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You are or have been active in one of the two top leagues in team sports or you are or have been an individual athlete at national level and would like to develop professionally? Then we look forward to welcoming you to the Athletes Network!
Athletes Network - Partners
Corporates
A positive impact in business
Our partners see the potential of the unconventional careers of athletes who have acquired an athlete's mindset in the school of life of elite sport and believe in their positive impact on the economy. They position themselves as potential employers and support the sustainable consideration of an athlete's career.
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Athletes Mindset - a positive impact
Become a partner of Athletes Network
Are you also interested in integrating the Athletes Mindset into your business?
Then get in touch with us and we will send you our info deck without obligation, which contains further information on our value proposition to partners.
Main und National Partners
«At Athletes Network, we meet talents with truly exceptional qualities. They always keep their goal in sight – and have a plan to achieve it.»
Marco Huwiler
Country Managing Director, Accenture
«Audemars Piguet is above all a company of people who stand together and have the ambition to constantly evolve. This team spirit and determination give them the strength to overcome challenges and to continually reshape watchmaking. These very values are also reflected in Athletes Network!»
Bertrand Paris
Senior Director ESG, Audemars Piguet
«I am fascinated by the mindset of top athletes, their ambition, their discipline and how they deal with success and defeat. Such qualities are important if we want to excel as Bank Cler.»
Samuel Meyer
CEO, Bank Cler
«Where shared values and vision come together, true partnership is born. Athletes Network gives us access to an exceptional talent pool with the right mindset.»
Frédéric Monard
CEO, BLT Baselland Transport AG
«In our search for new talent, we rely on a variety of people who bring new perspectives and pursue ambitious goals.»
Hamiyet Dogan
Head of HR Switzerland, Helvetia Switzerland
«This partnership has inspired us – we share the same values, promote development, and jointly create perspectives for life after sports.»
Lea Ryter Ciampi
Head of Human Resources, Hilti (Switzerland) AG
«Even after an active career as a professional athlete, perspectives are important, especially from a professional point of view. We are happy to help with this. »
Stephan Fricker
CEO, Merian Iselin Klinik
«Migros Industrie is in the midst of a major transformation programme. We need people who are agile and can help us really tackle these changes.»
Petra Feigl-Fässler
CHRO, Migros Industrie
«As a national partner, we benefit from the athlete mindset when athletes become part of the OBT team. The networking events, keynote talks, and inspiring exchanges make the partnership a valuable asset.»
Thomas Züger
CEO, OBT AG
«Passion, perseverance and team spirit – values that top athletes embody and that also shape the culture at PostFinance. Together with Athletes Network, we promote talented individuals with a targeted mindset and a desire for further development – for successful careers in business.»
Sabine Ackermann
Head of Human Resources, PostFinance
«The partnership with Athletes Network brought us strong personalities, fresh perspectives, and valuable impulses – and also enabled us to attract successful talents to our banks.»
Roger Maneth
President, Raiffeisen Regional Association ZH/SH
«The Athletes Network is a wonderful and important initiative. We will do our best to ensure that the Athletes Network continues to grow.»
Marc Walder
CEO, Ringier AG
«As a main partner of Athletes Network, we now have access to a unique pool of outstanding people.»
André Krause
CEO, Sunrise UPC
«As main partner, we would like to continue to support the athletes in the future in order to create further perspectives and promote their professional development.»
Nathalie Leschot
Chief Human Resources Officer, Suva
«The partnership gives us access to remarkable individuals who embody important values shared by SWICA and who have a strong affinity for health-related topics.»
Christoph Stäheli
Chief Human Resources Officer, Swica
«Our financial advisors not only have the mindset of an athlete, but also find self-determined working models at Swiss Life Select that are tailored to athletes.»
Marc von Wartburg
CO-CEO, Swiss Life Select AG
«We are very excited to apply the inspiring mindset of the network - vision, ambition, perseverance, to name a few - across the group.»
René Zahnd
CEO, Swiss Prime Site
«Athletes Network helps us build new bridges through sport, connecting us with our patients, our employees and society.»
Michael Rolaz
CEO, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel
«We are excited to team up with Athletes Network to create a win-win situation for both the athletes as well as for Vontobel. We share the same values and mindset that are key for being successful in sports but also in a professional career.»
Brian Fischer
Executive Committee Member, Bank Vontobel AG
«Athletes and Zurich are perfect partners: team spirit, diversity, and the pursuit of excellence – these qualities align perfectly with our unique culture. As "Corporate Athletes," we grow together, learn from each other, and strive for top performance. It’s a wonderful synergy that fosters both personal and collective success!»
Thomas Hickert
Head Integrated Talent Management, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
Talents
Check the potential
In the talent pool for your company
Our talent pool consists of active and former top athletes. They bring unique qualities that also deliver great added value in the professional world. The talents are spread across Switzerland and are interested in a wide variety of industries. You can test here whether the potential is particularly high for your company.
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Athletes Mindset
Top-level sport is a school of life
Professional athletes learn at an early age to want to become better, to work on themselves and to perform under pressure. Otherwise they would never make it to the top. During their career, they learn to deal with defeat, to implement feedback and to achieve their goals with ambition and passion. These learned skills, which we summarise as the Athletes Mindset, are also very valuable and profitable in business.
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