MĂ©lanie leads Goldup !
đŹđ§ English version below
Jâai rencontrĂ© Melanie DINANE il y un an, lors dâun dinner de femmes entrepreneurs orchestrĂ© par Emilie Maret qui sâoccupait Ă lâĂ©poque dâaccueillir les startups dans The Family et cherchait Ă augmenter le nombre de femmes. MĂ©lanie Ă©tait la cofondatrice de Pyxo, une solution qui permet de manger dans des contenants rĂ©utilisables.
Cette jeune guyanaise est arrivĂ©e Ă Paris pour suivre des Ă©tudes de droit public Ă la Sorbonne. Elle a passĂ© Barreau, mis la robe et conseillĂ© des MinistĂšres comme de grandes entreprises publiques. Rapidement, elle a compris quâelle voulait ĂȘtre au coeur de lâaction, du coup elle sâest lancĂ©e dans lâaventure entrepreneuriale avec Pyxo.
Quand on sâest revues, Pyxo avançait bien, des centaines de plats Ă©taient servis en entreprises avec un rĂ©seau de restaurants partenaires quâelle avait Ă©tĂ© convaincre elle-mĂȘme, un par un. Elle sentait pourtant que sa place Ă©tait ailleurs, tandis que ses associĂ©s Ă©taient dĂ©terminĂ©s Ă continuer sur leur lancĂ©e.
Cette expĂ©rience lui a fait prendre conscience quâil y avait un soucis dans lâentrepreneuriat : quâelle se rende Ă un meeting de nĂ©gociation, dans une foire professionnelle ou Ă un Ă©vĂ©nement dĂ©diĂ© aux entrepreneurs, les fondatrices se comptaient sur les doigts de la main. Ce nâest pas une surprise, mais pour elle, câĂ©tait un problĂšme. Câest dâailleurs Ă ce moment lĂ quâelle a commencĂ© Ă frĂ©quenter des rĂ©seaux de femmes entrepreneurs.
Quand je lui ai dit que je cherchais une entrepreneuse pour diriger GOLDUP, il y a comme une lumiĂšre qui sâest allumĂ©e dans ses yeux⊠;)
Elle nâa pas hĂ©sitĂ©. Câest donc MĂ©lanie qui a menĂ© le bootcamp Goldup de Septembre. CâĂ©tait un bonheur !
On fonctionne souvent en 3 temps Ă The Family, quand on travaille avec quelquâun de nouveau : (1) plongĂ©e directe dans lâopĂ©rationnel, et si câest possible, on fait tout Ă deux,
(2) On laisse lâautre prendre de plus en plus de responsabilitĂ©s, jusquâĂ (3) laisser les rĂȘnes et nâĂȘtre plus quâun support.
Elle apprend Ă gĂ©rer une communautĂ© qui peut-ĂȘtre exigeante, engagĂ©e, hyper active, pleine de rĂȘves⊠Elle ne se lasse pas dâĂ©couter les histoires des participantes et voit toujours le potentiel, mĂȘme quand il se cache derriĂšre une grande dose dâinsĂ©curitĂ© !
Aux cĂŽtĂ©s dâun partenaire au top â la team Shopify, MĂ©lanie a pour mission de faire de Goldup un programme de folie. Si câest bien parti, on a encore du pain sur la planche pour faire dĂ©coller ce programme Ă hauteur de son ambition et passer de 120 femmes accompagnĂ©es Ă 1 000, ailleurs quâĂ Paris, peut-ĂȘtre en ligne, on verra, MĂ©lanie verra ;)
WELCOME MELANIE â€
Envie de connecter avec MĂ©lanie ? Melanie@goldup.co
English Version
I first met Melanie DINANE a year ago at a dinner for female entrepreneurs organized by Emilie Maret, who at the time was welcoming startups at The Family and working to increase the number of women involved in entrepreneurship. Melanie was the co-founder of Pyxo, a solution for providing meals in reusable containers.
Originally from Guyana, Melanie told me how she came to Paris to continue her studies in public law at the Sorbonne. She passed the bar, put on her robe, and advised both government ministries and large public corporations. But she quickly saw that she wanted to be closer to the action, and so she threw herself into entrepreneurship with Pyxo.
When we next met, Pyxo was doing well, with hundreds of meals being served and a network of restaurant partners that she had managed to convince herself, one by one. Still, she felt that her place was elsewhere, even though her associates were determined to keep pushing.
Her experiences made her realize that there was a problem in entrepreneurship â when she showed up at a meeting, or at a professional trade show, or at an event for entrepreneurs, the female founders could be counted on one hand. It wasnât a surprise, but she realized that for her it was a real problem. Thatâs when she started going to more and more meetups for women.And when I told her we were looking for an entrepreneur to run Goldup, the light immediately started shining in her eyesâŠ
Thatâs why it has been MĂ©lanie leading the Goldup bootcamp since September. And itâs been awesome!
At The Family, we often have three phases when working with someone new:
(1) Putting them directly into operations; when possible, we work together with them as a pair, (2) We give the new person more and more space and responsibility, untilâŠ(3) The reins come off and the rest of us are there only as support.
Sheâs learning how to manage a community that can be demanding, engaged, super active, full of big dreams⊠She never gets tired of listening to their stories and experiences and she always sees their potential, even when itâs sometimes hidden behind a big wall of insecurities!
MĂ©lanieâs mission is to make Goldup a canât-miss program. Itâs a mission that has started well thanks to the team at Shopify.
But thereâs still a lot of room for Goldup to take off and find its true potential, to go from having helped 120 women to helping 1000 women, and not just in Paris but all overâŠ
Weâll see where it can go next , actually, MĂ©lanie will see where it can go next!
WELCOME MĂLANIE â€