About

I started writing to understand the world. Then I spent more than 13 years building things inside it.

From blogging and journalism to leading teams and building products and digital experiences. The path was not linear, but it kept returning to one question: how do we turn an idea into something real that works?

Fouad Ouaggad

In 2009, I started writing online. I did not have a grand career plan; I simply wanted to understand what I was seeing and share what I was learning. Writing led me into journalism, journalism led me into leadership, then into technology, products and digital experiences.

From the newsroom to building systems.

At Soltana, I found myself leading a young team in a market dominated by older, more established institutions. The real challenge was turning raw energy into a system: editorial identity, working rhythm, clear ownership and continuous publishing.

At Hespress, I moved from editorial leadership into building a full video function inside a major media institution, with a team of about 30 people. I learned that every kind of growth quickly exposes weaknesses in operations, communication and leadership.

When I entered technology, I did not leave journalism behind.

At YouCan, I discovered that the journalist’s mindset — asking the right question, simplifying complexity, understanding the audience — can become a powerful advantage inside a technology company. I helped build teams, functions and content-related initiatives during a period in which the platform reached $753M GMV in 2023.

At Done, I worked on a digital experience spread across multiple services, cities, teams and partners. The challenge became even clearer: how do you turn internal complexity into a simple, understandable external experience?

But job titles were never the whole journey.

At almost every stage, I also looked for independent projects and companies to work with. Not only for additional income, but to create new laboratories where I could apply my experience to different problems and learn faster.

What do I know today?

I know how to look for the problem before the solution. How to turn expertise into positioning. How to build a content system instead of relying on inspiration. How to help teams move from individual effort to repeatable operations. And how to review a project experience from first impression to conversion and execution.

I do not claim to have an answer for everything. But I have become very good at entering unclear situations, asking the questions others avoid, and turning talk into a system that can be tested and improved.

Today

I work with ambitious projects and people when they need a clearer vision and a stronger system.

The engagement can be one session, a focused project, or a longer partnership close to execution.