VZ Consulting

Digital Transformation Consultant | Programme Leadership | End-to-end delivery

Scale AI beyond the pilot


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Your pilots are working. Scaling them is the hard part.

Your pilots are working. Scaling them is the hard part.

Your pilots are working. Scaling them is the hard part.

Most AI pilots don't fail because of bad technology. They fail because no one has built the business layer to carry them forward.

I'm Nick. I work with Heads of Digital and business leaders at at e-commerce and consumer goods companies who have AI tools in place and need a plan to scale them." I come in, get up to speed fast, and focus on one thing: results.

That is why VZ Consulting exists: to take AI pilots from experiment to company-wide value

Previously: Nike  ·  PVH (Calvin Klein)  ·  Miele  ·  Sunweb Group  ·  Booking.com

Include EUR 10M+ programme scope and 25+ initiatives delivered


INSEAD-trained in Business Strategy and Financial Performance


From buzzwords
to business results

From buzzwords
to business results

From buzzwords
to business results

Most AI pilots don't scale. They get stuck

Most AI pilots don't scale. They get stuck

Most AI pilots don't scale. They get stuck

Digital initiatives stall for a reason. Usually it's not the technology. It's unclear ownership, misaligned stakeholders, and a roadmap nobody actually believes in. I come in and fix the foundation: clear priorities, decisions that stick, and a team that knows what it's doing next week.

You need someone to drive it

You need someone to drive it

You need someone to drive it

AI pilots stall for a reason. Usually it's not the technology but there's no clear plan for which pilots to scale, no process redesign around the ones that work, and no business case built for the board. I come in and fix that: which domains to focus on, how to build the operating model around them, and the investment case that gets board sign-off.

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Clear vision. Real collaboration. Strong growth results.

Clear vision.
Real collaboration. Strong results.

Programme manager digital transformation

I work directly with Heads of Digital and senior leaders

When you work with me, you get direct involvement and personal accountability. I move faster and cut through bureaucracy so projects keep momentum. Every solution is tailored to your business goals, not a generic framework pulled from a slide deck.

I've spent years inside complex e-commerce and consumer goods environments where transformation isn't theoretical. It has deadlines, stakeholders with competing agendas, and boards that want to see numbers. I know how to navigate that.

What that means in practice: I don't need three weeks to get up to speed. I don't disappear between milestones. And I don't hand you a report and leave you to figure out what to do with it. I stay until the work is done.

I work with companies in retail, e-commerce, and consumer goods: mid-size to large, usually at a point where the stakes are real and the margin for slow progress is gone. If that sounds like your situation, we should talk.

Acts as a partner for leaders navigating digital transformation. I work directly with leaders to balance budgets, align teams, and turn complex digital challenges into practical, results-driven solutions.

When you work with me, you get direct involvement and personal accountability. I move faster and cut through bureaucracy so projects keep momentum. Every solution is tailored to your business goals, not a generic framework pulled from a slide deck.

I helps leaders that want to:
Achieve more product growth by aligning digital strategy with customer acquisition goals


Want to maximize recurring revenue with a roadmap that links tech investments to results

Achieve more efficiency by cutting operational costs

Want to boost conversion and retention through a focused digital growth strategy

Want to expand confidently with a roadmap that builds customer trust and seamless digital experiences

Business Strategy and Financial Performance
(Insead, 2023)

Digital Disruption: Strategies for Digital Transformation
(Cambridge Business School, 2022)

Strategic Management & Innovation
(Copenhagen Business School, 2021)

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
(2016)

Master Public Administration
(Erasmus University Rotterdam 2011)
Business Strategy and Financial Performance
(Insead, 2023)

Digital Disruption: Strategies for Digital Transformation
(Cambridge Business School, 2022)

Strategic Management & Innovation
(Copenhagen Business School, 2021)

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
(2016)

Master Public Administration
(Erasmus University Rotterdam 2011)
Focus areas

Focus areas

Focus area

Consumer Goods and Retail

Focus area

eCommerce, B2C, and B2B

Focus area

AI strategy

From talk the talk
to real action

2025©All rights reserved.

From talk the talk
to real action

2025©All rights reserved.