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Claire speaks about building a business the market isn’t ready for, because she did it, scaled it, and ended it with the books open.

01 Topics

Built on her record, not around it

  • 01

    Building a business the market isn’t ready for

    The Hive opened Malaysia’s first zero-waste store before the demand curve existed. This talk is about opening a category early: the conviction it takes, the cost it carries, and how to tell the difference between early and wrong.

    Reading demand signals that don’t exist yet · Pricing a mission without pricing out the market

    Conferences · founder communities · corporate strategy

  • 02

    Europe and Asia: what actually gets lost in translation

    Two decades lived between France, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. What changes when business crosses borders: how deals close, how teams commit, and where imported playbooks quietly fail.

    Negotiation styles that translate, and the ones that don’t · Building multicultural teams that actually hold

    Corporates · executive education · conferences

  • 03

    Why sustainable business models fail commercially, and what survives

    The unsentimental economics of green retail, from someone who ran the P&L for eight years. What consumers say versus what they pay, and which sustainable models hold up without subsidy or sentiment.

    The premium-pricing trap in ethical consumer goods · Stated values vs. actual basket: the data gap

    Conferences · sustainability teams · MBA programmes

  • 04

    From founder to faculty: eight years of retail, taught back

    The Hive as a living case study: building it, scaling it to six outlets, watching the market turn, and closing it well. What you only learn when it’s your name on the lease.

    Experience as a strategic asset · What failure data teaches that success stories can’t

    Universities · accelerators · founder communities

02 Featured talk

TEDxIICS

03 Recognition

04 Formats

  • Keynote
  • Panel moderation
  • Workshop

05 Audiences

  • Conferences
  • Corporates
  • Universities

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