Laurent Marbacher

About Laurent Marbacher

Laurent Marbacher assists leaders who want to positively transform their world. Like a high mountain guide, he supports executives and their teams to rejuvenate organizations or communities that have lost their original entrepreneurial spirit—whether due to growth, bureaucracy, or outdated hierarchies. His practice was born at the intersection of innovation and education. Laurent Marbacher was born in Alsace in Mulhouse, a free city for nearly four centuries. After his studies at HEC Paris, he worked for four years in Chile, where he created the first micro-credit project, with the support of Muhammad Yunus. It was there that he discovered the ability of ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things.

Upon returning to Europe in 1991, he participated in strategic initiatives or re-engineering projects for large companies such as AstraZeneca, Bank of Ireland, France Telecom, etc. In 1997, Laurent founded Esprit d’Entreprise—and since then he has supported a wide range of organizations (small and large companies, start-ups, public service, state agencies, unions, universities, etc.). He has helped numerous teams discover how to lead their organization towards greater performance and achievement (Philips, Bonduelle, etc.). One of these companies, Groupe Poult, which he has been supporting since 2005, is now at the forefront and widely recognized for its innovation, based on the freedom and responsibility of its employees.

In 2003, Laurent also discovered Team Academy in Finland, a business school without courses that he introduced in France in 2009. This revolutionary approach to team learning inspires his daily practice.

His motto could be: “Let’s return to the fundamentals of business, because people are fed up with bureaucracy, silos, and meaningless work.”

He is married, father of five children, and lives in the Loire Valley.