Ground Strategy for Executives

Saloonge. Ground strategy for executives.

Facing an economic pivot, a governance challenge, a technological disruption, or a need for momentum? Here, we gain perspective without leaving the pavement.

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Portrait of Jérôme Laffon, executive strategy consultant and founder of Saloonge
Portrait of Jérôme Laffon, founder of Saloonge and executive sparring partner

Ethos

25 years of testing. 0 theoretical slides.

Leading means navigating uncertainty. Too often, you are surrounded by an environment that, in its desire to protect you from risks, ends up paralyzing your audacity and stifling your most ambitious projects.

After a quarter of a century at the helm of a tech company, steering complex national mergers, leading global executive networks, and deploying subsidiaries on the ground in Boston through sheer tenacity and resourcefulness, I have forged one deep conviction: the impossible is not a barrier, it is a driver.

I built Saloonge to be that laboratory of trust where glass ceilings are shattered. I am not an interchangeable consultant. I am your sparring partner. My tools? Plain speaking, humility, and the raw experience of reality.

“The impossible is not a barrier — it is a driver.”

Core Expertise

Four spaces. One round table.

01

AI & Digital Exoskeleton

Target

National networks, professional federations, and organizations facing the shock of generative AI on human-centric professions.

Promise

Move from passive awareness to real ownership. I design hybrid architectures that leverage field insights, define ethical frameworks, and turn AI into an "exoskeleton": automating time-consuming tasks to return 100% of your time to human relationships. A pragmatic, bottom-up approach that builds consensus through action.

02

Pivot & Resilience

Target

Business owners and executives whose models are losing steam or scaling too fast.

Promise

Readjust your trajectory without breaking the machine. Sometimes, audacity isn't about doing more, but about letting go. I help you structure your organization to operate autonomously, freeing up your time for high-level strategy. Learning to take risks, without putting yourself in danger.

03

Governance & Influence

Target

Complex ecosystems, federations, or executive boards.

Promise

Mobilize and align heterogeneous structures where hierarchical authority alone is not enough. The engineering of collective consensus to transform divergence or crisis into a shared surge of vital energy and a highly operational roadmap.

04

International Passport

Target

Scale-ups and SMEs expanding globally (specifically the US market).

Promise

Shatter your own limiting beliefs and ignore theoretical "experts" to deploy your vision internationally. A step-by-step strategy built on real, battle-tested, and unfiltered feedback from the American ecosystem (Boston).

Reality Check

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Contact

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No automated AI diagnostics, no standardized surveys. A genuine 30-minute executive-to-executive conversation, with no obligation, to assess your strategic urgency.