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From Bone Breaker
to Big Wave

A keynote about courage, uncomfortable decisions, and the next step when fear and uncertainty freeze us.

Not a surf talk. And not a polished startup success story. Marc tells how he built a global company for surgical education under personal risk, how he broke after the exit – and how he found his way into the big waves of Nazaré.

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Keynote 30–45 minCompact 18 minEnglish / GermanPanels & fireside chats

The Story on Stage

Keynote at the Smith+Nephew Innovation Forum

Teaser in production

From Bone Breaker to Big Wave – told live

Gateway – German Sport University Cologne

Innovation Forum

DKOU – German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery

World Surgery Tour

Marc Ebinger at the German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery

Congress & Expert Stage

Panel & Discussion

Marc Ebinger in an on-stage conversation

Fireside & Talk

Camera & Production

Why Marc Speaks About It

Marc does not know risk only from books or slide decks. He built a company with his own money, carried responsibility for people, lived through the exit – and then went into risk once more, deliberately.

Not for the next company. But to find out whether the tools we use to build things still hold when our own life loses its balance.

Entrepreneurship and big wave surfing are not two separate success stories. They are part of the same search: how do we make decisions when no one knows what comes next?

What Your Audience Experiences

No Ready-Made Recipe.
A Story That Actually Happened.

Marc does not only tell of the moments when things worked out. He speaks about personal risk, responsibility, and the price of always pushing on. About the exit that promised freedom and brought emptiness. And about the decision to face his own fear in Nazaré.

Cinematic material meets a personal story – including the moments where Marc is not the hero of his own story.

Not every decision was right. Not every question is answered.

Especially for organizations in transition: a story about making decisions when old certainties fall away.

That is exactly where the connection lies with an audience that has to make its own decisions.

What Stays

Courage. Responsibility. Impact.

The most important decisions rarely come with full certainty – and almost never at the moment we feel ready.

Marc tells of the moments when he had to decide even though the fear stayed. Of responsibility that, for him, did not end with a signature. And of the question of what can grow out of personal growth for others.

Not because fear simply disappears. But because we can learn to face it and still take the next step.

Growth and Contribution

A good life is not measured only by how far we get ourselves – but also by what it makes possible for others.

Voices From the Room

“With his founding and life story, Marc Ebinger completely captivates his audience. With honesty, unvarnished truths, humor, and plenty of valuable tips and insights for aspiring founders, his talk is an absolute enrichment.”

Dr. Anja Chevalier

Head of Transfer and Entrepreneurship · German Sport University Cologne

“Marc sparked an appetite for innovation and curiosity about the future. His story gives you the courage to make decisions even when the path is not yet fully visible – and to leave the familiar track when real change demands something else.”

Oliver Diekmann

Medical Education Director · Smith+Nephew

The Story Continues

On Stage, a Conversation Begins.

Some stories need more time than a keynote can give them. That is why Marc's path continues in a book and in the documentary series Surfing Unicorns.

Q1 2027

The Book

A boy from a Swabian village keeps saying “yes” until his life gets completely out of hand. An autobiography about ambition, fear, and the price of always pushing on.

H2 2027

Surfing Unicorns

A four-part documentary series about fear, identity, and the question of whether the next big adventure is healing – or just the next thrill.

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From Passion to Impact.

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