
Lisa Cohen
Senior Strategic Project Manager
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Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
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Strategic Project Manager
Fever
Oct 2022 - Present
4 years 1 month
Paris, France
Leveraging 8+ years of experience in sales / consulting / project management in innovation spheres and in entertainment - by launching an Off-Off Broadway show from scratch - to: • Lead development & implementation of Fever Originals touring interactive live experiences in partnership with large IP owners (Warner Bros' Harry Potter Yule Ball, Moment Factory's Aura, Exhibition Hub's Bubble Planet, etc.) • Business Development for new IP-based experiences across the world. • Looking for the next big experiences to partner with and expand in the world • Real-estate strategy development for our biggest experiences Fever Originals events include immersive experiences in partnership with Netflix (Bridgerton, Stranger Things, La Casa de Papel), Warner Bros (Harry Potter a Yule Ball Celebration, HP a Forbidden Forest Experience), SEE Productions (Sistine Chapel Exhibition), Sanrio (Mr Men and Little Miss) and other IP owners. Skills: global project management, partner relationship, analytical & strategic planning, go-to-market, P&Ls, business development, presentations & leadership, operations...
Sales Manager & Innovation Consultant
Yumana
Dec 2020 - Oct 2022
1 year 11 months
Paris, France
Yumana work with corporates to help them conceive and launch their innovation programs to reach business goals (improve employee engagement, companies performance, companies innovation): • Open innovation programs • Ongoing innovation and best-practices programs • Innovation challenges • Intrapreneurship program SALES: • Managed the sales team (2 SDRs), worked hand-in-hand with the CEO • Defined yearly sales strategy to reach commercial goals, defined and helped streamline the sales pipeline & process • Managed in-bound and out-bound contacts to obtain demos and consulting discussions, until closing. • Shaped new consulting commercial offers (consulting on organizational and methodology strategy to launch innovation challenges and programs) • Answered corporate RFPs (GRDF, Servier, Monnoyeur, SNCF TER, etc.) • Outperformed sales goals CONSULTING • Defined new consulting offers (organizational challenges for corporates) • Led the whole project for the launch of innovation challenges with the Monnoyeur Group and the Servier R&D team (scoping, project structuring and observations, communication strategy, PMO, accompanied participants for pitch presentations)
Innovation Strategy Associate
Fahrenheit 212
Sep 2019 - Apr 2020
8 months
Région de Paris, France
Fahrenheit 212 is an innovation consultancy building new businesses, products, services, and experiences that deliver sustainable, profitable growth for the world’s most ambitious companies. Fahrenheit 212 (today part of frog) is a company of the Capgemini Group. Participated in running discovery phases focused on commercial and consumer analysis, leading clients’ workshops, presenting debriefs to clients and testing solutions. Helped shape industry conversation starters on topics like the future of manufacturing, or developing companies’ innovation capabilities (internal and external). Highly involved in internal activities such as leading the first office training on Business Models analysis, participating in RFPs writing, revamping the BD strategy and tools. Clients: AXA-ING, La Poste, Crédit Agricole, Association Un pas vers la vie
Co-Founder and Managing Member
Nuage Productions
Sep 2017 - Oct 2019
2 years 2 months
Région de New York City, États-Unis
Nuage Productions is a NYC-based entertainment and consulting company creating & producing interactive experiences. Nuage Productions created & produced Nocturnes, the Off Off Broadway immersive theatre experience bringing you to explore the boundary between dreams and reality. It showcases dance, theatre, interactivity and sensorial design. The production was based in New York City between 2017 and 2019 and performed in front of 800 people for a total of 20 events (apartments performances, rooftop, marketing activations and site-specific performance in Williamsburg). Our last production played in April 2019 for 10 shows and welcomed 450 participants in a unique East Williamsburg venue (www.experiencenocturnes.com).
Digital Strategy Analyst
Orange
Sep 2016 - Sep 2017
1 year 1 month
Région de Paris, France
• Defined and led internal innovation research at Orange • Launch internal innovation programs at Orange IMT (Research entity, 9K employees) • Led and coordinated Innovation LEX in Shanghai for the Ecole Polytechnique Innovation Management Masters. Description: I conducted research and started implementing new ways of working in the company, adapted to the societal changes due to the emergence of digital technologies and collaborative tools of Web 2.0. I worked within the Orange Labs Research team in the Digital Enterprise Research Domain. Undertook a research Master's thesis - in the double degree program with HEC Paris and Ecole Polytechnique - aimed at defining and launching the internal digital transformation at Orange IMT. Ecole Polytechnique's Innovation Masters Learning Expedition in Shanghai (March 2017): led and managed the organization of the innovation-focused LEX. Corporate visits included Huawei, Alibaba, Google, Explorium (Fung Group), ABB, SAP, IDEO, LabBrand, Zhejiang University, Sephora, Michelin Invest, XNode, Chinaccelerator.
Venture Capital & Open Innovation Analyst
Orange Silicon Valley
Feb 2016 - Jul 2016
6 months
Région de la baie de San Francisco, États-Unis
Orange is a $50B global telecom company with over 260M subscribers in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Orange Digital Ventures is the $100M investment fund of Orange investing $500K - $3M in early-stage companies across industries. • Researched, identified and sourced investment opportunities based on market analysis and investment criteria; met with entrepreneurs and VCs in the Bay Area to create a strong local network and generate leads • Sourced startups that became Orange partners in the Orange Fab accelerator (Pixlee) and providers (HR analytics) • Analyzed business plans of early stage companies and opportunities across industries in the U.S and Africa (participated in the $2-million funding round with fintech startup PayJoy)
Brand & Business Development
Adore Me
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
3 months
Région de New York City, États-Unis
A digitally-native intimates brand, Adore Me was acquired by Victoria Secret in 2023. Generated an estimated $250 million of profitable sales in 2022. Since 2014, Adore Me ranked as one of the top fastest-growing companies in retail in NYC and America (Inc 500).
Marketing Intern - Cosmetics
L'Oréal
Aug 2014 - Feb 2015
7 months
New York, NY, USA
Within the Consumer Product Division, I specifically worked on the Eye Category which includes mascara, liner, shadow and brow. Not only this is the biggest but also the fastest-growing category in the L'Oréal cosmetics division. • Responsible for market tracking (competitors activity, pricing and promotion status, new launches and retailers events follow-up), analyzing trends and giving recommandations • Contributed to product development and launches (e.g: Manga Rock mascara and Colour Riche Palette on millenials target) • Participated in redefining the liner portfolio strategy • Built and presented recommandation to improve L’Oreal Paris digital consumer relationship
Education
Lycée Pasteur
Bachelor's degree with top honors ("mention TB") specializing in maths (Baccalauréat S)
2009 - Present
17 years 10 months
École Polytechnique
Master's Degree in Innovation and Design, PIC (Projet, Innovation, Conception)
2016 - 2017
2 years
HEC Paris
2012 - 2017
6 years
Activities and societies: BDE HEC (Student Council) ; Backstage HEC Musical (Member of the board and in charge of the dance team)
Master of Science (M.Sc.) - Grande Ecole
Broadway Dance Center
Dance and Performing Arts
2015 - 2015
1 year
Trained professionally in one of New York City's top studios for 5 months in dance and performing arts for stage and commercial purposes: Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Vocal, Intro to Acting, Theater. Specialized in Street Dances: Hip Hop, Street Jazz, House, Locking, Popping, Dancehall, African, Vogueing and Waacking.
Institut catholique de Paris
Bachelor's degree, Philosophy and Theology
2012 - 2013
2 years
Ipésup
Intensive 2-year preparatory course for competitive entrance into top French Business schools (CPGE)
2010 - 2012
3 years