KEDGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP celebrates 10 YEARS!

Benjamin GAIGNAULT
Co-founder ORNIKAR & SKARLETT - ORNIKAR & SKARLETT

Benjamin Gaignault is the entrepreneur who digitized access and training for driving licenses in 2013 by creating : ORNIKAR. More than just an online driving school, ORNIKAR has democratized access to training for the Highway Code and driving for all, by offering reduced prices and digitized teaching aids and content. Today, with 3 million students trained and a 98% satisfaction rate, Ornikar has 250 employees and 400,000 new customers every year. As the market leader in French driving schools, Ornikar is today the benchmark online platform for learning to drive in France and soon in Europe. In early 2023, Benjamin Gaignault and two associates co-founded the startup Skarlett . The aim is to "boost the purchasing power of the over-60s, by helping them to free up the money tied up in their real estate holdings". In addition to his activities, Benjamin Gaignault is also a Board member of France Digital and a trustee of the KEDGE Business School foundation.

Linkedin :

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-gaignault/

Hakim BAKA
CEO and co-founder at GEEV - GEEV

After working for several years in business development and participating in numerous entrepreneurial projects, he realized that over 60% to 80% of ads posted on traditional sales sites never find buyers, and that many people don't want to get involved in a sale. Unfortunately, few virtuous solutions exist to give a second life to all these objects.

In 2015, he set up local community groups on social networks, enabling individuals to donate items to each other, and the success was quickly apparent. So he decided to take things a step further and, with his partner Florian, launched a mobile app for the general public to democratize the donation of objects between individuals, while creating a unique human experience.

Given the community's enthusiasm for reuse and the popularization of eco-responsible gestures, Hakim decided to integrate professionals into this circular economy logic by opening up the platform to retailers and launching a take-back-by-donation offer for distributors.

Linkedin :

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hakimbaka/

Paul LEBAS
Co-founder of NOCNOC - NOCNOC

Paul and his partner Alice founded NOCNOC, France's leading provider of large apartments for short stays.

With a presence in all major French cities, NOCNOC offers 2 to 7-bedroom properties for rent by family, friends or business travelers.

NOCNOC was incubated at the Business Nursery in 2016, one of the very first promotions!

Linkedin :

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-lebas-nocnoc/

Sophie ENGSTER
Co-Founder of Chamberlan and La Chambre, Co-President of Medef Comex 40

Sophie Engster is an entrepreneur and a committed player in the "Made in France" movement. She works actively for the reindustrialization of territories, advocating an innovative, committed and responsible industry.

A graduate of Kedge, Sophie Engster spent nearly 10 years with the LVMH group, where she held positions in marketing, e-commerce and CRM at Parfums Givenchy and then Parfum Christian Dior. She left the group in 2014 to devote herself, alongside Franck Le Franc, to the creation of Chamberlan and their own Manufacture de confection de souliers sur-mesure in Nontron, in the heart of the Périgord Vert region.In June 2023, to take her commitment even further and fight against fast fashion, Sophie created La Chambre Concept Store, the new cutting-edge HQ for committed fashion.

Sophie Engster is the winner of several entrepreneurial competitions (Trophée des PME, Innover à la Campagne, Femmes de l'Economie - Femme Digitale, Concours des Neo-Aquitains, BabyBrand...). She has been a member of the MEDEF Périgord board since 2021 and has just been appointed co-president of the MEDEF Comex 40.

Linkedin :

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-engster-1a71bb56/

Estelle BILLET
Manager La Maison des Mines

Estelle Billet, a graduate of Kedge Business School, founded the startup La Maison des Nines in 2020 with her partners Claire Lombard and Anaëlle N'Kaoua . This atypical concept in the heart of Marseille has been designed as a real home, with three clearly defined areas: a kitchen (café/restaurant), a bathroom/dressing room (100 perfume references and responsible fashion) and a dining room (decorative objects).This enables them to offer a complete range of catering services, event organization and product sales.

Estelle's knowledge and expertise in the luxury goods sector comes from her first experience with the creation of L'instant, an ephemeral perfumery. And for the past 4 years, she has been bringing to life the increasingly successful Maison des Nines (nine means "young girl" in Marseille).

Linkedin :

https://www.linkedin.com/in/estellebillet/