��SM�� Desautels Faculty of Management - Marie Josee Lamothe’s Recent Media Coverage

CNBC looks to Dobson Centre for advice on annual disruptor list

��SM�� — Wed, 17 May 2023 15:42:45 +0000

Even in a year that venture capitalists’ go-to bank collapsed, and venture capital funding slowed to a trickle, the disruptive power of startups has never been clearer. The 2023 CNBC Disruptor 50 list was the eleventh iteration of the list, and the top spot should come as no surprise. The generative artificial intelligence company OpenAI is the maker of ChatGPT, and no new technological application has created more buzz since the dawn of social media – or even the web itself.

��SM�� Dobson Centre and MIF support innovation and entrepreneurship

��SM�� — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:13:53 +0000

The ��SM�� Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship helps startups launch their innovative ideas and, along with the Office of Innovation and Partnerships (I+P)'s ��SM�� Innovation Fund (MIF), supports the ��SM�� community in ideation, validation, acceleration and fundraising.

The pandemic forced brick and mortar retailers like ALDO to reimagine what a physical retail space can be: CEO David Bensadoun

��SM�� — Wed, 11 May 2022 17:24:40 +0000

The pandemic hit brick and mortar retailers hard. Lockdowns pushed consumers toward e-commerce websites. ALDO was forced to close more than 250 stores, but it rapidly pivoted its business model to accommodate changing retail trends, says ALDO CEO David Bensadoun, who spoke to undergraduate and graduate students from Professor Marie Josée Lamothe's classes at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management.

Celebrating accomplishments of women within the Desautels community

��SM�� — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:18:14 +0000

On International Women’s Day we highlighted some of the outstanding and accomplished women within the Desautels community, who positively impact our students through their teaching, research, guidance, or mentorship.

Developing breakthrough patient care solutions

��SM�� — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:29:37 +0000

The pandemic prompted hospitals across Canada to implement new technologies that minimized human-to-human contact, such as a text messaging service provided by the University of Montreal Health Centre that updates family members on changes to a patient’s condition throughout their surgery or other extended treatment.

Start-ups taking off in Quebec

��SM�� — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:56:36 +0000

Although the pandemic has generated significant economic uncertainty, startups are thriving at ��SM��’s Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, according to its director, Marie Josée Lamothe.

The Centre recently launched a virtual international tour that gives 18 Quebec startups the opportunity to explore potential markets in North America and Europe.

Turning hobbies into business opportunities

��SM�� — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:50:13 +0000

In response to the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians are turning their pastimes into online businesses. Marie-Josée Lamothe, Academic Director of the ��SM�� Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, attributes their success in part to the public’s willingness to support businesses that are important to them rather than buying exclusively from e-commerce giants.

Blending two company ideas into one

��SM�� — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:59:01 +0000

As entrepreneurship takes on different forms during the pandemic, fresh business ideas are in high demand. In a highly unconventional move, a Quebec-based company called Alchemy is inviting startups to blend their ideas with Alchemy’s own ideas to create something new. Instead of expecting payment, Alchemy takes a stake in the joint venture.

Empowering startups to thrive during the global crisis

��SM�� — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:53:49 +0000

The pandemic has created many challenges for small businesses, but ��SM��’s startup incubator has been given a boost thanks to a generous $3-million gift from the John Dobson Foundation.

The ��SM�� Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship’s Academic Director Marie-Josée Lamothe and Dobson alumna Ophelia Sarakinis join CTV News to share how startups are finding ways to adapt and thrive through the COVID-19 crisis, and how the gift will help get more startups off the ground during a time of economic uncertainty.

Recap of ��SM�� Startup Tour 2019

��SM�� — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 20:09:42 +0000

The ��SM�� Startup Tour (formerly Demo Days) is about developing the ��SM�� entrepreneurship ecosystem, showcasing the success’ of our start-ups, and promoting our highly beneficial program.

The tight-knit program was centered on three elements

Desautels shines in finals of L’Oréal Brandstorm

��SM�� — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:36:26 +0000

It’s been quite a ride for Desautels BCom students Charlotte Gaillard, Monica Gudernatsch, and Anne Sophie Levee. Over the course of this year, they have worked tirelessly under the mentorship of Peg Brunelle and BSRM Professor of Practice Marie Josée Lamothe to compete in the prestigious 2019 L’Oréal Brandstorm competition.

New board members for Desjardins Group

��SM�� — Mon, 13 May 2019 19:59:08 +0000

Desjardins Group has elected five new members to its board of directors, including Marie-Josée Lamothe, Professor of Practice for the Bensadoun School of Retail Management and President of Tandem International.

BCom students take the competition by storm

��SM�� — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:49:04 +0000

Desautels BCom students Charlotte Gaillard, Monica Gudernatsch, and Anne Sophie Levee are the Canadian finalists in the 2019 L’Oréal Brandstorm competition, coming in victorious over 125 participating teams.

Canada Revenue Agency announces the creation of an external advisory panel on service

��SM�� — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:40:04 +0000

Marie-Josée Lamothe, Professor of Practice at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, has been named to the Canada Revenue Agency’s new advisory panel on service- an initiative to better understand the needs of Canadians and ensure an optimized client experience.

What’s in store for the future of retail

��SM�� — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:24:47 +0000

Breakfast Television speaks with Bensadoun School of Retail Management’s Marie Josée Lamothe and Desautels BCom student Charlotte Gaillard about the changes unfolding in the global retail industry and how ��SM�� is shaping the future of this vital economic sector.

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Marie-Josée Lamothe joins Lightspeed board

��SM�� — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 21:45:20 +0000

Professor of Practice at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, Marie-Josée Lamothe, joins the Lightspeed board of directors during a time of pivotal growth for the company.

Lamothe joins alongside two other members who each bring extensive experience working in the retail and technology industries.

Why a retail management school? Why now?

��SM�� — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:51:47 +0000

La Presse interviews Desautels professor of practice Marie Josée Lamothe and BCom student Françoise Dondo as they share how the new Bensadoun School of Retail Management will equip students with the skills needed to thrive in the ever-changing retail industry.

As Lamothe makes clear, consumers will always need to make purchases, but the way in which they do so will be fundamentally different moving forward thanks to new technologies. Future retail leaders must, therefore, know how to adapt, and quickly.

����SM���� Desautels Faculty of Management - Marie Josee Lamothe’s Recent Media Coverage