We are a purpose-driven, women-owned consultancy designed to deliver real impact: de-risked transformation, executed at pace.

We work alongside senior executives, adding capacity, specialist capabilities and independent perspective to execute complex change while keeping the core business performing.

Purpose-driven. Execution-focused. Built for complexity.

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The new normal:
Changes and Challenges

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The business environment has fundamentally changed. Speed, volatility and complexity are now structural – driven by AI acceleration, enhanced competition, shifting customer behavior, and geopolitical and macroeconomic pressure. At the same time, financial headroom is limited, talent is scarce, and tolerance for error is low.

Permanent state of duality:
Perform and Transform

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CEOs and executive teams are expected to deliver results in the present while repositioning the business for what comes next. This requires making consequential decisions with incomplete information and executing them at speed. Today, execution almost always involves some form of transformation.

Transformations:
Mandatory, Cross-functional, Relentless

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Transformation adds another layer of complexity. Executives face competing priorities, partial alignment at the top, weaker engagement in the middle, cultural drag, and execution fatigue – all while performance cannot dip. In international organizations, geographic dispersion of operations and stakeholders further amplifies these challenges.

What do numbers tell?

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35%

The single biggest barrier to successful transformation is the disconnect between strategy planning and day-to-day execution

Source Project Management Institute (PMI) , “New PMI Research Reveals Strategy-Execution Gap Is Undermining Transformation – And How to Close It”, Global Executive Companion Survey, December 2025

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30%

Failure to coordinate across business units is the single greatest challenge in executing strategy

Source Harvard Business Review, Donald Sull, Rebecca Homkes, Charles Sull, “Why Strategy Execution Unravels—and What to Do About It”, March 2015

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61%

Organizations struggle to bridge the gap between strategy formulation and day-to-day implementation

Source Economist Intelligence Unit, “Why Good Strategies Fail: Lessons for the C-Suite”, sponsored by PMI, global survey of 587 senior executives, 2013

To successfully execute transformation, organizations need enterprise-wide alignment on priorities – across functions and levels, a clear sequencing of change initiatives, focused leadership capacity and performance tracking mechanisms that enforce accountability.

Our Craft. Your Difference

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Bridge the gap between strategy and execution

Additional temporary capacity and focus for C-suite

Alignment across functions and levels

Expert guidance to accelerate change

Objectivity and fresh perspective

SparkUpBlue is designed to address critical risks in transformation:

Vertical gap

Translating strategy into execution (action!)

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Horizontal gap

Aligning priorities and sequencing across different departments (functions)

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Cultural gap

Managing mindsets and behaviors shaped by organizational heritage and local context.

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Method. Energy. Finish line.

Our Capabilities

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Turnaround &
Performance Reset

Stabilising performance and restoring control through disciplined execution with a high sense of urgency.

Operating Model
Transformation

Redesigning how organisations operate to enable strategy execution at speed.

M&A Integration

Leading post-deal integration to accelerate value capture and minimise disruption.

Digital & AI
Transformation

Anchoring digital and AI ambition in business outcomes and organisational readiness.

Our work is guided by a proprietary method crafted through research and practice.

Read about SPARK framework →
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What it feels like to work with us

  • “Mili is a fast and reliable partner. With every project Mili managed, she was able to quickly assimilate and evaluate the data relevant to the project and develop and execute concise action plans with deliverables that cascaded throughout the organization”​

    Mark Caines
    PE Operating Partner and President of Europe, PE portfolio company (retired)

  • ​“Nathalie is a strategic HR leader and executive coach, with a proven strength in implementing complex, organization effectiveness and talent development initiatives. She is an exceptional communicator and an effective, insightful coach and developer of leadership talent.”

    Tim Dobson
    CEO, mining company

  • “With Mili's support, we achieved a number of key deliverables. Working together we developed a clear roadmap, strategy to action plans, trackers and KPIs. Mili helped us through organisational change, providing frameworks to execute executive vision through alignment and a key stakeholder management strategy.”

    Jalal Fitoury
    CEO Europe, PE portfolio company

  • “Nathalie is exceptional at translating a global strategy into clear, actionable outcomes. She brings a deep understanding of operational excellence, which allows her to connect high-level vision with day-to-day execution in a way few leaders can.  Nathalie doesn’t just execute a strategy - she brings it to life with precision, insight, and unwavering professionalism.”

    Karen Trenton
    SVP Human Resources, mining company (retired)

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We care deeply about our craft and making this world a better place one change at a time.

This is why we constantly learn, research, experiment, and share our findings publicly.

Feel free to explore them here and see what might help you.

Explore our insights →
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