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Hi Mehdi, Can you introduce yourself in a few words?

I grew up in North Africa, moved to France, and a bit later spent a few years in Spain, the UK, and Canada. I guess this is what defines me most, I absolutely love discovering about everything that is "different" from what I usually know. This includes of course travel, trekking, food, languages, and cultural specificities in general. 

Apart from working for IMN (which I love), I am also passionate about Theater arts and Improv in particular - both as a participant and a teacher - This is very useful in my everyday life as it makes you way more open-minded and confident in yourself and the others.

Tell us a bit about your background:

I graduated from the University in 2009 (forever young, right?) with a major in International Trade and Management. Then my work career was gravitating around eCommerce which I always was interested in and in particular the Marketplace world. 

I can say that I have the Marketplace flowing in my veins :) I participated in launching the Marketplaces of Fnac and Cdiscount, which are today two of the biggest Marketplaces in France - my last position was Head of eCommerce Consultants and Marketplace Sales for Cdiscount, managing 40 people and spending amazing years with an incredibly dynamic team.

When the IMN initiative emerged from early discussions in 2018, I saw it as the perfect fit for my multicultural and multilingual marketplace profile, I embraced the project and am managing it together with the team, from the design of the project to the commercial launch, and now the best is yet to come :)

Why did you choose to join the IMN adventure?

I think it all made sense to me, and in every aspect. The "purpose" of the company corresponds to who I am - make eCommerce more attractive, more simple, and open new opportunities to sellers without any additional cost. Marketplace sellers are great professionals to work with and I saw from my experience that with good advice and dedicated people, amazing results can be achieved.

It is also very valuable to see your partners growing quickly in sales volume, staff, and experience.

The IMN is also very promising for the future as it is backed by 4 of the strongest European Marketplaces, which bring their support and energy to make things happen for the Partner Sellers.

Can you describe IMN in 3 words?

Simple, Human, and Reliable.

Can you share a website that you love / you have discovered recently?

Not a new one but one that I love: https://www.ecosia.org The best search engine ever - using their revenues from the search engine to plant trees.

What does "well-being" at work mean to you?

It takes a few but important things: having the same culture of the company you work for, believe in what you do so that you don't perceive work as "work", but as a place to grow and express who you are.

How would you describe IMN to a future candidate?

If you like the idea of paving the way to a better European eCommerce and embrace a promising project with great people, it is the right place for you.

What is your mantra?

Failure is just a chance to try better.

Hi Anthony, Can you introduce yourself in a few words?

Hello there! I’m Anthony and I’m part of the ePRICE Marketplace since the beginning of 2016. While my personal interests are sports, books, and travel, my professional interests are eCommerce and especially Marketplaces. I find it very exciting that this new (or at least new for the majority of the companies) business model it’s spreading in the market and to see more and more retailers adopt it.

I’m really happy to be part of the first 100% Italian Marketplace and hope to see many more Marketplaces around in the next few years

Tell us a bit about your background:

I graduated in 2009 in Economics and Trade with Statistics as a specialization. At the beginning of my career, I was in the biotech industry but I soon realized I was not fit for it. I then completely changed the industry and joined Amazon in the third year of its presence in the Italian market. After Amazon, I moved to ePRICE where I helped to shape the Marketplace they just launched taking care of several projects and areas.

Can you tell us about your role at ePRICE in a few words?

I’m managing the team with direct responsibility for sales operations, which means seller onboarding, seller support, seller performance, and seller account management. On top of this, I take care of relevant special projects (like IMN!!)

Your favorite IMN advantage/aspect? 

As of now, IMN is a relay integrated solution to manage all sales from 4 different Marketplaces, and that’s already something big. The best part is that we will integrate more and more marketplaces making it easy for sellers to sell their products internationally.

Can you describe IMN in 3 words?

Opportunity, Integration, growth

How would you describe IMN to a future partner seller?

IMN it’s, first of all, a network of independent marketplaces around the EU (soon around the world I hope!) with strong connections and procedures to help sellers start their activity and sell their products in other countries. IMN it’s as well a technological solution we offer to all sellers to manage their orders on all marketplaces in the network efficiently and with ease.

Can you share a website that you love / have discovered recently?

www.marketplacepulse.com, this website contains a lot of information about the main marketplaces out there with a strong analytical point of view.

What is the one song that you have completely memorized?

“Certe Notti” from Ligabue (it’s very famous in Italy, I swear!)

What is your mantra?

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

Hi Paula, Can you introduce yourself in a few words?

 Hi! I am Paula , I am 27 years old and I am part of the eMAG Marketplace team since 2018. I think that what describes me the best is that I am a people person and I am always happy to help and be involved in projects 😊

Tell us a bit about your background :

I graduated in Communication and Public Relations and have a Master’s Degree in Human Resources and Communication. I joined eMAG in 2015 and in 2018 I made the transition to eMAG Marketplace where I started as a seller development specialist. As a seller development specialist, I managed a portfolio of sellers and made sure that they develop their business with us. After that, I was promoted as a team leader in the Seller Development department and currently, I made the transition to project manager in eMAG Marketplace.

Can you tell us about your role at eMAG in a few words?

In eMAG Marketplace  we are very customer and seller oriented so besides managing portfolio of sellers and make sure they grow their businesses with us, we also strategize about projects that can improve the sellers’ experience with us and also help them provide the customer with a better shopping experience. My job involved coordinating with all relevant parties to make sure our projects are implemented in tine and that they are successful.

What is your typical day at eMAG?

I can’t think about a typical day because we are very dynamic and innovative so every day is different. Usually I take an hour in the morning to go through the e-mails and set the agenda and to-do list for the day and after that the day is spent in calls on different projects and ideas that we brainstorm and decide what is the best approach and action plan for our projects. The are always new things to learn and new ideas and that’s what makes this job so interesting 😊

Your favorite IMN advantage/aspect? 

 The fact that our partners are offered the possibility to access new and important markets and it also helped us understand more about the importance of automated flows and the tools we need in order to help our sellers grow.

How would you describe IMN to a partner seller?

As an amazing opportunity to expand internationally with minimum effort.

What’s your go-to karaoke song?

Alphaville – Forever young

What is your mantra?

“You got this!”