Boxing at the SNP Dome offers more than sport: it creates space for conversations and personal networks.
Boxing, encounters and business networks 🥊 🤝
On Saturday, I attended the big boxing event at the SNP Dome in my hometown of #Heidelberg. There were 5,000 spectators, a great fight — and a win 💪 — from our Heidelberg champion Emanuel Odiase, and excellent organisation by my friend Florian Winter. He is both the organiser and Emanuel’s manager. What they delivered was truly impressive.
Events like this keep reminding me that it is about more than the spectacle itself. It is also very much about the people you meet.
You meet strong personalities, have meaningful conversations and make new connections. These are people you might not see every day, but with whom you can speak as equals. This time, for example, it was lovely to catch up with Johannes Kliesch — hopefully I can get him back to Dinner im Schloss soon 😉 — and Michael Steiner, shown on the right in the original photo. If you do not know Michael but are interested in the fitness world and evidence-based content on fitness and nutrition, search for “Iron Mike” on Instagram or YouTube.
More than an evening of sport
I have often heard the same feedback about 🏰 Dinner im Schloss. It is about more than the content or the speakers: it is a chance to meet many relevant contacts, both existing and new, in a single day. All without arranging ten separate coffee meetings. Thank you, Sieer Angar, for that feedback! 🙌
That is exactly why I love creating events like these myself, and experiencing them as a guest.
Thank you to everyone I spoke with on Saturday. And thank you, Florian, for the invitation and this special evening!
Originally published on LinkedIn on 22 July 2025. Time references and event details relate to that date.
