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Julie Norcia Garnier

Business strategy and marketing specialist
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25 years experience in marketing, business development, innovation, strategy, project management, sales in consumer goods, childrenswear, fashion, luxury, cultural products. Specialties: marketing, innovation (design thinking, lean startup), category management. strategic thinking, management consulting, sales, licensing, apparel, luxury, childrenswear, business planning, business development, entrepreneurship, retail

Previous Brands
La Fresque du Climat
HEC Paris
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Babilou
Presstalis
Modino & KipWanted
Institut Français de la Mode
Disney Consumer Products
CWF
Advention Business Partners
Braxton Associates
Work Experience
Founder and president
Sep ‘23 - Now
Self employed

Conseil indépendant en stratégie et marketing - Stratégie de transition de marque pour le produit phare d’un laboratoire pharmaceutique - Stratégie d’entrée sur le marché français pour une société d’audit RSE - Définition de la stratégie de la communication interne groupe du leader de l’hôtellerie - Accompagnement d’entrepreneurs sur des opérations de rachat en LBO (étude de marché, stratégie d’approche et de négociation) - Définition de la stratégie développement produit RSE pour une startup beauté - Ateliers Fresque du climat et cohésion d’équipe

Cimate Fresk facilitator
Jan ‘23 - Now
La Fresque du Climat

Strategic marketing teacher
Jan ‘23 - Now
HEC Paris

Delivery strategic marketing superpower to Year 2 talented students!

Marketing Director and Sustainability Champion - France
Mar ‘19 - Feb ‘23
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

Quality Education and Marketing Director
Jan ‘18 - Feb ‘19
Babilou

in charge of Marketing, Communication, Marketing analytics, Quality, Education for the French entity, in charge of kids entertainment centres and Montessori bilingual schools Structure and diffuse the educational savoir faire for the Babilou brand to all customer targets, implement quality framework for owned nurseries in France, acquire and integrate Montessori bilingual schools, structure brand architecture following acquisitions, manage a team of 35 people centrally plus in centres and schools.

Marketing and innovation Director
Jun ‘15 - Dec ‘17
Presstalis

Leader of the news and magazines distribution in France; import of non-French press, export of French press. In charge of field promotions, marketing studies and innovation for the Group, managing a team of 15-people. Innovation: use of Design Thinking to structure strategic thinking, creation and implementation of an innovative retail concept for independent press retailer, multiplatform and difital, new services based on big data and machine learning Studies and consulting: standard studies redesign and upmarketing move thanks to partnerships with key partners (Ipsos, Sociovition) Trade marketing: standard field promotions redesign, new markets development out of press, advertisers/publishers partnerships, sampling business development (with partner Globe).

Luxury and Fashion Consultant
Oct ‘12 - Jun ‘15
Modino & KipWanted

Sales development, analysis, billing • Louis Vuitton Prêt-à-Porter: in-store customer relationship competitive benchmark • Léonard Fashion: own stores audit France and Switzerland • Happy Garden (childrenswear): investors seeking • Kingkow (HK and mainland China childrenswear): Europe development feasibility study • Bugis (cotton industrial knitting): buyout study • Scarosso (high-end men shoe wear): market study for potential development in France, the UK, US for an investment fund • Atelier Belge (home design), Mashüt (hand weaving), Maison Martin Morel (womenswear and accessories): business and idea structuring support

Student at Executive MBA - Global Fashion Management
Sep ‘12 - Oct ‘14
Institut Français de la Mode

MBA part-time program specialised in Fashion management Common program with Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York, USA, and PolyU in Hong Kong Final paper on Marketing strategy for amateurs in luxury

Senior Category Manager
Feb ‘10 - Oct ‘14
Disney Consumer Products

Senior Manager Business Development Emerging Markets
Mar ‘08 - Apr ‘10
Disney Consumer Products

Retail and sales Projects Director
May ‘06 - Mar ‘08
CWF

Senior consultant / project leader
May ‘01 - Apr ‘06
Advention Business Partners

Strategy consultant
Jan ‘00 - Dec ‘01
Braxton Associates

Languages
Chinese - Basic
English - Fluent
French - Native
German - Basic
Recommendations
Alban Neveux
Direct manager - Group CEO, Advention Business Partners
May 2001 - Apr 2006

I worked with Julie for five years, and it was a great experience. Julie was an enthusiastic, hard-working and sharp consultant, always willing to go the extra mile to consistently deliver high-quality insights. I highly recommend Julie as an outstanding candidate.

Education & Training
Institut Français de la Mode
‘12 - ‘14
Executive MBA
HEC Paris
‘96 - ‘00
Master of sciences ("Grande Ecole" Program)
Lycée Henri IV
‘94 - ‘96
Classe preparatoire
Paris, France