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Partnership coaching for corporates and scale-ups

I help corporate sustainability and innovation teams, and founders commercialising at scale, lead change in complex environments. Together, we turn industrial or corporate pilots into lasting business.

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PARTNERSHIPS
From stalled pilots to lasting alliances

Turn industrial or corporate pilots into contracts. First, we map expectations, decision paths and risks on both sides.

TRANSITION & LEADERSHIP
Strengthen your leadership to drive change

Lead change across many stakeholders, long decision cycles and regulated sectors. So, ambition turns into execution.

ECOSYSTEMS & TEAMS
Mobilise teams and ecosystems

Use systemic coaching to engage teams and partners. As a result, your roadmap and sustainability goals move together.

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Work with an accredited coach specialised in SME–corporate partnerships

For 30 years, I have worked in technology marketing and innovation. Today, corporates, accelerators, and CoachHub hire me as a partnership and open innovation coach.

 

I know both sides of the table: previously, I was Key Account Director for Fortune 500 technology companies.

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Since 2015, I have coached scale-ups and corporate leaders through partnerships in water, energy, and ecological transition.

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Focus areas: partnerships, transition, systemic transition

My clients are corporate leaders who want more from their partnerships with scale-ups. They are also founders commercialising at scale with corporates. Together, we explore pathways to a more sustainable future through:

  • Partnership coaching to speed up the energy transition and the adoption of water and clean technologies.

  • Change management in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

  • Equipping leadership and organisations for growth and transitions.

  • Engaging all stakeholders across the ecosystem.

Portrait Virginie Vinel Kolovos, Business Innovation Coach
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High Fives

Certified OKR Coach

Workboard 2020

Experience in numbers

2600 coaching hours · 100+ teams

65 companies · 26 countries
30 years in innovation

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Proven Impact

Coaching is only worth it if something changes. Here is what changed for recent clients, for them and for their system.

 

Corporates

Global engineering consultancy, water division: customer experience (CX) practices adopted by 30 employees across functions and the value chain, in 6 months.

 

French industrial company, supply chain team: within 3 months, the team attended more external events and came back with innovative suggestions.

 

Upscaling start-ups

EIC water-sensor company (TRL6): Letters of Interest from 3 reference industrial clients.

 

EIC energy-utilities platform: 20+ reference accounts engaged within 12 months, with ABM personalisation at scale.

 

BlueInvest tidal-energy company: over £500K raised by crowdfunding in 3 months; term sheets negotiated with one investor within 6 months.

 

Systemic change

Innovate UK net zero heat lab: 10 partnership projects ideated in 1 week by SME founders and corporate directors; 8 selected.

Testimonials

It’s worth taking 45 minutes to reflect using the right questions.

Business Unit Director, Digital consultancy France 

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I now have a clear vision and a connection to our routine.

Supply Chain Director, Industrial company France​

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