Susie Wolff is the world famous former racing driver who defied gender stereotypes in order to pursue her dream career in motorsports. A champion, a history-maker and an ambassador, Wolff has enjoyed over twenty five years in the sport and remained one of the most prominent female figures involved. As a speaker Wolff has traveled across the world acting as a role model to others and sharing her story of elite level sports, a truly motivational talk for anyone fortunate enough to be in the audience.
Best known for making an appearance in Formula One (F1), Wolff became the first woman to compete in a Formula One event in twenty two years, at the British Grand Prix in 2014. Undeterred by the lack of female participation in motorsports, Wolff persevered with her career and competed for Mercedes Benz in DTM, was a development driver for the Williams Formula One team and drove at the Spanish, German and British Grand Prixs.
Starting out in the industry, Wolff got her passion for motorsports at a young age when she began karting, which led to a number of impressive wins, including being named British Woman Kart Driver of the Year in 1996. Making her professional debut in the Formula Renault league, Wolff succeeded in gaining three podium finishing positions and was nominated for the prestigious Young Driver of the Year Award, a testament to her dedication. Between 2001 and 2006, Wolff worked her way through the ranks of competitive motorsports, transitioning to Formula Three, and building her reputation as a formidable driver.
Since retiring from professional driving in 2015, Wolff has utilised her platform to become a role model for other women in motorsports. Having acted as an ambassador for Mercedes and as the former Team Principal for Venturi Formula E Team, Wolff continues to prove there are no limits to her versatile motorsports career. Additionally, Wolff began the Dare to be Different initiative in 2016, which aims to encourage females to succeed in typically male-dominated industries, a topic which she covers as an international keynote speaker. In 2022, Susie announced that she would be stepping down as the Team Principal of Venturi Formula E, as the team begins a new chapter with Maserati. In March 2023, Susie was appointed as the Managing Director of the F1 Academy, the newly launched all-female racing series.
At speaking events, Wolff shares an insight into her impressive career, as well as being able to inspire others to encourage diversity in all industries and strive to achieve their dreams.
Most recently, Susie Wolff was inducted into the Best International Women's Day Speakers to Hire, a testament to her inspirational racing career.
How to hire Susie Wolff
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Susie Wolff for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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When she's at corporate events, Susie is known to cover the following topics:
- Women in sport
- Motorsports and competitive driving
- Drive and determination
- Leadership and peak performance
- Thriving under pressure
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Everything went great. Just listened to her session and I thought it was fantastic." - Rob, Head of EMEA Marketing, Talend
"She was excellent. A true pro and we got great feedback on her session. I also found her to be lovely to deal with. Please send our thanks" - Wendy, Gong.io
“I’ve had the privilege of working with Susie Wolff for an executive event that our company has organized, in that time I have known Susie to be a personable, enthusiastic and a brilliant businesswoman and driver. Susie has built a strong reputation as someone with vision, diligence, and technical knowledge and I am thrilled I had the chance to experience seeing Susie implement these skills outside the racetrack. I found her speech at our conference to be incredibly valuable and educational, and so did the diverse group of automotive executives visiting our event. I strongly recommend Susie to anyone looking for a motivational or business speaker.” - Elektrobit Automotive
“She is very eloquent person, and her stories are exciting and captivating. Susie Wolff represents her views very committed and is a true professional.” - UBS
“Susie Wolff was really very inspirational. She has engaged our audience and was one of the favourite speakers and topic of the day.” - Accenture Event
"Thank you for securing us Toto and Susie Wolff for our SLM 2021 event this year. I thought the combination worked really well having them both together, and would recommend that to your other clients. I received many remarks from event attendees around how ‘on message’ they both were on the themes of leadership and culture, which was a big focus of our event this year. It was a real event highlight. In terms of official post-event reporting, 62.5% found their session excellent and 35% found it good (1 person found it average but perhaps he/she was a Red Bull fan)" - Tetra Pak
"Susie was excellent. So much more light-hearted and humorous than I expected." - Emily, Manager, Advent International
- 2023 - Managing Director of the F1 Academy
- 2021 - Named CEO of Venturi Formula E team
- 2018 - Named a shareholder and Team Principal of Venturi Formula E team
- 2017 - Awarded an MBE
- 2016 - Founded Dare to be Different
- 2015 - Promoted to Test Driver for Williams Racing
- 2014 - Became the first woman to compete in an F1 weekend in 22 years
- 2013 - Received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh
- 2012 - Named Development Driver for Williams Racing
- 2000 - Named Top Female Kart Driver in the World
- 1996 - Named British Woman Kart Racing Driver of the Year
- Winner of the British Women Kart Racing Driver title four years in a row
- Launched the Dare to be Different initiative
