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My name is Didier Thizy, Principal Consultant at Stellex Group. For over 20 years, I've always been the guy assigned to turn a "new business idea" into a reality. Sometimes a ground-breaking new product that had to be delivered yesterday, or leading a startup to its product-market fit, taking an established company into a new market, or preparing an acquisition. These may all sound different, but the need was always the same: understanding the business goals and market landscape, working cross-functionally with people, and above all, getting things 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 doer or an experienced advisor to help your program succeed. Send me an e-mail and let's discuss! |
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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 unit that regulates hundreds of domestic and international FinTech payment service providers that provide service to Canada. A seasoned PMP, I was engaged to provide cross-departmental project management spanning policy, IT, risk monitoring operations, 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.
Industry: FinTech
One of Canada's most prominent institutions was assigned a new mandate to startup and scale a unit that regulates hundreds of domestic and international FinTech payment service providers that provide service to Canada. A seasoned PMP, I was engaged to provide cross-departmental project management spanning policy, IT, risk monitoring operations, 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.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
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. Working with an amazing team, TITUS continued to grow and was acquired by The Blackstone Group, the largest asset management firm worldwide, and I was subsequently promoted to VP Product Management overseeing the company 25-product portfolio as well as OEM partnerships.
Trustiics
Industry: SaaS, Legal
Trustiics is a startup 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 tremendous early success developing creative software products for software giants and startups alike. 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 division 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.
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: 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. Working with an amazing team, TITUS continued to grow and was acquired by The Blackstone Group, the largest asset management firm worldwide, and I was subsequently promoted to VP Product Management overseeing the company 25-product portfolio as well as OEM partnerships.
Trustiics
Industry: SaaS, Legal
Trustiics is a startup 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 tremendous early success developing creative software products for software giants and startups alike. 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 division 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.
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.
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
Hewlett Packard
Industry: CleanTech
In the battle with Dell and Apple for notebook dominance, Hewlett Packard decided to differentiate its offering by being the first to energy-efficient green computing software. I was engaged to prototype and ultimately bring a suite of enterprise and consumer cleantech products to market - HP Wireless Assistant, HP Power Assistant Consumer Notebooks, HP Power Assistant Enterprise - establishing the company as an early leader in the cleantech movement.
Sagem
Industry: Unified Communications
Sagem was a leader in Fax-over-IP for years with a flagship Fax server for Windows comprising millions of lines of code. When a new client required the full extent of their capabilities on Linux, I was engaged to lead a large program to re-create the flagship for Linux in under a year.
BitTorrent
Industry: Consumer Technology
BitTorrent revolutionized multimedia P2P file sharing. I was engaged to lead a UX design and software development team in the prototyping and commercial release of BitTorrent for MacOS and Android.
Bell, Vodafone, Hong Kong Broadband
Industry: Global Customer Success
Unified Communications leaders from North America, Europe and AsiaPAC needed to launch the advanced Nortel VoIP client with advanced calling, messaging, presence and E911 capabilities, with a roadmap, UX design and product marketing customized to their respective regional markets. I ran the requirements gathering, regional product roadmaps, custom development and launches.
Industry: CleanTech
In the battle with Dell and Apple for notebook dominance, Hewlett Packard decided to differentiate its offering by being the first to energy-efficient green computing software. I was engaged to prototype and ultimately bring a suite of enterprise and consumer cleantech products to market - HP Wireless Assistant, HP Power Assistant Consumer Notebooks, HP Power Assistant Enterprise - establishing the company as an early leader in the cleantech movement.
Sagem
Industry: Unified Communications
Sagem was a leader in Fax-over-IP for years with a flagship Fax server for Windows comprising millions of lines of code. When a new client required the full extent of their capabilities on Linux, I was engaged to lead a large program to re-create the flagship for Linux in under a year.
BitTorrent
Industry: Consumer Technology
BitTorrent revolutionized multimedia P2P file sharing. I was engaged to lead a UX design and software development team in the prototyping and commercial release of BitTorrent for MacOS and Android.
Bell, Vodafone, Hong Kong Broadband
Industry: Global Customer Success
Unified Communications leaders from North America, Europe and AsiaPAC needed to launch the advanced Nortel VoIP client with advanced calling, messaging, presence and E911 capabilities, with a roadmap, UX design and product marketing customized to their respective regional markets. I ran the requirements gathering, regional product roadmaps, custom development and launches.