
Paul Charon
Senior Business Advisor | Growth & Strategy
3 recommendations
Salary / Daily rate
3 people recommend
Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Impact entrepreneur with 4+ years scaling a startup from 0→2M€ revenue, 2+ years as a "head of" for a scale-up and 5+ years as a management consultant. Co-founded OMAJ (fashion marketplace), raised 2.7M€, and built a 30-person team. Expert in growth, strategy, operations and performance improvement. Passionate about impact-driven companies.
Work experience
Independent Advisor
CDM ImpactFreelance
Jun 2025 - Present
1 year 5 months
Paris, France
I help high-growth, impact-driven companies accelerate on growth, operations, strategy and performance improvement.
Membre actif | Communauté marketing engagée
Marketing Flow 🌻
Dec 2021 - Present
4 years 11 months
Marketing Flow est une communauté d'entrepreneurs, freelances et marketeurs engagés qui se forment au Growth Marketing et s'entraident pour décupler leur impact positif. Nos engagements sont variés mais visent tous à promouvoir un monde plus responsable : produits Made in France, Bio, Recyclé, communication éthique, promotion de l'inclusion sociale, développement de l'économie solidaire, etc. Tu as un projet à impact et tu veux rejoindre la communauté, ça se passe ici : www.marketingflow.fr
Co-Founder
OMAJ
Jun 2021 - Jul 2025
4 years 2 months
OMAJ was an online fashion consignment store that enabled hassle-free selling and offered a curated selection of pre-owned items. • Co-founder in charge of Revenue (Branding & Comm., Growth, Partnerships), Finance and Investor Relations • Raised 2.7M€ with top investors across multiple funding rounds (Pre-Seed, Seed, bridge + BPI debt) • Hired and managed a team of 30 top talent • Recruited 25k clients and a community of 200k people • Generated +2M€ in sales with consistent 4.5/5 rating on Trustpilot (1.8k reviews) We failed to raise a Series A round, forcing us to file for insolvency and sell the company's assets to Opla.
Membre Fondateur
Fédération de la Mode Circulaire
Apr 2022 - May 2025
3 years 2 months
Paris, France
La Fédération de la Mode Circulaire représente toutes les entreprises de la mode circulaire ; son objectif est d’aligner les priorités stratégiques de la filière, de faire émerger des projets communs et de contribuer à la recherche académique 📚
CORUM L'Epargne
Apr 2019 - Jul 2021
2 years 4 months
Paris, France
Head of B2C Business Development
Mar 2021 - Jul 2021
5 months
Paris, France
Where and how should you be investing your savings? CORUM answers this question by offering investment solutions (real estate and credit) that are transparent and accessible to all. The performance objectives of its products are ambitious and have been met every year since 2012. CORUM wants its products to be perfectly simple and clear : each of its 50 000 clients knows at any time where is invested his/her money, what value is it creating and how much it is yielding. In charge of growing CORUM’s dynamic B2C business in France, coordinating all teams involved (Sales, Marketing, Product, Tech, Compliance).
Head of Digital & Customer Marketing
Nov 2019 - May 2021
1 year 7 months
Paris Area, France
Previously in charge of the Digital & Customer Marketing team of CORUM's promising B2C distribution channel (Acquisition, Website, CRM).
International Development Manager
Apr 2019 - Dec 2019
9 months
Paris Area, France
Bain & Company
May 2014 - May 2019
5 years 1 month
Paris Area, France
Manager
Jan 2019 - May 2019
5 months
Paris Area, France
Previously Manager (Case Team Leader) at Bain & Company, a leading global management consulting firm dedicated to developing practical, action oriented insights to deliver enduring results. Bain partners with clients across all industries on their most critical decisions involving strategy, operations, technology, organization and mergers & acquisitions. Specifically involved in ~20 engagements across various industries (Private Equity, Industrial Goods & Services, Consumer Products, Retail, Healthcare, Aerospace & Defence, Nonprofit and NGOs...) and capabilities (strategic due diligence, growth strategy, customer experience, organization, merger intergration...) Member of dedicated Private Equity 'ring fence' for 8 months, working on multiple due diligences on selected targets in various industries, including consumer products, glass manufacturing, nuclear-specific applications, contact centers, ERP software...
Consultant
Mar 2015 - Dec 2018
3 years 10 months
Paris, France & Melbourne, Australia
Leave of absence
Dec 2014 - Mar 2015
4 months
Associate Consultant Intern
May 2014 - Dec 2014
8 months
Paris Area, France
Financial Audit Intern - Middle Market Office
Ernst & Young
Sep 2012 - Mar 2013
7 months
69340 Francheville, France
Production Intern - Metal Line
Buffet Crampon
Jun 2011 - Jul 2011
2 months
Education
CentraleSupélec
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
2010 - 2014
4 years 1 month
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
2013 - 2013
1 month
Lycée Sainte-Geneviève
CPGE
2008 - 2010
2 years 1 month
Institut Notre Dame
Scientific Baccalaureat with High Honors
2002 - 2008
6 years 1 month
Portfolio

Growth Strategy and Performance Marketing for E-Commerce Marketplace
