Lionel Exposito

Project Manager | Transformation - L&D

Salary / Daily rate

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Design ThinkingProject Management (PMO)HRConsulting ITStrategy & ConsultingAgile CoachingEvent ManagementCommunity ManagementProject OwnerCoaching

Languages

French (Native)English (Fluent)

About me

Intro

Well-rounded project manager and facilitator, a sparring partner to senior stakeholders with 15+ years in consulting and tech. Currently delivering transformative experiences for business and education, driving transformation, team effectiveness, and business growth. Strong end-to-end project management experience, from strategy to implementation and change. Driven by purpose, powered by people.

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Work experience

rethink {impact studio}Freelance

Jan 2019 - Present

7 years 10 months

Visiting Lecturer

Nov 2024 - Present

2 years

- ESSEC Business School - MSc in Hospitality Management: 1-week course “Innovative & Responsible Entrepreneurship”, blending lectures, company visits, guest speakers, and an innovation challenge - Aix Marseille University: Master 1 in Innovation Management: 9-hour course “Design Thinking & Rapid Prototyping” blending theory and hands-on activities from ideation to pitch - CIEE: Lecture “Amsterdam Startup Ecosystem & Circularity”

Experiential Learning & Development Designer

Jan 2019 - Present

7 years 10 months

Amsterdam, Netherlands

𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬. 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. At Rethink, I energize teams and elevate leaders through authentic experiences. I partner with top European Higher Ed, fast-growing scale-ups, and global companies, to spark positive change in how their people work, learn, and lead. 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 🌀 - Leadership offsites, People & Culture workshops - Team development, authentic team-building - Immersive learning expeditions, career field trips - Hackathons, design thinking bootcamps - Experiential learning programs - Transformative, custom human-centered experiences 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 & 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 💙 - Higher Education: HEC Paris, ESSEC, EDHEC, Mines Saint-Étienne, Aix-Marseille University, UvA, Codam - Startups & Scale-ups: Dott, Fairphone, DutchBasecamp, MischiefMakers - Corporates: Philips, Cartier, Decathlon, Airbus, Versuni, Reckitt 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 🌟 - Led 20+ offsites and workshops for leadership teams - Inspired and empowered 1,000+ students & professionals through immersive experiences - Coached startup founders, including students and refugees - Curated 300+ experts and companies to spark fresh thinking 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 🌬 - Rapid execution, flexible and human collaboration - Passion for aligning and activating people - Going the extra mile to help others succeed, beyond expectations - Wear many hats with ease: facilitator, sparring partner, creative thinker, project lead 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 🔭 www.rethink-studio.com

VEON

Sep 2016 - Dec 2018

2 years 4 months

Amsterdam, London

Senior Manager Business Operations, Digital | VEON App

Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

1 year 4 months

Amsterdam, London

Multinational Telco, $9.8B revenue, 210M customers across 10 emerging markets. VEON Digital is a corporate startup with 150 talents (30+ nationalities) on a mission to change people's lives in our footprint with VEON app, a personal internet platform. ➟ Led the pre-launch of VEON App in Algeria, coordinating 100+ stakeholders from HQ and our OpCo Djezzy: IS integration, product localization, GTM, partnerships, legal. ➟ Managed multidisciplinary projects for VEON app related to product, data privacy, user acquisition & engagement, business operations, owned media (microsite, product demo)

Interim Chief of Staff

Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

1 year

Amsterdam, London

Direct report to the Chief Digital and Commercial Officer, acting as Chief of Staff ➟ Pioneered the digital and commercial program office: leadership team alignment, product roadmap, internal and external communication. ➟ Co-led innovation & digital transformation efforts: hackathons, digital bootcamp, Silicon Valley Tour.

Management & Business Consultant

EXAYA ConsultingFreelance

May 2013 - Oct 2016

3 years 6 months

Paris Area, France with assignments in Spain, Portugal, Hungary

Owned management & business consultancy. ➟ Delivered 3 projects: cybersecurity & data privacy, business plan design, operational excellence ➟ Clients: Energy (Enedis), FMCG (Belloliva), Logistics (Bolloré Africa Logistics) ➟ Roles: Project Manager, Analyst

Senior Management Consultant – Industry & Services Practice

Headlink-Partners (Now AILANCY)

Sep 2010 - May 2013

2 years 9 months

Paris Area, France

Boutique consulting firm, Beijaflore Group. 50 consultants. €9M revenue ➟ Delivered 4 projects: transformation, operational performance, leadership, and circularity ➟ Clients: Logistics (Bolloré Africa Logistics), Pharma (Pfizer), Environment (ADEME) ➟ Roles: Team lead (1 to 4 consultants) & Associate, Key account manager, Business developer

Management Consultant – Energy & Environment Practice

Sia Partners

Jun 2008 - Oct 2010

2 years 5 months

Paris Area, France

Global management consulting firm. 1,200 consultants. 17 countries. $230M revenue ➟ Delivered 3 projects on information systems, business transformation and market research ➟ Clients: Energy (EDF, Teréga ex TIGF, Gaz Electricité de Grenoble) ➟ Roles: Project Lead, Associate, Business Developer, Contributor to the Blog "Energy"

Marketing Director’s Assistant | Gas Division

Itron, Inc.

Apr 2006 - Mar 2008

2 years

Paris Area, France

Technology company innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water. 100 countries. €2B revenue. Gas Division ➟ Seconded the launch of an innovative industrial product (ANGus*): market research, go-to-market, pilot rollout. *ANGus is an innovative natural gas quality analyzer for combined heat & power plants.


Education

MonsieurThéâtre.nl

Theatre/Theater

2021 - 2023

1 year 11 months

Nonprofit Ventures

Post Growth Entrepreneurship Certificate

2022 - 2022

3 months

Growth Tribe

Growth Marketing Certificate

2019 - 2019

2 months

EDHEC Business School

Master in Management

2005 - 2008

3 years 1 month

Aix-Marseille University

Bachelor in Business Management

2003 - 2005

2 years 1 month

IUT d'Aix Marseille

Two year university technical degree

2001 - 2003

2 years 1 month

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