(EN)S2 EP.14 François-Paul Journe, Founder of F.P. Journe: The Discipline of Independence

🇬🇧 In this new Best-Of episode of Podcast du Luxe, discover the vision of a leader who brought aesthetic medicine into the codes of accessible luxury.🎯 After studying finance and working at Rothschild, Tracy Cohen Sayag joined her father's clinic, Clinique des Champs-Élysées, at 23, right as it was going through a difficult period. She quickly built a clear conviction: make aesthetic medicine accessible to everyone, without ever cutting corners on medical rigor.Throughout this conversation, she shares a sharp take on luxury: rejecting the idea that price alone defines access to quality care, making the presence of a doctor a non-negotiable rule rather than a marketing argument, and democratizing without ever diluting the standard.We go back over the foundations of her model: the strategic pivot from surgery to aesthetic medicine, building a network of 21 clinics across France and internationally, her vision of data as a medical tool, and her rare conviction that accessibility matters more than exclusivity.An inspiring episode that puts accessibility, rigor and longevity at the heart of contemporary luxury.🎧 Don't miss this Best-Of! Be sure to subscribe, rate the podcast, leave a comment and share the episode to support the project and help luxury shine differently.#PodcastDuLuxe #TracyCohenSayag #AestheticMedicine #CliniqueDesChampsElysees #LuxuryPodcast #Accessibility #Longevity #LuxuryStrategy #Leadership #LuxuryIndustry #BestOf

🇫🇷 Dans ce nouvel épisode Best-Of du Podcast du Luxe, découvrez la vision d'une dirigeante qui a fait entrer la médecine esthétique dans les codes du luxe accessible.🎯 Passée par des études de finance puis par Rothschild, Tracy Cohen Sayag rejoint à 23 ans la clinique de son père, la Clinique des Champs-Élysées, alors en pleine période difficile. Elle y développe très tôt une conviction claire : rendre la médecine esthétique accessible à tous, sans jamais rogner sur l'exigence médicale.À travers cet échange, elle partage une réflexion incisive sur le luxe : refuser l'idée que le prix seul définit l'accès à un acte de qualité, faire du médecin une règle non négociable plutôt qu'un argument marketing, et démocratiser sans jamais diluer l'exigence.Nous revenons sur les fondements de son modèle : le virage stratégique de la chirurgie vers la médecine esthétique, la construction d'un réseau de 21 cliniques en France et à l'international, sa vision de la donnée comme outil médical, et cette conviction rare de préférer l'accessibilité à l'exclusivité.Un épisode inspirant qui replace l'accessibilité, l'exigence et la longévité au cœur du luxe contemporain.🎧 Ne manquez pas ce Best-Of ! Pensez à vous abonner, noter le podcast, laisser un commentaire et partager l'épisode pour soutenir le projet et faire rayonner le luxe autrement.#PodcastDuLuxe #TracyCohenSayag #MédecineEsthétique #CliniqueDesChampsElysees #LuxuryPodcast #Accessibilité #Longevity #LuxuryStrategy #Leadership #LuxuryIndustry #BestOf

🇫🇷FR🎧 Cette semaine sur Le Podcast du Luxe, je reçois Tracy Cohen Sayag, Directrice Générale de la Clinique des Champs-Élysées.À 23 ans, après Dauphine, la salle des marchés et Rothschild, Tracy rejoint pour un an la clinique de son père, le Dr Michel Cohen, alors en difficulté. Elle n’en repartira jamais.Digitalisation, data, changement de modèle : elle transforme progressivement l’entreprise familiale et fait le pari de la médecine esthétique plutôt que de la chirurgie. Après trois cliniques pilotes, le groupe ouvre quinze établissements en quinze mois.Aujourd’hui, la Clinique des Champs-Élysées compte une vingtaine de cliniques, une centaine de médecins et 200 collaborateurs.🔍 Dans cet épisode :🏥 Transformer une clinique familiale en groupe international📈 Passer de la chirurgie à la médecine esthétique📊 Construire une culture de la data👩‍⚕️ La place du médecin et les enjeux de réglementation🧬 Longévité et donnée patient💎 Les liens entre esthétique et luxe▶️ Abonnez-vous au Podcast du Luxe : https://linktr.ee/loudana📲 Instagram : @podcastduluxe | LinkedIn : Podcast du Luxe⭐ Pensez à noter, commenter et partager l’épisode !🇬🇧EN🎧 This week on Le Podcast du Luxe, I welcome Tracy Cohen Sayag, CEO of Clinique des Champs-Élysées.At 23, after studying at Dauphine and working in trading and M&A at Rothschild, Tracy joined her father’s struggling clinic for one year. She never left.Through digitalization, data and a major strategic shift, she transformed the family business from aesthetic surgery to aesthetic medicine and scaled it internationally.Today, the group operates around 20 clinics, with 100 doctors and 200 employees.🔍 In this episode:🏥 From family clinic to international group📈 From aesthetic surgery to aesthetic medicine📊 The power of data👩‍⚕️ Doctors and regulation🧬 Longevity and patient data💎 The connection between aesthetics and luxury▶️ Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/loudana📲 Instagram: @podcastduluxe | LinkedIn: Podcast du Luxe⭐ Rate, comment, save and share the episode!

In this new Best-Of episode of Podcast du Luxe, discover the perspective of Jean and Adrien Cassegrain, who chose to transform a family house without ever betraying its identity.🎯 Founded in Paris in 1948, Longchamp grew from around forty employees to several thousand worldwide, until Adrien joined the family business in 2020, in the middle of lockdown, with a clear conviction: keep a legacy alive without ever freezing it in place.Throughout this conversation, they share a reflection on what it means to pass down a house: refusing pure marketing logic , reducing to better assert what matters, and treating responsibility as something inherited rather than imposed.We look back at the foundations of that transmission: the birth of Le Pliage in 1993 and its early logic of eco-design, a one-third reduction of the leather goods assortment during Covid, the move into ready-to-wear, the new artistic direction led by Sophie Cassegrain, and the house's B Corp label, which Adrien describes as "a little difficult to get".A powerful episode that puts transmission, discretion, and family consistency at the heart of contemporary luxury.🎧 Don't miss this Best-Of! Subscribe, rate the podcast, leave a comment, and share the episode to support the project and help luxury shine differently.

Dans ce nouvel épisode Best-Of du Podcast du Luxe, découvrez le regard de Jean et Adrien Cassegrain, qui ont choisi de transformer une maison familiale sans jamais renier son identité.🎯 Fondée à Paris en 1948, la maison est passée d'une quarantaine de collaborateurs à plusieurs milliers dans le monde, jusqu'à ce qu'Adrien rejoigne l'entreprise familiale en 2020, en pleine période de confinement, avec une conviction claire : faire vivre un héritage sans jamais le figer.À travers cet échange, ils partagent une réflexion sur ce que veut dire transmettre une maison : refuser la logique du marketing pur ("on n'est pas une marque bâtie sur du marketing, on est une marque bâtie sur des produits"), réduire pour mieux affirmer l'essentiel, et faire de la responsabilité un principe hérité plutôt qu'imposé.Nous revenons sur les fondements de cette transmission : la naissance du Pliage en 1993 et sa logique d'éco-conception avant l'heure, la réduction d'un tiers de l'assortiment maroquinerie pendant le Covid, le virage vers le prêt-à-porter, la nouvelle direction artistique portée par Sophie Cassegrain, et l'obtention du label B Corp, décrite par Adrien comme "un peu difficile à avoir".Un épisode puissant qui replace la transmission, la discrétion et la cohérence familiale au cœur du luxe contemporain.🎧 Ne manquez pas ce Best-Of, disponible sur toutes nos plateformes en français🇫🇷 et en anglais🇬🇧!Pensez à vous abonner, noter le podcast, laisser un commentaire et partager l'épisode pour soutenir le projet et faire rayonner le luxe autrement.

FR/EN👇🇫🇷FR🎧 Dans ce premier épisode de la Saison 3 du Podcast du Luxe, j'ai le plaisir de recevoir Jean Cassegrain, Président de Longchamp, et son fils Adrien Cassegrain, Directeur de la Transformation et de la RSE de la maison.Jean Cassegrain dirige aujourd'hui la maison fondée par son grand-père en 1948, à l'origine une marque de pipes en cuir avant de devenir l'un des plus grands noms de la maroquinerie française. Il a grandi dans cet univers avant de rejoindre naturellement l'entreprise familiale, qu'il dirige aujourd'hui aux côtés de sa sœur Sophie, en charge de la création. Son fils Adrien, lui, a suivi un chemin bien différent. Diplômé d'une école d'ingénieurs, il débute sa carrière dans l'assurance avant de rejoindre Longchamp en 2020, en plein premier confinement.Adrien prend d'abord la direction d'un plan de transformation, avant d'y ajouter la RSE, avec une mission claire, celle de faire progresser une maison familiale et centenaire vers de nouveaux standards, jusqu'à l'obtention cette année du label B Corp. Entre anecdotes de famille et vision stratégique, Jean et Adrien Cassegrain nous livrent un témoignage rare sur la transmission, la réinvention et l'avenir d'une maison qui a su se réinventer sans jamais perdre son âme.🔍 Ce que vous découvrirez dans cet épisode:🧬 La transmission familiale sur quatre générations, du fondateur jusqu'à eux👜 L'histoire du Pliage, devenu en 1993 la signature mondiale de la maison🧭 Le parcours atypique d'Adrien, de l'assurance à la direction de la transformation et de la RSE🌱 L'obtention du label B Corp cette année🤝 Le lien père-fils entre Jean et Adrien au sein de la direction de la maison▶️ Abonnez-vous dès maintenant au Podcast du Luxe sur toutes les plateformes de streaming https://linktr.ee/loudana📲 Suivez-nous aussi sur Instagram (podcastduluxe) et LinkedIn (Podcast du Luxe)⭐ Pensez à noter le podcast, commenter et enregistrer l'épisode et le partager autour de vous, c'est le meilleur moyen de nous soutenir !🇬🇧EN🎧 In this first episode of Season 3 of Le Podcast du Luxe, I have the pleasure of welcoming Jean Cassegrain, President of Longchamp, and his son Adrien Cassegrain, Head of Transformation and CSR at the house.Jean Cassegrain today runs the house founded by his grandfather in 1948, originally a leather pipe brand long before it became one of the biggest names in French leather goods. He grew up in this world before naturally joining the family business, which he now leads alongside his sister Sophie, in charge of creative direction. His son Adrien took a very different path. An engineering graduate, he began his career in insurance before joining Longchamp in 2020, right in the middle of the first lockdown.Adrien first took charge of a transformation plan, before adding CSR to his role, with a clear mission, that of bringing a century-old family house up to new standards, culminating this year in earning the B Corp label. Between family anecdotes and strategic vision, Jean and Adrien Cassegrain share a rare account of transmission, reinvention, and the future of a house that has learned to reinvent itself without ever losing its soul.🔍 What you'll discover in this episode:🧬 Family transmission across four generations, from the founder to today👜 The story of Le Pliage, which became the house's global signature in 1993🧭 Adrien's atypical path, from insurance to leading transformation and CSR🌱 Earning the B Corp label this year🤝 The father-son bond between Jean and Adrien at the head of the house▶️ Subscribe now to Le Podcast du Luxe on all streaming platforms https://linktr.ee/loudana📲 Follow us on Instagram (podcastduluxe) and LinkedIn (Podcast du Luxe)⭐ Don't forget to rate the podcast, comment, save the episode, and share it around you, it's the best way to support us!

FR/EN🇫🇷 Après une saison 2 déjà iconique, le Podcast du Luxe revient avec une saison 3 pensée pour aller encore plus loin!Cette saison, nous recevons des dirigeants, entrepreneurs et créateurs à la tête des maisons les plus admirées de l'industrie du luxe.Ensemble, nous levons le voile sur des histoires de famille, des successions, des choix stratégiques et des secrets jamais racontés ailleurs.Rendez-vous mercredi 2 septembre à 8h, sur toutes les plateformes, pour la sortie du premier épisodeAbonnez-vous pour ne rien manquer de la Saison 3!#podcastduluxe #saison3 #luxuryinsider🇬🇧 After an already iconic season 2, the Podcast du Luxe returns with a season 3 built to go even further. This season we welcome the leaders, entrepreneurs and creators behind some of the most admired names in luxury.Together we lift the veil on family stories, successions, strategic choices and secrets never told anywhere else.See you Wednesday, September 2nd at 8am, on every platform, for the release of the first episode.Subscribe so you don't miss any of Season 3!#podcastduluxe #saison3 #luxuryinsider

🎬 In this episode, now out in English, I'm joined by François-Paul Journe, founder of F.P. Journe, one of the most respected names in independent watchmaking.Nothing about his path was conventional. A poor student, kicked out of nearly every school he attended, he learned his craft by restoring antique watches, developing an intimate understanding of mechanics long before he ever designed a piece of his own. His first watch took five years to complete, but it left him with a clear conviction: follow his own vision, without compromise.In 1999, he founded his own House with a radical approach: produce little, control everything, and never waver on precision.🔥 A rare, unfiltered conversation on creation, independence, and what it really means to build a House while staying true to yourself.What you'll discover in this episode:🔧 From repairing other people's watches to building his own: how years spent restoring antique pieces shaped his entire approach to mechanics.⏳ The five years behind his first watch: and the conviction that time, not speed, is what makes a watch worth making.🏛️ Founding F.P. Journe in 1999: producing little, controlling everything, with no compromise on precision.🤝 Rarity and client relationships: his refusal of market-driven marketing, and how he manages desirability without chasing volume.▶️ Listen to the full episode in English, out today on all platforms.🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss what's next, and follow me on Instagram & LinkedIn: https://linktr.ee/loudana⭐ Did you enjoy this episode? Rate Podcast du Luxe ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and share your thoughts!See you soon,Lou

🎬 In this episode, now out in English, I'm joined by Julien Tornare, CEO of Hublot, the Swiss watchmaking House known for turning disruption into an art form.Julien's path here wasn't obvious: a competitive water skier from Geneva, he started in sales at Raymond Weil before spending 17 years at Vacheron Constantin, running Europe, the US, and eventually all of Asia from Hong Kong. He went on to revive Zenith as CEO, and now leads Hublot, a House barely 45 years old that built a global following without a single century of heritage to lean on.🔥 A candid conversation on what it takes to build a cult brand by refusing to play by the old rules of luxury.What you'll discover in this episode:⚙️ A House built on audacity, not heritage: how Hublot, founded by Carlo Crocco in 1980, became the first to fuse gold and rubber, and turned that boldness into its entire identity.🏆 Disruptive marketing, real watchmaking: behind the sports partnerships (Djokovic, Bolt, Mbappé) sits genuine in-house engineering, with movements like the Unico built entirely in Switzerland.🤝 The Hublotistas: how Hublot turns clients into a community through experiences designed to build real, lasting relationships.🏭 A new Manufacture in Nyon: a glimpse behind the scenes of what's coming next for the House.▶️ Listen to the full episode in English, out today on all platforms.🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss what's next, and follow me on Instagram & LinkedIn: https://linktr.ee/loudana⭐ Did you enjoy this episode? Rate Podcast du Luxe ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and share your thoughts!See you soon,Lou

🎬 In this episode — now out in English — I'm joined by Jean-Baptiste Sassine, CEO of Messika, the French jewelry Maison founded alongside Valérie Messika.Jean-Baptiste's story is rooted in family expertise: his connection to André Messika, one of France's most respected diamond dealers, laid the foundation for what would become one of the most disruptive names in contemporary jewelry. From "3 or 4 people around a small table" in André Messika's office to a House now present in over 65 countries, he built Messika through disciplined, organic growth — without ever raising major outside funding. In this conversation, he looks back on the creation of the Move, originally called "La Cage," which grew into a signature sometimes more recognizable than the Messika name itself, and on what it takes to keep a legacy house feeling disruptive decades in.🔥 A candid, wide-ranging conversation that I hope teaches you as much as it taught me.What you'll discover in this episode:💎 André Messika's legacy: the story of one of France's leading diamond dealers, and the family expertise Messika was built on🔗 The birth of the Move: how "La Cage" became one of jewelry's most iconic signatures worldwide🌍 Global expansion without external funding: growing to 65+ countries through disciplined, organic growth⚡ Staying "Disruptive Diamond": the mindset behind Messika's constant reinvention▶️ Listen to the full episode in English, out today on all platforms.🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss what's next, and follow me on Instagram & LinkedIn: https://linktr.ee/loudana⭐ Did you enjoy this episode? Rate Podcast du Luxe ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and share your thoughts!See you soon,Lou