Simon Trudelle

The Media League is a consulting firm founded in Silicon Valley, with experts based in North America and Europe. We focus on the business opportunities that AI brings for the Telecom, Media and Entertainment ecosystem. As fractional Marketing & Go-To-Market Strategist, I focus on AI for UX Content Distribution, Security, and CMS solutions, leveraging my global telco and media market acumen to help our technology vendor and service provider clients meet their business goals.

• Led the launch of NAGRA's first secure OTT TV Multiscreeen Solutions, targeting Pay-TV operators globally. • Managed solution partner relationships with encoder, CDN, advertising, and recommendation engine vendors. • Contributed to the product and business planning team that launched NAGRA's cloud TV services platform.

• Provided strategic consulting for European technology vendors in TV, Connected Home, and SaaS solutions. • Developed unique selling propositions for Telcos and digital media operators, enhancing market visibility for TV platform and cloud-based content sharing solutions. • Managed business development initiatives, expanding partner ecosystems and driving revenue growth. • Contributed to RFIs and RFPs, supporting sales in vendor selection processes.

• Led product strategy and marketing activities for Augeo Software, a leading European startup (25M€ raised) specializing in Project and Portfolio Management software. • Co-founded and launched Planzone.com, an innovative SaaS collaborative project management service, overseeing business planning, product concept, and marketing management. • Contributed to the company's turnaround, including new investor discussions, increased customer satisfaction, defined the company and product roadmap, and unlocked key upsell opportunities.

• Led corporate marketing team in strategic repositioning and product marketing for IT Governance solutions. • Successfully implemented new market positioning strategy, driving profitability and revenue growth. • Managed corporate marketing communications, team management and field marketing coordination.

• Directed global product management and marketing for OpenTV's Headend/Backend Solutions, achieving successful product launches. • Negotiated key strategic partnerships and customer deals, significantly enhancing revenue for the content publishing and applications product line. • Led international product marketing teams across Silicon Valley and Paris, fostering collaboration and execution excellence.

Co-founder and Operations Director for Buy.com France, a US e-commerce Web site - $1B in revenue in 1999 - within the Vivendi-Softbank Internet start-up incubator (first large-scale incubator in France). • Established and managed business operations for Buy.com, overseeing order processing, logistics, call center, payment systems, and terms & conditions. • Led the team in hiring internal staff, consultants, and outsourcing partners to ensure smooth operations and growth. • Spearheaded e-commerce solutions for Editis, France's second largest publisher, utilizing Internet technologies to drive sales and reduce costs.

Strategy and product marketing management, member of the core team that launched the first enterprise and consumer Internet-based services for the Group in 1997 (now Docaposte, the Digital division of the French Post - 954M€ in revenue in 2023). • Defined and launched innovative corporate services including LaPoste.fr Web site, business Internet access, secured email services, and direct mailing services. • Managed product development and marketing strategies to drive customer engagement and revenue growth. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of services and enhance customer experience.

IT project manager and software developer for corporate manufacturing systems. Design and coding of an innovative interface systems between IBM and HP/Unix corporate mainframe systems Launch of a warehouse automation system for the Belleville Plant, in partnership with a Silicon Valley vendor (world first).