MANIFESTO

We are not here to hustle louder.

We are here to build deeper. Slower. Wiser.

Espiègle is not a brand. It is a legacy in the making – a home for ideas, for nuance, for all that doesn’t fit into the startup stereotype.

We believe in ambition with softness. In creativity as strategy. In elegance as power. In sensitivity as intelligence. In structure as liberation.

Espiègle is fueled by a refusal:

• to conform to a single vision of success
• to glorify burnout as a badge of honour
• to pretend business is effortless
• to reduce growth to 10k months and Bali beaches
• to accept systems that stifle rather than support

We want to honour something else entirely:

• the right to define your own rhythm
• the truth, even when it stings
• beauty as a strategic asset
• boundaries as a form of care
• work that holds, even when life doesn’t

We also honour depth. We do not stay at the surface. We think critically. We ask better questions.
We seek the tension between simplicity and complexity. We believe in nuance over noise.

Espiègle is rooted in curiosity, research, reading, and sharp strategic thinking.
We take inspiration from culture, economics, philosophy, fiction — because good business is never one-dimensional.

Here, Mondays are sacred (it’s our founder’s original self-care day, one of our traditions).
Journaling is part of our most valued strategies.
Healing is key to make us better leaders.
We rest to create better. We surround ourselves with sharp minds and soft hearts.

Espiègle is led by Clémence — strategic right hand woman, second brain, secret weapon.

We don’t build with noise.
We build with grace.