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Freddy Olander Keynote & Workshop – Speaking to High-Performing Leaders | Freddy Olander Home / Blog / Keynote & Workshop Speaker & Events Freddy Olander Keynote & Workshop February 2, 2026 Speaker & Workshop Event with Freddy Olander Speaking to a room full of smart women during a keynote and workshop on competition was a […]

Basalt AG CEO Speaker Event – Risk Management from the Ocean to the Boardroom | Freddy Olander Home/ Blog/ Basalt AG CEO Event Speaker & Events Basalt AG CEO Speaker Event October 7, 2025 Risk Management: Lessons from the Ocean to the Boardroom Recently I had the honour to be in a room full of […]

ProSieben Galileo X-Plorer – Big Wave Experience with Freddy Olander in Nazaré | Freddy Olander Home/ Blog/ Galileo X-Plorer Media & Press ProSieben Galileo X-Plorer June 12, 2025 Making a Dream Happen at Nazaré ProSieben’s Galileo X-Plorer came to Nazaré to film one of the most extraordinary experiences the Big Wave Experience has to offer: […]

RTL Portrait: Freddy Olander – Die Jagd nach den Wellen | Nazaré Big Wave Surfing Home/Blog/RTL Portrait Media & Press RTL: Die Jagd nach den Wellen April 22, 2025 RTL Portrait von Freddy Olander in Nazaré In der Wintersaison war RTL mit Freddy Olander in Nazaré unterwegs und hat einen tiefen Einblick in die Welt […]

Kookhausen Podcast mit Freddy Olander – Big Wave Surfer aus Berlin in Nazaré Home/Blog/Kookhausen Podcast Media & Press Kookhausen Podcast January 27, 2025 Freddy Olander zu Gast im Kookhausen Podcast Willkommen in Kookhausen. In dieser Episode ist Freddy Olander zu Gast, ein deutscher Big Wave Surfer, der schon immer seinen eigenen Weg gegangen ist. Aufgewachsen […]

Blue Magazine Feature – Freddy Olander: Big Wave Surfer aus Deutschland in Nazaré Home/Blog/Blue Magazine Media & Press Blue Magazine Feature January 27, 2025 Zum Artikel auf Blue Mag Blue Magazine: Surf, Travel, Creative Living Blue Magazine ist eines der fuehrenden deutschsprachigen Surf-Lifestyle-Magazine. Das Magazin portraitiert Menschen, die Surfen nicht als Hobby betreiben, sondern als […]

SAT.1 Frühstücksfernsehen – TV Doku über Freddy Olander und Big Wave Surfing in Nazaré Home/Blog/SAT.1 Media & Press SAT.1 Fruehstuecksfernsehen January 27, 2025 Die TV-Doku bei SAT.1 ueber Freddy Olander Auf YouTube ansehen SAT.1 Fruehstuecksfernsehen, eines der meistgesehenen Morgenmagazine in Deutschland, hat Freddy Olander und sein Leben als professioneller Big Wave Surfer in Nazaré dokumentiert. […]

Mercedes-Benz Nazaré Winter Session – Big Wave Surfing Awards at Praia do Norte | Freddy Olander Home/Blog/Mercedes Nazaré Big Wave Surfing Mercedes-Benz Nazaré Winter Session January 27, 2025 The Awards Return to the Nazaré Canyon The Mercedes-Benz Nazaré Winter Session awards have returned to Praia do Norte, celebrating the most extraordinary big wave performances of […]

Speaker Event & Podcast with Mayer Brown – Freddy Olander on Risk, Courage and Performance Home/Blog/Mayer Brown Speaker & Events Speaker Event & Podcast with Mayer Brown January 27, 2025 Mayer Brown Speaker Event & Podcast Welcome to Season 4 of our NextGen Talks podcast series. In Episode 2, we are thrilled to welcome one […]

ASYS Speaker Event – Freddy Olander Keynote on Big Wave Surfing and Performance Home/Blog/ASYS Speaker Event Speaker & Events ASYS Speaker Event January 27, 2025 Freddy Olander at ASYS: Big Wave Surfer and Keynote Speaker Freddy Olander, an inspiring big wave surfer from Berlin, delivered a keynote at ASYS that left a lasting impression on […]

Big Wave Alliance – A New Big Wave Tour Is Brewing | Freddy Olander Home/Blog/Big Wave Alliance Big Wave Surfing Big Wave Alliance January 27, 2025 The Media Goes Wild: A Big Wave Rebel Tour Is Brewing The Big Wave Alliance, co-founded by Freddy Olander and legendary big wave surfer Gary Linden, has been making […]

Wellenreiten Magazine – Freddy Olander: Deutscher Big Wave Surfer in Nazare Home/Blog/Wellenreiten Magazine Media & Press Wellenreiten Magazine January 25, 2025 Deutsche Big-Wave-Surfer sind selten Wellenreiten Magazine, eines der fuehrenden deutschsprachigen Surf-Fachmagazine, hat Freddy Olander portraitiert. Das Magazin beschreibt ihn treffend: Deutsche Big-Wave-Surfer sind selten. Einer von ihnen ist Freddy Olander, der jeden Winter Berlin […]

Hauptstadt Podcast – Wie man als Berliner zum Big Wave Surfer wird | Freddy Olander Home/Blog/Hauptstadt Podcast Media & Press Hauptstadt Podcast January 18, 2024 Wie man als Berliner zum Big Wave Surfer wird Der Hauptstadt Podcast hat Freddy Olander eingeladen, um ueber eine der unwahrscheinlichsten Karrieregeschichten im deutschen Sport zu sprechen: wie man als […]

Surf Talk Podcast – Big Wave Surfing with Freddy Olander | Apple Podcasts Home/Blog/Surf Talk Podcast Media & Press Surf Talk Podcast January 18, 2024 Big Wave Surfing im Talk: Freddy Olander auf Surf Talk The Surf Talk Podcast, one of the leading German-language surf podcasts, dedicated a full episode to Freddy Olander and his […]

ntv Interview – Freddy Olander on Big Wave Surfing in Nazare | German TV Home/Blog/ntv Interview Media & Press ntv Interview with Freddy Olander January 17, 2024 ntv Big Wave Surfing Interview with Freddy Olander ntv, the German news television channel, featured Freddy Olander in a segment on big wave surfing at Nazare, Portugal. The […]

RTL Interview with Freddy Olander – Big Wave Surfing in Nazare on German Television Home/Blog/RTL Interview 2024 Media & Press RTL Interview with Freddy Olander January 17, 2024 RTL Interview: Big Wave Surfing in Nazare RTL, one of Germany’s most-watched television networks, interviewed Freddy Olander about his life as a professional big wave surfer in […]

GEO Magazine – Freddy Olander: Der Berliner Big Wave Surfer in Nazare Home/Blog/GEO Magazine Media & Press GEO Magazine Feature September 20, 2023 GEO Magazin: Der Berliner Big Wave Surfer in Nazare GEO ist eines der renommiertesten deutschen Magazine ueberhaupt. Als Wissenschafts-, Natur- und Geografiemagazin mit Millionen Lesern ist ein Feature in GEO ein deutliches […]

Freddy Olander – Vom Grossstadtcowboy in Berlin zum Big Wave Surfer in Nazare | Surfers Mag Home/Blog/Surfers Mag Media & Press Vom Grossstadtcowboy zum Big Wave Surfer September 20, 2023 Vom Grossstadtdschungel in Berlin zum Big Wave Surfen nach Nazare Surfers Mag, das fuehrende deutschsprachige Surf-Magazin, hat Freddy Olander in einem grossen Portrait gezeigt. Der […]

The Surfer Lifestyle – Heidi Hansen Feature on Freddy Olander | Surfers Today Home/Blog/Surfer Lifestyle Media & Press The Surfer Lifestyle September 20, 2023 The Surfer Lifestyle: Life as a Professional Big Wave Surfer in Nazare Heidi Hansen, whose writing on Freddy Olander has appeared across multiple publications, wrote a dedicated feature on what she […]

A German Perspective on Surfing the Big Waves of Nazare – Surfers Today | Freddy Olander Home/Blog/Surfers Today Media & Press Surfers Today Feature September 20, 2023 A German Perspective on Surfing the Big Waves of Nazare Surfers Today, one of the world’s leading online surf publications with a global readership, published a feature on […]

Challenging Nazare – Article by Heidi Hansen | Freddy Olander Big Wave Surfing Home/Blog/Challenging Nazare Big Wave Surfing Challenging Nazare September 20, 2023 Challenging Nazare: Article by Heidi Hansen Journalist and surf writer Heidi Hansen spent time with Freddy Olander in Nazare to document what it means to challenge the world’s most famous big wave […]

Boys Are Back – Freddy Olander Returns to Nazare | Article by Stefano Nicoli Home/Blog/Boys Are Back Big Wave Surfing Boys Are Back in Nazare September 19, 2023 Boys Are Back in Town: A New Season at Nazare Every autumn, as the first Atlantic swells of the season begin to build, the professional big wave […]