
I build and run hospitality, experiential & People-First businesses across stages: from launch through sustained operation.
My work centers on translating vision into operational reality: setting culture, building teams, designing systems, and holding complexity across brand, people, and execution.
I'm most valuable in environments where ambiguity is high, systems are incomplete, and brand must be made real through lived experience. I step into gaps instinctively, take responsibility for outcomes, and function at an executive level regardless of title.
Lightbox - CEO (previously General Manager, Director of Experiences) Oct 2012–Present
Hudson Partners - Opening Consultant & Embedded Operator Sept 2023–Jan 2026
Madam Brett Social Club - General Manager Sept 2023–Jan 2026
Alchemy - General Manager Sept 2023–Jan 2026
Summit Series - Interim COO Mar–Jul 2023
Les Champs du Sud - Founder 2024–Present
ABOUT
DAPHNÉ JOUANNETEAU