Freelancer profile translated to English.
Back to original languageAbout Valentin
đź’ˇ Accompanying growth through innovation, action, and people
With over 10 years of experience in supporting entrepreneurial projects and structuring sales, I work with startups, SMEs, and large corporations to create concrete and effective innovation dynamics.
🚀 My background:
+4 years leading an incubator & an entrepreneurship program
+300 entrepreneurs supported in structuring their model, vision, action plan, and go-to-market
Former sales director, with solid experience in business development & key account management
Entrepreneur myself, I founded and developed several companies
🔧 What I do:
Creation and management of entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship programs
Design of solid & scalable business models
Structuring of sales action plans
Deployment of launch and go-to-market strategies
Facilitation of collective intelligence workshops / strategic vision design
🎯 Method: Active listening, user-centered approach, pragmatism, and results measurement. I believe in innovation through people and the strength of a structured collective.
đź“Ť Available in Rennes, Brittany, Paris & remotely.
📆 One-off or longer-term assignments.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent
Chinese
Conversational
Can work on-site
Rennes (up to 50km), Paris (up to 10km), Nantes (up to 10km), Lyon (up to 10km), Caen (up to 10km)
Experience
- Rennes School of Business🧳 Director of the incubator & Head of Entrepreneurship — Rennes School of Business (Innostart)September 2021 - Today (4 years and 11 months)Rennes, France🎯 Mission: Develop entrepreneurship as a strategic pillar of Rennes School of Business, through the Innostart incubator and support for project leaders, from idea to fundraising.🚀 In numbers:+300 projects supported (students & alumni)+50 active startups, including several that have raised funds+30 acceleration workshops and events organized annually🔧 Key actions:Design and management of the incubation program: workshops, mentoring, personalized follow-upEcosystem development: partnerships with incubators, VCs, experts, institutionsIndividual coaching: idea framing, market validation, economic modeling (BMC), go-to-market strategy, investor pitchManagement of the community of incubated entrepreneurs and alumni🏆 Result:Rennes School of Business ranked #1 among French business schools for the proportion of graduate entrepreneurs per class🧠Skills used: Leadership | Innovation Management | Business Design | Facilitation | Strategic Support | Management of entrepreneurial ecosystems
- Laboratoire PhykidisSales DirectorFASHION AND COSMETICSSeptember 2020 - Today (5 years and 11 months)Tinténiac, FrancePhykidis has been developing cosmetic products for physiotherapists for 35 years.The market evolution and the health context have allowed for the product range to be updated to seize opportunities.My role within the company revolves around the following elements:➡️ Development of a new product line for horses➡️ Acquisition of new clients for sanitary products➡️ Management of existing sales representatives➡️ Development of partnerships with resellers
- Ecurie FlashStrategy ConsultantENTERTAINMENT AND LEISUREMarch 2013 - Today (13 years and 5 months)Bayeux, FranceFlash Stables breeds racehorses (trotters). The company needed to improve its acquisition channels and market knowledge.My mission is built around the following elements:➡️ Social media development➡️ Ecosystem mapping➡️ Statistical analysis of horse success➡️ New client prospecting
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Education
- Master of Science Entrepreneurship & Innovation ManagementRennes School of Business / INSA Rennes2015Double diplôme en partenariat commerce / ingénieur afin de comprendre l'ensemble des aspects nécessaires au développement entrepreneurial / intrapreneurial. Sujets traités : ➡️Développement d'un produit ➡️Réalisation pitch / Business plan ➡️Management transversal ➡️Gestion d'équipe
- Master of Finance & EconomicsSWUFE (Chengdu - China)2013Master anglophone réalisé en Chine pour acquérir des compétences en gestion financière et économique. Sujets traités : ➡️Macro/micro économie ➡️Game Theory ➡️Financial Analysis
Certifications
- Complex SalesCEGOS Group2016