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Alain Audet

Montreal, Canada Area

Alain Audet

is the President of Solnyx Consultants Inc. He brings his vast expertise to Salons, Aesthetic and Medical Spas, and Aesthetic Studios as a Business Consultant and Coach. Alain is also a Luxury Marketing Specialist and a Popular Business Speaker for Manufacturers and Distributors across North America.

Holder of an MBA in Strategic Marketing from Hull University (UK), Alain has held senior management positions over the years with Fashion Retailers and Beauty Manufacturers in Canada, Singapore and Indonesia.

I started my professional career as a fashion merchandising lecturer at College LaSalle and a fashion show producer and host. At age 29,I was promoted to Department Head for the LaSalle International Fashion School in Singapore. My networking with major retailers and high fashion designers landed me the position of Head Buyer for a leading branded retailer operating 70 boutiques in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand; a few years later I became responsible for the Guess? retail stores in 8 countries, adding Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand to his roster.

In 1998, I returned to Canada as the International Retail and Wholesale director for Parasuco. Later I joined L’Oreal as the original Brand Director, spearheading the Canadian launch of Kérastase. In 2003, I launched Solnyx Consultants Inc. to provide expert guidance to fashion boutiques, hair salons, spas, aesthetic studios and clinics in retail planning, operations management, marketing and strategic business development. Over the years I have worked with hundreds of salons and gave seminars to thousands of attendees in Canada, U.S.A and the Caribbean including:
•Redken Canada Leaders Retreat Cruise 2006
•Redken Concept Urbain 2007
•Dermalogica ‘SuperPowers’ 2008
•Kérastase Luxury vs. Adversity Cruise 2009
•Goldwell Color Zoom Las Vegas 2009
•Sothys Business Mexican Cruise 2010
•Matis-Gala Summum Dominican Republic 2011
•Skinceuticals WestCoast Summit 2011
•Matis Gala Summum Caribbean Cruise 2012
•Baronesse National Sales Meeting 2012

I am also a business educator and the author of a wide range of published media, including the business education series “The A List”. As well, as being a certified Lumina Spark and Lumina Sales coach

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Alain is a business consultant with a long-term strategic vision who is also action and results-driven. He always invests the time and energy to get a deep understanding of his clients in order to propose effective custom designed solutions. Alain is very creative, thinks outside the box and will always try to see situations on a fresh angle. He is a great communicator and facilitator. Alain is also someone very genuine and respectful of others; it has been a genuine pleasure to work with him while he was at L’Oréal Canada and also since he’s had his own company.

Normand St-Vincent Source: LinkedIn

Alain was hired to research, set up, and implement our 1st retail venture from the ground up without taking us away from our wholesale business. he managed the conceptual design process, the real estate (location scouting, rent negotiations), the contruction process, the buying, and human resources end of the project.Today, we operate 8 freestanding stores and are looking to expand the retail end of our business further. The truth is that without him we would not be in retail.

Franco Di Zazzo Source: LinkedIn

I have known Alain for almost 20 years, and his strongest asset is combining both his creative flair with his keen business sense. He is extremely client-focused and ensures to take the time necessary to understand his customers' needs and provide them solutions that are feasible, targetted and a great return on the investment. As an added plus, working with Alain is fun and motivating.

Cherine Zananiri Source: LinkedIn

I have known Alain for several years. He is extremely knowledgeable in his field of expertise, and is a reliable, dedicated, hard working and results-oriented individual. His contribution to the development of a retail concept for the first Foxy store and Moodroom including financial planning, merchandising and marketing solutions, were essential to their success. Alain’s ability to combine progressive business development with his knowledge of brand, trends and pop culture has made his involvement in our projects invaluable. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Alain and I would do so again in the future without hesitation.

Laurent Guez Source: LinkedIn

After working at L'Oreal, Alain went on to start up his own company, and providing Business Training seminars for Redken in Canada. Qualities I appreciated in Alain were his integrity, thoroughness and commitment. He always provided 'full-service' trainings with flair and intelligence. It was always a pleasure to call upon Alain as he always performed at or above expectation.

Minter Dial Source: LinkedIn

Alain hired me when I was a marketing student as an International Sales Rep at Parasuco. He believe in people and help them get better at what they do. Our experience together was great, and he recommended me for a position at L'Oreal. Visionnaire, entrepreneur and great leader, Alain always put the energy behind his project and make them happen.

Yan Beauregard Source: LinkedIn

I have had the pleasure of working with Alain in Singapore where he was Programme Director at LaSalle College [Singapore]. He was part of the pioneer team that set up the branch of LaSalle College (Canada) there. He approached me to help out with the college’s syllabuses to ensure that it was “Asian Relevant” for the Asian Retail Market.
Exuberant and dynamic Alain went through great length to ensure that the college’s curriculum was developing talented designers for the textile industry, but more importantly, he adapted new teaching techniques, that prepared and equipped his students with a grip on the demands of commerciality for the Retail Industry.
Alain is creative, dedicated is an excellent communicator and problem solver. With his vast experience in the textile and retail industry he is very capable of supporting and consulting various types of retail formats both in Asia and in Canada.
Marie-Louise Jacobsen-Managing Director – Retail Management Solutions [RMS] Pte Ltd

Marie-Louise Jacobsen Source: LinkedIn

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