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My name is Didier Thizy, Principal Consultant at Stellex Group. For over 20 years I've been assigned to take new business ideas and make them a reality. I've worked with startup founders, Fortune 500 executives and private equity partners to bring their strategy to life, whether a new product that had to be delivered yesterday, growing a new venture from scratch, or executing large-scale digital transformation. These may all sound different, but the need was always the same: understanding the business goals and market landscape, establishing a plan, and working cross-functionally with different disciplines to get it done.
Enough with consultants who charge high rates for endless powerpoints. We help startups and established businesses turn their new initiative into real results, by assigning a hands-on General Manager or an experienced Advisor to help your program succeed. Send me an e-mail and let's discuss! |
Didier is a constant source of practical advice and creative ideas. He gets into the trenches with our team, uncovering market insights and delivering real results that further our growth.
Tianpeng Wang, CEO, Trustiics
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BANK OF CANADA
Industry: FinTech
One of Canada's most prominent institutions was assigned a new mandate to startup and scale a department that regulates hundreds of domestic and international payment service providers that provide service to Canada. I was engaged to provide cross-departmental program management across different teams: policy makers, risk monitoring, IT, security, legal and enforcement, audit, HR, and communications, as we roll out this multi-year program.
REWIND.IO
Industry: SaaS, Data Protection
What happens when a small company has had explosive growth in one target market that begins to saturate? It's time to expand to other areas! In this engagement I did primary and secondary market research to identify demand within existing and new segments, and advised the CEO on growth strategy. I also directly reached out and established new platform partnerships and business cases, as well as a future product roadmap for a fast-growing SaaS startup.
TITUS and THE BLACKSTONE GROUP
Industry: SaaS, Data Privacy, Security
TITUS' data classification product had become a gold standard in the data security industry, but when Microsoft started competing head-to-head, TITUS knew it had to leverage its head-start by expanding into new products and markets. I was hired as General Manager to lead a stealth startup for TITUS, developing, marketing and selling a new suite of encryption and tracking software powered by machine learning and blockchain. The new product line directly contributed to an acquisition by The Blackstone Group, the largest asset management firm worldwide, and I was subsequently promoted to VP Product Management overseeing the company's 25-product portfolio as well as OEM partnerships.
BANK OF CANADA
Industry: Banking Operations
What happens when a home-grown mission-critical IT system that supports the entire Canadian economy day-to-day has reached its technological limit and needs to be replaced with a new modern system? I was selected as Program Manager to work with business leadership on the strategy to procure, implement and roll out a new high-availability system, carefully managing the risk of any downtime or regression which could have severe consequences on banking operations in Canada and worldwide.
TRUSTIICS
Industry: SaaS, International Law
Trustiics is an online marketplace connecting individuals and businesses to international lawyers. I advise their CEO and leadership team on all their growth, marketing and operations .
MACADAMIAN
Industry: Healthcare, Medical Devices
Macadamian had early success developing digital products for software giants like Microsoft and Blackberry. But as the IT consulting space became more saturated, the company looked to diversify by breaking into a new market: healthcare. I started up "Macadamian Healthcare", a new venture providing end-to-end software creation services specialized in the medical space. Over 5 years working with an amazing team, our portfolio grew from $0 to $10M featuring the who's who of customers in the digital health world like GE Healthcare, Medtronic, and Edwards Lifesciences. Healthcare became the company's exclusive focus and primary growth engine.
CRISPX
Industry: Marketing Strategy
CRISPx is a California marketing agency helping diverse clients growth through brand development and flawless marketing execution. I played a strategist role, advising clients in law, IT security, cloud software on their growth strategy and market opportunities.
CROWDSTRIKE / SECURECIRCLE
Industry: Data Protection
What do you do when you have solved the rampant problem of enterprise data breaches with an innovative new technology - but the security market is so noisy that you need to stand out above the crowd? SecureCircle and CRISPx engaged me to develop thought leadership and run growth experiments to build awareness fast, connect with must-have buyers and develop a sustainable pipeline of opportunity.
Industry: FinTech
One of Canada's most prominent institutions was assigned a new mandate to startup and scale a department that regulates hundreds of domestic and international payment service providers that provide service to Canada. I was engaged to provide cross-departmental program management across different teams: policy makers, risk monitoring, IT, security, legal and enforcement, audit, HR, and communications, as we roll out this multi-year program.
REWIND.IO
Industry: SaaS, Data Protection
What happens when a small company has had explosive growth in one target market that begins to saturate? It's time to expand to other areas! In this engagement I did primary and secondary market research to identify demand within existing and new segments, and advised the CEO on growth strategy. I also directly reached out and established new platform partnerships and business cases, as well as a future product roadmap for a fast-growing SaaS startup.
TITUS and THE BLACKSTONE GROUP
Industry: SaaS, Data Privacy, Security
TITUS' data classification product had become a gold standard in the data security industry, but when Microsoft started competing head-to-head, TITUS knew it had to leverage its head-start by expanding into new products and markets. I was hired as General Manager to lead a stealth startup for TITUS, developing, marketing and selling a new suite of encryption and tracking software powered by machine learning and blockchain. The new product line directly contributed to an acquisition by The Blackstone Group, the largest asset management firm worldwide, and I was subsequently promoted to VP Product Management overseeing the company's 25-product portfolio as well as OEM partnerships.
BANK OF CANADA
Industry: Banking Operations
What happens when a home-grown mission-critical IT system that supports the entire Canadian economy day-to-day has reached its technological limit and needs to be replaced with a new modern system? I was selected as Program Manager to work with business leadership on the strategy to procure, implement and roll out a new high-availability system, carefully managing the risk of any downtime or regression which could have severe consequences on banking operations in Canada and worldwide.
TRUSTIICS
Industry: SaaS, International Law
Trustiics is an online marketplace connecting individuals and businesses to international lawyers. I advise their CEO and leadership team on all their growth, marketing and operations .
MACADAMIAN
Industry: Healthcare, Medical Devices
Macadamian had early success developing digital products for software giants like Microsoft and Blackberry. But as the IT consulting space became more saturated, the company looked to diversify by breaking into a new market: healthcare. I started up "Macadamian Healthcare", a new venture providing end-to-end software creation services specialized in the medical space. Over 5 years working with an amazing team, our portfolio grew from $0 to $10M featuring the who's who of customers in the digital health world like GE Healthcare, Medtronic, and Edwards Lifesciences. Healthcare became the company's exclusive focus and primary growth engine.
CRISPX
Industry: Marketing Strategy
CRISPx is a California marketing agency helping diverse clients growth through brand development and flawless marketing execution. I played a strategist role, advising clients in law, IT security, cloud software on their growth strategy and market opportunities.
CROWDSTRIKE / SECURECIRCLE
Industry: Data Protection
What do you do when you have solved the rampant problem of enterprise data breaches with an innovative new technology - but the security market is so noisy that you need to stand out above the crowd? SecureCircle and CRISPx engaged me to develop thought leadership and run growth experiments to build awareness fast, connect with must-have buyers and develop a sustainable pipeline of opportunity.