What Maestis does

Maestis is an independent strategy and management consulting firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in Paris, France, operating as a SAS with €10,000 in capital. The firm mobilizes more than 60 multidisciplinary consultants to advise enterprise clients on strategic reasoning, execution methods, and value creation under an "Execution First" positioning — emphasizing that recommendations must be operationally feasible, not merely well-framed. The firm is structured around four core service lines: Conseil (strategy, business models, operational performance, CSR, IT governance), Direction de programme (program management, Lean Portfolio Management, product management, data governance), Coaching d'organisation (agility at scale, team coaching, managerial innovation), and Développement collaborateurs (employer brand, training academy, talent management). These are delivered across five sector verticals — Banking & Insurance, Retail, Luxe, Travel & Tourism, and Santé/Sanitaire/Médico-Social — and five functional expertises (Agility at Scale, Supply Chain & Logistics, Marketing/CRM/Customer Experience, IT Strategy & Digital Transformation, Program Direction).

The firm has no proprietary software, platform, or technology product; its core capability consists of consulting methodologies and frameworks such as SAFe, Lean Portfolio Management, and DDMRP, combined with sector-specific domain expertise held by senior consultants (most with 18-22 years of prior experience at Accenture, Wavestone, Kurt Salmon, Danone, and Lectra). The business model is professional services: project-based, custom-scoped engagements sold directly to enterprise clients through relationship-driven field sales, with no public pricing or self-service channels. Revenue is generated entirely through consulting fees; the firm discloses no SaaS, licensing, or recurring subscription revenue.

Maestis operates exclusively in France with no disclosed international expansion, and has maintained more than 40% annual growth for five consecutive years without external funding, acquisitions, or PE backing. The firm is privately held under founder and CEO Cyrille Garnier, with active thought-leadership publishing (a 2025-2026 cadence including AI-driven retail personalization, summer sales transformation, and luxury sector transformation) and a dedicated recruitment funnel as its primary commercial and capacity-building channels.

Name

Maestis

Legal name

MAESTIS

Website

https://maestis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Maestis is an independent Paris-based strategy and management consulting firm founded in 2016, employing 60+ multidisciplinary consultants to advise enterprise clients across banking, retail, luxury, travel, and healthcare sectors on strategy, program direction, agile transformation, and talent development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Leadership Development & Executive Coaching (BPAHAGAD)

Keywords

• Strategy consulting services
• Management consulting
• Program management advisory
• Agile transformation consulting
• Digital transformation advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting: Advisory services covering strategic reasoning, roadmap definition, business model design, operational and organizational transformation, and CSR. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements with enterprise clients.
2. Program Direction: Program management and project leadership services including roadmap governance, strategic alignment, value/effort prioritization of business-to-IT transformations, and Lean Portfolio Management.
3. Organizational Coaching: Coaching services for teams and organizations undergoing agile transformation, including agile transitions at scale, team building, empowerment, and managerial innovation.
4. Talent Development: Employer brand, training academy, and talent management programs including coaching for program managers, customer obsession, career paths, high-potential development, and soft skills.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maestis is an independent strategy and management consulting firm that helps enterprise clients create value and performance through four core service lines: Conseil (strategy consulting covering corporate purpose, vision, roadmaps, new business models, operational performance, and IT governance), Direction de Programme (program management including Lean Portfolio Management and value/effort prioritization of business-to-IT transformations), Coaching d'organisation (organizational and agile transformation coaching), and Développement collaborateurs (employer brand, training academy, and talent management). The firm mobilizes multidisciplinary teams of 60+ consultants to deliver project-based engagements across five sectors: Banking & Insurance, Travel & Tourism, Luxury, Retail, and Healthcare.

Product overview

Maestis is an independent strategy and management consulting firm founded in 2016, operating as a single unified consulting practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm offers four core consulting service lines: strategic consulting (Conseil), program direction (Direction de programme), organizational coaching (Coaching d'organisation), and employee development (Développement collaborateurs). These services are delivered across five key practice areas (expertises métiers): Agility at Scale, Supply Chain & Logistics, Marketing/CRM & Customer Experience, IT Strategy & Digital Transformation, and Program Direction. The firm serves five industry sectors: Banking & Insurance, Travel & Tourism, Luxury, Retail, and Healthcare/Social Care. Maestis mobilizes over 60 multidisciplinary consultants to help clients with strategic thinking and value-driven execution methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conseil en stratégie et management (Strategy & Management Consulting) Strategy consulting services covering corporate purpose and vision definition, roadmap development, new offers and client/employee experiences, new business and operating models, operational performance, CSR/environmental responsibility, technological asset modernization, and IT governance. Designed for enterprise clients seeking strategic advisory and transformation guidance.
• Direction de Programme (Program Management) Program management services encompassing strategic scoping, investment rationalization, value/effort portfolio management of business-to-IT transformations, Lean Portfolio Management, product management, and data governance. Designed for enterprise clients managing complex transformation programs.
• Coaching d'organisation (Organizational Coaching) Organizational coaching services focused on strategic, operational, and technological agility, including agile transformation at scale, team coaching (build/operate/transfer, autonomization), and managerial innovation. Designed for enterprise clients undergoing agile and organizational transformation.
• Développement collaborateurs (Talent Development) Talent development services including employer brand strategy, training academy programs, and talent management covering program manager development, customer obsession, expert career paths, high-potential development, and soft skills training. Designed for enterprise clients seeking to strengthen their workforce capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 40% annual growth for 5 consecutive years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• REQSTminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerREQST SAS is listed as the website designer, developer, and host (Conception – Réalisation – Hébergement) of the Maestis website. Located at 122 rue Amelot, 75011 Paris, France. This is a vendor relationship for website development and hosting services, not a strategic partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wavestone: Paris-headquartered consulting firm, originally spun out of the French practice of Kurt Salmon (Maestis's own senior Gabriel Provost and others were ex-Wavestone/Kurt Salmon). Wavestone is the most directly comparable French competitor in size, sector mix, and transformation/strategy positioning.
• Kea & Partners: Independent French strategy and transformation boutique headquartered in Paris, comparable in scale and client base. Like Maestis, Kea focuses on strategy and operating model transformation for major French enterprises.
• Onepoint: Large independent French consulting and technology firm that has followed a similar growth trajectory to Maestis, expanding into strategy, transformation, and digital implementation for major French accounts. It is a more mature and diversified comparable.
• Sia Partners: Paris-origin management and technology consulting firm operating across strategy, transformation, and digital. Comparable to Maestis in its cross-sector French enterprise focus and rapid international expansion.
• Julhiet Sterwen: French strategy and transformation boutique focused on human-centric transformation, organizational change, and customer experience. Closely comparable in scale, boutique positioning, and consulting offer to Maestis.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Invent: The strategy and transformation consulting arm of Capgemini, a global French-origin consulting powerhouse. It is much larger than Maestis but competes for many of the same French enterprise transformation mandates across banking, retail, and luxury.
• Accenture Strategy: Global consulting leader whose Strategy practice competes for the same large enterprise transformation budgets as Maestis. Several Maestis senior consultants, including Eric Strich, are Accenture alumni.
• McKinsey & Company: The dominant global strategy consulting firm. Although much larger and more international than Maestis, McKinsey competes for the same strategic advisory mandates in banking, retail, luxury, and healthcare in France.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global strategy consulting leader with deep practice in transformation, agility, and operating model work that overlaps directly with Maestis's core offerings.
• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting firm with a strong retail, luxury, and private equity-adjacent practice. A relevant incumbent peer for the same French enterprise transformation budget that Maestis targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maestis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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