Sparring Partner – Founders & Executives
You take dozens of decisions every week.
The few that actually matter, you keep putting off.
Not for lack of courage.
For lack of clarity.
The people around you can’t be fully honest with you – they all have something to protect. You have no one to truly talk to. Not really.
THREE SITUATIONS
Do any of these sound familiar?
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“I’m surrounded by people, but alone on the decisions that matter.”
You have a team, partners, maybe a board. On the decisions that count, you’re on your own. No one really challenges you – they present options, but they don’t point out what you’re avoiding.
02
“I’ve been going in circles on the same issue for weeks.”
You know you need to decide. You have all the information. Something’s blocking you. It’s not indecision – it’s decision debt piling up, and it’s weighing on everything else.
03
“The people around me tell me what I want to hear.”
Courtisans have replaced advisors. Consultants sell frameworks. Coaches wrap everything in reassurance. No one tells the emperor he has no clothes.
WHAT I DO
I’m not a coach.
I’m not a consultant.
I’m the unfiltered mirror.
I work with you on the one thing that conditions everything else: your ability to think clearly before you decide.
I say what the people around you avoid saying. No agenda, no flattery, with method. I ask the questions no one else asks – because I have nothing to lose by asking them.
What you get out of it: you make better decisions, faster. You stop avoiding what should have been settled a long time ago.
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I bring reality back to the table
I separate what’s occupying your mind from what actually matters. Most “problems” are symptoms.
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I create the friction that’s missing
I name what you’re working around. It’s not comfortable. That’s exactly why it works.
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I challenge your options
Beyond the choices you’ve already considered. The answer is often already there – you just need someone to help you hear it.
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I stay available between sessions
Async, via WhatsApp or Notion. When a decision can’t wait, you don’t wait until the next meeting.
THE METHOD
Identify. Friction.
Clarify. Decide.
No modules, no program. A way of working built on 20 years in corporate and 8 years of solo practice – tested across dozens of leaders, in dozens of contexts.
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IDENTIFY
Cut through the noise
Separate what’s occupying your mind from what actually matters. Trace symptoms back to their source..
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FRICTION
Name what’s being avoided
Ask the questions the people around you don’t ask. Create the friction that precedes real decisions.
03
CLARIFY
Find your operational truth
Clarity isn’t intuition – it’s a discipline. One that works better when someone holds the mirror.
04
DECIDE
And move to execution
Clarity is worthless if it doesn’t translate into action. We don’t stop at reflection.
“Laura acts as a true sounding board. Her pragmatism is key in helping clarify and shape a medium-to-long term vision.”
Isabelle Combarel
Deputy CEO – SWEN Capital Partners
“Laura brings an energy and a sharp intelligence that allow her to quickly grasp what’s at stake and derive a strategy from it.”
Hugues Thiebeauld
Founder and CEO at eshard
“Working with Laura means making the most of your time – and consistently leaving each conversation with greater clarity.”
Anna Balez
Co-fondatrice & CEO – Lizee
THE MODEL
A monthly retainer.
No commitment.
Always on.
I work with a maximum of 12 clients – a structural choice, not a constraint. It’s what ensures that when you need me, I’m there.
It starts with a 30-minute discovery call. Not a pitch – a mutual fit check. I only work with leaders who are ready to be challenged, not reassured.
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Monthly retainer, no lock-in
You stay because it’s useful, not because you signed up for 6 months.
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Unlimited async access
WhatsApp or Notion. When a decision can’t wait, you don’t wait until the next session.
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Video or in-person sessions
No fixed frequency – we adapt to the rhythm of what’s happening in your business.
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Zero deliverables, zero slides
The deliverable is your clarity. That’s what you walk away with.
GET IN TOUCH
The deliverable is your clarity. That’s what you walk away with,
the next step is simple.
A 30-minute call to see if working together makes sense. Not a pitch – a mutual fit check. If it feels right on both sides, we talk about what comes next.
I’m sometimes fully booked. If that’s the case, I’ll tell you.
