Stephane Lagrange Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

With over 25 years of experience and 5,000 hours of management consulting since 2014, I'm an agent of change who helps leaders and managers maximize the collaboration and productivity of their teams in dynamic and constantly changing work environments.MANAGEMENT CONSULTINGI help business units, internal departments or small & medium size businesses clarify and implement:• Business objectives and budget management• Growth strategies for sales and marketing• Collaboration & productivity between Sales, Marketing, and IT teamsBUSINESS COACHINGI help small & medium size companies grow and optimize their business to reach the founder and their board’s goals. This often entails:• Business strategy and planning• Sales strategy, forecasting, and planning• Marketing strategy and planning• Operations strategy and planningEXECUTIVE COACHINGI help leaders at every level of an organization reach their professional goals by enabling them to better know themselves, develop better collaboration skills with their team, and better navigate their corporate and business context. The outcome of such coaching is usually:• Better self-awareness and management• Better priority management• Better time management• More effective staff performance management• Better situation awareness and stakeholder management• Faster track to increase in responsibilities and promotionTEAM BUILDINGI can facilitate a half day to a three day workshop session with groups of people from a small core team of 5 people to larger groups of up to fifty. The topics of the workshop will depend on the management objectives of the event but there usually are common threads to what leaders want to achieve:• Help team members better know themselves and their colleagues• Develop better communication and collaboration among team members• Creatively and safely address critical business or HR issues• Create buy-in on some key business development or issues

Montreal, Canada Area

We are a boutique agency with a team of experienced professionals who understand the complexity of digital marketing on the web and we work hard to deliver tangible business results to our customers. Our core team is based in Montreal but we have presence in France (Bordeaux) and in the US (New York).Acting as true partners, we understand the challenges businesses face in a world where customers make decisions based on the experience they have with a company predominantly on their mobile devices, and we are dedicated to helping organizations of all sizes be successful in their digital transformation to grow their business and to be leaders in their space.Since 2007, we have successfully served over 300 customers (B2B and B2C) in North America and Europe. We are affiliated with several New York (USA) and Paris (France) based marketing agencies and have contributed our expertise to projects for clients such as: New York Times (USA), The Economist (UK / USA), ShowTime (USA), Reach® (USA).We'll help you choose, execute, and optimize online marketing campaigns that have the most impact on your sales and brand notoriety. We offer the following services:SEARCH ENGINE ADVERTISINGWe've created and managed over 100 Google Ads and Bing accounts delivering keyword, banners and retargeting campaigns on these networks.SOCIAL MEDIAS ADVERTISINGWe manage over 35 Facebook ad accounts and over 100 campaigns. We also deliver optimized campaigns on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATIONWe have over 10 years of experience in audits, technical & content optimization, Link Building, and local SEO.EMAIL MARKETINGThe most effective online marketing tactic to maximize engagement and sales.CONTENT MARKETING & CONTENT CREATION FOR THE WEBWe've produced over 400 articles for blogs in English and French as well as few eBooks, Case Studies, and infographics.

Montreal, Canada Area

As a consultant reporting to the VP Marketing & Communications:• Lead BDC’s Content Marketing strategy and evangelize its practice with all internal and external stakeholders.• Lead governance and editorial planning processes to align the content strategy with all internal stakeholders who benefit from the creation, amplification, and lead generation of content produced by BDC.• Lead the planning, production and editing of content in different formats and across different channels (short and long forms, online and offline, including but not limited to articles, eBooks, whitepapers, webinars) in cooperation with all internal departments within the division, with IT and with all internal clients.

Montreal, Canada Area

27% of senior executives rate Digital Transformation as now being “a matter of survival.” (source: Cap Gemini)Digital Transformation in organizations should be driven by the relentless urge to adapt marketing, sales and infrastructure to understand and serve the customer in the digital age. In order to do so, leaders of such companies must embrace and think "Digital First".Digital First Consulting focuses on helping organizations that are striving for leadership and competitiveness by:• developing their marketing leadership through vision, strategy, and executive coaching.• developing marketing plans for multi channel and full customer life cycle reach and engagement.• aligning and developing their internal capabilities to be able to serve the digital customer from sales to customer service.With over 16 years of experience in digital marketing each, Anne Belliveau and Stéphane Lagrange, the founding partners of Digital First Consulting, have been helping organizations of all sizes define and implement digital strategies for acquisition (lead generation), retention (loyalty development), and brand awareness (thought leadership) to maintain their leadership in the marketplace.

Montreal, Canada Area

Stephane leads the digital marketing expertise for RevSquare International, and is responsible for overseeing all services related to helping clients increase customer acquisition & brand loyalty, and B2C or B2B sales. He specializes in 360° marketing planning and in delivering tangible and actionable ROI for RevSquare’s clients on all channels: search engines, websites, social media, and mobile.------------RevSquare is an interactive agency started in 2002 and based out of New York with offices in Paris (France), Montreal (Canada), Sydney (Australia), and Warsaw (Poland).CONTENT MARKETING We define and implement content & social media marketing strategies for companies that drive customer engagement and audience growth while increasing brand loyalty and bottom line sales.A few clients: Dial 7 (USA), Rabin Martin (USA), Scholastic (USA), Sephora (USA & Canada), Aigle (Canada), MEXX (Canada), Tuango (Canada), Danone (France), L'Oreal (France), Roche (France), l'Occitane (France), SFR (France).DIGITAL INNOVATIONWe help companies to imagine, develop and market online and mobile innovations that create new revenue, drive customer engagement, and develop audience growth.A few clients: Associated Press (USA), New York Times (USA), The Miami Herald (USA), McGraw-Hill (USA), Showtime Network (USA), TC Media / Les Affaires (Canada), Quebecor / Journal de Montreal (Canada), ARTE, Groupe Amaury (France), Hachette (France), L'express - Roularta (France), Le Monde (France), Le Nouvel Observateur (France), Paris-Match (France), RFI (France).SERVICES• Business Strategy• Online & Mobile Marketing• Content Marketing• UX / UI Design• Web & Mobile development• Project Management• Training

Montreal, Canada Area

I strongly believe that in the near future it is going to be common place to order through a digital device in restaurants and so I have designed a Point of Sales (POS) application for mobile tablets that will replace menus in restaurants. The tablet provides a rich menu experience, can enable guests to order directly to the kitchen and comes with a loyalty program with coupons.A mobile POS solution to:• Enhance your dining experience• Save time when taking orders • Sell more with dish & wine pairing• Reward loyal guests with coupons• Understand customer behaviour• Learn form demographic sales data• Improve your business performancewww.diodatainc.com

Under the VP of Digital Initiatives, my role was to manage and develop Transcontinental Media's online vertical products portfolio through:- business development & maximizing product revenue- improving product functionality and user experience - improving product operations (customer service, technical & sales support)- marketing and national brand development to support our Digital Sales teams- rolling out current products in new markets through strategic partnerships- competitive analysis and market positioning for new vertical productsPortfolio:www.merkado.ca: Classifieds & Auctionswww.inmemoriam.ca: Leading Canadian Obituaries websitewww.thejobboard.ca: Jobs & Careerswww.icimamaison.ca: Real Estate

Developing The Best Flip Chart Company's sales and market awareness.We don't call ourselves The Best Flip Chart Company lightly. We bring a very unique Flip Chart to the Office Equipment market. With a high end and unique product design, a 10 years warranty and an outstanding aesthetic and durable functionality (it is built to last a lifetime with normal care), the Best Flip Chart is the essential companion to any consultant and an indispensable component to any brainstorming or presentation session.Check out our website to find out why this is such a great product: www.thebestflipchart.com

Reporting directly to the CIO and a team member of the Enterprise Architecture Office, my mission was to implement Web Service Oriented Application Requirement procedures for Product Managers. An extension of my previous Business Analysis oriented role but on a broader and deeper level, I made sure that any Business Model issued by Canoe integrated SOA business requirements for the Chief Architect.

• At the service of the Executive VP and the company's Strategic Steering Committee:- to help define and select the components of an improved and integrated technological architecture that will support all vertical product lines' developments.- to implement change management processes to support the adoption of new practices and to drive production within the new technological framework.• At the service of the Operations VP:- to facilitate the selection of new technologies and to establish solid partnerships with technology and service providers. - to define and facilitate processes with integrated workflows that will improve and standardize production throughout the three offices.

• Strategic Project Planning and Project Management for JOBBOOM under the supervision of Jobboom's Vice President. Jobboom is CANOE's leading online work and career website in Quebec. • Project Management for several high visibility projects for different web departments of CANOE.• Strategic Consulting for the implementation of CANOE's Project Management Office (PMO) under the supervision of the PMO Director and Vice President of Operations.

• Setting up a competitive Internet Communication Company to serve:- Small and medium companies by providing them with professional turn-key websites- Web Design companies by providing them with a database driven content management system (CMS) backend- Web Services companies by providing them with replicable designed websites in order to package their web services in a more appealing online product for their customers• Building strategic partnerships in order to always provide the best value added services by working with the most talented people in the Internet industry

Paris Area, France

• Entrepreneurship- Developed the company into 2 service departments (IT & Web)- Survived the 2001 Internet crack after a major downsizing- Sold the company in 2004 to a larger French company• Management- Managed up to 14 employees- Managed IT projects with up to 25 people- Assisted clients in reorganizing their IT processes and teams• Marketing- Adapted the company's business model to follow the French IT services market- Developed an integrated menu of IT and Web services• Sales- Served more than 100 small and medium companies- Setup and managed the company's sales team- Provided and negotiated outsourced IT services for clients through subcontractors• Communication- Defined the company's core values, its mission statements, and communication strategy- Trained several clients in the use of office productivity software• HR- Interviewed and hired up to 20 employees- Motivated the staff through empowerment, training and incentive

Undergraduate Certificate, Management

Undergraduate Certificate, Information Technology Networks Engineering

Activities and Societies: President of the 1998 promotion association organizing meetups every two months since 1998 in order to help.

Associate, Fundamental Physics