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Get inspired by entrepreneurs' journey!
A series of content designed to speak directly to people interested in entrepreneurship aiming to inspire, inform, and share valuable entrepreneurial experiences.
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Listen to Elise, a freshly graduated student who has already started teaching, as she explains the rise and fall of her biscuits business. Despite superb marketing efforts and promising sales, the Covid crisis led her and her team to drop the project. But don't you worry, she's far from done.
Listen to Jonathan, a serial entrepreneur, talk about his epic journey from founding a movie producing company with his brother to building a company in the gaming industry. After having successfully sold his last venture to Ogury, and having taken some time off, Jonathan is on to the next one with Upfeel.io, a platform dedicated to the well-being of employees at work.
Listen to Alexis tell the story of his amazing career path. After successfully founding a first company in 2009, he pursued a stunning journey in the corporate world, from several positions at Atos to being hired as Free's Deputy CEO.
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Listen to David, the founder of #1 streetwear, an sneakers online platform. He had always been passionated by streetwear, and when he saw that no platform was really providing customers, David made the move and founded his website, Wethenew!
SO PRESS
SO PRESS
Listen to Franck talk about the epic journey of SoPress, a small project that turned into one of the top French media. He tackles major entrepreneurial topics such as work-life balance and financing, while giving young entrepreneurs key advices
POPEE
Listen to Audrey talk about her entrepreneurial adventures, from successfully exiting a startup she had joined as the first employee, to building Popee, a toilet paper and hygiene products brand made in France from recycled paper.
BABILOU
In 2003, Rodolphe and his brother launched Babilou, a network of private nurseries. 19 years later, the company has 800 nurseries across the world and employs more than 12 000 people. Rodolphe talks openly about the beginnings of the company, with his brother at the hospital.
OUICAR
Listen to Marion Carrette (E96) tell us about her amazing entrepreneurial journey. She started working in tech at the very beginning of the internet and launched her first company to help companies write content online.
ORNANO + co
Entrepreneurship doesn’t always mean launching a startup. Listen to the story of Raphaelle (E09), who after pursuing long studies in business, law and accounting decided to launch her own transaction services firm.
GREENLY
Listen to Arnaud Delubac's (M20) very epic young career. He kicked it off with a degree in communication while working in politics for the French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. Arnaud then decided to launch with his brother in law a company to help people evaluate their CO2 impact/
SARENZA
Listen to the story of Hélène Boulet-Supau's fantastic career! After holding various positions in Finance and eventually becoming the financial director of the Pierre & Vacances group, she quit to work on her own as a consultant. A true entrepreneur and an inspirational testimony!
ZACK
Listen to Pierre Emmanuel's amazing career, from wandering the streets of San Francisco to collect used products to come up with an MVP to building a successful circular economy startup employing dozens of people. The path was far from linear for Zack, which pivoted several times before finding the right product-market fit. As always, a very inspiring testimony!
Agnès Bazin
CPO Doctolib
Listen to Jonathan, a serial entrepreneur, talk about his epic journey from founding a movie producing company with his brother to building a company in the gaming industry. After having successfully sold his last venture to Ogury, and having taken some time off, Jonathan is on to the next one with Upfeel.io, a platform dedicated to the well-being of employees at work.
Sophie Cahen
CEO Ganymed
En 2018, Sophie fonde Ganymed Robotics, une startup qui déploie un robot chirurgical pour l’orthopédie. Après une expérience inspirante à l’AFD (Agence Française de Développement) en Jordanie, Sophie rentre à Paris avec l'idée de se lancer dans la Medtech en démocratisant l’accès à des soins chirurgicaux de qualité grâce à la robotique médicale.
Rachel Delacour
CEO Sweep
Listen to Oriane, a freshly graduated student, explain the early days of her awesome project. While she was still at ESSEC, she founded SmartVrac, a company that empowers supermarkets with an easy-to-use bulk selling solution.
Laura Medji
CPO Epoca Health
Listen to David, the founder of #1 streetwear, an sneakers online platform. He had always been passionated by streetwear, and when he saw that no platform was really providing customers, David made the move and founded his website, Wethenew!
Clara Chappaz
Directice French Tech
Clara Chappaz est Directrice de la French Tech depuis novembre 2021. Avant de prendre la direction de cet écosystème, Clara a expérimenté différents postes au sein de startups à l'étranger. De retour en France, elle rejoint Vestiaire Collectif au poste de Head of Growth où elle y a un rôle décisif dans le passage à l'échelle de la startup émergente.
Anne-Carole Coen
CMO Swile
Listen to Alexis tell the story of his amazing career path. After successfully founding a first company in 2009, he pursued a stunning journey in the corporate world, from several positions at Atos to being hired as Free's Deputy CEO.
Michael Levie
Founder of Citizen M.
Founder of Citizen M, an affordable luxury hotel chain from Amsterdam, Michael Levie (E83) gives us advice on business pivoting in the hospitality industry. He describes how he adapted his start-up services and business model based on channels rather than segmentation.
Sara Schaer
Founder of Kango
After experiencing childcare issues herself, Sara Schaer (E94) founded Kango, the Uber for kids. Discover how she developed a network of nanny drivers across California. She discusses the legal issues surrounding safety and how to build trust with parents.
Mickaël Jordan
Founder of Augument
Pioneer of augmented reality with his start-up Augment, Mickael Jordan (E10) tells us about his experience as an international entrepreneur, from Chicago to Berlin. Listen to his interview to find out the best way to start a business based on your entrepreneurial profile.
Maya Popkin
Founder of 8 Arrows
With her expertise as a creative director in luxury and fashion, Maya Popkin (EXEC MBA02) founded 8 ARROWS in 2016 to develop toxin-free activewear. She manages to build a sustainable small niche business, using word of mouth and ambassadors in Hollywood.
Vincent Nallatamby
Founder of Tempow
Bought out in 2021 by Google, Tempow has long been the flagship of French Tech, participating in the democratization of Bluetooth. Discover Vincent Nallatamby's (E16) advice on how to break into Silicon Valley, with a focus on Visa and mentors.
A collection of articles created throughout several interviews with our Alumni entrepreneurs. In every "portrait", we capture the curiosities behind their venture's creative process.
A collection of articles written by ESSEC professors around the subjects of entrepreneurship.
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