{"id":444,"date":"2015-10-06T10:54:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T08:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wingmind.co\/?page_id=444"},"modified":"2026-09-20T10:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T08:05:47","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wingmind.co\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; color: #171717; line-height: 1.65; font-size: 18px;\">\n<section style=\"padding: 24px 0 44px;\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #06a5df; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 10px;\">About WINGMIND<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 48px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0 0 22px;\">Assessing and Strengthening the Human &amp; Organizational Drivers of Execution &amp; Value Creation<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0 0 22px;\">\n    <strong>WINGMIND supports PE, Growth &amp; VC investors and their portfolio companies on the human and organizational factors that shape execution and value creation.<\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p>We work with investors, Boards, CEOs, founders, executive teams, senior managers and key people, as well as the broader organization when needed.<\/p>\n<p>Our work spans investment decisions, post-investment priorities, growth and transformation, leadership transitions, underperformance and pre-exit situations.<\/p>\n<p>We believe that sustainable performance depends not only on strategy or financial resources, but also on leadership quality, strategic clarity, organizational effectiveness and the ability to engage teams over time.<\/p>\n<p>Our work is built around two complementary areas of expertise:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 24px; margin: 24px 0 52px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 320px; background: #f5f8fa; padding: 28px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #06a5df; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">Assessment<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Understand before you decide<\/h2>\n<p>Human Due Diligence, Executive and Founder Assessments, Executive Team Assessments and Organizational Assessments designed to clarify strengths, risks, execution barriers and development priorities.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"\/en\/assessment-4\/\"><strong>Discover Assessment \u2192<\/strong><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 320px; background: #0f315f; color: #fff; padding: 28px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #75d3f1; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">Advisory<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 14px; color: #fff;\">Support execution over time<\/h2>\n<p>CEO &amp; Board Advisory, Growth &amp; Transformation Advisory, Underperformance &amp; Turnaround Advisory, Executive Coaching and Executive Team Coaching to support critical decisions and strengthen execution over time.<\/p>\n<p>    <a style=\"color: #fff;\" href=\"\/en\/advisory-2\/\"><strong>Discover Advisory \u2192<\/strong><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin: 54px 0;\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #06a5df; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">A few facts<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 210px; border-top: 3px solid #06a5df; padding-top: 18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">100+ engagements<\/h3>\n<p>Assessment, advisory and transformation assignments with CEOs and executive teams.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 210px; border-top: 3px solid #06a5df; padding-top: 18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">10 countries<\/h3>\n<p>International experience supporting investors, portfolio companies and senior leaders across a wide range of contexts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 210px; border-top: 3px solid #06a5df; padding-top: 18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">PE, Growth &amp; VC<\/h3>\n<p>Supporting investors and portfolio companies across the investment cycle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 210px; border-top: 3px solid #06a5df; padding-top: 18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 30px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">Dual experience<\/h3>\n<p>Former Private Equity investor, entrepreneur and advisor to CEOs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin: 58px 0;\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #06a5df; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">How we work<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 36px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 22px;\">Say what needs to be said, connect people to business and serve collective success<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; background: #f5f8fa; padding: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<h3>Say what needs to be said<\/h3>\n<p>Honest conversations, independent thinking and objective recommendations, even when difficult decisions must be made.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; background: #f5f8fa; padding: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<h3>Connect people to business<\/h3>\n<p>Leadership, organizational and team issues are always assessed through their impact on strategy, execution, governance and value creation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; background: #f5f8fa; padding: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<h3>Serve collective success<\/h3>\n<p>We seek solutions that serve the long-term success of the company as a whole, beyond individual interests, internal politics or functional boundaries.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 240px; background: #f5f8fa; padding: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<h3>Support the decision<\/h3>\n<p>Go beyond diagnosis and help decide what should be strengthened, changed, complemented, reorganized or replaced.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"margin: 58px 0; background: #eef9fd; padding: 30px; border-left: 4px solid #06a5df;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0;\">A flexible network of expertise<\/h2>\n<p><strong>David Chouraqui personally leads every assignment.<\/strong> Depending on the situation, WINGMIND brings together a targeted network of advisors, consultants and executive coaches to assemble the most relevant team.<\/p>\n<p>This flexible model allows us to combine investor insight, leadership assessment, organizational diagnosis, executive coaching and transformation support according to each client\u2019s specific needs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<style>\n  .wm-founder-en {\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:flex-start;\n    gap:42px;\n    margin:64px 0;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .wm-founder-en-photo {\n    flex:0 0 350px;\n    max-width:350px;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .wm-founder-en-photo img {\n    display:block;\n    width:100%;\n    height:auto;\n    margin:0;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .wm-founder-en-bio {\n    flex:1 1 auto;\n    min-width:0;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  @media (max-width:767px) {\n    .wm-founder-en {\n      display:block;\n    }<\/p>\n<p>    .wm-founder-en-photo {\n      max-width:350px;\n      margin:0 auto 28px;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"wm-founder-en\">\n<div class=\"wm-founder-en-photo\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wingmind.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Photo-David-C.jpg\" alt=\"David Chouraqui, founder of WINGMIND\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"wm-founder-en-bio\">\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-weight: bold; color: #06a5df; font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 8px;\">The founder<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 8px;\">David Chouraqui<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 22px;\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chouraquidavid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n      <a href=\"mailto:contact@wingmind.co\"><strong>contact@wingmind.co<\/strong><\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.5;\">\n      <strong>A former Private Equity investor, entrepreneur and executive coach, David Chouraqui has spent the past 14 years coaching and advising CEOs and executive teams through growth, transformation, transition and underperformance.<\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n<p>David founded WINGMIND after a career spanning international business development, mergers &amp; acquisitions, Private Equity and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>He began his career in international business development and marketing at L\u2019Or\u00e9al, before joining Rothschild Corporate Finance in mergers &amp; 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He later joined The Gores Group, a US Private Equity firm, where he was responsible for the origination and execution of investment opportunities across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, he founded Closing Circle, an international media company dedicated to Private Equity and M&amp;A, which he sold to Leaders League in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>His experience as an investor, entrepreneur and coach allows him to combine business, financial, organizational and human perspectives. He helps investors, Boards and CEOs assess risks, make sensitive decisions and strengthen execution capacity.<\/p>\n<p>David graduated from HEC Paris, is certified in Hogan Assessments and trained in Organization &amp; Relationship Systems Coaching. He works in French, English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"background: #0f315f; color: #fff; padding: 42px 28px; margin: 56px 0; text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 16px;\">Facing a critical investment, leadership or organizational situation?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto 22px;\">Investment decision, growth, transformation, leadership transition, underperformance or pre-exit: let\u2019s discuss the situation and the most appropriate approach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n    <a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #06a5df; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; padding: 14px 20px; margin: 6px;\" href=\"\/en\/contact-us\/\">Discuss your situation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #fff; color: #0f315f; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; padding: 14px 20px; margin: 6px;\" href=\"\/en\/assessment-4\/\">Explore our assessments<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About WINGMIND Assessing and Strengthening the Human &amp; Organizational Drivers of Execution &amp; Value Creation WINGMIND supports PE, Growth &amp; VC investors and their portfolio companies on the human and organizational factors that shape execution and value creation. 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