𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐚 🇩🇪
As the year winds down, I find myself looking at this collage and feeling incredibly lucky. 2025 has been a milestone year for us in Germany. I do not mean the simple business growth, but because of the way we grew.
Success in a new market is never guaranteed. It’s built on trust, late-night problem solving, and the quiet dedication of a team that believes in what we are doing.
I’m stepping into the holidays with a deep sense of gratitude for:
💡 Our Leadership: Guillaume ALLAIN, Antoine Delon, Damien Grandemenge, and Gilles Satgé. Thank you for leading by example. Your willingness to roll up your sleeves and help us in the trenches, while providing strategic clarity, is a role model for us all.
🌟 My Mentors: A special thank you to Sophie Nomikossoff and Sophie Peyrat-Forestier. Navigating a growing organization is a journey in itself; thank you for your patience, your mentorship, and for helping me find the right path forward. 🫶
🛠️ Our Partners at HQ who showed a lot of dedication in the transformation from a pure french company to a real international organization
a) The entire Product team around Cecile Meozzi Da Costa, Alexandre Gagnard, Tristan Goguillot, Alexandre Imbeaux and Antoine Diekmann for listening to the needs of the German market and driving Product Market Fit! Especially Pierre-Olivier Jouanny Laura HINSCHBERGER Julie Delamotte and many many more
b) The rockstar Marketing team at Lucca - the teams around Céline Bitauld, Damien Noblet, Solène Cornec, Elise Meynier and many more as well as Marie Lhermitte for your expertise and partnership. In particular to mention, both Jeremies, Gabriela González-Bueno
c) The Operations & Finance team around Philippe Colson, Caroline Deschamps for laying the foundations and professionalize our work 💰 🙏
d) The world class HR & Talent team around Maud Jardin-Sonnet - especially Antoine De Baets and Elodie Gréau for helping us find the top talent and building a culture in Munich
e) Customer Success around Quentin Pélabon in particular my "best CS mate" Camille Buffiere for ensuring our customers feel the Lucca "best-in-class" experience every day.
And finally, last but not least, the dedicated 🇩🇪 Army: Sophie Henne Michael Salatzki-Klein, Stefan Krötzinger, Matea Ćurić, Daniela Zehner, Ania Mysliwiec, Anna-Lena Swager, Dennis Palka, Eva Lauer, and Henri Hummel.
🫶 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥—𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭!!
Special thanks to Thibaud des Arcis and Mathis Ballihaut who were with us for a couple of month in Munich 🇫🇷 🫶 🇩🇪
We still have much to build and many opportunities ahead. I couldn't ask for better people to face them with.
Wishing everyone a peaceful break and a healthy start to 2026.
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