Hanspeter Etzold (M.A.), Organiser and Coach

  • has worked for Google in global market research projects and as a linguist;

  • wants to make working more relaxed and effective by getting teams to pull together into one direction;

  • is not a shepherd himself, but partners with shepherds all over Europe;

  • has coached hundreds of teams in teambuilding with sheep. Among them Airbus, Daimler, Chanel, ECB, Johnson&Johnson, McKinsey , Deloitte and many small and medium-sized enterprises. "Whenever I think for myself at a teambuilding event: oh, I've seen it all before. Then something completely surprising happens again and the team and I are suddenly quite challenged." Team building with the sheep is a real adventure and unpredictable. What else can you expect when 1000 sheep and a team have to get together;

  • is proud that his teambuilding with the 1000 sheep is a real adventure, but people and animals do not have to suffer. "Once a woman tripped over a tree root, another stepped into a rabbit hole and fell down. But rolled off like a professional goal-keeper and didn't hurt himself."

  • for decades he has been an enthusiastic runner and cross-country skier, because it's such a good way to unwind. And he has also started playing tennis;

  • Hanspeter can not only talk about teamwork and team building, but also lives it. He co-founded the European citizens' movement Pulse of Europe; cross-country skiing also depends on teamwork, because it's easier and faster to run in the group and go with the flow. Together we are stronger;

  • he loves dogs more than anything else. And especially Hannah, his nephew's Labrador mix. And she loves him or may be his fridge;

  • the friendly shepherds Hanspeter works with really know their sheep and dogs. With their relaxedness, friendliness and professionalism, they make sure that animals and people stay happy.