Who We Are
Who We Are

We are an international business consultancy headquartered in Dubai, UAE, and Kyiv, Ukraine. Established in 2002, the company has made its name by implementing BIG IDEA international projects: international conferences, country presentations, special events, and advocacy campaigns in more than 40 countries across the globe.

Since 2006, we have expanded our services to government relations, crisis communications, business development advisory. Our communications and public affairs projects have been recognized by SABRE and Cannes Lions awards.

Our team operates completely remotely and geographically dispersed across several countries in Europe and the Middle East.

Mission
Mission
We create Big Idea solutions to propel companies, governments and organizations to a new more advanced level of their development.
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Vision
Vision
We work on projects with the potential of creating a global WOW-impact while carrying real social value.
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Values
Values
We commit to projects and collaborations designed to bring positive impact to society. Achieving such positive impact constitutes our core value.
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Our Rebranding Story
Our Rebranding Story
CFC Consulting is where it all began, but it is time to move on. Having reflected on the 17 years of experience, we realized that our identity has by now exceeded the definition of consulting. So in 2019, we opened a new chapter by launching our first ever brand update.
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Our History
2023
2023

2023 – CFC Big Ideas continues to grow combining commercial projects for its clients in Ukraine, Arab Gulf and other countries with pro-bono activities aimed at helping Ukraine get its messages across to the international media.

2023
2022
2022

2022 – the company mobilizes itself against the Russian aggression, shifts toward all-remote work, and diversified geographically, with its team members now located in Ukraine, European countries, the Middle East, and Africa.

2022
2021
2021

2021 – CFC Big Ideas organizes Davos Energy Week, aimed at drawing the attention of global business leaders to acute issues in the energy industry.

2021
2020
2020

2020 — CFC Big Ideas organizes the first ever Global Inclusion Online Forum, worlds biggest online event dedicated to Diversity & Inclusion.

2020
2019
2019

2019 — CFC Consulting rebrands to CFC Big Ideas. The change of name is accompanied by a fundamental revision of the company’s mission, vision and values. The new brand highlights our focus on international Big Idea projects.

2019
2018
2018

2018 — CFC Consulting becomes a PR Partner and general contractor for the first-ever Ukraine House Davos, organized on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.

2018
2017
2017

2017 — CFC Consulting becomes an official PR Partner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 held in Kyiv.

2017
2015
2015

2015 — CFC launches LeeMas Jewelry rebranding campaign together with Damas, Middle East’s leading jewelry retailer.

2015
2014
2014

2014 — CFC co-founds Ukraine Crisis Media Center (UCMC), an NGO and press center aimed at amplifying Ukraine’s voice internationally and countering anti-Ukrainian propaganda in the international media. The initiative comes about shortly after Russia has occupied the Crimean Peninsula and orchestrated military conflict in the East of Ukraine.

2014
2013
2013

2013 — CFC Consulting sets up an office in Dubai, UAE, and starts providing services for large foreign companies willing to penetrate the GCC market.

2013
2012
2012

2012 — Ahead of the finals of the European Football Championship taking place in Ukraine and Poland in June-July 2012, CFC Consulting and CNN International run a series of promotional campaigns raising awareness about Ukraine in the world.

2012
2010
2010

2010 — CFC Consulting develops the first-ever brand strategy and brand book for Ukraine, commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2010
2008
2008

2008 — CFC Consulting becomes the exclusive representative of CNN International in Ukraine and Belarus.

2008
2006
2006

2006 — CFC signs a contract with Telenor to provide public relations consulting in an ongoing corporate dispute between Telenor and Altimo(Alfa Group) and Ukraine’s biggest mobile operator, Kyivstar. While some unethical practices were resorted to by the opponent’s side, CFC Consulting was recognized as having carried out the most professional PR campaign of 2007 (according to an expert poll by Profi, a weekly magazine).

2006
2005
2005

2005 — The PBN Company, Mark Studio and CFC Consulting jointly participate in a tender by the Foreign Ministry designed to improve Ukraine’s image abroad. Through backroom machinations and violations, the tender is awarded to an unknown company from Kharkiv. CFC Consulting sues the Ministry, which results in a case that becomes known internationally.

2005
2005
2005

2005 — CFC Consulting contributes to Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as an official PR Partner. The company provides media relations services and carries out a series of projects to raise awareness about Ukraine among Eurovision fans across the globe.

2005
2004
2004

2004 — Supported by CFC Consulting, Ruslana wins Eurovision 2004 in Turkey and brings Eurovision 2005 to Kyiv, Ukraine.

2004
2003
2003

2003 — At the initiative of CFC Consulting, Ukraine’s National Television Company joins the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)and receives the right to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) for the first time in history.

2003
2002
2002

2002CFC Consulting, a private LLC is officially established as a commercial entity. A successor to the Club of Five Continents, an NGO established by Gennadiy Kurochka, CFC Consulting offers services in public affairs and focuses on delivering projects for Ukraine’s international image.

2002
Partners and Clients Testimonials
Artem Panchenko, Senior Public Policy Manager at Uber

CFC’s expertise in government relations and stakeholder management is particularly important during the productive collaboration with Uber in key regulatory discussions with the government and legislature.

Artem Panchenko, Senior Public Policy Manager at Uber
Andriy Boytsun, Independent corporate governance consultant, founder and editor of the Ukrainian SOE Weekly

Since 2020, CFC Big Ideas has been an invaluable partner to Ukrainian SOE Weekly, an independent digest covering key events concerning state-owned enterprises and banks in Ukraine.  This collaboration has greatly contributed to enhancing our visibility, establishing more effective communication with our sophisticated audience, and positioning SOE Weekly as the leading resource on state-owned enterprises, corporate governance, and privatisation in Ukraine.

Andriy Boytsun, Independent corporate governance consultant, founder and editor of the Ukrainian SOE Weekly
Svitlana Grytsenko, Director of the National Programs at Victor Pinchuk Foundation

CFC Big Ideas became our General Contractor for the first Ukraine House Davos project in 2018. Doing this event for the first time, we all had to work day and night overcoming a number of challenges and crisis situations. As a member of the UHD Organizing Committee, I appreciate the CFC team’s professionalism and dedication.

Svitlana Grytsenko, Director of the National Programs at Victor Pinchuk Foundation
Dmytro Derkach, Director General of Yuria-Pharm

We needed a professional communications company to help us set strategy and direction around our messaging amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The CFC team has helped us implement a number of communications activities aimed at helping doctors and patients stay safe and healthy. We have found the CFC team to be extremely professional and a pleasure to work with.

Dmytro Derkach, Director General of Yuria-Pharm
Souad Al Hosani, Head of Investor Care, Abu Dhabi Investment Office, UAE

I have worked with CFC Big Ideas in my capacity of Nexus Business Services Managing Partner and can recommend this team as trusted and reliable partners in the UAE and Ukraine.

Souad Al Hosani, Head of Investor Care, Abu Dhabi Investment Office, UAE
Ayanna Cummings, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Compass Group at Microsoft

Global Inclusion Online Forum is a connecting platform for more than 5000 DEI practitioners from different parts of the world! I am excited to continue sharing my expertise in joint efforts with CFC Big Ideas.

Ayanna Cummings, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Compass Group at Microsoft
Tony Peterson, Diversity/Inclusion, Ethics, Religion Coach, Consultant at people3, Inc

CFC Big Ideas aims to promote an inclusive culture for everyone by organizing Global Inclusion Online Forum. I am looking forward to seeing the platform grow, advancing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion practices!

Tony Peterson, Diversity/Inclusion, Ethics, Religion Coach, Consultant at people3, Inc
Amjad Al Ramahi, Business Development Manager at Al Foadia Group

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to CFC Big Ideas for your hospitality during our visit to Ukraine. Thanks to the professional organization of the meetings with the Ukrainian IT companies, we are able to build strong relationships with them and accomplish the business development goals of Al Foadia Group.

Amjad Al Ramahi, Business Development Manager at Al Foadia Group
Ruqaiah Al-Jizawi, CIO and Board Member at Al Foadia Group

We were very pleased with the IT tour organized by CFC Big Ideas in November 2021. Our business meetings were successful as everything was thoughtfully planned and arranged, and the company’s team was very professional. I will highly recommend CFC Big Ideas because this tour exceeded all the expectations.

Ruqaiah Al-Jizawi, CIO and Board Member at Al Foadia Group
Monika Navandar, Founder and Chief D&I Consultant at NeoSeven Solutions

CFC Big Idea’s Global Inclusion Online Forum is truly the World’s #1 Virtual Conference on DEI, the Speakers, Presenters and Thought Leaders are roped in from every corner of the world and from various walks of life. For the workshops I delivered at the forum, I was pleasantly surprised to have participants from 4 continents and 13 countries. It led to multiple strong leads and closed sales for my company, NeoSeven Solutions.

Monika Navandar, Founder and Chief D&I Consultant at NeoSeven Solutions
Rina Goldenberg Lynch, Managing Director at The Big Fish Academy

We enjoyed our insightful collaboration with CFC Big Ideas as the organizers of Global Inclusion Online Forum. We look forward to fostering further advancement of DEI practices in the corporate world with Global Online Inclusion Forum!

Rina Goldenberg Lynch, Managing Director at The Big Fish Academy
Alexander Gorlov, Managing Partner, CMS Group, Ukraine

We worked with CFC Big Ideas in 2015-2017. The team helped us design our market entry strategy to the UAE and Saudi Arabia and helped generate a number of client leads.

Alexander Gorlov, Managing Partner, CMS Group, Ukraine
Semen Pokras, Co-Founder, Sempal, Ukraine

We have enjoyed our collaboration with Kostiantyn and CFC Big Ideas’ team opening the UAE and Saudi markets for our products.

Semen Pokras, Co-Founder, Sempal, Ukraine
Abdullah Al Mouneef, CEO at Manar Plastic, Saudi Arabia

We know CFC Big Ideas as a trusted and reliable partner building bridges between businesses in Eastern Europe and GCC.

Abdullah Al Mouneef, CEO at Manar Plastic, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed AlMohaimeed, Executive Vice President, KFB Group, Saudi Arabia

We have been relying on “CFC big Ideas” bringing us some prospective partners and business opportunities especially from Eastern Europe and can recommend them as a highly professional and trustworthy organization.

Ahmed AlMohaimeed, Executive Vice President, KFB Group, Saudi Arabia
Anatolii Mukhin, VP of Business Development at Visual Defence Canada (2011-2018)

We worked with CFC Big Ideas in 2015-2016, exploring new business opportunities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Many thanks to Kostiantyn and his team for helping us open these new markets.

Anatolii Mukhin, VP of Business Development at Visual Defence Canada (2011-2018)
Naif Alanezi, Founder&CEO of Advanced business solutions Co

I have known the company’s founders since 2013 and we have enjoyed a good collaboration exploring business opportunities in Saudi Arabia and Ukraine.

Naif Alanezi, Founder&CEO of Advanced business solutions Co
Anton Kernasovsky, Head of Investments, TAS Group, Ukraine

We collaborated with CFC in 2009-2010, exploring some business and investment opportunities in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait and can recommend the company as a great helper for a business willing to expand to the GCC.

Anton Kernasovsky, Head of Investments, TAS Group, Ukraine
Core Team
Gennadiy Kurochka
Gennadiy Kurochka
Founder and Managing Partner
Kostiantyn Gridin
Kostiantyn Gridin
Partner
Yuriy Sak
Yuriy Sak
Partner — Director of Special Projects
Pavlo Leshchenko
Pavlo Leshchenko
GR Director
Oleksandra Nazola-Sabadan
Oleksandra Nazola-Sabadan
Senior Project Manager
Oleksandr Andrieiko
Oleksandr Andrieiko
Senior Project Manager
Mykhailo Kats
Mykhailo Kats
Senior Project Manager
Sofia Bilenko
Sofia Bilenko
Project Manager
Dmytro Chernohod
Dmytro Chernohod
Project Manager
Tetiana Omelchenko
Tetiana Omelchenko
Senior Project Manager
Bohdan Beisiuk
Bohdan Beisiuk
Business Development Manager
Taras Struk
Taras Struk
Project Manager
Polina Diachenko
Polina Diachenko
Account executive
Nina Kurochka
Nina Kurochka
Account Executive
Olga Kushnir
Olga Kushnir
Project manager
Daria Sholomitska
Daria Sholomitska
Account Executive
Victoriia Kravets
Victoriia Kravets
Account executive
Want to Join Our Team?

Our recruiting process is innovative, different from other companies, as CFC Big Ideas aims at connecting with its potential candidates strategically. You are welcome to send us an application at any time, whenever you want to connect with us to learn about our collaboration opportunities. Our senior management will meet with you once you pass the initial pre-screening to give you more information about the “insides” of the company and answer your questions.

After that you start receiving information about existing job openings. Once you see a position you want to apply for, you won’t need to go for any further tests, interviews or pre-screenings. Before you send us an application, we highly recommend you to watch the below video or read this article to learn about our culture, our internal processes and other peculiarities which make us different from 99,9% of other consultancies.

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Government relations
Event Management
Crisis Communications
Business Development Advisory
Contacts
Kyiv Office
Kyiv Office
8, Kostyolna Street, 6th floor Kyiv, 01001, Ukraine
Kyiv Office
8, Kostyolna Street, 6th floor Kyiv, 01001, Ukraine
Dubai Office
Dubai Office
Dubai Silicon Oasis, Headquarters Building, 4th floor, C&D Wing, P.O. Box 341041, Dubai, UAE
Dubai Office
Dubai Silicon Oasis, Headquarters Building, 4th floor, C&D Wing, P.O. Box 341041, Dubai, UAE
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