Elvé Conseil

What Elvé Conseil does

Elvé Conseil is a French professional coaching and organizational consulting firm founded by Loïc Vatar and headquartered in Puteaux, Île-de-France. The firm is registered as a SARL with €5,000 share capital (RCS Nanterre B 900 955 592) and operates as a boutique consultancy with 1-10 employees, effectively structured around the founder's individual practice. The company note its founding year as 2014 on its company history, while one firmographic source lists 2021; the founder states he has been accompanying managers and leadership teams for 10 years, which is consistent with a 2014 founding.

The firm offers three core service lines: individual coaching ('Coaching individuel') for managers navigating role transitions, leadership development, conflict management, and management style adaptation; executive team coaching ('Coaching d'équipes dirigeantes') for COMEX and leadership groups focused on purpose formulation, team functioning, and organizational change; and psychosocial risk prevention ('Prévention des Risques Psychosociaux') combining organizational diagnostics with coaching-based interventions. The underlying methodology draws on the founder's scientific background, industry and consulting experience, and Non-Violent Communication techniques. The firm operates a research arm called the Observatoire du Coaching Managérial, which conducts annual surveys on coaching practices in French organizations, and publishes thought leadership through LinkedIn articles and media appearances on Xerfi Canal and B-smart.

Elvé Conseil generates revenue through professional services engagements billed on a per-session or per-project basis, with no public pricing. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the founder's personal reputation, referrals, and thought-leadership content. The firm maintains a network of minor partnership relationships for service delivery and marketing, and its named customers include the Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires Etrangères, Agefiph, SOFRAEVE, RSM, Scène Nationale 61, and Paris Ouest La Défense. The firm has no external investors, no funding rounds, and no proprietary technology platform.

Name

Elvé Conseil

Legal name

Elvé Conseil

Website

https://elveconseil.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Elvé Conseil is a French boutique coaching and consulting firm based in Puteaux, offering individual coaching, executive team coaching, and psychosocial risk prevention services to managers, executive teams, and organizations across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Coaching and Management Consulting

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

DEI, Inclusive Leadership & Cultural Intelligence Coaching (EDABANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting (BPAHAGAJ), DEI, Culture & Employee Engagement Training (BPACANAE)

Keywords

• Executive coaching services
• Leadership development consulting
• Psychosocial risk prevention
• Team coaching programs
• Organizational transformation consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Puteaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Coaching Services: Professional coaching services including individual executive coaching, team coaching, and leadership development programs. Revenue is generated through consulting engagements, likely billed per session or project.
2. Psychosocial Risk Prevention Services: Organizational diagnosis, strategy development, and transformation consulting to address psychosocial risks in the workplace, including training and workshop facilitation.
3. Executive Team Coaching: Purpose formulation, team functioning diagnostics, change project accompaniment, and objective achievement support for executive teams.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Elvé Conseil is a professional coaching and organizational consulting firm delivering individual coaching for managers (role transitions, leadership posture, conflict management, management style adaptation), executive team coaching (purpose formulation, team functioning diagnostics, change management), and psychosocial risk prevention consulting (organizational diagnosis, tension management, training and workshop facilitation). Services are delivered through bespoke one-on-one and team engagements led by ICF-certified founder Loïc Vatar.

Product overview

Elvé Conseil is a professional coaching and organizational consulting firm offering a portfolio of human-centered services. The core offerings include individual coaching (Coaching individuel) for managers seeking to strengthen leadership roles and adapt management styles, executive team coaching (Coaching d'équipes dirigeantes) for organizational purpose and change management, and psychosocial risk prevention services (Prévention des RPS) combining ergonomic expertise with coaching approaches. The company also operates a research arm called the Observatoire du Coaching Managérial, which conducts annual surveys on coaching practices in French organizations. Content and insights are disseminated through the Elvé Lab publications section.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Observatoire du Coaching Managérial: A research cell created with several partners to study coaching practices in organizations.

Products and services

• Coaching individuel (Individual Coaching) One-on-one executive coaching for managers and senior leaders covering role transitions, leadership posture development, conflict management, and management style adaptation. Delivered by ICF-certified coach Loïc Vatar.
• Coaching d'équipes dirigeantes (Executive Team Coaching) Collective coaching for executive committees (COMEX) and leadership teams focused on purpose formulation, team functioning diagnostics, change management accompaniment, and objective achievement support.
• Prévention des Risques Psychosociaux (Psychosocial Risk Prevention) Consulting service combining diagnostic assessment of psychosocial risks, psychological and professional tension management, role overload and conflict resolution, physical work environment analysis, and management training on peaceful leadership tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coaching for over 100 leaders in career transitions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Cabinet de coaching RegardeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoaching partner listed on the About page, suggesting collaboration in coaching services or referrals.
• Agence MieuxminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommitted communication agency partner providing marketing and communication services.
• Cap TransitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransition-focused consulting partner potentially collaborating on organizational transformation projects.
• Communauté des entreprises à missionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity of purpose-driven companies, aligning with the firm's focus on corporate purpose and mission-oriented organizations.
• AGILEOMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgility training partner providing agile methodology training to organizational actors.
• Agence LavographicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGraphic design and visual communication partner supporting marketing materials.
• Maya Angelsen (Photographe Ile de France)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPhotography partner providing professional photography services.
• Cabalys equicoachingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEquicoaching partner offering horse-assisted coaching services as an alternative coaching methodology.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Nonprofit leadership research and education provider with a global executive coaching practice. Comparable because it delivers executive coaching, leadership development programs, and proprietary research on leadership effectiveness — overlapping Elvé Conseil's coaching and Observatory activities.
• BetterUp: Large-scale digital coaching platform serving enterprises globally. Comparable because it addresses the same manager/executive coaching use case (career transitions, leadership development) albeit via a tech-enabled, lower-touch model.
• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): Talent and career management consulting arm of ManpowerGroup offering executive coaching and outplacement. Comparable because it serves the same manager/executive transition coaching and leadership development use cases Elvé Conseil addresses.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Global leadership development firm specializing in executive assessment, coaching, and management training. Comparable because it addresses identical use cases around leadership transitions, executive team effectiveness, and frontline-to-executive development.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a major executive coaching and leadership development practice. Comparable because it sells leadership coaching, team effectiveness, and organizational transformation into the same enterprise HR buyers.
• Cegos: Global leader in professional training and organizational development headquartered in France. Comparable because it sells leadership development, management training, and executive coaching into the same French enterprise and government buyer base that Elvé Conseil targets.
• BPI France (Conseil/Coaching practices): French public investment bank that supports SMEs and ETIs with advisory and coaching services, including purpose-driven transformation. Comparable because it overlaps with Elvé Conseil's focus on SMEs/ETIs and the entreprise à mission agenda.

Direct peers

• Linkup Coaching: French executive coaching collective serving managers and leadership teams across France. Comparable because it addresses identical use cases — individual executive coaching, team coaching, and leadership transitions — in the same domestic market with a similar boutique model.
• CoachHub: European digital coaching platform headquartered in Berlin with strong French-market presence. Closest direct peer because it competes head-to-head for enterprise coaching mandates, including leadership transitions and team coaching, in the same geographies Elvé Conseil serves.
• Balthazar Coaching: French executive coaching boutique focused on managers and executive teams. Comparable because it sells individual and team coaching into the same French corporate buyer base using a similar boutique, founder-led model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regarde-coaching/about

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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