Keynotes

Keynotes your team can use the next day.

Six talks, built from things I shipped. Delivered from FTSE 250 boardrooms to a 3,000-seat festival hall. Every one leaves the room with a framework, not a quote.

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Not another innovation speaker

I've built the things.

Built, scaled, sold. I co-founded a consumer product company, shipped 12 products to 50+ countries and sold the product business in 2024. Every framework in these keynotes was tested in a real market with real revenue first.

50+ startups at Startup Burgenland. I designed and co-built the accelerator and coached its portfolio from first idea to funded company. I know what separates the ventures that survive from those that don't, because I watched both.

Engineered to stick. Every keynote anchors its business lesson to a live demonstration from a product we shipped to 50+ countries.

The six keynotes

Six talks. Built from things I shipped.

"Build Things That Actually Work"Innovation conferences, entrepreneurship events, corporate kickoffs

The flagship. A complete product-building framework from first insight to market traction, with real case studies that make each phase stick. The Subtract to Ship method, tested on products shipped to tens of thousands of customers in 50+ countries.

45–60 min

"Impossible Is Just a Starting Point"General business conferences, large audiences, opening slots

Constraints are not walls. They are design briefs. A keynote on creative problem-solving that shows 'impossible' is a label, not a fact.

30–45 min

"Question. Subtract. Ship."Corporate innovation teams, leadership offsites

Question the status quo, subtract the unnecessary, ship what matters. For teams whose brainstorming sessions produce sticky notes instead of products.

45–60 min

"Question Everything. Build What Works."Corporate transformation, management summits, board offsites

How to be the voice in the room that challenges assumptions and turn that into measurable results. How founders think, why corporates resist, and the frameworks that bridge the gap.

30–45 min

"Experience Is What You Get After You Needed It"Entrepreneurship events, founder communities, YPO/EO chapters

Five frameworks, each extracted from a real business failure that cost real money. Not a talk about embracing failure. A survival guide.

45–60 min

"What 50+ Startups Taught Me About What Actually Works"Startup events, accelerator programmes, ecosystem conferences, corporate venturing

The patterns that separate ventures that make it from those that don't. Five years designing and co-building an accelerator, 50+ portfolio startups, distilled into frameworks your audience can apply immediately.

45–60 min

See a topic that fits your event? Every keynote is adapted to your audience and goals. Send the event details and you get a fixed quote within 48 hours.

On stage

From FTSE 250 boardrooms to 3,000-seat stages.

4GAMECHANGERS Festival, Vienna · around 3,000 in the audience

What your team takes home

A framework, not a feeling

Every keynote includes at least one proven framework the team can run the next day. Extracted from building real businesses and coaching 50+ startups.

Permission to challenge

The vocabulary and confidence to question assumptions and propose experiments. Not a talk about innovation culture. Permission to actually do it.

Questions organisers ask

Quote, formats, booking.

What does a keynote cost?

It depends on format, audience size and whether the talk is tailored to your industry, plus travel. Virtual and workshop formats are quoted separately. You get a fixed quote within 48 hours of sending the event details.

What topics does Felix Lenhard speak about?

Six keynotes on innovation strategy, creative problem-solving, product development, startup patterns and corporate transformation. Every talk includes at least one framework the audience can use the next day.

How do I book Felix for a keynote?

Send your event details through the contact page or book a 20-minute call. You get a fixed quote within 48 hours. Typical lead time is 8 to 12 weeks.

Can Felix speak in German?

Yes. All six keynotes are available in English and German.

What makes these keynotes different?

I have shipped 12 consumer products with a 4.9-star average rating, designed and co-built a startup accelerator with 50+ portfolio startups, and designed large-scale industrial automation systems for voestalpine, Magna, ZF and Porsche. Every framework on stage comes from something I built.

Where is Felix based and does he travel?

Graz, Austria. Keynotes in person across Europe and internationally, or virtual.

Make it the talk they remember.

Send your event, audience and what you want people to walk away with. Fixed quote within 48 hours. Typical lead time 8 to 12 weeks.

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