Hélène Parisot
I am an experienced Consultant and Project Manager bringing together all the disparate aspects of theory, reality, vision, process, finances, value, politics and human nature to create successful outcomes. I manage projects that cross all organisational functions and get to see the organisation, as a whole entity rather than from the "siloed" view of a particular functional program.
As a business consultant, I am a cost-effective way to bridge a gap in knowledge and skills within a company or a way to bring a fresh, objective, and professional perspective to the organisation. I attain entrepreneurial spirit to in-house operations together with the flexibility and agility needed for change and tight turnaround in any business environment.
In a nutshell, whether you lack in-house expertise, need a second opinion or restructure your business, I am always ready to come up with great solutions that are implementable at a fast pace and within budget!
Project Management Philosophy
“I don’t have one — by which I mean, I am concerned with the success of the project and the team, not with the use of a particular workflow to get there.
I work with stakeholders to design a process that makes sense for the organization and supports its goals and constantly check in to see how it’s performing.”
Project Manager
Working as a consultant at CSC (American consultancy firm) I gained the methodology design processes and got the discipline of documenting, organizing and planning.
With CARTIER in the US, I managed the implementation of branded counters and Shop in Shop areas. Working with a large budget, I was able to create digital tools to facilitate the day to day work.
At CHANEL, I set up and ran a new department in Russia with the daily challenges of onboarding everyone in this change; the country's complexity and language. This gave me a grand sense of achievement at the end of each day.
Team Leader
VERTU is a luxury mobile phone company. On one hand, I was in charge of the Visual Merchandising Strategy definition and implementation while managing the design, production and rollout of all in-store displays. Also, while managing teams and budget.
This resulted in having many levels of interactions with people from various backgrounds. I learned how to create bridges between Creative, Marketing, Retail and Sales teams; internal and external partners.
I transferred over my experience to SONY MOBILE, where my main purpose was to find ways to increase the visibility of the Brand and gain “premiumness” in a mass and busy retail environment.
Establishing the right communication with external partners for promoting the Brand and products was key, as well as navigating through the cultural and style of communication differences as part of a Japanese company.
Convincing both external tech partners and internal teams required an excellent level of communication with persuasion and patience.
Creative
Creative in problem-solving, think out of the box and beyond! Working at CHANEL Direction Image in Paris, a highly creative environment with prominent people, has definitely had an impact on my way of thinking, analysing the situation and interacting with people!
My creative talent can be found at decoandart.com. I am the Founder of this additional company which focuses on Visual Merchandising services.
Entrepreneur
With the previous experiences I have gained working as an employee in numerous roles including the various sizes of businesses, industry sectors and countries, I felt compelled to share the knowledge I have gained with others and be my own boss.
I aim to create a bridge between businesses by transferring my best practices and recipes for solving problems.
Having taken the bold step to launch my own business, l have learnt a variety of different practices performed by companies from solving I.T issues to handling the bookkeeping plus, discussing with the CEO's about game-changing evolutions to bring to the business the next day.
My new business opens up doors to discovering new people and new problems to solve, not only refreshing and boosting my intellectual gymnastics but pushing the boundaries and driving me to the top of the mountain.