Estin & Co - Strategy Consulting

From the beginning on, I have been working on a wide variety of projects in different industries and for different clients. Working in direct collaboration with our Vice Presidents and Managers allowed me to understand the various aspects of the clients needs and requirements and to keep a better overview on the projects.

In general, we are not working daily at the client’s site,which usually helps us to make faster progress. However, even as a Consultant, I am exposed to our clients in meetings and presentations which is a great opportunity to get to know the middle and upper management of important international companies.

Due to our small structure, everybody in the company has to take on an internal task to make our small world turn around. This gives me a strong feeling of responsibility.

With my analytical and consulting focused background I had set my expectations regarding a new job very high:

	-	I was looking for a constant intellectual challenge. I wanted to learn on a daily basis about industries, market development, new analytical tools, ideas and above all, to learn from others’ experiences.
	-	To get the best personal and professional growth opportunities, I was looking for a small structure with a relatively flat hierarchy where I could engage myself 100%.
	-	And last but not least, I wanted to work in an international, multi-cultural environment in order to grow on a personal level.

Why did I join? Because Estin & Co exceeded my expectations.

Manager

Dutch / Swiss

MBA CDI Paris
ETHZ Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

Previous Experience:

	-	B&M Management Consulting
	-	MarchFirst

Life outside the firm:

	-	Playing piano and going to classical concerts
	-	Fitness (“mens sana in corpore sano”)
	-	Reading novels and thrillers

My daily job basically consists of three parts:

	-	The first part is finding information. This can be done for example through desk research or through interviews with competitors, or our client, or experts in industry...
	-	In a second part, I have to analyse the data that I have found. Sometimes this can result in a very simple conclusion, sometimes some in-depth analysis or modelisation has to be done.
	-	The third part, which can be the most challenging part, is to synthesise and discuss my findings with my project manager, so that our client can use them as a rationale for some strategic change. Above all in this third part, the experience and global view of our senior partners is of great help to me.