Jean-Sébastien Pigeau has worked in France, the UK, Belgium and Switzerland as a corporate trainer since 2006. Coaching presentation skills, storytelling, team-building, creativity and time management, he draws on both wide academic and practical experience.

Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, in 1971, Jean-Sébastien grew up in London, Cairo, Tunis and the United Arab Emirates, and his languages include French, English, German, Italian and Spanish.

After obtaining a history degree at the Sorbonne, Jean-Sébastien added a business school degree in sales management, putting his qualifications to work as an assistant to a French Parliamentary deputy, a subscriptions manager and a translator.

Jean-Sébastien also taught drama, channelling a passion for performance which includes nine years in Les Cordes Vertes theatre group, honing his skills at the renowned Cours Florent acting school, whose alumni also include Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Sophie Marceau and Audrey Tautou.

Jean-Sébastien remains an active member of a small theatre company, and his other interests include photography, drawing, writing, running, mountain trekking and aïkido.

Theatre is without a doubt a place of entertainment, but it is also a place where you learn how to connect with people, how to move them, how to inspire them. It is a study of voice and physicality, but it is also a study of psychology. In short, it’s a place that teaches us how to communicate with others. And that is precisely the expertise we’re willing to share with you.

Jean-Sébastien Pigeau