Conceived in 2005 as an innovation laboratory, Bartle was built on a single conviction: that consulting could be both analytically rigorous and entrepreneurially bold. Founded by Max-Hervé Dujardin and Patrick Nicolle — two alumni of a Big Four who set out to reconcile the consultant's method with the entrepreneur's instinct — the firm has grown to over 300 consultants through exclusive organic growth. Entirely independent and owned by its partners and employees, Bartle operates with the autonomy to always act in the best interests of its clients. Certified B Corp since 2019, it stands for virtuous growth, having featured six times in the Les Échos/Statista '500 Growth Champions' ranking, and placing first among European management consulting firms in the Financial Times 'Europe's Long Term Growth Champions' list.

At Bartle, the collective interest is at the heart of everything we do. We are a team of entrepreneurs, analysts, and practitioners who share a unique alchemy of sector expertise, fresh perspectives, and an uninhibited approach to enterprise. Our organisation is structured like a neural network — no rigid business units, just open communities of practice where knowledge cross-pollinates continuously. We have achieved gender parity since 2020, scored 90/100 on France's professional gender equality index, and we are signatories of the Diversity Charter. Average consultant age: 33. The Bartle spirit is simple — audacity, collective engagement, and the freedom to challenge.

We work alongside decision-makers at strategic, tactical, and operational levels to help them tackle the big challenges: identifying pathways for strategic diversification, improving operational effectiveness, managing complex projects efficiently, and embedding sustainability at the core of their business models. Our favourite topics include marketing and customer experience, digital transformation, supply chain, CSR and circular economy, finance and internal control, innovation, and data science. We are proud to be totally independent of software publishers and integrators — which means our advice is always impartial and tailored to each client's unique context.

Our purpose is captured in our tagline: Donner vie aux idées neuves — giving life to new ideas. We mobilise human strengths — those of our clients, our consultants, and our shared ecosystems — to help organisations break with outdated thinking, reinvent their economic and societal models, and create lasting, positive impact for all their stakeholders.

Our culture rests on five enduring principles. A deep human foundation: from day one, Bartle has been a collective human adventure. An entrepreneurial spirit: we cultivate the capacity to seize opportunities, test new ideas, and act. Transversality as dogma: knowledge and expertise are shared across all communities — silos have no place here. Confirmed independence: the firm is owned by its partners and employees, ensuring we always serve the interests of our clients. Societal responsibility: we have always embedded responsible practices into the way we work and the projects we undertake for clients.

Our growth model is unusual — and it has proven itself. Thirty to forty percent organic growth per year, driven by client loyalty and team commitment. We are entirely independent from software publishers and system integrators, so our recommendations are always in your best interest. Our consultants bring genuine business-line and sector expertise, not just methodology. And because we are B Corp certified and active in the CEC Consulting (the French Convention of Companies for the Climate), we hold ourselves to the same standards of societal and environmental responsibility we ask of our clients. We bring entrepreneurial energy, not just analysis.

Sustainability is not a bolt-on for Bartle — it is core to our identity. We obtained B Corp certification in 2019, one of the first consulting firms in France to do so, and renewed it in 2023 with a score of 83.2 points. We are active members of the CEC Consulting (the French Convention of Companies for the Climate) and signatories of the UN Global Compact. We conducted our first carbon footprint assessment in 2021, redesigned our annual seminars to prioritise train travel, and introduced a sustainable mobility package for all employees. Internally, we run Climate Fresk sessions between consultant grades. Our teams also developed the Supply Chain Fresk, a tool for raising awareness of social and environmental impacts across supply chains. As partners of CO Conseil, a non-profit strategy firm dedicated exclusively to the public good, we second consultants to support public interest projects.

Since 2022, Bartle has been a partner and shareholder of CO Conseil, a non-profit strategy consulting cooperative dedicated exclusively to supporting projects for the public good — enabling organisations to increase their impact and ensure their long-term sustainability. We second Bartle consultants to CO Conseil on a rotating basis, creating a direct bridge between commercial and public-interest consulting. We also run the Midis de l'Impact, a series of open webinars exploring new sustainability regulations and their implications for businesses.

At Bartle, inclusion is embedded in how we hire, manage, and develop our people. We have been signatories of the Diversity Charter since 2019. By placing talent and skills first, we naturally achieved gender parity in 2020 — 50% women, 50% men — and scored 90 out of 100 on France's authoritative Professional Gender Equality Index in 2022. Our recruitment process is built on a single criterion: skills and potential, regardless of social background, ethnicity, appearance, or gender. Every candidate is treated with the same professionalism and evaluated on the same basis.