Hi—I’m Alina, and I’m the founder of Project Pivot.
I’ve been in the business of transformation my whole life—as an immigrant, a student of psychology, and a leader inside high-pressure startups. Growing up between worlds taught me to feel into what others need and to code-switch naturally—skills that became essential in reading rooms, cultures, and the unspoken dynamics that shape how people navigate change.
For nearly 15 years, I advised and built within healthcare systems, always returning to one truth: people are the engine behind everything.
Project Pivot was born when I stopped circling the work I loved—coaching, guiding, witnessing change—and chose to do it fully.
Education & Training
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology McGill University, Montreal, QC (Canada)
Master of Public Health in Health Systems and Policy Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (USA)
Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology New York Open Center, New York, NY (USA)
Clinical Psychology (Fall 2025 Start) Université Côte d'Azur, Nice (France)
On occasion, I collaborate with fellow independents when their approaches enrich mine to benefit the client.
Jumpsuit Consulting
Carine helps build organisations where people grow together and deliver outstanding results. For over 20 years, she has explored what makes people tick and what helps them work well together in complex, international settings.
She began in the classroom delivering training, then moved into learning design and L&D consultancy. As the conversations deepened and the questions sharpened, coaching became a natural next step. For Carine, coaching and consultancy are two sides of the same coin - built on trust, careful listening, and the right questions. She has worked with and within organisations including Skillsoft, Amadeus, NIIT and Rio Tinto, designing global learning programmes, building learning platforms and communities of practice, and coaching leaders from Fortune 500 companies to SMEs.
Carine is most energised by helping leaders move from “I know how to do it” to “I help others grow,” supporting international professionals as they find their footing in a new environment, and helping diverse teams turn that diversity into real performance. She works in French and English with clients in France, Ireland and beyond.
SOLVE Otherwise
Patrice helps leaders and their teams build companies that last - and rediscover some peace of mind along the way. After 35 years in business, he holds one central belief: a company endures only when it is both profitable and takes pride in what it does.
A graduate of École Centrale, Patrice has led organizations throughout his career, always with people, cooperation, and genuine sustainability at the heart of his approach. He spent fourteen years at Capgemini, leading international programs between Europe and India for clients including Orange, AXA, CMA CGM, and Euroclear. He then took the helm of Polymont IT Services, a company of 900 people on the brink of insolvency. Under his leadership, 587 jobs were saved, €16M in EBITDA recovered, and the company emerged from court-supervised restructuring with its future secured.
In 2016, Patrice founded SOLVE Otherwise to share that hands-on experience with other leaders. He believes lasting performance comes from balancing profit, people, and planet.