Dr. Michaela Merk / MERK VISION Motivational Speaker and Trainer in Leadership, Luxury and Client Experience through Relationship Intelligence. Organisations hire us to build powerful leaders, brands and client experiences through Emotional and Relationship Intelligence. It is the art of connecting, analysing, and adapting to people in order to engage them in close and lasting relationships. It is a key leadership quality to succeed in today’s complex and challenging world. Dr. Michaela Merk, founder of Merk Vision, is a motivational speaker, consultant, trainer, author, and professor. As an expert in relationship and emotional intelligence to develop successful leadership talents, salespeople and luxury brands, Dr. Michaela Merk has inspired over 100,000 people in over 20 countries for over ten years. Her credo: “Those who master relationship intelligence own the secret to generate client experience.” Michaela captivates large audiences in English, French and German through her dynamic and charismatic style. In 2020 she has obtained the highest international award for public speaking, the Certified speaking professional (CSP) offered by the National Speakers Association of the United States. She is German and has been living for 25 years in Paris, where she has worked in leadership positions and guided leaders of influential global brands such as L’Oréal, Dior, Hermès, Four Seasons Hotels, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin and many more. During her own leadership experience in international companies she experienced what it means to lead through times of transformation. She also realized that relationship intelligence contributed to 80% of leadership success while hard skills (such as finance, strategy or sales related skills) were not what held the ship together; Along with her business practice, operated through her company Merk Vision, Michaela is a professor in management and marketing.