This Thursday evening, in the new stand of the Stadium, in Brive, nearly 400 people gathered to celebrate the nuggets of the Corrèze economy. A great witness, a surprise guest and six prizes awarded by the event’s partners… To follow the big evening of the Corrèze economy live, click here.
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This Thursday evening, in the sporting setting of the new stand at the Brive Stadium, the big evening of the economy of Corrèze brings together nearly 400 people to crown those who drive the economy of the department and highlight their initiatives. This evening is organized by The Mountain and the CCI of Corrèze surrounded by their partners (Chamber of Trades and Crafts, the Agglo of Brive, the department of Corrèze, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the Banque Populaire Aquitaine Center Atlantique).
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6:30 p.m. | The public is starting to arrive in this large room on the ground floor of the new stand at the Brive Stadium.
Nearly 400 guests are expected this evening to listen to the philosopher and specialist in the world of work, Julia De Funès, but also to present the six trophies to the winning companies.
6:58 p.m. | The evening will begin soon.
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7:05 p.m. | The ceremony begins.
It is Olivier Bonnichon, Center France group, the president of the CCI of Corrèze Françoise Cayre and the vice-president of the Agglo de Brive in charge of the economy, Philippe Vidau who will open the big evening of the economy of Corrèze.
7:10 p.m. | The ceremony is open.
Olivier Bonnichon, communications director for the Center France group, paid tribute to the memory of Jean Paufique, a great boss from Corrèze who died at the age of 93 on October 10. “He left his mark on all of us professionally, he said. This ceremony is an opportunity to pay him a wonderful tribute.”
“He was an exceptional man, one of the first start-uppers in Corrèze,” added the president of the CCI of Corrèze, Françoise Cayre, who also wanted to highlight “the efforts developed by business leaders ” present in the room. “You never win alone, you are always accompanied by your teams to achieve victory.”
7:20 p.m. | The big surprise guest of this evening takes the stage
He’s the big surprise guest of this evening. Triple gold medalist at the Paris Paralympic Games and double gold medalist at the 2024 world championships in Zurich, sporting and Corrèze figure par excellence: Mathieu Bosredon.
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The champion looks back on his performance at the Paralympic Games. He took his three gold medals with him. “I don’t take them off. I even sleep with them,” he jokes.
For the athlete, “sport is like the life of a business manager. At the time of my puncture, during the Games, I could afford a small accident.” A small accident which did not prevent him from winning. Mathieu Bosredon even meets his most beautiful audience, the Corréziens, in Los Angeles, in 2028.
7:30 p.m. | Julia De Funès begins her intervention: “the feeling of fear has changed status”.
Fear, the precautionary principle, the abolition of risk, meaning… Julia de Funès applies philosophical concepts to the business world. Her comments, accessible and funny, particularly when she evokes the charisma of François Hollande, take the audience on, particularly on how, today, “we format managers”.
“Well-being at work is wishful thinking in advance,” she says. “Well-being is a concept specific to each person.
A matter between oneself and oneself. Today, we have plunged into ‘happiness processes’.
In a big company, you come in, it’s Disneyland.”
Julia de Funès denounces all “the processes which shape managers, well-being, goodwill at work… This mechanical logic no longer seems audible to the younger generations”.
“For me, trust is profitable”: Julia de Funès scrutinizes management
The philosopher explains “the crisis of meaning at work” by the technicalization of companies. “In the 17th and 19th centuries, companies innovated to make people freer and happier. Today, when Apple makes the iPhone 16, it is not to make people happier, but to avoid to be overtaken by Samsung (…)
The technique is the means. The meaning is the purpose. The more companies become technical, the more they lose meaning. It has become so technical that we no longer understand anything.
At any age, we need to know what we’re for.”
8:20 p.m. | Place for Trophies and the prize dedicated to creation
The creation prize will be presented by Françoise Cayre, president of the CCI of Corrèze. “Supporting a business creator at the start is essential, she insists. The risk for him is putting his money into it. Everyone here did it to create their business. Risk too, it’s an idea that confronts a market. Failure is also part of the life of a creator.”
8:33 p.m. |The 2024 Creation Prize rewards the company Algotech. Nicolas Antunes created his company in February 2021, after his master’s degree in microbiology.
Originally from Bordeaux, he settled in Novapôle, in Saint-Viance, to help it grow. It offers intelligent tools intended for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or agri-food laboratories. A bioreactor capable of producing both microalgae and yeast is its flagship product.
8:40 p.m. | The craft prize for Le Cochon gaillard
The Crafts prize is presented by Laurent Melin, president of the Corrèze Chamber of Trade and Crafts, to Le Cochon gaillard.
By creating his artisanal cannery in August 2023, Briviste Dimitri Perrenoud, just 23 years old, voluntarily focused on 100% casual packaging to catch the eye of consumers. A way of affirming one’s attachment to Corrèze and its products.
“In Corrèze, we have what we need in terms of agriculture and food, in particular. I wanted to promote all of this, as well as the profession of butcher-charcutier, which is being lost,” reacts the lucky winner .
8:52 p.m. |The public votes for the “Corrèze Origin” category
For the “Origine Corrèze” prize, it is a public vote which decides between the three nominees. The public votes by SMS for one of the three finalists: Brasserie Gaillarde, Marlène Création and Les Stylos de Manuela Roque.
Franck Peyret, vice-president of the Corrèze department, will present this prize. “Corrèze origin is 317 companies,” he explains on stage. “We have been able to bring together a “Pac” around common values. We can be proud to wear a real quality label.
8:55 p.m. | Les Stylos de Manuela Roque in Juillac wins the “Origine Corrèze” prize
Manuela Roque, who is based in Juillac, goes on stage very surprised and moved. “I work on a material that is more than 50 years old,” she explains, referring to galalith, the milk stone.”
9 p.m.|The evening continues with the Outreach category
Philippe Nauche, vice-president of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region in charge of tourism, territorial economy and economic intelligence, presents the “Radiation” prize to the Corrèze closures company.
Specialist in metal shutters, shutters, gates, and other fences since 1957, the company, based in Objat, has among its clients both small craftsmen and large groups like Bouygues or Eiffage for large catering markets, particularly in Paris , on Haussmannian buildings.
“It’s a huge surprise, especially for a company like ours which has always had the motto Let’s live happily, let’s live hidden,” confides François Signarbieux, director of Corrèze closures, 110 employees, on stage.
9:12 p.m. | Let’s move on to the engagement category
Sébastien Archambault, director of the Brive sector for Banque Populaire Aquitaine Center Atlantique, presents the trophy dedicated to commitment. It is the company Iso Inter which is awarded this evening. A specialist in thermal insulation for both individuals and professionals, the company is celebrating its forty years of presence in Objat this year.
“A big surprise. It’s a great birthday gift celebrating 40 years of fighting against fuel poverty. I dedicate it to our founding president who worked for 40 years. The trophy, on the other hand, I’m going to put it in my office”, says David Lacotte, director of Iso Inter.
9:25 p.m.|Last prize of the evening: the audience’s favorite
A final prize is awarded this evening among the nominees who were not rewarded, the public’s favorite. A new SMS vote is launched.
Drum roll, it’s the company Axioma biologicals which is winning the public’s favor this evening. Philippe Vidau, vice-president of the Agglo de Brive in charge of the economy, presents the precious trophy to Clément Soulier,
“It’s a very nice prize, it’s really a source of great pride for the company and our employees, there were some great opponents,” underlines Clément Soulier.
9:30 p.m.|The evening ends
Conclusion of the evening with Françoise Cayre, president of the CCI of Corrèze, Pomme Labrousse, departmental editorial director of The Mountain and head of the Brive agency, and Philippe Vidau, vice-president of the Agglo de Brive in charge of the economy.
