Susie Wolff

Susie Wolff, the brand-new Managing Director of the F1 Academy, is absolutely no stranger to the sport. A former competitive motor-racer herself, she is an excellent example of the fact that women too can excel in this male-dominated sport. Available to hire as a speaker, Susie uses her platform to encourage women to dream big and follow the passion to sports, even if it isn’t considered conventional.

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Biography:

Susie Wolff, the brand-new Managing Director of the F1 Academy, is absolutely no stranger to the sport. A former competitive motor-racer herself, Susie started her journey as a go-karter very early on. Today, she is an excellent example of the fact that women too can excel in this male-dominated sport. Available to hire as a speaker, Susie uses her platform to encourage women to dream big and follow the passion to sports, even if it isn’t considered conventional.

From her days of go-karting where she won the British Woman Kart Driver of the Year award in 1996, Susie became the first woman to drive in a Formula One Race weekend in over twenty-two years during the 2014 British Grand Prix. She has represented teams like Mercedes Benz and was a development driver for the Williams Formula One team, since her debut in the Formula Renault league. During her time there, she was nominated for the Young Driver of the Year award, after winning 3 podium positions on finishing.

When she decided to retire from racing in 2015, Susie certainly did not stop involving herself in other aspects of the sport. She served as the Team Principal for ROKiT Venturi Formula E team and an Ambassador for Mercedes-AMG. Only recently in 2023 has she joined as the Managing Director of the F1 Academy – an all-female category where the primary focus is to nurture young female talent in motorsports so that they can compete on higher levels. Susie’s venture Dare to be Different is also set up along the same lines to achieve a similar goal of encouraging women to compete and succeed in sports that are played by men predominately.

The recipient of an MBE in 2016 and an honorary Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh, Susie is utilising her platform as a speaker to exemplify that woman can participate, succeed and thrive in male-dominated sports. She uses her own personal story to further this message and is an extraordinary presence. Aiming to engage and inspire, Susie Wolff makes an excellent speaker and will be the perfect choice for your event. Book her today!

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Testimonials

"Everything went great. Just listened to her session and I thought it was fantastic." - Rob, Talend

"She was excellent. A true pro and we got great feedback on her session. I also found her to be lovely to deal with. Please send our thanks" - Wendy, Gong.io

“I’ve had the privilege of working with Susie Wolff for an executive event that our company has organized, in that time I have known Susie to be a personable, enthusiastic and a brilliant businesswoman and driver. Susie has built a strong reputation as someone with vision, diligence, and technical knowledge and I am thrilled I had the chance to experience seeing Susie implement these skills outside the racetrack. I found her speech at our conference to be incredibly valuable and educational, and so did the diverse group of automotive executives visiting our event. I strongly recommend Susie to anyone looking for a motivational or business speaker.” - Elektrobit Automotive

“She is very eloquent person, and her stories are exciting and captivating. Susie Wolff represents her views very committed and is a true professional.” - UBS

“Susie Wolff was really very inspirational. She has engaged our audience and was one of the favourite speakers and topic of the day.” - Accenture Event

"Thank you for securing us Toto and Susie Wolff for our SLM 2021 event this year. I thought the combination worked really well having them both together, and would recommend that to your other clients. I received many remarks from event attendees around how ‘on message’ they both were on the themes of leadership and culture, which was a big focus of our event this year. It was a real event highlight. In terms of official post-event reporting, 62.5% found their session excellent and 35% found it good (1 person found it average but perhaps he/she was a Red Bull fan)" - Tetra Pak

Speaking Topics

Women in sport
Thriving under pressure
Drive and determination
Leadership and peak performance
Motorsports and competitive driving

Achievements

2023 - Managing Director of the F1 Academy
2021 - Named CEO of Venturi Formula E team
2018 - Named a shareholder and Team Principal of Venturi Formula E team
2017 - Awarded an MBE
2016 - Founded Dare to be Different
2015 - Promoted to Test Driver for Williams Racing
2014 - Became the first woman to compete in an F1 weekend in 22 years
2013 - Received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh
2012 - Named Development Driver for Williams Racing
2000 - Named Top Female Kart Driver in the World
1996 - Named British Woman Kart Racing Driver of the Year
Winner of the British Women Kart Racing Driver title four years in a row
Launched the Dare to be Different initiative

How to Hire Susie Wolff

To book Susie Wolff as the speaker for your corporate event, function or conference, contact The Motivational Speakers Agency on 0207 0787 876 or email us at [email protected]. Alternatively use the enquiry form below and one of our official booking agents will call you back.