Our Firm: Sport • Entertainment • Leisure
We combine Executive Search and Leadership Advisory to help organisations attract the right leaders and create the conditions for lasting success.
Where We Come From
SBT Executive was founded in Executive Search, at the heart of industries where visibility, pressure and human dynamics directly shape performance.
Early on, we recognised that appointing the right leader is rarely enough if the ecosystem around them is not aligned. This insight led us to evolve into a leadership-focused boutique consultancy, centred on people and a holistic understanding of organisations.
A Collective Built on Experience
We have brought together an international collective of experts selected for the breadth of their experience and their ability to operate where leadership and people challenges are most critical.
Around 80% come from Sport, Entertainment and other passion-driven industries, bringing deep sector knowledge and first-hand operational experience. The remaining 20% come from adjacent sectors, contributing fresh perspectives and proven practices.
This deliberate mix enables us to understand situations with precision and deliver solutions that strengthen the effectiveness of leaders, teams and organisations over the long term.
Our Value: Acting Where Leadership Matters Most
This approach enables us to support leaders during the moments that matter most: attracting the right leaders, navigating sensitive transitions, strengthening executive teams and improving execution over time.
Our conviction remains unchanged: everything starts with people, and success ultimately depends on the dynamic between the leader, the team and the organisation.
Founded in 2012, SBT Executive began as a specialist executive search firm focused on Sport and the identification of senior leaders and critical talent.
Over time, one belief became increasingly clear: appointing the right people is only part of the equation. Lasting performance is driven by leadership, people and the quality of their interactions.
Over time, our focus expanded to leadership, governance and team effectiveness, combining Executive Search and Leadership Advisory.within a single integrated approach.
We have built an international collective of senior experts, with 80% coming from Sport, Entertainment and Leisure, and 20% from other industries. Our collective includes former executives, experienced executive search professionals, Chief Human Resources Officers, executive coaches and leadership specialists.
This diversity of experience enables us to understand the realities our clients face, address the most sensitive leadership situations and support transformations where the quality of leadership ultimately determines success.
A successful leadership appointment is never an end in itself. It is the starting point for lasting transformation.
Because a leader’s environment matters as much as their capabilities, we combine Executive Search and Leadership Advisory to support successful transitions, strengthen executive team alignment and restore organisational momentum when the stakes are highest.
This integrated approach enables organisations to navigate complex transformations while ensuring leadership remains aligned with both strategic ambitions and operational realities.
Our approach is built on two complementary capabilities: identifying the right leaders and creating the conditions for their long-term success.
This bridge between Executive Search and Leadership Advisory enables us to support organisations through critical leadership transitions, strengthen alignment and create the conditions for lasting performance.
Organisations face different leadership challenges: aligning executive teams, strengthening engagement, supporting transformation and preparing for the future.
To address these challenges, we draw on three complementary methodologies developed by our collective of experts.
CRAFT®
Align leaders and teams around a shared direction and stronger execution.
CO-CREATIVE COMMUNICATION®
Strengthen the quality of interactions, collaboration and engagement.
FUTURE®
Prepare leaders and organisations for the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Our Methodologies
Every leadership challenge requires a different response.
Our methodologies have been designed to address the key challenges faced by leaders, executive teams and organisations.
CRAFT® is deployed when organisations need to strengthen executive team alignment, clarify responsibilities, improve managerial cohesion or enhance collective execution.
The methodology helps organisations to:
This methodology is used when the quality of interactions becomes a critical performance factor.
It helps organisations to:
FUTURE® helps organisations anticipate change and develop the capabilities required to succeed in evolving environments.
The methodology helps organisations to:
These methodologies can be deployed individually or combined within a single intervention.
Depending on the situation, they can also be integrated into SBT Leadership Shift™ to address broader leadership, governance and transformation challenges.
We support organisations through a range of critical leadership situations, including appointing a leader, managing leadership transitions, preparing for succession, realigning executive teams and navigating transformation.
Our programmes and capabilities are designed to address real-world leadership challenges, where organisations need clarity, alignment and effective leadership.
We never take a standardised approach. Every engagement is shaped around the realities of the organisation, its leaders and its specific challenges.
Whether identifying a critical leader, strengthening governance, supporting a sensitive leadership transition, realigning an executive team, preparing for succession, engaging teams or developing leadership effectiveness, every intervention is delivered with rigour, sound judgement and a strong sense of responsibility.
Our work is structured around four core areas of intervention: Attract, Develop, Engage and Prepare — supporting organisations where leadership decisions have the greatest impact.
Industry leaders, former Chief Human Resources Officers, executive search professionals, leadership experts and accredited coaches — our collective reflects the breadth of challenges our clients face.
Our experts share a common foundation: a deep understanding of leadership, organisational and human dynamics, combined with a strong commitment to execution.
Their backgrounds are intentionally diverse. Some have built their careers within Sport, Entertainment and Leisure, while others have advised leading international organisations and global businesses.
This diversity enables us to bring an independent perspective to every engagement, balancing operational insight with strategic perspective.
We step in where people and leadership have the greatest impact, combining a human-centred approach with strategic rigour and practical execution.
Are you an executive, leadership expert, coach or specialist in one of the industries we serve?
Our collective continues to grow selectively, bringing together experienced professionals who share our standards, values and commitment to helping organisations navigate their most critical leadership challenges.
Joining SBT Executive means contributing to a shared mission: helping organisations succeed through better leadership and stronger teams.
Our collective brings together experienced and complementary professionals, including former executives, Chief Human Resources Officers, sports psychologists, executive search professionals, accredited coaches and researchers. What unites them is a shared belief that people are at the heart of performance, combined with a deep understanding of the industries we serve.
SBT Executive continues to grow thoughtfully and selectively. We are always interested in connecting with exceptional professionals who can strengthen our collective in France and internationally.
If our mission resonates with you, we would be pleased to hear from you.