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[Podcast] Jérôme Grimonpon entrepreneurial career path, chocolate maker of the year 2020
Apr24

[Podcast] Jérôme Grimonpon entrepreneurial career path, chocolate maker of the year 2020

Jérôme Grimonpon was elected Chocolatier of the Year 2020 by the Gault&Millau guide. It is a very endearing, humble personality that I had the opportunity to interview in this podcast. Together we look back at his career as an entrepreneur and the recipes he has put in place to maintain his enthusiasm and develop his business. A belated entrepreneur Jérôme Grimonpon is French. He was trained to work with chocolate in Belgium, but he only started...

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[Podcast] San Hoon Degeimbre puts people at the heart of his success
Apr17

[Podcast] San Hoon Degeimbre puts people at the heart of his success

San Hoon Degeimbre is the double-starred chef of the restaurant l’Air du Temps. It is less well known that he is also at the head of 5 other establishments open between 2015 and 2019. In this podcast recorded in February 2020, he shares his vision of entrepreneurship and explains how he manages to motivate his staff and attract young talent. With Pierre-Nicolas Schwab, he retraces his entrepreneurial path and explains how he manages to manage 6...

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[podcast] How this different restaurant became number one on TripAdvisor.
Jan27

[podcast] How this different restaurant became number one on TripAdvisor.

In this new podcast, we will talk about the exciting story of a gastronomic restaurant (the 65 degrees) that employs people with Trisomy 21 and other mild disabilities. Its co-founder, Adelaide Aymer, takes stock with us of the first year of operation which, in addition to extensive media coverage, has also enabled 65 degrees to win the award on TripAdvisor. Indeed, 65 degrees has become the N°1 restaurant in Brussels on TripAdvisor, proof if ever there...

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Hospitality: why it’s important to answer online customer reviews
Apr15

Hospitality: why it’s important to answer online customer reviews

Social media is an unmissable way to connect customers and firms. It has also become a privileged channel to raise complaints and engage in positive and negative word-of-mouth. In today’s article we propose to analyse one aspect of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) which has been recently dealt with in a marketing research published in the Journal of Interactive Marketing by Jie Sheng (University of Bristol). This study investigated whether the firm–customer interaction is also a motivational driver...

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Customer experience: this restaurant offers a digital detox
Sep26

Customer experience: this restaurant offers a digital detox

During a dinner with a customer, I witnessed an unusual but nowadays widespread scene. A couple, sitting a few tables away from us, spent their evening on the phone. Even though they were sitting opposite each other, the conversation only took place via their smartphones. An unfortunate time, when nothing is shared, except for his or her solitude. The smartphone becomes a mediator, the digital reflection of a very real solitude. What a paradox in our...

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