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Will Guillaume Foussier

Will Guillaume Foussier is the Co-Founder & CEO of AceUp. His belief that we can do well by doing good fuels his passion for empowering others through science-based, AI-Powered Leadership Development and Team Coaching that AceUp deploys at scale. As a Harvard, EHL, and Techstars alumnus, and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Will has a background in entrepreneurship, social impact, and finance. He founded AceUp out of the Harvard Innovation Labs to help organizations build human connections and thriving teams in the new world of work. Since its launch in 2017, AceUp has raised more than $30 million and has been deployed in more than 100 organizations including IBM, LVMH, L’Oreal, BNP, John Deere, WM, Teradyne, Essilorluxottica, PVH and many others. Will is also a Strategic Advisor at the Institute of Coaching, affiliated with Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, and a founding member of the IOC of the Research Consortium for Human-Centered Leadership. He partners with Global Business and HR leaders all over the world to create cultures of coaching that unleash individuals, teams, and organizations' full potential.
Picture of Will Guillaume Foussier

Will Guillaume Foussier

Will Guillaume Foussier is the Co-Founder & CEO of AceUp. His belief that we can do well by doing good fuels his passion for empowering others through science-based, AI-Powered Leadership Development and Team Coaching that AceUp deploys at scale. As a Harvard, EHL, and Techstars alumnus, and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Will has a background in entrepreneurship, social impact, and finance. He founded AceUp out of the Harvard Innovation Labs to help organizations build human connections and thriving teams in the new world of work. Since its launch in 2017, AceUp has raised more than $30 million and has been deployed in more than 100 organizations including IBM, LVMH, L’Oreal, BNP, John Deere, WM, Teradyne, Essilorluxottica, PVH and many others. Will is also a Strategic Advisor at the Institute of Coaching, affiliated with Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, and a founding member of the IOC of the Research Consortium for Human-Centered Leadership. He partners with Global Business and HR leaders all over the world to create cultures of coaching that unleash individuals, teams, and organizations' full potential.
Business Team Work

How Teams Hold the Key to Business Performance in the AI World of Work

Coming back from the TED 2025 Summit in Vancouver, #HumanityReimagined, it is clear to me that the world has enacted a profound shift driven by radical technology innovation and change in global trade policies. Business and HR Leaders all over the world are in a race to bring their organizations into the future by profoundly reinventing the way they work.  Here’s something you already know: it’s been a turbulent few years, and it’s about to continue to be the case.  Here is what you will get from this read: Transformation is about to accelerate dramatically in 2025, and organizations that are

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How Companies Can Effectively Build Their Leadership Pipelines

How Companies Can Effectively Build Their Leadership Pipelines

The business world is headed for a leadership crisis. More and more baby boomers retire every day, and many companies lack future leaders who are ready, willing, and able to take their place. In their 2014 Global Human Capital Trends report, Deloitte found that 86 percent of businesses believe they do not have an adequate leadership pipeline, and 79 percent believe they have a significant retention and engagement problem. Obviously, these problems are closely related. How can you hope to sustain an effective leadership pipeline if your employees are disengaged and your turnover rate is high? Today’s mid-level director could be

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Coaching

Coaching: The Secret to Retaining Top Talent

Figuring out how to retain the best employees remains a top priority for every business owner. This shouldn’t be a surprise: according to a study by the Center for American Progress, the typical cost of turnover is 21 percent of an employee’s annual salary. Retention has become even more of a hot-button issue as Americans’ attitudes toward changing jobs begin to shift. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that workers born between 1957 and 1964 held an average of 11.7 jobs between the ages of 18 and 48, staying at each job for around 4.4 years. But a startling trend has

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