
Join us for February's “Take 3 Business Breakfast" led by Fabienne Jacquet, Founder & CEO of INNOVEVE, LLC, where the topic of Innovation and Emotional Connection with Consumers will be discussed.
Fabienne is a seasoned strategic executive … a disruptive innovator with unusual two-pronged experience in technology and marketing. She has extensive international experience with a passion for supporting companies in their human-centered innovation efforts. Fabienne’s unique background gives her the capability to connect technology with business and to translate their respective needs. Her problem-solving attitude is grounded in deep knowledge of successful business strategies.
Fabienne will explore how:
- The female economy represents $20 trillion, but women still feel vastly underserved
- Most innovative solutions don't emotionally resonate with consumers, especially women
- Current innovation efforts mostly result in incremental innovation, as innovators predominantly work with masculine skills
She'll provide 3 Takeaways that will be revealed at the Breakfast.
About The Presenter:
Fabienne Jacquet is the Founder/CEO of INNOVEVE, LLC, a consulting firm that helps unleash the feminine side to optimize innovation. Prior to starting this new journey, Fabienne held several leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years. Most recently, she was VP, Strategic Insights at International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF). There, she established the fundamentals, structure and vision of the Strategic Insights team. She had global responsibility, ensuring that the development of IFF’s strategic choices were based on strong, relevant insights and trends.
Fabienne spent most of her corporate life at Colgate-Palmolive (CP). She started in Technology and moved to Marketing in the middle of her career, starting from scratch as Assistant Product Manager. Her last role at CP was Director, Strategic Innovation & Technology Alliances. In this role, Fabienne had responsibility for defining strategic directions and developing platforms for cross-category breakthrough innovation. Earlier roles included senior positions in the areas of External Innovation, Marketing and R&D.
Fabienne studied at the Université Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie. She has a PhD in organic chemistry, as well as an engineering degree. Her way to relax and meditate is to practice yoga and gardening, and to travel.
Breakfast is included with your event registration. Your choice of:
Fruit Cup 1/2 Melon Pancakes French Toast Waffle Oatmeal Cereal with Bananas Toasted Bagel: With butter or cream cheese 2 Eggs with Toast and a choice of Sausage, Bacon, or Taylor Ham All include coffee, tea and fruit juice
Member Registration Fee: $20.00 to pre-register & onsite registration (Member Perk!)
Non-Members Registration Fee: $30.00 Pre-Registration $35.00 Day of Registration
BCPWN members interested in providing a brief informative talk about your business at the roundtable meetings should contact Mary Adams, mary@eventgrp.com.
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