Endurance principles for modern work
Mental Performance Speaker
Mental performance speaker with 20 years of elite endurance experience.
What if the principles that allow world-level endurance athletes to sustain performance for hours, months, and years could become practical tools for the modern workplace?
Our most requested talks
Six of the most requested talks right now, chosen from a wider set of topics. Practical sessions for organizations, leadership teams and employees who want to perform at a higher level while becoming healthier, more energized and more resilient.
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01Fitting health into a packed workday
A practical framework built on sleep, nutrition, and movement for employees who want sustainable performance without changing their whole lifestyle.
Leave with one daily structure to apply immediately.
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02Create energy instead of draining it
Shift from managing energy to creating energy, using principles adapted from elite endurance training.
Build a personal energy blueprint for your workday.
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03Nutrition as a performance engine
Learn how fueling impacts productivity, focus, and sustained mental energy during demanding workdays.
A practical nutrition framework for desk-based performance.
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04The hidden half of performance
Recovery is not stopping. It is a performance system. Learn micro-recovery methods that fit naturally into busy schedules.
Three recovery habits to implement immediately.
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05Endurance thinking for better careers
Discover how pacing strategies from long-distance racing help prevent burnout and improve decision-making.
Assess and recalibrate your current pace.
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06Closing the gap between potential and fulfillment
A personal framework for building meaningful progress across health, career, relationships, and fulfillment.
Leave with a measurable personal roadmap.
Book this talkTestimonials
Anonymous post-talk survey, 24 participants, June 2026
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This session is mind blowing.
I was able to learn the science behind the food I'm putting inside my body. True indeed that the scale doesn't define if you're healthy or not. You could weigh more with better body composition, or you could weigh less but not be healthy. Small things that make a big difference in how I see food and nutrition.
About
For more than 20 years, Raz has competed and trained in Ironman and elite endurance sports while building a full-time professional career inside government organizations and companies.
A certified Ironman coach and nutrition consultant, with more than 25 years inside organizations. Long days, tight deadlines and constant pressure are as familiar as race day.
Two worlds, one person. Raz knows what it takes to finish an Ironman and what it takes to get through a demanding quarter at work. The talks connect the two, with tools teams can put to work right away.
Core philosophy
Sustainable performance is not about working longer.It is about performing better.
The talks integrate methods and strategies from Raz's personal experience in competitive endurance sport into corporate processes and employee frameworks, improving performance and wellbeing without simply adding more working hours.
Differentiators
Real experience in long-duration, high-level endurance performance.
More than two decades in Ironman and endurance sport, ranked in the top 5–10% of age-group athletes worldwide and #5 in Israel (IRONMAN All World Athlete).
Certified coach, nutrition consultant and massage therapist.
Extensive professional experience working with government organizations and companies.
A unique ability to translate principles from elite endurance performance into practical workplace strategies.
Talks that provide practical ideas employees and organizations can apply in everyday working life.
Every framework presented on stage has been tested in training, competition, and everyday professional life.
On stage and on course
Kona. Marbella. World Championship courses where the body wants to quit and the mind has to take over. Raz turns what works in those moments into practical tools for teams that need focus, stamina and calm under pressure.
Book a TalkIn the media
What organizations have shared about Raz, and first-person race stories he wrote in Hebrew for Shvoong, an Israeli endurance-sports publication, now in English.
“Congratulations to Raz Shabtay from Cognyte in APAC, who recently completed a full distance Ironman competition and secured 9th place in his age group.”
Raz Shabtay on qualifying for the Ironman World Championship in Kona as an amateur with a full-time job and a family, and what it teaches about performance at work.
Ten lessons Raz Shabtay took from racing the Ironman World Championship in Kona, from pacing and planning to sticking with the plan when you feel great.
Today’s insight
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Recovery · 4 min read
Not all recovery requires a holiday or a free afternoon. The most effective recovery for busy professionals is micro-recovery: short, frequent practices woven into the day that keep the nervous system regulated and focus intact.
Read today’s articleKey takeaway
You do not need more free time to recover — you need more frequent small recoveries. Build short resets into the day as defaults, and stress never accumulates to the breaking point.
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Contact
Speaking enquiries from HR teams, leadership groups and organizations are welcome. WhatsApp is the fastest way to book a talk.