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A proud FSA ULaval alumnus, Mr. Lessard joined Cossette in 1971, where he has been working for the last 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all humility, Mr. Lessard shared his entrepreneurial background with the 6 guest alumni. He specifically emphasized the importance of ethics, team values and a strong and positive corporate culture. He also believes it is important to lead by example through action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this regard, since 2018, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulaval.ca\/entrepreneuriat-responsable\/circuit-entrepreneurial\/financement\/fonds-claude-lessard\">Fonds Claude-Lessard<\/a>&nbsp;has been financially supporting an entrepreneur in his or her entrepreneurial project, with a resolutely innovative vision, based on the two core values that have marked Claude Lessard\u2019s career and led to Cossette\u2019s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following alumni attended this meeting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Pierre-Thomas Choquette<\/strong>, Principal Account Manager,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hkstrategies.ca\/en\/\">Hill+Knowlton Strategies<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Annie Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>, Founding President,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fernandezrp.ca\/?lang=en\">Fernandez relations publiques inc.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Steve Labrie<\/strong>, Director, Marketing, Private Financing and Partnerships,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lediamant.ca\/en\/\">Le Diamant<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Julie Lemieux<\/strong>, Chief Executive Officer,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.operationenfantsoleil.ca\/en\/\">Op\u00e9ration Enfant Soleil<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Isabelle Lopez<\/strong>, Founder and Chief Executive Officer,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mysmartjourney.com\/\">MySmartJourney<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Vincent Martel<\/strong>, Director of Sales and Canadian Market Strategy,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pg.ca\/en-CA\/\">Procter &amp; Gamble<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Julie Readman<\/strong>, Communications and Marketing Advisor,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cftc.qc.ca\/\">Centre de formation en transport de Charlesbourg<\/a>&nbsp;of the Centre de services scolaires des Premi\u00e8res-Seigneuries<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, February 23, 2022, FSA ULaval held the 4th edition of its Conversations with Leading Business Personalities. 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