Malakai Consulting Group

Build the teams
that build
your future.

We help ambitious organisations develop their talents, communicate with impact, and structure their growth. No fluff. Just results.

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30+
Years of combined expertise
3
Disciplines: banking, consulting, media
1
Clear mandate: your growth
Who we serve
High-growth companies
VC & PE funds
Portfolio companies
Mid & large-cap executives
Nicolas Forzy, General Manager
Nicolas Forzy
General Manager
nicolas.forzy@malakaiconsulting.com +33 6 71 33 17 42
Leadership

A career built on
high-stakes decisions

Nicolas Forzy brings over 30 years of front-line experience across four demanding disciplines: management consulting at McKinsey, investment banking at JPMorganChase, military leadership in the French Army, and startup experience in the UAE, the UK and France. This rare combination gives him a complete view of how organisations create value: from team dynamics and strategy through to operational excellence and communication.

Nicolas has advised companies at every phase of the growth curve, from early-stage ventures mapping their first go-to-market to multinational corporates reconfiguring their leadership teams. His work has spanned financial services, media, technology, and professional services.

At Malakai Consulting Group, Nicolas leads a focused practice built around three questions every ambitious organisation must answer: Are your people and structure fit for purpose? Can you tell your story clearly enough to win? Is your strategy aligned with your objectives to deliver success?

Investment Banking
Management Consulting
Audiovisual Production
Executive Coaching
French Territorial Army Officer
Business Structuring
Communications Strategy
Capability Building
Investment Banking & Capital Markets
Transaction advisory, deal structuring, and financial strategy across multiple asset classes
Management Consulting
Organisational design, strategic planning, and performance transformation at scale
Audiovisual Production
Corporate communications, brand narratives, and high-impact presentation design
Officer, French Territorial Army
Trained soldiers in military protocol and base security leadership and team performance under real-world pressure
What we do

Three practices.
One purpose.

We work at the intersection of human performance, strategic clarity, and market positioning, leveraging AI to enhance your team's impact in the right way.

01
Talent Development

Focused, practical, and actionable. We develop the skills your teams need to perform at their optimal level for your strategy to succeed.

  • Bespoke training programmes by function
  • Leadership coaching by topic
  • Custom learning paths
  • Situation simulations for accelerated learning
  • Diagnostic tools and impact reports
02
Communication Strategy

A successful strategy demands clear and effective communication. We help you communicate with precision to investors, employees, customers, and the media.

  • Investor narrative and pitch design
  • Team communication for effective management
  • Executive presentation coaching
  • Channel and stakeholder mapping
  • Video and media asset production
03
Business Structuring

A business project needs structure to thrive. We help founders and executives design organisations that can scale to deliver optimised returns to investors.

  • New venture structuring and setup
  • Portfolio company optimisation
  • Executive team and board design
  • Operational model redesign
  • Pre-exit and pre-fundraise readiness
Our clients
High-growth companies
Fast-moving businesses that need capable teams today, and results yesterday. We build skills quickly and embed them durably.
VC & PE funds
We help funds unlock more value from their portfolios through stronger management, sharper communications, and better-structured operations.
Mid & large-cap teams
For established organisations that need executive coaching, leadership development, and strategic alignment at the top of the house.
Proprietary Tool

Intelligence
Index

Intelligence Index is a diagnostic tool that maps information flows within your organisation. Using an anonymous employee survey, it assesses how information moves vertically between management and teams, horizontally within and across departments, and diagonally between teams, support functions, clients, and vendors.

Each flow is measured across four dimensions: speed, accuracy, accessibility, and engagement. Questions combine a Likert scale for quantitative scoring with optional free-text responses for qualitative depth. Results are delivered through a series of interactive dashboards that pinpoint bottlenecks, surface hidden inefficiencies, and provide actionable solutions to improve productivity.

The Intelligence Index gives leadership a unique, evidence-based view of how their organisation actually communicates, and how to optimise the circulation of information across their teams.

Lite Version
12 Questions

A rapid diagnostic covering all three flow directions. Ideal for a fast read of your organisation's communication health and a first step toward targeted improvements.

Deep Version
60+ Questions

A comprehensive analysis delivering granular insight across all flow types and dimensions. Results presented in a full dashboard suite with prioritised, actionable recommendations.

What we measure
Vertical
Flows
Management to employees and back. Strategy into action, feedback upward.
Horizontal
Flows
Within and across teams. Silos, alignment, shared objectives.
Diagonal
Flows
Teams to support functions, clients and vendors. Cross-boundary flows.
Speed
How quickly does critical information reach those who need it?
Accuracy
Does meaning arrive intact across layers and functions?
Access
Can people find what they need, when they need it?
Engage
Does it land with the clarity needed to drive action?
Granular view of information circulation
Sample outputs

What results look like

The Intelligence Index translates survey responses into colour-coded dashboards that highlight where information flows are strong, weak, or broken.

Overall scores — out of 100
Very low
0–19
Low
20–44
Basic
45–59
High
60–84
Very high
85+
Overall
59.4
Speed
40.6
Accuracy
71.7
Access
63.5
Engagement
65.4
Vertical flows
50.1
20.2
97.4
87.3
87.6
Horizontal flows
70.8
87.4
20.2
87.7
97.5
Diagonal flows
34.9
19.5
97.7
20.1
20.1
Common organisational profiles
Positive results
Negative results
CxO-driven
An efficient but top-down organisation with siloed teams yet good external reach.
Next — build or enhance internal collaboration culture and improve diagonal efficiency.
Governmental
An organisation with all the right protocols but no follow-through on execution.
Next — shape information culture and organisational health while simplifying processes.
Startup
A fast and impactful information network that is unreliable in diagonal interactions.
Next — focus on data management, external dynamics, and organisational discipline.
Non-profit
Highly effective and open; inspires action despite being inefficient and error-prone.
Next — build information discipline with simple frameworks and data culture.
Partnership
Efficient and entrepreneurial with a strong collaborative culture that excludes external participants.
Next — build a strong, inclusive management culture aligned with internal team dynamics.
High-tech
Fast and precise information network that is nevertheless ineffective across the organisation.
Next — build engagement culture around the company's mission and goals.
Contact

Let's talk about
your ambitions.

Whether you need to upskill a team, structure a new business, or communicate more effectively at the highest level we would like to hear from you.

contact@malakaiconsulting.com
Paris, France available globally
Remote and on-site engagements

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