Paul Charon

Senior Business Advisor | Growth & Strategy

3 recommendations

Salary / Daily rate

3 people recommend

Paris, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Strategy & ConsultingGrowthProduct StrategyMarketing Strategy

Languages

English (Native)French (Native)

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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.

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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

Growth Marketing Strategy Implementation

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