Malene Rydahl is Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) specialized in well-being and performance. She works with major French and multinational corporations as a consultant and keynote speaker and is a frequent speaker at international institutions and elite schools such as the OECD, ENA and INSEAD. She is also... Read more
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Malene Rydahl is Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) specialized in well-being and performance. She works with major French and multinational corporations as a consultant and keynote speaker and is a frequent speaker at international institutions and elite schools such as the OECD, ENA and INSEAD. She is also a lecturer at the prestigious French business school HEC Executive Education and Sciences Po Paris in well-being and performance.
Certified as an executive coach from Manning Inspire, a renowned school of coaching in Copenhagen, Malene Rydahl offers individual and collective programs of executive coaching for CEOs and managers who wish to improve the engagement, well-being and performance of their employees and, indeed, themselves.
She has 18 years of experience in the corporate world. Most recently, as Director of Corporate Communication for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts in EMEA overlooking 42 hotels, which led to her being elected one of the “24 women of the year” by the French magazine L’Express. She was part of the advisory committee for the creation of Positive Economy Forum, an initiative under the sponsorship of the French President. She is also the co-founder of the healthy fast food brand 42° Raw, one of the first plant based concepts to open up in Europe.
Author of the best-selling “Happy as a Dane”, published worldwide in more than 12 languages, Malene Rydahl was awarded the prize of the most optimistic book of 2014. She explains why the Danish people are some of the happiest in the world, which led her to explore how the leadership style in any business directly impacts well-being, performance and trust amongst the entire organization.
Her second book “Le Bonheur sans illusions” published in 2017 explores how we might better avoid disillusionment and find our own true path to happiness. Her latest book “Je te réponds…moi non plus” published in 2020 exposes the increasing challenges of communicating in the digital era.
Malene Rydahl has a degree in international business strategy from the Niels Brock Business School of Copenhagen. In 2018, she was awarded the medal of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, an honor given by the French state. She also holds the honorary title of Goodwill Ambassador to Copenhagen.
Malene Rydahl was born in Denmark and has lived in Paris for more than 25 years.
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Malene Rydahl speaks on Authors, Health, HR, Inspirational Women, Leadership & Motivation. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Malene to align the content with your delegates and goals.
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Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Malene Rydahl is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Malene can accommodate.
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Malene Rydahl delivers keynotes in English, French. This profile may not list every language available; ask London Speaker Bureau to confirm. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
Malene Rydahl's areas of expertise include Authors, Health, HR, Inspirational Women, Leadership & Motivation. To get a clear sense of Malene's style, credentials and how they engage an audience, please review the biography, popular talks and any videos or testimonials shown on this page, or request a detailed speaker brief from London Speaker Bureau.
Malene Rydahl can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in Authors, Health, HR, Inspirational Women, Leadership & Motivation is relevant. Details of Malene's background and previous engagements are included in the biography above; contact us if you would like a more detailed list of past clients or case studies.
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