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Helene Labat

San Francisco,CA

Summary

Skilled in business development, team leadership, and strategic planning with a proven ability to drive growth through market analysis and innovative problem-solving. Strong track record of leading teams and delivering impactful results in dynamic environments.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Founder

Delys Boutique
12.2022 - Current
  • Oversee and optimize all aspects of daily business operations to ensure efficiency and profitability.
  • Supply Chain: Order processing, packing, and shipping orders, Maintaining stock level, analyzing trends, sourcing and discontinuing products
  • Website: Creation, developing SEO strategy, maintaining and creating content
  • Marketing: Creation of weekly newsletters, Creation and management of Ads, Writing Blog
    posts. Recipe creation. Photography of recipes and products.
  • Social Media: Content creation for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest.

General Manager

The French Farm
01.2020 - 05.2022
  • Led daily operations, implemented new SOPs, optimized processes and tech, and managed COVID-19 response.
  • Negotiated all business contracts and managed payroll, hiring, training, and team performance.
  • Grew top domestic accounts (25% of company sales) and oversaw the sales team, achieving 15% revenue growth in year one and 65% in year two.
  • Developed a $70K marketing budget, executed digital campaigns, transitioned events online, and managed third-party ad partners.
  • Secured national media placements (GMA, The View, Wendy Williams), and built strong supplier relationships in Europe.
  • Planned and executed B2B trade shows, integrating tech with accounting software and pivoting to virtual events during COVID.
  • Directed creative production of catalogs, brochures, and ads.
  • Oversaw inventory, purchasing, product evaluation, and supplier management.
  • Built and maintained FDA-compliant FSVP and ensured label compliance.

Assistant General Manager

The French Farm
05.2019 - 01.2020
  • Marketing: Event planning, Advertising, Brand management, Graphic designer,
  • Public Relations: Media, Customers & Supplier
  • Sales: Account manager & Sales Representative

Marketing & Sales

The French Farm
09.2017 - 05.2019

Marketing Communication Assistant

Instant Chef
09.2015 - 12.2015

Internship at Instant Chef, a french online gourmet food retailer.

Education

English As A Second Language

Rice University
Houston, TX
12-2016

Master of Science - Corporate Communications And Public Relations

Université Catholique De Louvain
Louvain La Neuve
08-2016

Preparatory Year For Communication Masters

Université Libre De Bruxelles
Brussels
06-2015

Bachelor of Arts - Modern Language And French Literature

Université Paris-Sorbonne
Paris
06-2013

Skills

  • Front end web development
  • Strategic thinking
  • Team leadership
  • Entrepreneurial and innovative
  • SQL and databases
  • Content strategy
  • Digital marketing
  • Analytics and SEO
  • Programming: SQL, Html/CSS, Python, React, JavaScript, GitHub
  • Software: Adobe Suite, Excel, MySQL Workshop, Tableau
  • CMS: Shopify, Bigcommerce, Wordpress, Volusion, Magento

Certification

  • Database Engineer Specialization, Meta, February 2025
  • Business Intelligence Certificate, Google, November 2024
  • Front-End Developer Specialization, Meta, November 2024

Timeline

Founder

Delys Boutique
12.2022 - Current

General Manager

The French Farm
01.2020 - 05.2022

Assistant General Manager

The French Farm
05.2019 - 01.2020

Marketing & Sales

The French Farm
09.2017 - 05.2019

Marketing Communication Assistant

Instant Chef
09.2015 - 12.2015

English As A Second Language

Rice University

Master of Science - Corporate Communications And Public Relations

Université Catholique De Louvain

Preparatory Year For Communication Masters

Université Libre De Bruxelles

Bachelor of Arts - Modern Language And French Literature

Université Paris-Sorbonne
Helene Labat