"

"With his moving and authentic manner, Marc Wallert managed to inspire the participants of the DFB Academy's Team Management Meet-up. His ideas were also taken up again and again the following day and were valuable for the event."

"Marc Wallert took our audience into the jungle and provided impressive insights. He provided visitors with valuable knowledge for crisis management and contributed greatly to the successful start of the ko:mon Congress 2022!"

"What an incredible keynote!"

"Marc attended our global iBelong webinar series sharing his inspirational story about developing resilience through times of crisis. Marc came well prepared and aware of our Arcadis culture which developed immediate trust by all Arcadians. His unique and engaging storytelling helped translate his jungle experiences into the challenges faced in today's uncertain climate and the importance of self-management in boosting resilience. We had an overwhelming response of questions from the audience demonstrating Marc's captivating and relatable approach."

"Thank you, Marc, for your intensive presentation. Strong through the crisis was the motto of the Baustoff Brandes management meeting in Quedlinburg. Your extreme experience of being kidnapped by terrorists for 140 days is the foundation of your presentation. However, it is about much more, namely the question of what a team, good structure and good preparation can achieve in a crisis. We are tackling the downturn in construction with a system. We are prepared. Your presentation with its many practical tips gives us even more strength. Thank you on behalf of the entire team."

"Marc, you were a rocket! A quietly great show..."

"Marc not only inspired and motivated us with his presentation ‚The art of not losing your head‘, but also inspired us with his authentic manner. to 100% convinced. His story is moving and despite his individuality, he managed to transfer the insights to our everyday working lives. Thank you very much for this extremely inspiring lecture. We look forward to seeing you again!"

"Marc has inspired our global team to think differently about their own experiences and approaches with stress and uncertainty. He has a unique story, tells it in a very human way, authentic and thrilling way and has a great way of translating his experiences into relevant learnings for us. Highly recommendable!"

"Marc presented his story and the corresponding translation to „normal life“ to our international team in an interesting way. Marc's presentation was the highlight of our conference. His input still resonates weeks later. Thank you very much, Marc!"

"We connected Marc Wallert virtually to our face-to-face conference in Cologne and were very impressed. His pre-recorded talk and the subsequent live broadcast touched and inspired us - as if he had been there!"

"Marc is a very talented and inspiring speaker and his session had a strong connection to the business reality beyond his personal case."

"Your presentation to our 100 salespeople was very authentic and the link between your experiences at the time and the current crises in a very vivid and lasting way. Thank you very much for presenting your techniques, which everyone should incorporate into their everyday lives!"

"Marc Wallert touches the audience with an unbelievable story that he authentic and humorous across - very inspiring!"

"An electrifying presentation that captivated the plenum from the very first moment and provided many valuable impulses for our work."

"Marc attended our EMEA all Finance meeting virtually and told his gripping story demonstrating stunning parallels between survival tactics/strategies in the gloomy captivity and our current working life. The term frequently used as Agility get transformed from formality into an adventurous venture equipped with hope, power and belief in change, while we - ourselves - remain accountable for taking the best out of the change and challenge. A great thanks with the hope to meet again!"

"As part of this year's Global Management Meeting, we decided to shed special light on the topic of „resilience and resilient leadership“. In his impressive Keynote „Stronger together with a resilient Leadership Team“, Marc took us on an abduction into the jungle. At the same time he created Parallels to today's working world and specifically to our company. In the open discussion that followed, the participants were given many more ideas and suggestions on how resilience can be practiced in everyday (professional) life and how we can emerge stronger from crises. Thank you very much for the valuable input, Marc!"

"Our franchise partners were thoroughly impressed by Marc Wallert's presentation. His impulses were specifically tailored to our company and therefore particularly motivating. We couldn't have imagined a better speaker."

"In his presentation for our team event, Marc took us into the Philippine jungle and talked us through his jungle strategies. showed a way to get „strong through crises“. His authentic, captivating and also very moving presentation really touched all the team members. Thank you for your words, we can highly recommend the presentation to everyone."

"Marc Wallert „kidnapped“ us into the jungle during the annual kick-off conference and showed the team the parallels to the current Covid world with his clever, sensitive and concise presentation. In particular His authentic and approachable manner make him a very special kind of lecturing experience and his book is a must-read for change managers in turbulent times."

"The entire preparation from the first contact to the event and beyond was fascinatingly uncomplicated and simple. The event itself was great. There were even a few people who said to me afterwards, „Oh, when we heard that a Keynote Speaker was coming, we were skeptical at first because they usually exaggerate a lot and seem so inauthentic.“ And you convinced even these skeptics and they were thrilled!"

"Marc Wallert impressed with his presentation at our joint Rotonda Business Club and Manager Lounge event. The feedback from the participants was not only Scene applause but was also reflected back to me several times afterwards. A truly inspiring and convincing speaker!"

"Crises persist - for our society and for us as a company. It was brilliant to have Marc with us for a second time. We went beyond the jungle and delved into the everyday issues surrounding crises, conflicts and stress. With his authentic and warm manner, Marc managed to deliver a moving and genuine added value - just like our first live talk."

"Marc's inspiring presentation at our coronavirus-related digital Christmas party showed us specific strategies for dealing with crisis situations as a team. He was authentic, well prepared and answered our questions with honesty and interesting, additional insights."

"What a story! And what you can make of fate! The fascinating lecture goes deeper and doesn't just scratch the surface! Everyone can learn something from Mr. Wallert's life! Great!"

"Thank you very much for your inspiring talk! You did an excellent job of transferring your experiences and adventures to our current situation and thus real added value to deliver."

"Even weeks later, the reactions of our customers are still overwhelming. Great lecture!!!"

"Moving, entertaining, inspiring and with many parallels and suggestions for life in the everyday jungle. Marc managed to convey his positive impulses in a entertaining online lecture vividly and, above all, authentically to our employees. Thank you very much for the great presentation and the subsequent exchange."

"We invited Marc Wallert to our hybrid live talk format at the ROSSMANN headquarters in June 2020. Employees were able to follow the combination of personal interview and presentation via livestream. The feedback was excellent: „Inspiring“, „Authentic“, „Exciting“ - and of course very helpful in this time of crisis. The positive impulses have had a lasting effect on our day-to-day business. We are therefore already looking forward to our 2nd event with Marc Wallert!"

"In March 2020, air traffic came to a standstill while Marc Wallert demonstrated a wonderful precision landing with his book „Stark durch Krisen“. In our podcast for pilots, Marc Wallert shared his experiences and insights with us. Encouraged, and showed us new ways to strengthen our resilience in this crisis."

"Marc Wallert Convinces as a speaker with an exciting story - and with his authentic and open manner, he virtually takes his listeners along on the journey. In the gripping account of his four-month hostage-taking by the Abu Sayyaf, he shows surprising parallels between everyday kidnapping and everyday leadership. How to become strong through crises? Marc Wallert lives it ..."

"Your session was excellent, Marc. Thank you for sharing your story with us."

"Authentic, open and captivating! Rarely has a speaker managed to captivate me as much as Marc Wallert. He recounted his experiences in an incomparably authentic way and skillfully linked them with the theory, making it more than tangible. From the first to the last word, it was a thoroughly exciting and, despite the moving topic, humorous lecture, from which I was able to take a lot away for myself. Thanks to his vivid language, I can still draw on the content today and actually use it in my everyday life. Conclusion: More exciting than cinema, more informative than the news and wonderfully refreshing & authentic. Thank you for taking me out of my everyday life and into your story. Good luck for the future! I would love to come back!"

"I have already arranged Marc Wallert as a speaker for our clients twice - with absolutely enthusiastic feedback. A fresh, unspent guy who uses his own terrible and therefore authentic life experience of a 140-day abduction to convey the always topical subject of overcoming crises in his very own way."

"Thank you very much for the lively presentation and the exciting look at the topic from your perspective, which was exactly what we were interested in. [...] With your input, you gave us valuable suggestions on which protective factors help us to get through the crisis well. The practical exercises for rediscovering optimism were also great. The enthusiasm of the conference guests lasted for a long time! Incidentally, we are very glad that we were able to experience your contribution at all before the coronavirus turned everything upside down. Against this background, your exercises from the Mini-Workshop take on a completely different practical meaning for coping with our own everyday life, through which we want to emerge healthy and strong in the difficult times ahead!"

"Marc Wallert tells his gripping story and reveals astonishing parallels between survival strategies in the jungle and the modern world of work - eye-opening and absolutely helpful!"

"I got to know Marc Wallert as a journalist. I can well remember how inspired I went home after our interview. He is one of my favorite people to write about: open, communicative and willing to talk about his experiences in order to make a difference in the world. When I saw Marc Wallert live on stage some time later, I experienced him in the same way authentic as I did at our first meeting. And I definitely learned one thing from him - the difference between simply thinking positively and a goal-oriented optimism that keeps you capable of acting. Thank you Marc for that and all the best for the future."

"Everyone is talking about storytelling as an effective method of communicating content. And Marc Wallert has an incredible story to tell! His presentation at the MASTERMIND MOVEMENT lounge left the participants speechless and deeply moved. We hung on his lips, because we simply couldn't imagine what it must be like to survive for weeks in the jungle, threatened by machetes. Of course, you might ask what such a borderline experience has to do with our day-to-day business. Marc gave us the answer promptly and clearly: The lessons and insights he drew from this experience can be directly applied to our everyday lives - and they are different than we expected. Marc is an inspiring speaker who conveys his story and his practical recommendations in a charming, humorous and admirably eloquent way. The Mastermind Community talked about this experience for a long time."