Global Speaker
A champion's voice
for your stage
War survivor, Wall Street veteran, Two-time Emmy winner and three-time champion. Martina speaks on confidence, reinvention and rising in male-dominated fields, in English and German, anywhere in the world.
3xChampion Driver
2Emmy Awards
4Telly Awards
9Furniture Design Awards
2Languages on stage
Biography
From Beirut to the podium
Born in Hong Kong to a German mother and Chinese father, Martina Kwan was destined for a life that was different. She spent her childhood in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, and credits living in Beirut during the Lebanese War, between the ages of eight and ten, as the experience that defined the fearlessness she is known for today.
Two Master of Science degrees secured her senior roles with KPMG, PwC, Lehman Brothers and Ian Schrager Hotels. At heart she is an award-winning entrepreneur, with two Emmy Awards, four Telly Awards and nine furniture design awards to her name.
At 50, Martina changed her life completely and became a race car driver. She is now a three-time champion, an FIA International licensed driver, and raced professionally as a fully sponsored factory driver for Saleen in the GT World Challenge.
A proud mother of two girls and a two-time international best-selling author, she is the CEO of DK Racing School, the world's first 100% woman-owned racing school open to the public, and a pro race car coach. As CEO of Daring to Be Different she is a Champion Mindset and Confidence Coach, the creator of the FIERCE Method, and host of the FIERCE Confidence Women's Retreats. A Certified Lifestyle and Wellness Coach trained at Harvard Medical School, she helps people quickly and effectively release their fears and traumas.
Anything is possible at any age, if you believe in yourself.
Signature Talks
What Martina speaks on
Keynote, AMG Thousand Oaks
Empowering Performance by Accelerating Change
How a champion mindset turns the fear of change into the fuel for it, for leaders, teams and anyone standing at a starting line.
Women Empower X
How to Rise in Male-Dominated Fields
From Wall Street audit rooms to the racing paddock: the tactics Martina used to be taken seriously, win, and bring other women with her.
POC Award Banquet
How to Overcome Fears from Living Through War
The nights in a Beirut corridor that taught a ten-year-old girl to fear nothing, and how anyone can rebuild courage after trauma.
Forty Thrive
Finding Your Inner Badass Over 50
Why it is never too late. Martina became a race car driver at 50 and a champion soon after, and she shows women how to start their own second act.
The LIVE Broadcast Network
Misconceptions of Women in Motorsports
Speed, precision and nerve are not gendered. A frank look at what women bring to the track and what still stands in the way.
Global Woman Conference, Cyprus
Dare to Be Different: Confidence at Any Age
The FIERCE Method for women who want to remember who they are, soften without shrinking, and lead a life of real, effortless confidence.
On Stage
Where she has spoken
Global Woman Conference, Cyprus 2022
Global Woman Conference
Limassol, Cyprus
On stage
Speaking
Beyond Driver F1 premiere, VIP Women in Motorsports
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Book Martina
Bring a champion to your stage
Keynotes, panels, corporate events, women's conferences and motorsport gatherings. Based in Los Angeles and available globally, in English and German.
contact
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Speaking, coaching, retreats, media.
Tell Martina a little about what you have in mind and her team will be in touch within two business days.