Felix Alfen: Who Is Behind UNiQ Global?
Last updated: May 2026
Felix Alfen, born 1990 in Aschaffenburg, is an entrepreneur and network marketing trainer. He studied business administration in Germany and business/sports management in the USA (top grade), was a competitive athlete and entered network marketing in 2013/2014. He became a millionaire in 2019 (own statement) and reached Crown rank at iGenius in 2022. Today he lives on Malta and is co-founder of UNiQ Global and co-founder of the NWU (Network Marketing University) together with his partner Tino Taupe.
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I am an affiliate partner for UNiQ Global. Felix Alfen is the most well-known face of the platform. His YouTube video 'The truth about Felix Alfen' gives an honest look inside - watch it yourself, the video is embedded further down in this article.
Who Is Felix Alfen?
Felix Alfen, born 1990, comes from Aschaffenburg near Frankfurt. He studied business administration in Germany, then moved to the USA for business and sports management - both with top grades. He was also an active competitive athlete: runner, college athletics. Since 2013/2014 he has been active in network marketing, becoming a millionaire in 2019 and a multi-millionaire in 2022. Today he lives on Malta, is co-founder of the NWU (Network Marketing University) and founder of UNiQ Global. Anyone active in the network marketing space knows him.
On Instagram he is active as @felixalfen. His content: everyday entrepreneur life, network marketing and financial freedom.
What does Felix Alfen actually do?
Felix describes himself like this: 'I train ambitious network marketers into professionals who live financial freedom.' Clear, direct, no beating around the bush.
Three areas where he is active: his own network marketing business, the NWU as a training format together with Tino Taupe, and his public role as the face of UNiQ Global.
How did Felix Alfen become known?
Not through advertising. Through consistency. Felix has been building, documenting and showing since 2013 - first offline, then online. Anyone who looks at his YouTube channel sees the development: from presentations on park benches in his socks to events in front of thousands of people. That is not a marketing story. It happened.
Built from Nothing: The Story Behind Felix Alfen
Felix Alfen holds a business degree and has sports experience at college level - and yet he did not take the conventional path. In 2013/2014 he entered network marketing and built everything himself from there.
What were the early days like?
The beginning was radically down-to-earth. Felix held his first presentations on park benches - in socks, because money for proper shoes was not there. He burned CDs himself (59 cents each) and handed them out in pedestrian zones. He slept on the couches of team partners because hotels were not an option.
His first events took place on a rubbish dump - banner and projector set up, presentation delivered. Another event was in a pig farm. Felix about it: 'It really smelled of pig.' His first commission: 1.47 euros.
In 2019 he became a millionaire. That sounds like a number. Behind that number are over five years of not stopping - even though there were plenty of moments where he could have.
What did Felix Alfen learn from his story?
Something he communicates again and again: 'Give yourself 3 to 5 years. Whoever holds on longer wins - not whoever starts faster.'
That explains why he chose financial education (UNiQ Global) and network marketing training (NWU) as his main fields today. He passes on what he himself would have needed - structured, honest, without embellishment. And he experienced COVID as a turning point: the lockdown forced him to switch completely from offline to online. Anyone who manages that thinks in systems.
NEVER NOT BUILDING: What This Motto Really Means
'NEVER NOT BUILDING' is on Felix Alfen's Instagram profile. Four words. Most people read that and think: cool quote. Anyone who follows Felix for a while realises it is not a quote - it is a description of his life.
What building without pause actually means
Felix does not build when he feels like it. He builds because building is the mode he works in. Community, business, knowledge, network - there is no sprint-marathon schema. No 'now I am finished'. Only iteration and development.
That is an attitude, not a strategy. And attitudes cannot be faked. Anyone who observes Felix over several years sees the same energy from 2019 to today - just at a different level.
Why this matters for you
Because you know who you are dealing with. Felix Alfen is not a guru who collects money from his community and then disappears. He is someone who works, documents and builds every single day. That makes his recommendations credible.
When someone like Felix says that UNiQ Global is the right tool for financial education - that is not a paid testimonial statement. It is the assessment of an entrepreneur who knows from his own experience how far apart earning money and understanding money can be.
Why Does Felix Alfen Live on Malta?
Malta is not coincidence. Malta is a decision.
The tax and strategic advantages of Malta
Malta is an EU member, English-speaking and offers considerable tax advantages for entrepreneurs with international business models. An effective corporate tax rate of sometimes under 10 per cent is possible when the company structure is set up accordingly. That is not a secret - it is tax law.
Felix has a house by the sea on Malta. Warm climate, English as the primary language, short distances. For someone who travels a lot and works internationally, that is a logical base.
More than taxes: lifestyle and community
Malta is a small but well-connected entrepreneur ecosystem. Felix shows this regularly on Instagram: daily life on Malta, working by the sea, a life he built himself.
This also shows something: Felix thinks in systems. His place of residence was not chosen sentimentally but strategically. That is a sign of someone who takes entrepreneurship seriously.
Milestones on Felix Alfen's Journey
| Phase | What happened | Result |
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| University | Business administration Germany + business/sports management USA, competitive athlete (runner, college athletics) | Top grade - conventional path, but a different road taken |
| 2013/2014 | Entered network marketing. First commission: 1.47 euros. Burned CDs (59 cents each), park bench presentations in socks, events on a rubbish dump and in a pig farm | The build begins - despite a radical zero point |
| 2019 | Consistent build over 5+ years pays off | Millionaire (own statement). First significant milestone. |
| 2022 | iGenius: team of 50,000+ active customers/partners together with Tino Taupe | Crown rank - highest rank in the company. 100+ six-figure earners, 6 millionaires in the team. |
| NWU | Together with Tino Taupe (partners since 2012): Network Marketing University | Structured training programme. Over 1,000 people guided towards full-time NM. |
| UNiQ Global | Face of the financial education platform | Represents the platform externally, brings his community along |
Felix Alfen and UNiQ Global: The Connection
Felix Alfen is not just any partner of UNiQ Global. He is the face. The person the community follows, who embodies the platform and represents it externally.
That is a deliberate decision by the platform - and a smart one. Felix has an existing community, credibility in the network marketing space and the ability to communicate complex ideas simply. That is exactly what a new financial education platform needs.
Why Felix and not someone else?
I am an affiliate partner of UNiQ Global. Felix Alfen is the external face of the platform.
Felix Alfen brings something that cannot be bought: real credibility through a lived path. Someone who went from zero to financial freedom can talk about financial education differently than someone who only knows the topic theoretically. Felix has skin in the game. He has personally experienced what it means to have no money and no plan for what to do with it.
What Felix concretely does at UNiQ
Felix represents the platform externally: on Instagram, on YouTube, at events. He brings his community into contact with the topic of financial education. And he embodies the philosophy of UNiQ Global - 'Go Independent' - in a way that is accessible to his followers.
The curriculum, the tools, the technical backend - those are the work of others. Felix is the human side. The anchor between platform and community.
More about the platform itself can be found in my UNiQ Global review.
The NWU: Network Marketing University by Felix Alfen and Tino Taupe
The NWU is a training programme. Not a coaching format on the 'buy my course' principle, but a structured system that Felix and Tino developed together.
What the NWU teaches
The focus is on professional network marketing: mindset, communication, team building, structure. No shortcuts, no tricks. The aim is to turn people who are entering or stuck in network marketing into real professionals.
Felix brings the practical experience: how he built, what works, what does not. Tino Taupe brings the depth: psychological foundation, transformation work, mindset. Together that is stronger than either alone.
What '1,000+ people freed' actually means
Felix and Tino talk about having helped over 1,000 people go full-time in network marketing. On top of that: 100+ six-figure earners and six millionaires in the team - those are the numbers Felix himself names. That is not a vague claim; those are verifiable results.
Felix himself puts it this way: 'If you had a cool run six years ago and today explain to people how network marketing works without being active yourself - that has no right to exist.' He lives what he teaches. That is the difference.
Felix Alfen and Tino Taupe: Why the Two Are Stronger Together
Felix and Tino Taupe have been together since 2012 - both in business and as partners. That is not a coincidental duo. Felix describes the collaboration like this: 'We are both very stubborn and maybe a little headstrong. We are simply not good at giving up.'
Felix Alfen: practice and visibility
Felix is the more public face. On Instagram he shows daily: his life on Malta, his thoughts on business, the path he has walked. He is relatable because he does not hide the hard part - the park bench presentations, the pig farm, the years when nothing moved.
His energy does not come from motivational quotes. It comes from someone who knows that holding on was the only path - and that it worked.
Tino Taupe: structure and mindset
Tino Taupe has been Felix's partner since 2012. He runs the NWU podcast and brings the more structured, psychologically grounded side to the table. His podcast has episodes like 'Change course or be forever trapped in the same spiral' - that is not a motivational title, it is a question to the listener.
More about Tino: Tino Taupe - Podcast, NWU and UNiQ Global.
What this partnership tells you: Felix and Tino have been building together since 2012. That alone says more than any description. Anyone who works with the same partner for over a decade in this field has done something right.
NWU vs. UNiQ Global: What Is the Difference?
| Criterion | NWU (Network Marketing University) | UNiQ Global |
|---|---|---|
| Topic | Professional network marketing | Financial education, market analysis |
| Founders | Felix Alfen & Tino Taupe | Felix Alfen as face, further partners |
| Format | Training programme, podcast, YouTube | 6-module platform (LEARN, HUB, SCAN, LIVE, INTELLIGENCE, CONNECT) |
| Target audience | Network marketers who want to become professionals | Anyone who wants to understand financial markets independently |
| Entry point | Via Felix and Tino's social media | Directly via uniqglobal.net/?ref=maik-ralf |
| Connection | Independent programme | Felix brings NWU community to UNiQ |
The Truth about Felix Alfen: What His YouTube Video Shows
There is a video I recommend you watch before forming an opinion about Felix Alfen. It is called 'The truth about Felix Alfen - From zero to millionaire'. It is not a promotional video.
Felix Alfen on YouTube • 'The truth about Felix Alfen'
What the video shows
Felix tells his path unfiltered: first commission of 1.47 euros, park bench presentations in socks, self-burned CDs for 59 cents each, events on rubbish dumps and in pig farms. Then the breakthrough. Then Malta, house by the sea, events in front of thousands. That is not a hero story someone made up. It happened.
Felix has no fear of the truth about himself. That is one of the strongest trust-builders there is - and the reason I am introducing him here as the face of UNiQ Global.
Why Felix Alfen Is Credible
I am an affiliate partner of UNiQ Global and got to know Felix through the platform - not personally, but through his public content, videos and his role for the platform. That is the basis of my assessment: publicly available facts and verified statements.
What makes him credible
He shows the hard part. Anyone who only communicates success has something to hide or wants to impress. Felix shows both: 1.47 euros first commission, pig farm as a venue, years when nothing moved. And where he stands today. That is rare.
He stays in his lane. Felix talks about network marketing because he knows network marketing - Crown rank at iGenius, over 50,000 partners in the team, over 1,000 people guided towards full-time NM. He talks about financial education because he has personally learned what financial ignorance costs. He does not venture into topics he does not know.
He keeps building. NEVER NOT BUILDING is not a pose. Anyone who observes Felix on Instagram over months sees that he works every single day. No breaks from building, no phase where he rests on what he has achieved.
Network marketing and its reputation
Network marketing has a bad reputation. Not without reason - many in this field sell hope instead of substance. Felix knows the problem. He says himself: 'If you had a cool run six years ago and today explain to people how network marketing works without being active yourself - that has no right to exist.' He lives actively in the field he teaches. That is the difference.
Felix Alfen's Coaching Approach: What Sets Him Apart
Felix Alfen's coaching approach differs from what is typically offered in this space: he does not work with polished content and generic frameworks, but with his own story - the concrete mistakes, the hard early years, the verifiable results.
What Felix teaches and how
Showing rather than explaining. Consistency over motivation. Felix has personally experienced what he teaches - that makes the difference. He describes his work this way: over 1,000 people guided to full-time, 100+ six-figure earners in the team, six millionaires built. Those are the numbers by which he wants to be measured.
Why network marketing works as a foundation
Network marketing is one of the toughest training grounds for entrepreneurial skills. You learn communication, handling rejection, team leadership, self-motivation, building structures. Anyone who masters that can build almost any other business.
That explains why many successful entrepreneurs have gone through network marketing - not because the product was so great, but because the school was hard. Felix Alfen is a product of that school.
Financial education as the logical extension
Anyone who masters network marketing knows how to earn money. What many then do not know: what to do with the money. UNiQ Global closes that gap. Felix recognised this - and that is why the connection between NWU and UNiQ Global makes sense on a content level.
Earning money and understanding money are two different skills. Felix has developed both. That makes him the right face for a financial education platform that wants to teach exactly that.
Felix Alfen on Social Media: Where You Can Follow Him
Instagram @felixalfen
Felix posts daily or almost daily. His Instagram is not a glossy feed with perfect photos. It is a living record of his entrepreneurial daily life: Malta, business thoughts, travel, events, honesty about highs and lows.
That is the fastest way to get to know Felix: @felixalfen on Instagram. Follow him for a week and you will know who you are dealing with.
YouTube @felixalfen
On YouTube Felix goes deeper. Longer videos, unfiltered insights, the story behind the journey. The 'The truth about Felix Alfen' video is the best starting point - you'll find it further up in this article.
His YouTube channel is not a sales channel. It is documentation. Anyone who takes that seriously understands why Felix Alfen is not just a name, but someone worth listening to.
Felix is also active on Facebook. There he describes himself: 'I train ambitious network marketers into professionals who live financial freedom.' Short, precise, no beating around the bush.
My Personal Assessment of Felix Alfen
I am an affiliate partner of UNiQ Global and got to know Felix through the platform - not personally, but through his public content, videos and his presence for the platform. That is the basis of my assessment: publicly accessible facts and verified statements.
What Felix means for UNiQ Global
Felix Alfen gives UNiQ Global a face, a voice and credibility. Financial education is a trust market. Anyone who participates wants to know who is behind it. Felix has something that cannot be bought: a traceable path from 1.47 euros first commission to Crown rank and millionaire - documented, public, without embellishment.
What is realistic
No trainer makes people successful. People make themselves successful. Felix says himself: 'Give yourself 3 to 5 years. Whoever holds on longer wins - not whoever starts faster.' That is not a quick-money statement. It is a realistic assessment of a field that requires discipline over years.
Anyone who brings that will find in Felix and Tino two people who have lived exactly that.
My conclusion on Felix Alfen
Felix Alfen has demonstrable results in a field that many dismiss. He shows the hard part - park bench presentations, pig farm, 1.47 euros first commission. He hides nothing. And he keeps working instead of resting on what he has achieved.
As the face of UNiQ Global he is the right choice. He embodies what the platform promises: financial independence through knowledge and consistency - not through promises.
Anyone who wants to know more about UNiQ Global itself: my review of the platform goes into detail. And anyone looking for strategic input for their own business will find me through the sparring page.
Felix Alfen shows what happens when someone never stops building. NEVER NOT BUILDING is not a motto. It is the result of over a decade of consistency - from 1.47 euros to Crown rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Felix Alfen
The most important questions - answered directly.
Who is Felix Alfen?
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Felix Alfen is an entrepreneur and network marketing trainer, born in 1990, from Aschaffenburg near Frankfurt. He studied business administration in Germany and business/sports management in the USA, was a competitive athlete (runner, college athletics). He entered network marketing in 2013/2014 and became a millionaire in 2019. He lives on Malta and is the best-known face of UNiQ Global.
What does Felix Alfen's motto 'NEVER NOT BUILDING' mean?
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NEVER NOT BUILDING describes Felix Alfen's fundamental attitude: he is always building. His community, his business, himself. Not a single moment where he stops moving forward. It is not a phrase - it is a way of life he documents daily on Instagram and YouTube.
How did Felix Alfen become a millionaire?
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Felix Alfen became a millionaire in 2019 - that is his own statement. He entered network marketing in 2013/2014, built consistently over years and scaled a team of over 50,000 active customers and partners at iGenius together with Tino Taupe, reaching the Crown rank in 2022 - the highest in the company.
What does Felix Alfen do at UNiQ Global?
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Felix Alfen is among the founders of UNiQ Global. He helped build the platform and is simultaneously its most visible public face. I myself am an affiliate partner of the platform.
What is the NWU - Network Marketing University?
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The NWU (Network Marketing University) is a training programme that Felix Alfen founded together with Tino Taupe. The focus is on professional education in network marketing - mindset, structure, method. No quick-money promises, just real craft.
Is Felix Alfen legitimate?
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Yes. Felix Alfen is open about his field (network marketing), shows his path without embellishment and does not twist facts. He has a business degree (top grade), was a competitive athlete and has proven himself in network marketing since 2013/2014 - Crown rank at iGenius, millionaire since 2019 (own statement). These are verifiable facts.
Why does Felix Alfen live on Malta?
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Malta is a strategically sound base for entrepreneurs with international business: low taxes, English-speaking environment, EU member, attractive climate. Felix did not choose Malta for the weather - he chose it because it supports his lifestyle and business optimally.
What is the difference between Felix Alfen and Tino Taupe?
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Felix Alfen and Tino Taupe have been partners since 2012 - both in business and personally. Both co-founded the NWU. Felix is the more public face, Tino runs the NWU podcast. Felix describes them both like this: 'We are both very stubborn and maybe a little headstrong. We are simply not good at giving up.'
Can I learn network marketing through Felix Alfen?
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Yes. Through the NWU (Network Marketing University), Felix Alfen and Tino Taupe offer structured training. On Instagram and YouTube he shows daily how he works. Those who want coaching will find the entry point through his social media profiles or through UNiQ Global.
How do I join UNiQ Global through Felix Alfen?
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The most direct way is through the link uniqglobal.net/?ref=maik-ralf. That is my referral link - I receive a commission on registration. The platform itself, its content and the team around Felix Alfen are unaffected by this. The content is the same regardless of which path you take to join.
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Transparency note
This article contains a referral link to UNiQ Global. If you sign up through my link, I receive a commission. My assessment is based on my own use of the platform.
Anyone who never stops building will find their way eventually. Felix is the proof.
All the best, Maik