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"The network of Women Business Leaders is a chain of friendship and solidarity. Entrepreneurship sometimes involves bankruptcies and low points, but we are here, we hold each other's hands," explains Sandrine Bignoli, president of the FCE of Hérault and manager of the Atelier Sellerie in Mauguio for about fifteen years.
It was within this group of 60 women business leaders covering all sectors of activity that she met, last year, Amandine Berthezene, president and co-founder of the company JYA COEO in Le Vigan, which designs outdoor kitchens.
"Her concept is very innovative. We need her youth, her ideas, and her more international vision in the association," continues Sandrine.
Back in Vigan after a world tour
Indeed, Amandine has lived in Paris, New York, and Shanghai, during a backpacking world tour with her partner. "I would like to establish more exchanges and synergies with women business leaders living in foreign countries," confirms the young woman, born in Vigan and returned home in March 2020 at the beginning of the Covid crisis.
"I joined the association because I felt a bit isolated in a rural area during the pandemic. I wanted to connect with women with similar backgrounds. The FCE makes the life of an entrepreneur more enjoyable!" emphasizes Amandine.
Happy to have "re-established roots with this territory", she wishes to promote it, developing through her company the art of living in the South and the regional cultural heritage.
COEO, the Cévennes‑based brand specializing in barbecue fire pits, planchas, and outdoor kitchens, located near Nîmes and Montpellier, featured in the local newspaper Midi Libre.
Our kamado barbecues.