Benedikt Böhm

About Benedikt Böhm

Benedikt Böhm is the international managing director of the ski touring equipment manufacturer Dynafit. Since his entry in 2003, the brand has developed from bankruptcy to become the global market leader. In his second life, Benedikt Böhm is an extreme ski mountaineer and keynote speaker. In his captivating presentations, he skillfully bridges the gap between the extreme mountain world – from the so-called death zone – and the business world. Böhm is not a reckless risk-taker.

In both sports and business, he meticulously plans his ambitious goals and works consistently and passionately towards their realization. Böhm completed his studies in the USA and England, but his boundary experiences in the mountains have proven to be the most valuable for his management career. Benedikt Böhm is the founder of the brand Helping Band, which is dedicated to the preservation and expansion of nature and marine conservation areas. To this end, Benedikt Böhm collaborates with WWF, which he also represents as an ambassador.

Benedikt Böhm’s presentations consist of breathtaking images and short video clips featuring rare footage from the highest mountains in the world. The audience quickly realizes that Böhm is not a crazy extreme athlete, but rather leads both his expeditions and his company responsibly, attributing his success to careful and diligent planning.

In his presentation, he addresses questions such as: How do I prepare for such a utopian goal as climbing an 8,000-meter high mountain in such a short time without artificial oxygen? How do I build an inner ‘momentum’ to achieve the seemingly impossible, and how can risks be calculated as effectively as possible? What role does speed play in risk minimization, as well as patience and flexibility in large projects? How do we behave in absolute exceptional situations? What role do fear and courage play? How does one overcome fear on the way to great goals? What is essential on the path to the goal, and what is merely important or can be omitted? Why does innovation mean for Böhm primarily ‘lightness,’ not only in mountaineering but also in business and even privately? What does it take to forge new paths and lead a change successfully, and how does one return to the original mindset after significant setbacks?

Böhm is not a solo mountaineer and describes the uniqueness that teams in the death zone possess, as well as the immense pressure – both within oneself and within the team – that must be managed. Time and again, Böhm bridges the gap between the extreme and the business world like no one else.