You are so French! Success stories à la française

In today’s episode we are chatting with Claire Voss. Claire is a French Perth based professional ballerina who performed at a soloist level and who has just retired from the West Australian Ballet in December 2022. Her new venture Voss Moves is all about movement just like Claire’s life and energy. Be ready for a conversation full of moving faces - you can hear laugh and smiles! - moving memories and travel stories.

Bonne écoute !

Follow Claire: @vossclaire @voss.moves

References of the episode:

Swan Lake at the West Australian Ballet

Milnjiya, Milky Way

White Elephant Café in Margaret River

A conversation with Olivier David, former Executive Director of the West Australian Ballet and former Head of Customer Service at L’Oréal Australia and Swatch Group Australia.

From his first local connections made through music to his professional experiences as a senior executive at luxury global companies and the WA Ballet, Olivier’s journey in Australia has always been led by his heart’s beats. His passion for the Arts, the pleasure he takes in helping others and Love with a big L have been the drivers to create his happy Australian life. 

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In the Petit Podcast series of You are so French! we catch up with previous guests to hear what they have been up to. 

In this short conversation with Laure Legros @ClimateFresk, our guest from episode 4, we talked about her achievements of the year including her 2022 French of the Year in Australia award, her holidays travel plans and an update on her return to France.

Bonne écoute!

A special episode wrapping up season 1, announcing season 2 and telling you what happened between seasons for You are so French! founder Aurélie.

2022 marked a chapter in Aurélie's own Australian success story with the arrival of her baby boy and a long overdue trip back to France. 

Follow @youaresofrench.thepodcast on Instagram and watch this space for Season 2 coming soon.

In the 5th episode of You are so French! we chat with Alexandra Ganipeau the founder of The French Hack, a tuition solution where learning French is meant to be fun and feels like a club more than a school. Alexandra also takes us back in time when she arrived in Melbourne 25 years ago and tells us how the city and the local French community have changed since then.

Find and follow The French Hack:

Instagram and Facebook

Website

Bonne écoute!

In this first episode of 2022 we meet with Laure Legros who re-invented her career to align with her commitment to the environment and her actions to fight climate crisis. Laure tells us how her dedication to the climate issue has also re-shaped her perspective of the expat life as a French in Australia.

Find and follow Laure Legros:

LinkedIn

Write to Laure

• La Fresque du Climat / Climate Fresk - to get up to speed with the science.

• Under the sky we make - how to be human in a warming world - a must read book from a climate scientist about why climate change is happening and how we fix it. 

Bonne écoute!

In this episode, I talk with Pauline who has been wearing many hats since she arrived in Australia, from Art to French pastry to skincare and women's health. Pauline's story is a great example of how every stage of life is a chance to explore new territories. An inspiring conversation full of passion and laugh. 

Find and follow Pauline:

Instagram: @po.la.doula and @pepinskincare

Website: poladoula.com

Bonne écoute!

A conversation with Marcel et Compagnie, a French theater and improvisation troupe based in Melbourne. With the 3 founders we talked about the freedom of performing in their mother tongue in a foreign country, the richness of playing in front of a multicultural audience and how to refill our creative cup after months of lockdown.

Find and follow Marcel et Compagnie:

Instagram marceletcompagnie.melbourne

Facebook marcel et compagnie

Marcel et Compagnie shows and productions:

2018: Les 3 Versions de la Vie de Yasmina Reza.

2018: Death in Double Time: a music-themed murder mystery party in partnership with Alliance Française de Melbourne.

2019: La Famille dans tous ses États.

2020-2021: Podcast Les Parenthèses.

Bonne écoute!

In this first episode, I am meeting with Solveig Coulon the founder of Le Marché Willoughby. With Solveig we talked about her last venture created in the middle of the COVID crisis, her passion for connecting people together, her determination to overcome challenges of a life in another country and the way she has to beautifully combine together the best of Australia and France.

Find and follow Le Marché Willoughby:

Instagram @le_marche_willoughby  

Facebook @Le Marché-Willoughby

Bonne écoute!

In this introduction episode I tell you a bit about myself, what this new podcast is about and why I am launching it. I hope you will enjoy this preview of You are so French! The Podcast, and will look forward to listening to the next episodes with our inspiring guests.