To be honest, I never planned to work on layoffs.
In fact, I always tried to avoid them.

But over the years, I kept getting pulled into the same stressful situations.
Founders & CEOs forced to make hard decisions.
Senior leaders suddenly facing exits they didn’t choose (despite stellar performances).

And both sides carrying more risk than they realised.

I’ve spent 15+ years in recruitment and talent acquisition, working with startups, scale-ups, and leadership teams across growth and contraction.

I’ve seen what happens when exits are rushed, poorly framed, or left unmanaged.

For Founders & CEOs:
->Reputation damage on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
->Higher risk of lawsuits for wrong practice.
->Loss of trust from the team that stays.
->Hiring becoming slower, harder, and more expensive.

For Senior Talents:
->Financial loss for 6-8 months in average.
->Loss of confidence and career clarity.
->Reactive job searches (100+ applications -> 0 interview).
->Strong careers drifting into compromised next moves (stress, salary, no other choice).

That’s the intersection I work in today.

I support Founders & CEOs through a confidential, outplacement retainer service designed to reduce risk on both sides of the exit.

Instead of leaving HR to manage everything, or asking employees to “figure it out,”
I step in as a neutral, experienced partner.

Advising founders on timing, messaging, and sequencing.
Protecting employer brand and internal morale.
Helping senior talents reposition their CVs, LinkedIn profiles, and job search strategy.
Preparing them to re-enter the market with credibility and momentum.

One approach.
One standard.
One accountable partner.

For Founders & CEOs, this is about leadership, reputation, and future hiring.
For Senior Talents, it’s about dignity, direction, and control over what comes next.

I typically work with:
*Asia-based Founders & CEOs
*Tech / SaaS / Startups (10–200 employees)
*Senior professionals navigating voluntary or involuntary career transitions

This isn’t generic coaching.
It’s structured risk management for moments that define careers and companies.

If you’re a Founder or CEO navigating exits — or a Senior Leader impacted by one —
and want to handle it properly, you know where to find me.

All conversations are confidential.

Frederic Bonifassy

With 20 years of experience in the gaming industry as a director for game cinematics, game realization, animation, and marketing assets (trailers and key art), I am highly focused on delivering stunning visuals and achieving synergy between art, narrative, and design.

Passionate about helping developers reach their goals and deliver amazing experiences to players.
Firm believer in the power of smaller teams to achieve focused, impactful projects.

Regular user of Unreal, Adobe premiere, Photoshop, After Effects. 

Skills: Film Direction, Video game Direction, Animation Direction, Trailers (directed and edited over a 100), entertainment industry, project management, artist team management, creative brief, film production, director, coordination with external agencies, brand art, scriptwriting.

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