Julien Willard

Strategic advisor

After working as an economist and diplomat, Julien Willard moved into business leadership and joined non-profit boards. He now helps businesses solve problems and grow. He has helped many companies, both public and private, update their technology and expand. His work spans pharmaceutical and biotech startups, digital health entrants, artificial intelligence ventures, clinical research firms.

Why now?

Pressures to make decisions

Just because you want to implement a new technology or a business tactic doesn't mean you should. We can discuss why.

Well-managed process

Today's business leaders face growing pressure to deliver impact to patient communities quickly. They are also expected to transform their companies to grow profits now and in the future for their shareholders.

Future-proof innovation

Companies that will succeed in the future must be able to do two things well: run their daily business while also finding new ways to grow. Do not try to do it all — focus only on the areas of comparative advantage.

Honest, vulnerable leadership

Companies still struggle to hire the best people, especially for leadership roles where there aren't enough qualified people to fill them. The most sought-after manager is competent and multi-disciplined.

Julien focuses
his strategic advice on three pillars

Strategy

Strategy development

Use case prioritization

Performance goals, KPI development

Digital product design

Market positioning

Storytelling (to the board, customer)

Growth strategy

Ecosystem partnership strategy

Go-to-market implementation

Process & tech

Communication with employees

Innovation incubation

Benchmarking

Technology radar development

Digital strategy definition

Data and analytics strategy

Process definition and redesign

People

Helping source leadership team

Decision-making coaching

Storytelling coaching

Organization design

Succession planning

Talent development planning