Consulting Studio
Consulting | Project Management | Prelinimary Studies & Project Development
Consultant, Project Fixer and Manager
I help project leads, business owners and chefs to innovate, imagine, design and develop new projects.
I initiate the project mapping, animate RnD workshops, conduct preliminary studies and provide an independent point-of-view for the stakeholders, project leads and development team.
I help my clients to fix problems, deal with tricky situations and take difficult decisions. I provide a neutral position and a different perspective free of conflict of interest.
Opportunity Study & Project Strategy
Applying an Agile Project-Oriented Strategy
- Project Design, preliminary study, vision, strategic positionning, swot analysis, tactic plan, desirability.
- Project Development, project mapping, setting smart goals, project plan, backlog / critical path, feasibility
- Project Management, roadmap, retro-planning, risks management, resources request, viability.
- Business Coaching, business models, problem solving, cash flow management, sustainability.
- Team Coaching, hiring a development team, coaching.
Some Projects:
- Mindful Nutrition, MSC Cruises Explora Journeys
- Plenty Grocer, EKM6 in Ekamai 6, Bangkok
- Azulfit Yoga Pilates center Villaverde Fuertventura
- Blue Lotus Learning Center in Hua Hin, Thailand
- Plant-Based Cuisine on board! Oceania & Regent Cruises
- Design Juice / Smoothie Bar on Oceania Cruises
- Developing Tom Juice’s Bar in St Barthélemy.
Project Fixing
Monitoring Projects, Delivering Strategic & Innovative Solutions
Facing delays, challenges or constraints?
Looking for a new perspective and a Can-Do attitude?
As a Project Fixer, I am a Consultant and Project Manager specialized in problem-solving, tactic planning and system thinking. I help to get important projects back on track.
Key Aspects of My Offer:
- Problem Solving: tackling complex challenges, detail oriented auditing and situation analysis, offering innovative solutions
- Strategic Planning: iterative approach to project fixing considering all elements, dynamics, and interactions.
- Project Recovery: in complex situations, facing obstacles or roadblocks, I step in to get projects back on budget or deadlines
- Difficult Decision Making: guiding through tough decisions and providing another perspective. I help to minimize unintended consequences, think differently and make informed choices.
Secure Your Project's Roadmap with a Monthly Retainer: gain direct access to my expertise and experience, benefit from a continuous follow-up and my full commitment. I help to navigate complexities, overcome challenges, and achieve positive results.
Let's cooperate and fix your projects. Contact me
Coop & Project Co-Dev
Cooperation, RnD and Project Co-Development
Consulting on Wellness projects
Juice Bars:
- Nectar Juicery Explora 1, Tom's juice Bar St Bart, Yi Athens
Healthy Corner / Breakfast Buffet:
- Evason Hua Hin Blue Lotus, Emporium / Fil Rouge Explora 1
Plant-Based Cuisine Cooking Classes:
- Blue Lotus Hua Hin, Chef's Kitchen Explora 1, Biophily
Plant-Based Cooking School & Pro Training:
- Blue Lotus Hua Hin, PC Studio Café, Apollo Group
Wellness Retreats:
- Azulfit Yoga Pilates retreat center Villaverde Fuertventura, Hacienda de Abajo Tazacorte La Palma, Blue Lotus Hua Hin
Vegan Grocer and Plant-Based Shopping Center:
- EKM6 in BKK, Plenti Grocer
Plant-Based options in Restaurants:
- Yi Athens, Evason Hua Kieng Sha / Bar / Coast, Explora 1 Sakura / Fil Rouge / Emproium market, Oceania and Regent Cruises
Plant-Based Cooking Books:
- les éditions La Plage Paris, En Exergue éditions Paris
From an Idea to a Viable Project
Research, Early Developments
I help to transform ideas into viable Wellness Projects.
A Pure Player:
- Wellness Chef and Consultant on Plant-Based Projects
- Eating plant-based for the past 18 years
- Plant-Based Instructor and Coach
- Specialized in Whole Food Plant-Based Cuisine
- Passionnate about Well Eating and Active Lifestyle
My Work & Education background:
I have 25 years of profesionnal experience in early project development from game design to plant-based cuisine and wellness projects. I have a Master of Science degree in Project Management (university La Rochelle, France).
Schedule an Exploratory Call
Consulting / Co-Development / Coaching - Pick a slot for a complimentary call
1-hour call with Chris
Google Meets, WhatsApp
Let's talk. Introduce yourself, present your project and situation. During our conversation, you will see how I interact and know if there is a good fit. I will evaluate if I can help you, how and when. I am currently based in Denver Tech Center, Colorado (MT = GMT-6 / Paris time-8).
Select date and timeEvent time zone:Etc/UTC GMT+00:00What I am Doing Now?
Summer Time in Denver, Colorado
Summer months in Colorado
Consultant | Project Manager | Lifestyle Business Coach
- Open to Work, Looking for consulting missions or co-dev projects.
- Planning to Offer Walking Coaching sessions outside, from June to October, in the surrounding parks of Denver Tech Center and Greenwood Village along the Goldsmith Gulch: George M. Wallace, Orchard Hills, Tommy Davis or Cherry Creek State. More info? book a call - see the info.
- (new) What I learned from Daily Mindful Walking? An introduction to the quiet power of walking for recovery, walking meditation and coaching walks. Read this article.
- (new) How-to Practice Forest Bathing? Shinrin Yoku is the simple practice of immersing yourself in a forest, connecting with nature and walking in the woods. Read this article.
- (new) Curious about Walking Meditation? How-to Develop Your Practice of Walking Meditation. Read this article
- (new) Master Runner Mindset, Running for Wellbeing after 40. Read this article.
- Training this summer to run some altitude races in the mountains of Colorado: 10 K Trail Races and Half Marathons.
Lifestyle Business
Ideation & Development | Project Manifesto & Operating System | Pricing Tactics
Business Projects
Initiate, Develop a new Lifestyle Business Project
How-to develop an Idea into a Viable Project?
Visualise, Clarify and Simplify a new Business Project
Enable an Idea by verifying that the project is
• Desirable
• Doable
• Viable and Sustainable
Conduct a rapid Opportunity Study to decide if you should pause, go for it or exit. Visualise your project just in two pages. Keep your concept in a format that helps to communicate and memorise the key elements of your business project.
Read the article on How-to Turn an Idea into a Business Project. Listen to our conversation on how-to develop an idea.
Draft a Project Manifesto
Share Your Magic, Tell Your Story and Send Your Message
• Tell your Story
- People don't know you, so introduce yourself.
• Send a Message to your Audience
- How can you help? What is the problem that are you looking to solve?
• Explain the Why? and How?
Read the article on "Draft a Project Manifesto".
Develop a Project Operating System
Dream with a Plan. Deal with Constraints. Set Simple Rules.
• Define a set of simple rules to operate your project
• Use Constraints to drive your Creativity
• The Art of Seizing fleeting Opportunities
• Enable your Project
Read the article on "Develop a Project Operating System".
Pricing Tactics for Independents
Focus on Outcomes. Not Hours. Care about your Work.
• What is an Independent Worker?
• Alternatives to Hourly Billing
- Daily or Weekly billing
- Retainer or Monthly Fixed Fee
- Project based billing
- Respect your work, price it accordingly!
Read the full article on Simple Pricing Tactics for Independents. Listen to our conversation on Pricing Tactics.
Self-Development
Autonomy & Agility | Habits & Mindset | KAIZEN + KANBAN
Lifestyle Design, Habits and Mindset
How-to Articles on Self-Development
• Change your Lifestyle starting by Daily Habits
• How-to design your Lifestyle in 3 Steps?
• What is Self-Actualisation about?
• Mindsets, the Artisan & The Plagist
• How-to Manage your Time with KANBAN?
• Time Boxing, a simple Time Management Technique
• Time Blocking, Tasks Grouping & Batching
• Find a Mental Sparring Partner
• Do less, work better with KAIZEN
• Revolution or Evolution? KAIKAKU or KAIZEN?
• Remote Work, a mini playbook
• Mind Mapping to Communicate Ideas
Change by Adopting new Habits in 5 Steps
Each Action is a Vote for The Type of Lifestyle you Want.
- Know Where You Start
- Find What You Want to Change
- Prioritise and Replace
- Fine tune Your Environment
- Master the Startline
Daily Habits are a Simple yet Powerful Way to Start Changing your Lifestyle. Read the full article on the power of Daily Habits.
How-to Design Your Lifestyle?
Find your Own Path. Try stuff. Live the life you want.
• What is Lifestyle Design?
• Step by Step: Three Empowering Questions:
- Where are you Now?
- What do you Want? Who do you want to Become?
- How-to Get it?
• Draft a Personal Development Plan
• What's your Next Move?
• What is a Lifestyle Business?
Read the article How-to Design Your Lifestyle?
Draft a personal Manifesto in 3 Steps
Don't neglect your dreams, write your adventure book
A manifesto is a letter to yourself, a reminder and a call to live under your terms.
Start by figuring out who you are. Then question who you think you are. Finally draft your own adventure book, who you want to become.
Read the full article on "Draft a personal manifesto in 3 Steps".
How-to manage your time with KANBAN?
A visual way to manage your tasks and get things done
Your time is precious. Take good care of him. Forget the busyness. Forget multitasking. Instead do one thing at a time. Focus on getting essential things done in time.
• Visualize your week and your tasks (BACKLOG)
• Organize your tasks in columns to visualize your progression
• Minimize your work in progress (WIP)
• Limit switching between different types of tasks
Mind Mapping to Communicate Ideas
Map ideas to organize thoughts and communicate a vision
• What is Mind Mapping?
• Mind Mapping to Communicate
• Keep it Simple
• How to draw a Mind Map?
• Mind Mapping Process
• What do I like about Mind Mapping?
Read the article "Mind Mapping to Communicate Ideas"
