Robert Geiss: From fashion label to Monaco millionaire

Robert Geiss, born in 1964, is one of Germany’s best-known self-made millionaires. With his fashion label Bosporus, which he sold for over 100 million marks at the end of the 1990s, he laid the foundations for his current lifestyle. Since then, he has lived with his wife Carmen and daughters Davina and Shania in Monaco – one of the most expensive places on earth – and can regularly be seen on the RTL show Die Geissens.

His own private jet has been part of his life for years. No charter flights, no first-class tickets – Robert Geiss relies on complete control over his travel schedule. The jet allows him to set off spontaneously from Monaco to Ibiza, Dubai or New York, without waiting times, check-in procedures or fixed flight schedules.

The Cessna Citation Sovereign – Roberts Jet in detail

The Cessna Citation Sovereign is a midsize business jet from the US manufacturer Cessna (now Textron Aviation). The model was produced from 2004 to 2014 and is still one of the most reliable jets in its class. Robert Geiss particularly appreciates the combination of range, comfort and economy – ideal for European routes and short trips to North Africa or the Middle East.

The interior of the Citation Sovereign offers a cabin length of 7.11 meters and a headroom of 1.75 meters – making it one of the most spacious jets in its category. Up to 12 passengers can be accommodated in luxuriously configured leather seats, complemented by a galley, on-board toilet and state-of-the-art entertainment electronics.

Where does Robert Geiss fly to in his private jet?

As Monaco does not have its own commercial airport, Robert Geiss uses Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) as his home base – only around 30 minutes away from the Principality. From there, he can reach most major European cities in under two hours.

His most frequent destinations include:

• Ibiza (IBZ): The family’s summer residence – flight time under 90 minutes
• Dubai (DXB): Just under 6 hours, on the edge of range – often with a stopover
• Sardinia, Mykonos, St. Tropez: spontaneous trips within an hour
• London, Hamburg, Düsseldorf: business trips for production meetings of the RTL program

The Citation Sovereign can easily cover the Monaco-Dubai route on one tank of fuel, provided the number of passengers is kept low. With a full load (12 passengers, full luggage), the range drops to around 4,500 km.

How much does a private jet like Robert Geiss’s cost?

The Citation Sovereign has not been produced new since 2014. Used examples from 2004-2014 are available on the market for between 3 and 8 million euros – depending on the year of manufacture, equipment and maintenance condition. Robert Geiss has owned his jet for several years; the depreciation of business jets after the first decade is significantly lower than that of cars.

The annual operating costs for a Citation Sovereign are as follows:

• Fuel: 400,000-700,000 euros (depending on the hours flown)
• Crew (pilots): 150,000-250,000 euros
• Maintenance & inspection: 200,000-350,000 euros
• Hangar & insurance: 80,000-150,000 euros

Total costs per year: around 800,000 to 1.5 million euros – a considerable sum even by Monaco standards.

Chartering a private jet instead of buying one – the alternative for mere mortals

If you want to travel like Robert Geiss, you don’t have to buy your own jet. Charter offers for a Citation Sovereign are enclosed:

• Frankfurt-Monaco: from 7,500 euros (approx. 90 minutes flight time)
• Hamburg-Ibiza: from 12,000 euros (approx. 2.5 hours)
• Munich-Dubai: from 55,000 euros (approx. 7 hours with stop)

These prices are for the entire aircraft – if 8-10 passengers are split up, the price is in some cases barely higher than Business Class.

The Geissens in comparison: Which stars fly which jet?

Robert Geiss operates in the midsize segment with his Citation Sovereign. Other stars opt for significantly larger aircraft:

• Elon Musk flies a Gulfstream G700 – purchase price: 78 million dollars
• Kim Kardashian owns a Gulfstream G650ER – her “Kim Air”
• Cristiano Ronaldo flies with the luxury jet Gulfstream G650 LX-GOL

Robert’s jet is more compact and cheaper to operate – but the perfect choice for European trips. You can find a complete overview of the stars’ private jets on our private jet overview page.

Conclusion: The Citation Sovereign is the perfect match for Robert Geiss

The Cessna Citation Sovereign is not a jet for superstars with billion-dollar fortunes – it is a pragmatic luxury jet for an entrepreneur who values comfort, reliability and flexibility. Robert Geiss uses his jet not as a statement, but as a tool. The Citation Sovereign is the ideal choice for his routes between Monaco, Ibiza and occasional long-distance trips: large enough for the family, efficient enough for frequent short trips, reliable enough for a man who sets his own schedule.

From science fiction to breaking news: UFOs become mainstream

Stars and space: a new celebrity obsession

Something changed in Hollywood in 2021. Jeff Bezos flew his own Blue Origin rocket over the Kármán Line – the official boundary to space. A few months later, William Shatner sat in the same capsule, the oldest person in space at the age of 90. Then Katy Perry: the pop singer and actress Gayle King boarded a Blue Origin rocket in 2025. Space is no longer reserved for astronauts – it has become glamorous.

At the same time, something has changed in the celebrity world that smells far less like a PR event: more and more stars are talking openly about UAP sightings and the new secret files. Demi Lovato dedicated an entire documentary series to the topic. Nick Jonas reported on an encounter at a concert venue. Actor Russell Crowe published his own footage from Sydney. UFOs are suddenly a legitimate topic of conversation – even backstage.

Why the topic is now exploding

The cultural shift is no coincidence. It follows a series of groundbreaking official developments: in 2020, the Pentagon released three military videos showing US Navy fighter pilots encountering unexplained objects. In 2021, the US Secret Service published a preliminary UAP report. In 2023, whistleblowers testified under oath before the US Congress – with claims that made even hardened journalists sit up and take notice. And now, in February 2026, the US government is releasing thousands of long-classified documents. The question “Are we alone?” has migrated from the pub to Congress.

David Grusch: The man who risked everything

Under oath before the US Congress

July 2023: David Grusch, former Air Force officer and intelligence coordinator, appears before the Oversight Committee of the US House of Representatives. What he then says, under oath, is unprecedented in the history of American politics: the US government possesses remains of non-human origin. There were secret salvage programs that were deliberately withheld from Congress. Anyone who wanted to talk about it was put under pressure or threatened.

Grusch is no Internet conspiracy theorist. He is a trained intelligence officer who invoked the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act – a formal legal protection for insiders who come to Congress with information. His statements were neither officially confirmed nor refuted. But they moved Congress to pass specific transparency legislation. Without Grusch, the files that have now been released might not exist in this form.

What other insiders say

Grusch is not alone. For years, ex-Navy pilot Ryan Graves has been reporting UAP sightings during training operations – objects that accelerate to hypersonic speeds without any recognizable propulsion. Pilot David Fravor, who was present at the famous tic-tac encounter in 2004, describes the object as “unlike anything I’ve ever seen in 18 years of piloting.” These are not outsiders. They are career military men who were willing to risk their professional reputations because they believed it was more important than silence.

The three military videos – and what they really show

Tic Tac: The encounter that changed everything

November 2004, USS Nimitz, Pacific. Fighter pilot David Fravor is sent to an unknown radar contact. What he sees: a white, wingless object, about twelve meters long. No visible propulsion, no exhaust plume. It moves without aerodynamic interaction with the wind. As Fravor approaches, it accelerates in seconds to a speed that exceeds any known jet – and disappears. A little later: the same object on another sensor, 60 miles away.

The Pentagon video of this contact was officially released in 2020. It is the most significant UAP footage in history – because it comes from verified military sources, was recorded with calibrated equipment, and is witnessed by multiple independent observers. No weather balloon explains it.

Gimbal and Go Fast: When known physics is silent

In addition to the Tic-Tac video, there are two other officially released recordings: “Gimbal” shows an object turning aerodynamically senseless against the wind. “Go Fast” shows an object near the surface of the sea at speeds that would amaze fighter pilots – with zero heat signature, zero exhaust plume. All three videos circulated as leaks for years; in 2020, the Pentagon confirmed their authenticity. The released files show: These sightings were not isolated incidents. The same patterns, across different oceans, over years.

2026: The Pentagon opens its archives

What thousands of pages of documents show

The release of the files in 2026 is the result of years of political pressure. Since the 1940s, the US military has been collecting UAP reports – and consistently classifying them. The EAP Disclosure Act forced the Executive Branch to release documents dating back more than 70 years: internal situation reports, radar logs, pilot statements, inter-agency analyses. Many still partially redacted. But the declassified portion is enough to make a statement with certainty: The phenomena were not ignored. They were systematically recorded. And systematically concealed.

NASA: “Extraterrestrial is not out of the question”

In September 2023, NASA published its first official UAP report. 16 independent experts – physicists, astronomers, data scientists – came to a sober conclusion: there is not enough data to explain UAPs. But it is also not enough to rule out extraterrestrial origins. NASA recommended coordinated measurement networks, AI-supported evaluation and an explicit destigmatization of the topic. For an agency that has remained silent for decades, this is a revolution.

All 36 documented historical UAP cases – from Roswell in 1947 to the Nimitz encounter in 2004 – are now available in full on WeltraumTicket.de/ufo-fileswith primary sources, credibility assessment and scientific classification.

Stars, billionaires and the new universe aesthetic

Why the topic is suddenly cool

What does all this have to do with fashion and celebrity culture? More than you might think. Space has become the new luxury frontier. Elon Musk sends Starship. Jeff Bezos is building New Glenn. Katy Perry has been to space. The aesthetics of space – the deep black, the silence, the size – appear in collections, in perfume campaigns, in music videos. Balenciaga has sent astronaut silhouettes onto the runway. Saint Laurent has quoted the black nothingness of space.

In this cultural context, UFO is no longer kitsch. It’s a serious topic that moves billionaires, gets intelligence officials talking and keeps Congress busy. The stars who are taking on the subject are no longer doing it for the laughs – they’re doing it because the subject has become legitimate. Demi Lovato’s documentary about EAP sightings wasn’t a PR stunt. It was a genuine cultural moment.

What happens next

The files have been released. The work starts now. Scientists are calling for coordinated measurement networks, open databases, AI evaluation – systematically, without a political agenda. For celebrity culture, this means that the topics of space, space travel and UAP remain on the agenda. Fashion Weeks will continue to cite the aesthetics of the cosmos. And somewhere above us – on FL500, in the deep dark blue just before the black of space – things are still flying that no one can explain.

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Speaker agency, experiences and trend topics

FIV: How can we imagine a speaker agency, what exactly do you do and for whom?

First of all, working in an agency, as a manager, is of course not as spectacular as the work of the speaker himself! It is an office job. Still, there are some great aspects, like all the interesting people you meet on the job. Whether on the speaker side or the client side. You also learn a lot, of course, in preliminary meetings but also at events.

About our work, we handle everything behind the scenes so that clients and speakers are relieved of as much work as possible. Time is money, so we do everything from research to organization to billing, simply put.

If you summarize the agency’s activity, it’s about outreach, for one thing. Why? So that we can win interesting new projects, clients and orders.

In the second step it is all about the mediation, the whole process, from the first contact with the customer, the conception, depending on how elaborate the presentations are or should be, to the speaker selection, sometimes also the speaker finding, the contracts, travel management.

A third important field, reputation. Especially because we also work with prominent speakers. The daily work is then mainly communication and organization! Many emails, many phone calls, is ultimately the job is planned and done.

In between, of course, you get to travel yourself, experience a few events and, as I said at the beginning, you learn a lot of new know-how and get to know very interesting people and characters!

Experience as a speaker

FIV: You don’t run the agency alone, you have a whole team behind you. That would be difficult, because you are a speaker yourself. Is there still time for the agency and does that help you in the placement of jobs?

Yes, the experience as a speaker helps a lot with the agency work! On the one hand, because I can put myself in the speaker’s shoes, from the first, small presentations to the large events, with hundreds of guests, or participants or listeners.

Depending on the type of concept to be implemented, lectures, mentoring, workshops, the range is wide. I often have to present complex issues in a simple way. For speeches, there are topics that have to fit onto 30 slides for the presentation. That helps to give clients confidence. I know the pressure of deadlines, the preparation, but also the stage fright before big events!

At the same time, I am able to speak empathetically with clients directly, even when it comes to fears, as I have just said in the case of deadline pressure or also in creative input, for example with new topics or impulses that are intended to make people ready for the future, i.e. often employees and managers.

At the same time, I can also support speakers, even those who do not regularly give talks and often still want support with topics, structure. This often happens when we book special experts that we have first researched for the client. Both combined, creates a good mix of experience, support and also forward thinking, which many customers appreciate in the work.

FIV: You said stage fright, do you still have any?

It depends on how you define stage fright. I’m excited and anxious, that’s for sure!

Evergreen Topics: Business, Money, Personality, Motivation

FIV: What are trend topics and what are topics that are actually always commissioned by companies when it comes to further training, workshops and so on?

Topics for trainings, workshops and speeches that always work are mainly contents around personnel, managers. Motivation is also a very big topic! Motivation can be diverse, from private individuals who want to start their own business, filling large halls, to very small lecture series with 20,30 executives.

Then of course the large areas of politics and economics, here expertise is always needed in various aspects. Likewise everything around finances, for banks, insurances, these are typical topics, which renew themselves constantly alone, by the change in the world. Laws change, political relations, new markets emerge.

Money, taxes, tax avoidance. As you can see, the range of topics is broad. But it is always about building knowledge.

Trend Topics: What does the future hold?

FIV: What is currently in vogue with clients, which topics are on the rise?

Spontaneous? Sustainability in general. Many industries want to reduce their own consumption, for political, ideological reasons or also for their own image. Now fashion immediately comes to mind, but it’s also about sustainable construction, in the field of real estate and urban development. In any case, sustainability is a trendy topic of the time.

In the field of media and advertising, the current focus is on social marketing, how do you reach people via social networks, how can you as a company deal with the large data packages (Big Data)? Facebook, YouTube, Instagram have only been around for a few years and TikTok is brand new. What will be next? The trend is generally everything around digitalization, virtual reality, industry 4.0, up to gaming, a multi-billion market.

FIV: What is booked more often, the “classic” topics or “new” topics?

Classic topics: Finance, money, personality, motivation, continuing education in entrepreneurial segments from purchasing, to personnel, to sales. Is because every company has a department for purchasing, pretty much everyone has personnel and also sales, so sales. Every year, millions of new workers enter the labor market, and their knowledge must be built.

Special topics, let’s say something like Industry 4.0, then only affects a smaller part of the automated industry. A large part of the industry itself, economy, but also trade are primarily unaffected.

Prominent speakers: VIPs at events

FIV: Can you also book celebrities as speakers?

Yes of course, celebrities are very popular to be booked by clients. As described before, it is not always “only” about knowledge, but also about self-confidence, personality, motivation, especially with celebrity speakers, it is less about the real deep matter.

A typical situation: Several departments come together for a company event. In other words, employees from different departments who perform different tasks in the company. Some have knowledge in IT, others in sales, some from accounting and still others are in product development. Well-known people, or their public history and / or success story, have a positive effect on the participants. The speaker does not have to explain himself, he is known.

The bigger the name of the celebrity, the stronger the PR effect, both internally and externally. This prestige brings the company directly and indirectly image advantages, PR and also internally, a positive brand charisma, to employees and other stakeholders.

However, as I said, celebrity speakers are not only booked for public events, but also, for example, to coach just 20 or 30 executives.

Sometimes even the investment banker can learn something from the celebrity.

FIV: Do you have a little example of prominent person for me?

One of my personal highlights, as I am also involved in finance and real estate myself, was recently in Frankfurt, for a London-based financial company. In the context of the European Football World Cup, we were able to win Jana Azizi (RTL News presenter Sport, formerly Sky News) for the company. A great person, with charisma and profound knowledge in her subject. The location was in Frankfurt, about 100 top-class guests were invited, who were flown in from all over the world to take part in this one-day event. In her lecture she dealt with the current women’s football. An interesting overview, briefly in the history and especially in the present and future.

I can tell you that much.

FIV: Thank you so much for your answers!

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Part 2: Become a Speaker

Read now part 2 of the interview – What does a speaker do? How much does a speaker earn? How does one become a speaker? After our speaker agency interview, we got some feedback on the topic of being a speaker and becoming a speaker. So today we had a quick catch up with the owner of the Keynote Speaker One agency to talk about the question that many of our readers are interested in: How do I become a speaker? How much does one earn as a speaker? Can anyone become a speaker? We also wanted to start off by finding out how virtual speaking is changing the world of speaking – or is it? We’ll find out now, in the second interview.

• Become a Speaker

90s supermodels: the list

Walking the catwalk was the central element of being a model. Next to the catwalks, one could see their faces on advertising posters on the street or for campaigns on TV. No Instagram, no YouTube. Hard to imagine today. But they still know their faces today. Despite a new model generation with models like Cara Delevingne and Bella Hadid, the “old” supermodel generation has still not lost its shine and is still present in the fashion world and star world.

A style direction that developed in the 90s, especially through Kate Moss, was heroin chic. In contrast to this, the ungulity, curvy look by Claudia Schiffer.

Here you can see a list of the beauties that walked the catwalks of the big fashion brands in the 90s:

Kate Moss: the anti-supermodel

Unlike her former supermodel colleagues Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss is considered the “enfant terrible” of fashion. Even if her image is not flawless or flawless due to her years of drug and alcohol excesses, the 46-year-old made it to the top of the model business and is now considered a fashion icon and the second richest model in the world.

When you think of Kate Moss, you immediately think of her famous Calvin Klein campaign – today she runs her own talent agency.

• Kate Moss

Cindy Crawford: the supermodel with the mole

Cindy Crawford is one of the most famous and successful models in the world. But what is she capable of? Crawford didn’t just gain a foothold in the modeling industry – a cosmetics line, furniture brand, her own fitness video series and numerous films and series in which she has participated form the overall package of beauty. Today it is hard to imagine life without her and the 1.78m tall beauty is directly associated with her birthmark!

With Cindy Craword’s cosmetic line Meaningful Beauty you can also get a touch of Cindy Crawford at home.

• Cindy Crawford

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Claudia Schiffer: highlights from 50 years

The 90s model icon Claudia Schiffer has been an integral part of the fashion world for years. Her story shows that coincidence is possible and that you don’t need connections to make it big. The fact that Claudia is not only successful as a model, but has also tried out and done many other things in life shows how much she is in demand as a person. And that you can combine family and business. Here you can find out more about the Power Woman.

Today Claudia Schiffer makes fashion herself, “Claudia Schiffer Knitwear” is her own founded label.

• Claudia Schiffer

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Heidi Klum: Ex-Victorias Secret Angel with her own casting show

German top model Heidi Klum started her career at a young age, at the age of 18. Today she is not only known in Germany, but Heidi has also made a name for herself in America. Whether on ProSieben at Germany’s Next Topmodel, in the jury at DSDS or even in the American show America’s Got Talent; Heidi can be seen everywhere. And it all began with a competition in Thomas Gottschalk’s late night show in 1992.

Heidi is still regularly seen on TV today, be it in her successful, numerous shows or because of new updates in her love life.

• Heidi Klum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvVnxQSInn4

Naomi Campbell: the multi-talent

She is known as one of the most successful, beautiful and talented supermodels in the world. She has been on more than 500 covers, and even at the age of 50 she is still very committed and successful in the fashion scene. Naomi Campbell thrilled the fashion industry with her beauty and already at the age of only 15 years. The “People Magazine” voted her among the “50 most beautiful people in the world”.

This year she founded “We Love Brazil”. She wanted to inject the continents in the fashion scene to her.

• Naomi Campbell

Eva Herzigová: Miss Wonderbra

Blue eyes, blonde hair and dream measurements spread over 1,80m. The talk is of supermodel Eva Herzigová. As the daughter of a competitive swimmer and a housewife, she learns discipline and self-optimization at an early age. the blonde with the nickname “The Cigarette”, never believed in her modeling career, the reason for this is her very slim figure. The Czech tries her luck nevertheless after successful model competition participation in Paris and fast the fashion labels and designers recognized her talent.

Anyone looking for a suitable beach outfit should take a look at her label for swimwear.

• Eva Herzigová

Helena Christensen: Miss Denmark with roots from Peru

One of the tallest of the supermodels is 1.77 meter tall Helena Christensen. In her life she has already been able to gather a lot of experience in the modeling universe. She has already been able to tick off fashion houses like Fendi, Chanel or Versace from her list – Christensen’s list of achievements is long and impressive. But she has not only proven herself as a model. The supermodel also has other interests. And she has shown that a move to Paris can certainly be worthwhile.

The model founded her own label called “Christensen & Sigersen” together with Leif Sigersen based in beautiful New York.

• Helena Christensen

Nadja Auermann: Miss Guinness World Records

The former model is best known for her long legs, with which she even got an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. The blonde was discovered in Berlin, after she had completed her high school diploma. But even like with German model Heidi Klum, love didn’t really work out. She also made headlines with her charges of tax evasion. Trademark: her 1.14 meter long legs.

Nadja is currently 49 years old and has been out of the model business for 17 years. In return she has fulfilled her life’s wish and is now a mother of four.

• Nadja Auermann

If you want to read something about the supermodels of today and tomorrow, here is an overview of the supermodels of the last decade and learn more about what our digital future looks like:

The supermodel generation of the 90s created their career with campaigns and cooperations with big fashion houses. How today’s models become known and what role virtual influencers will play in the future can be read here:

Virtual Influencer: Toplist