HEC Startup Circle #6 – Marie-Barbe Girard

In this sixth episode, we meet Marie-Barbe Girard, an entrepreneur, startup advisor & investor. 🎯 She co-founded Shopcade, a one-stop shopping app for all things stylish, and managed its acquisition by French Media Group Lagardère in 2017.  ⭐️ Before co-founding Shopcade, Marie-Barbe had 11 years of experience in Government, managing large complex projects in France and the UK. She's now a startup advisor & investor, particularly involved in GovTech, ClimateTech and AI. 👀 On the program for this episode: - Marie-Barbe's background, personality & experiences - Her early career in Government across France & the UK - Her switch to entrepreneurship with Shopcade & the acquisition by Lagardère - Marie-Barbe's current projects and her views on the future of GovTech Feel free to leave 5 ⭐️ on the podcast and contact us on linkedin, instagram or by mail at association.epvcircle@hec.edu! Credits to Yet More for the intro music!