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Laura L.LL

Laura L.

Head of Sales | International | Tech & Media

€800/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Laura


🚀 Specialist in Strategic Consulting, Business Development & International Management

🎯B2B | B2B2C | Key Accounts | Tech | Start-up | Scale-up | SaaS | High-growth Industries | Complex Negotiations | Brand Content

🔍 Targeted support to define your strategic roadmap and growth drivers: I help you navigate the challenges of your current market and seize emerging opportunities in high-growth and constantly evolving contexts, locally or internationally.

💼 Around 15 years of B2B sales and management experience in Sales Management (Head of Sales, VP Sales) roles. I have developed and executed winning strategies, focusing on growth, innovation, and process optimization, to significantly increase company revenue and develop business development opportunities.

🌏 The uniqueness of my approach lies particularly in my adaptability and open-mindedness. My international immersion experiences and management of multicultural teams have strengthened my ability to develop innovative strategies with a global approach, while always responding to the local realities of the target markets. I can help you explore new markets and/or develop existing ones.

💡Passionate about entrepreneurial dynamics and innovation, and attracted to dynamic environments with strong business stakes, I support you according to your specific needs, whether you are looking to rethink your business model, develop new markets, or improve your operational efficiency.

🤝 Involved, agile, and creative, let's collaborate to propel your company to new heights. I invite you to contact me for an initial discussion about your needs and objectives.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 20km), Lyon (up to 10km), La Baule-Escoublac (up to 10km), Nantes (up to 10km), Annecy (up to 10km)

Experience

  • Gaumont
    Vice President, Global Sales
    FILM AND AV
    June 2017 - December 2023 (6 years and 6 months)
    • Lead new productions commissioning, global and tailored IPs strategies for distribution;
    • Lead complex and strategic negotiations (+M€/USD)
    • Drove sales growth to maximise Feature films and TV series/movies (incremental packages) to traditional and digital A/SVOD/EST/FAST partners;
    • Supervised budget management, revenue targets and internal reports;
    • Liaised with production, editorial development teams (LA, London, Paris) to share market insights and creative inputs;
    • Lead sales and operational teams across boarders and cultures (multicultural team of 4 direct reports).
  • France Télévisions
    Head of International Sales & Acquisitions Manager
    FILM AND AV
    August 2012 - May 2017 (4 years and 9 months)
    Paris, France
    As the distribution arm of France TV Group, FTD is one of the Europe's largest television programming distributors with nearly 6,500 hours of all genres.
    - Innovative role within the company: lead Family Entertainment global Distribution and Branding strategies, maximizing exposure across all platforms (TV, Digital Media, DVD) to enable Distribution through retail (Consumer Products).
    - Manage global Distribution of FranceTV Distribution's catalogue across all platforms (Pay, Basic, Free TV and SVOD platforms)
  • Toei Animation Europe
    EMEA Licensing & Merchandising Manager
    ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE
    September 2009 - August 2012 (2 years and 11 months)
    World leading Japanese producer in animation (Dragon Ball Z, One Piece) Handling TV, Video and Merchandising rights across EMEA:
    • Directly dealt with pan-European and local leading markets players (TV channels, agents, DVD editors, manufacturers, retailers)
    • Actively participated in setting up Digital strategy through VOD, catch-up, Mobile
    • Attended major international Entertainment / Licensing / Consumer Products events Global Brand Management:
    • Developed local / European brand strategies and positioning for a set of properties throughout EMEA territories
    • Increased brands visibility and company awareness

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Education

  • Master of International Business
    Grenoble Graduate School of Business
    Master in International Business

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