A la (RE)source is a company based in Clermont Ferrand created by Marie Brébion in January 2023. Marie Brébion advises and supports individuals or professionals for interior design projects. Her activity is part of a sustainable, responsible, and ethical approach, by mainly using second-hand items. With an architecture professional background, Marie Brébion had the desire…
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Podcast recorded by Chaorong ZHANG, the student in this GAIA Semester at Audencia. Q1: Could you please introduce yourself and briefly present your company? Guest: Hello, I am CHEN Kunyuan. I used to be a soldier in the People’s Liberation Army, and after I got discharged from the army, I started my own business…
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Bhavini Parikh is a visionary social entrepreneur and the founder of Bunko Junko. With a rich background in textile art and fashion design, Bhavini has used her expertise to uplift over 5000 women by providing employment opportunities through garment ornamentation and embroidery work. Driven by her passion for sustainability, Bhavini took a bold step and…
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Gemma Wakeham is the co-founder and director of Two Drifters Distillery, a carbon negative rum distillery based in Devon in the United Kingdom. Together with her husband Russ Wakeham, they founded the distillery with the aim to create delicious rum without impacting the planet. Every aspect of the supply and production chain has been thought…
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I. Background story Can you please introduce yourself and briefly present N’Go? Why did you come up with this entrepreneurial idea? Can you share about N’go competitive advantages? What differentiate your company from the other competitors (like Veja)? Based on your experience, how aspiring entrepreneurs can identify/recognize an impactful & responsible entrepreneurial opportunity? For example,…
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Bienvenue à tous dans ce nouvel épisode de notre podcast, où nous mettons en lumière la brillante Stéphanie Gateau. Avec deux décennies d’expérience en stratégie et en gestion, Stéphanie a tracé son chemin en fondant INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY SC, un cabinet dédié à guider les entreprises françaises dans leur expansion à l’étranger, avec un accent particulier…
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Pierre-Yves Le Gal is the founder of Le Lieu Dit, an hotel in Nantes but not only… Le Lieu Dit is indeed a place to sleep but also and foremost a place to live! With a pizzeria, a grocery shop with local cheeses and meats, a bar and an inside courtyard, this unique place welcomes…
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Louis Barnoud is a French entrepreneur who studied at Audencia Business School and wanted to turn his passion into a business. He has been passionate about heraldry, i.e. coats of arms (of towns,communities, families, etc.) since childhood Héraldiqua is developing a range of 100% French coats of arms. The company is involved from the design…
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Trained as a photographer, Marc Mellet often travelled to Mongolia to report on his travels. His travels made him aware of the realities of local stockbreeders, so he created Mes Chaussettes Mongoles to help them. The company is part of a fair-trade approach, offering an outlet for little-known wools whose quality, comfort, softness and warmth…
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Maxime Claval est un ingénieur thermicien, co-fondateur et CEO d’Enercool Enercool développe des peintures réflectives qui ont une capacité à renvoyer la chaleur, permettant ainsi de baisser les températures des bâtiments de 5°C et de réduire les consommations de climatisation dans les bâtiments. Leur peinture est compatible sur tous les supports (membrane bitumineuse, EPDM, zinc,…
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