Cedric served Maine Pointe as an independent business consultant focused on visualising the analysis that Maine Pointe provided its clients. There were several clients (you can see the list here), including, but not limited to:
- An auto-parts online retailer who competes against Pep Boys, headquartered in California
- A US-based furniture importer who imports and assembles parts manufactured in SE Asia
- A large, international rug-maker headquartered in New Jersey who is carried in Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Wayfair
- A large oil-sands extractor in Alberta, Canada
- A paper-products manufacturer headquartered in Northern Italy
- A French biodiesel manufacturer
- A German/British surgical instruments supplier
- A solar panel manufacturer and site-builder based in California
- A manufacturer of healthcare equipment and furniture
- Two wire and electronics parts manufacturers
- A plumbing and hose manufacturer headquartered in New York
- A cabinet maker headquartered in Colorado
- The largest global maker and recycler of OEM batteries in the world
- A controls company (HVAC, lighting, etc.) with a global reach headquartered in the US
- A large supplier of shampoo products and food additives
- An Israeli chemical manufacturer who focused on oil additives and fire retardants
In working on these clients for 2-6 weeks, we were able to extract the stories out of each of them. To understand what we learned from these stories, please investigate further in the following categories: