Peter Beckman: The Man Who Fell from the Sky

When the doctors broke the news that I was not going to walk again, the feeling was much worse than the actual crash.

For the first time, we spoke with someone who loves to fly. After just a couple of minutes, it was evident that the lines between normality and supernatural were blurred. Peter’s adventurous character reminded us of one of our favorite childhood movies and characters, Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story. Similarly to Buzz, Peter is not afraid of pushing the boundaries, and he takes the phrase “to infinity and beyond” to the next level, and quite literally! At times, we couldn’t believe our ears and had to pinch our arms to make sure we were not dreaming. What a conversation!

Peter is the CEO and Co-Founder of Treyd, and together with Sameh, they aim to revolutionize international trade. Peter spent his better days juggling between a full-time job as a consultant, developing a startup (which later failed), and doing research in corporate strategy at the University of St.Gallen as a PhD candidate. Yes, you read it right, he did all that simultaneously. We couldn’t believe it either. But that is only the starter. Peter is also an extreme sports enthusiast, and the word persistence is engrained in his mind. Mamma mia, what an inspiration he is!