Imagined as a session of speed consulting, Chromatic Pro’s incubator express allows artists and cultural entrepreneurs to benefit from an expert’s experience.
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This exceptional, one hour and a half event lets participants set up a meeting with our coaches for exclusive, fifteen minute individual exchanges. Whether it concerns financing, requesting grants, project management, communication, marketing or even legal advice, if it concerns culture and arts, it is the place to be. Join us and meet the pros !
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After getting to know all the coaches, chose one, show your project and ask your questions !
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Registrations upon arrival. 20 minutes by each coach. Limited space available.
Photo credit : Bruno Destombes
At KPMG for more than 12 years, Jean-Philippe advises companies in transactional contexts and financing. He is also a member of the strategic team of KPMG in Quebec, which allows him to have a full understanding of what is at stake in a transaction. He is also chief of staff for the managing partner for Quebec and oversees the operational team and the market approach of KPMG in Quebec.
Dominique is a partner within the Canadian and international corporate tax team of KPMG, where she works for more than 8 years. She developed her expertise and acts as councillor to several public or private, Canadian or foreign companies, regarding cross-border tax plannings, merger and acquisition transactions and implementations of complex corporate structures.
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In parallel, Dominique is actively involved with the Fondation du Centre jeunesse de Montreal, where she can make the most of her passion for the young ones.
Native to Argentina and passionate about the arts, Lulu’s experience started from the perspective of an actress studying at Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. Her love for theatre evolved into serving as Executive Producer for De La Guarda in Buenos Aires where she managed the Opera Theatre and presented Tango Argentino at the Gershwin Theater on Broadway.
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Lulu then expanded to the music industry producing shows like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron Maiden, Sting, and Motorhead with Argentina’s CIE Presenta. After moving her career to Montreal, Lulu continued with Donald K. Donald on event production for The Rolling Stones, Genesis and Robin Williams. Lulu’s influential roles in Montreal’s culture industry later included serving as administrative director for Excentris and as controller for the Montreal, Toronto, and Chicago Just for Laughs Festival.
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Lulu has also worked in the retail industry when she joined David's Tea as Special Project Manager & Interim Marketing Director. She was then asked to develop the Squish Candies franchise responsible for all production and the growth of the company.
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In 2017 Lulu returned to the cultural sector producing the Santa Teresa Festival and is currently initiating projects focused on developing cultural and artistic content for cities. She sits on the board of Rubber Band Dance, Super Culture and in involved in MTL Women x Music.
Geraldine has more than eight years experience supporting art and cultural entrepreneurs. Her focus is on developing tools to support startups and idea development.
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She initiated in 2015 the Pôle entrepreneuriat culturel et créatif, which develop in partnership with the SAJE and EEMTL the Parcours C3 programm.
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She began her thesis research in 2012 at HEC Montreal / Cerag (Grenoble) to study how to better support cultural entrepreneurs.
Olivia Commune is a coach, trainer and consultant specialized in entrepreneurship and leadership.
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She believes that being a leader is to move and shake up the status quo to create a better future. Her mission is to accompany her clients in developing the necessary leadership skills to accomplish purposeful projects through collaboration and collective knowledge.
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She brings clarity to her clients in order to spring them into action and reach their business goals faster.
David Moss has over 20 years of experience leading major arts and cultural institutions and initiatives.
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He was the Executive Director of the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts (1996 – 2003), General Director of l’Opéra de Montréal (2003 – 2006) and Founding Executive Director of Culture Days (2007 – 2017).
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In addition to his professional leadership roles, David has also been active throughout his career as an advisor and consultant to governments, corporations, philanthropists and cultural organizations in Montréal and across Canada. He has served on many boards and committees including as a founding Board member of Culture Montréal, a member of the advisory group for Montréal’s first cultural policy in 2002, and Chair of the Board of MUTEK.
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Since January 2018, he's Co-Executive of the la Piscine. He leads the development of the accelerator and its emblematic Rodier project, Montréal’s first-ever site dedicated to cultural and creative entrepreneurship.
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David is passionate about affirming the role of artists in society and the nexus between cultural development, Community and entrepreneurship.
Over the past 15 years, Emilie Chabot has been operating as a public and private funding strategist for social and cultural organisations. Nowadays at the Conseil des arts de Montreal, she dedicates her time at developping philanthropy and its professionalization within Montreal’s artistic field. Emilie initiates and manages programs which aims at improving governance and fund raising processes, while fostering engagement of the community in arts by facilitating the access to donations and volunteering.
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Emilie is a graduate in philanthropy and arts management. She is also a member of the Young Women Leaders Network of Concertation Montréal and sits on the board of Espaces Temps.
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Photo credit: Marie Deschene
Emmanuelle Hébert is the City of Montreal’s Cultural and Creative industries Officer.
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She accompanies and facilitates projects that have a structuring impact and she contributes to the development strategies of those sectors. She comanages a program dedicated to cultural and creative showcases and markets focused on exports and cocreated a measure that supports collaborative initiatives in digital creativity.
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She was a cultural entrepreneur and cofounded and codirected MU, a not-for-profit organization producing murals. She has an extensive experience in the entertainment business acquired while touring with Cirque du Soleil, and working for Équipe Spectra and Just for Laughs. She has a Master’s Degree in political science from McGill University. She won a Prize ARISTA awarded by the Montreal Youth Chamber of Commerce to Québec’s Socially Responsible Young Business Leader.
Following his undergraduate studies in multimedia and eager to experience other cultures, Pierre-Luc moved to Amsterdam where he studied marketing. On his return to Quebec, he dipped his toes in the advertising world - first at Ogilvy, then with the digital team at Cossette.
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The opportunity to work on the client side led him to Bose, in Boston, where he was head of digital marketing for the North American market. He went on to manage BRP’s center of marketing excellence and took on the role of Director of Marketing Communications at renowned experience-maker, Moment Factory.
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His appointment as managing director of KBS Montreal, in 2016, was a turning point for the agency, marking a shift from traditional advertising towards a focus on innovation and the digital sector.
Sacha Ouimet is fueled by challenges. A seasoned advertising pro and triathlete, with a graphic design diploma from UQÀMand an artistic direction degree from ESAG Penninghen in Paris, he first made his mark at Cossette. His original and daring vision, coupled with a passion for performance, led him to take charge of KBS less than a decade later.
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Since then, he has created exceptional integrated platforms and campaigns for giants of business and government like McDonald's, Subway, BMO Bank of Montreal, Keurig, the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Transport de Laval, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers and many others.
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Recognized for his insatiable curiosity and keen sense of innovation, he is always ready to question the artistic process and seek new ways to marry creativity and customer strategy. Sacha is committed, alongside his partner and agency general manager, Pierre-Luc Paiement, to lead KBS to new heights.
Emmanuel Césario is a specialist in creation of customer-centric multi-platform strategies based on emotional connections with the audience to build long-term relationships. His objective: leave a mark, no matter the medium, for brands to enrich consumers’daily life.
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He cumulates more than 20 years of experience in: strategic plans, development of new business units, new concepts ideation, digital multi-platform strategies, content marketing.
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Emmanuel has worked for many clients, such as Telefilm Canada, Analekta, Ville de Montreal, Zone 3, Adviso, Coca cola Benelux, One drop, woozworld (35M usagers), INIS, éditions Bayard, Groupe Sensation Mode, CANAL+.
Marika Laforest has navigated in the world of digital, web and social media for nearly 20 years. She has worked in several areas of digital marketing and interactive media in the industrial, retail, construction, technology, education and tourism sectors.
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Now putting her expertise to good use at Culture pour tous, she holds the Project Manager position - Digital Cultural Plan of Quebec, managing the Lab culturel, an incubator for innovative cultural projects, supporting cultural organizations in their digital transformation and in orchestrating the digital part of the Journées de la culture.
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She also co-administers, Les arts, la culture et le numérique, community on Facebook. She ran the blog, Les notifications de MarikaMTL (Metro Journal), where she shared her thoughts through social media. She also works as a consultant in digital communications and social media.