AGE: 51

LOCATION: OUTREMONT, MONTREAL

Co-founder of two successful monster companies, Francois had real glory in the early 2000s. Legendary deals with Atelka, the largest call center in Canada, and Aheeva, a world-renowned technology company, brought him to make a real fortune. Subsequently, the businessman from Saint-Andre-Avellin was able to make himself known to the Quebec public with his noticed appearances in the popular TV shows "Un dinner presque parfait" and "Dans l’œil du dragon". It also gave him the opportunity to become an investor in more than a dozen companies such as Boostmi (compact car battery chargers), NGUVU (a mobilization platform for employees), UNDZ (underwears and swimsuits), Acier St-Jerome, and even in some real estate projects.

Today, Francois is also an author and speaker. He offers us three books enriched with entrepreneurship advice and constantly move between Montreal and Quebec, to unveil in conference his good and bad moves of his journey as well as the ups and downs of the business life.

Outside the business world, Francois is also a great sportsman who loves to compete and surpass himself. He has already participated in four marathons and has five years of triathlon training. He even participated in 2012, as a true legend, the CEO Endurance World Championship. Finally, he is also a full-time dad of two teens and produce on his 600-acre land in the Outaouais, oats, corn, honey and maple products.