Patrick Vieljeux

Founder of Pipewrite · You have the expertise. I help you make it a business.

Portimão, Faro, Portugal

About

You have spent twenty or thirty years mastering what you do. Lately, you have started thinking about doing it on your own. You have the expertise. I help you turn it into a business. For thirty years, I worked in private equity, corporate banking, and alternative investment management across Paris, London, New York, Zurich, and Geneva. I have worked alongside CFOs, managing directors, and senior leaders for most of my career. On paper, moving from a senior role into your own advisory practice looks simple. In practice, it rarely is. The story is almost always the same. Real expertise. A strong network. Years of leadership. And no clear positioning, no offer the market understands, no steady way to find clients. So you wait for referrals. You take what comes. Your income stops matching the value you bring, and the freedom you left for never quite arrives. I built Expertise to Business to change that. It turns your experience into a real practice: a clear position, an offer people immediately understand, and a steady way to start the right conversations. You keep doing what you are good at. The rest gets built once, properly. This is for former CFOs, managing directors, and partners who want a real business, not quick wins, more followers, or shortcuts. It takes real work on both sides, and what you end up with is your own business. If you are ready to build your next chapter, request a 30-minute call through the link in my Featured section. I will give you an honest read on where you stand and whether this is the right next step. pipewrite.com · Newsletter: substack.com/@patvieljeux · X: @PatrickVieljeux · Medium: @pvieljeux

Experience

  • Founder CEO at pipewrite
    Oct 2013 - Present · 12 yrs 9 mos

    From respected expert to real business.

  • Head of Marketing and Investor Relations at various asset management companies
    2000 - Dec 2012 · 13 yrs

  • Senior Portfolio Manager at Société Internationale de Finance (Quilvest)
    1996 - 2000 · 4 yrs

  • Vice President at Commodities Corporation
    1993 - 1996 · 3 yrs

  • Vice President at Chase Manhattan Corporation
    1988 - 1993 · 5 yrs