About Paul
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
German
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Portuguese
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Experience
- Paul Wies EIDivers missions freelanceCONSULTING AND AUDITSJanuary 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
- JSquare Conseil (M&A Boutique) – Direct acquisition campaign on German targets (Jan-Feb 24)
- Voodoo (Mingle App) - Client acquisition campaign: strategy & roadmap definition, and implementation (Mar-Avr 24)
- House of SomosGeneral ManagerRESTAURANTS AND FOOD SERVICEJuly 2022 - June 2023 (1 year)Costa RicaHouse of Somos – Innovative Lifestyle Hospitality concept of Hotel, Restaurant, Surfboard Factory & Clothes shop• Managed a 150-sits specialty coffee, cocktail bar & restaurant with a team of 50 staff people• Led the expansion project of the existing restaurant from 60 to 150 sits including the construction of a kitchen and bar (layout, construction management, budget, purchases, staff recruitments, etc.)• Created an extensive financial and operational reporting and performance monitoring dashboard• Defined and implemented growth and profitability strategies (120% sales growth vs Y-1, 40% YTD profit margin), outperforming local and worldwide industry average ratios• Conducted company-wide recruitments (incl. managing positions), on-boarding and defined compensation and benefit plans (more than 20 recruitments completed)• Led the restaurant’s cultural and artistic program (parties, concerts, art exhibitions, festivals, etc.)• Created sales & cost-saving synergies with the hotel and store• Ran an exhaustive internal operations and performance auditLink: https://houseofsomos.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/houseofsomos/?hl=en
- TSS & LJCDirecteur Général par InterimRESTAURANTS AND FOOD SERVICEJuly 2023 - December 2023 (6 months)Soorts-Hossegor, FranceThe Social Seignosse & La Joyeuse Cantine - Restructuring mission as interim Managing Director of a group of two restaurants• Redefined the strategy and positionning of the restaurant• Defined procedures and created performance monitoring tools• Implemented an efficient crisis management and cost-cutting plan• Conducted a successful SEO campaign• Managed Social Medias and communications• Launched a sales growth strategy: events, Sponsoring, flyering, etc.• Prepared the following season’s strategy: Business Plan, recruitment campaign, etc.=> Achievements: Google reviews 4,7/5, TripAdvisor 5/5, 1k followers on IG, breakeven and profits projected on the defensive scenario of next season’s BP based on current results
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Education
- Master in ManagementESCP Business School2021Major in Corporate Finance • Core courses: M&A, Advanced Valuation, Economics, Accounting, Strategy, Corporate Law, • Optional courses: Excel VBA, Management Strategy, International Capital Markets • Master thesis: “Tourism and the Quest for Authenticity” • International Exchange Programme with INSPER in São Paulo
- CPGE ECSInstitution Saint Jean Douai Prépa HEC2017Classes préparatoires Economique et Commerciales Option Scientifique (ECS) Top-5% student