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Leaders supporting leaders: creating an environment for success, Cécile Reinaud, Founder, Seraphine and Xavier Mufraggi, CEO, YPO

13 February 2023

This week on Change Makers, Michael was joined by Cécile Reinaud, Founder of Seraphine and Chair of YPO – alongside Xavier Mufraggi the CEO of YPO. 

YPO is a global leadership community of extraordinary chief executives that helps leaders improve lives, businesses and the world. 

Cécile and Xavier spoke about their shared ambition “to create an environment for success” within YPO. They want CEOs and entrepreneurs to feel “empowered and successful” — with the knowledge that they have a global community of 35,000 peers supporting them. 

Michael spoke to Cécile about her own unique and successful journey of building and exiting her own business. With a vision to build a brand “worn by the celebrities”, Cécile shared the challenges she faced and how she “never stopped jumping the hurdles”: learning how to be agile in an erratic economy and the need to be surrounded by a team of like-minded, talented people.

Since exiting the business, Cécile says she has used her experience and wisdom to support others embarking on a similar journey through the YPO community. “It is incredibly fulfilling to now help other women entrepreneurs.”

Residing in a group of ambitious people from all over the world who share their successes as well as their struggles, Xavier says that “it doesn’t have to be lonely at the top” — at least not for the members of YPO.

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