Michael Holtappels makes entrepreneurs and managing directors future-ready. He takes companies to the point where leadership, technology and the new rules of the game become a competitive advantage.
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Michael Holtappels is the founder and CEO of several brands and companies in the tech space. With more than 20 years in complex IT projects, he knows where digital transformation is truly decided.
He operates where direction, capital, and experience determine success – as a co-founder, investor, at the shareholder level, and in major projects. As a sparring partner and co-creator for entrepreneurs and executives who think about the future strategically. With backbone, straight talk, and accountability for results.
The difference between a successful entrepreneur or managing director and an insolvency is decided in these three focus areas.
Leadership, organisation and decisions under uncertainty.
“How do I lead a company whose environment changes faster than its structures?”
AI, data and new technologies as levers for the business and as investment decisions.
“Where does technology move my business forward measurably?”
Regulation, liability, security and the balance of power in the digital economy.
“Which rules will apply tomorrow, and how do I use them instead of just reacting?”
Michael Holtappels works exclusively with successful entrepreneurs and executives. With entrepreneurial responsibility and a stake in the outcome. No flashy slide decks without execution.
A co-founder with entrepreneurial responsibility and a real stake in the outcome – not as an outside consultant, but as a partner.
Capital, network, and experience for tech companies with substance – where growth is approached with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Strategic oversight and clear direction at the shareholder level. A well-founded position, even when it is uncomfortable.
Interim leadership where IT and digital transformation need to deliver impact. Strategically conceived, successfully executed in practice.
Keynotes from the perspective of an entrepreneur in the technology sector on the future of business. They cover management, digital transformation, the rules of the game for the digital future and the courage to think differently. Motivating, yet clear and honest.
Learn More →On stage, Michael Holtappels makes it tangible how the future of business is being decided today. As an entrepreneur who knows what he is talking about. With the courage to rethink things, and without concealing the risks. Keynotes that inspire and move people to act.
He did not leave his stage presence to chance: Michael Holtappels completed speaker training as part of a master class at the renowned Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York City – where Hollywood legends also learned their craft.
Michael Holtappels succeeded in making digital transformation tangible and in capturing the audience’s full attention. A performance that stays with you.
Excerpts from keynotes and interviews. The future, explained from an entrepreneur’s perspective.
Michael Holtappels only gets involved where he can genuinely help shape the outcome. With backbone and a concrete, well-founded position. He also takes responsibility for what will have an impact tomorrow.
He always has an open and honest word for you, even when it is uncomfortable. Better straight talk that moves things forward than diplomatic hedging or silence.
Collaboration built on reliability and discretion. A handshake is a commitment, first and foremost. What is agreed stands and remains confidential.
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