Our team
Emerald Stay® is the first prop-tech to manage premium homes in non-urban destinations.
Our team is disrupting the fragmented vacation rental market by building a hospitality brand from the ground up. Guests can expect a consistent Emerald Stay experience with reliable tech at every touchpoint, while homeowners can sit back and digitally monitor how their property is being monetised, as well as pampered, while they are not there. It’s called Smart Ownership®.
We have offices in Geneva and Barcelona, and team members in each of our destinations. Last but not least, we have raised more than €10m from prominent investors in order to back our growth and are now profitable.
The awards and recognition we’re proud of:
Best leisure property management company in 2021, at the global industry event by The Shortyz.
Sustainability in 2022, at the global industry event by The Shortyz.
Superhost on Airbnb for all of our properties since our launch (average of 4.8/5.0 for hundreds of reviews)
A Net Promoter Score of 55 to date, one of the highest in our industry
HappyIndexAtWork® is awarded by the ChooseMyCompany platform to companies that have demonstrated a positive work environment and a culture of workplace happiness.
WeImpactIndex® is a label recognizing the companies whose employees most value the reality of social and environmental practices (ESG).
Great Place to Work® in 2022 by the experts in workplace culture
B Corp® certified since 2022, recognizing our social and environmental work including 100% carbon compensation
They talk about us
Forbes
The Wall Street Journal
Le Figaro
Who we are
We're a team based between Barcelona, Geneva and our destinations.
Our background is in hospitality, technology, real-estate and finance.
About half of us have their boots on the ground, while the other half work at the head office managing guest and homeowner relationships, and building and operating our technology and distribution infrastructure. We love what we do, and who we do it with.
Fanny Chapel
Head of HR & Hospitality
Pauline Sale
Operations Manager
Gregory Collette
Chief Technology Officer
Fabien Rialhe
Head of Operations, Alps
Caroline Verstraeten
Owner Relations Supervisor
Thibault Leportier
Operations Supervisor
Clementine Le Lay Rampelberg
Operations Executive
Dominique Duby
Maintenance Manager
Yan Emery
Chief Financial Officer
Manon Bouquerand
Destination Manager, Alpe d'Huez
Sarah-Jane Stone
Destination Manager, Costa Brava
Ines Guillot
Destination Manager, Portes du Soleil
Chris Bonnet
Front End Developer
Mônica Villas Bôas
Project Manager
Olivia Gauss
Communications & Brand Manager
Axelle Legrand
Head of Distribution & Revenue Management
Maëva Najm
Operations Executive
Andre Prudente
Destination Coordinator, Portes du Soleil
Toni Esteva
Business Development Director, Mallorca
Ricardo Huang Ying
Full Stack Developer
Carmen Chatman
Operations Executive
Scarlet Morgan
Destination Coordinator, Pollensa
Paula Mas Cipres
Destination Coordinator, Baqueira Beret
Franziska Kästel
Destination Coordinator, Alcudia
Romain Pergaud
Destination Coordinator, Portes du Soleil
Etienne Levillain
Junior Revenue Manager
Audrey Piveteau
Operations Executive
Apolline Dauvignac
Destination Coordinator, Chamonix
Vanesa Vidal Pillado
Destination Coordinator, Alcudia
Jeanne Vorger
Destination Coordinator, Trois Vallees
Ipek Marmara
Content Intern
Antoni Daubier
Destination Coordinator, Chamonix
Gaëlle Schram
Destination Coordinator, Verbier
Peggy dos Reis
Revenue Manager
Clara Wehbe
Hospitality Intern
Raphaël Cailleux
Finance Intern
Ilia Zolas
Full Stack Developer
Valeria Kadletz
Owner Relations Executive
Philippe Groff
Revenue Management Intern
Thibaud Donzier
Chief Marketing Officer
Gillon Hunter
M&A Integration Manager
Paul Vilaret
Operations Executive
Year of founding
Number of team members
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Average age
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︎Gender breakdown: 55% women, 45% men. We are proud of our gender balance in managerial functions
The founders
Maxime Friess
Born to a hotelier family in the Swiss Alps, Maxime has a background in real estate private equity, market finance and investment banking. He is a graduate of Essec Business School Paris. His favorite dish is Sole façon Meuniere with a glass of Pouilly-Fume.
Laurent Lacourt
Born in the beautiful South West of France near Toulouse, Laurent has a background in entrepreneurship, technology and hospitality management. He is a graduate of Essec Business School Paris. His favorite dish is Duck breast with homemade fries with a glass of Bordeaux.
Team Member’s Perks
Flexibility to work remotely
Personal training budget of 500€ unlocked on each work anniversary
1 workday or 100€ per year for a charity of your choice
Discount on Emerald stays, during low season, on selected properties
Coaching program for Director level and above from 1st anniversary
Yearly team off-site
Occasional team outings
In Spain, a Cobee card to maximize your net income thanks to the use of benefits in kind
In France, some "tickets restaurant" from the 1st anniversary.
Also, did you know that we pay bonuses when our team members sleep more, recycle and exercise?
Find out more about this in our Medium article.
About our culture
We offer a work environment that values and empowers people while fostering personal development. Our culture is dictated by the following values
Make Mistakes
We foster a creative environment where the best ideas win, where it is okay to make mistakes and unacceptable not to learn from them.
Question
We don't accept the status quo and look for ways to leverage technology while empowering people.
Care
We care about our team members, our partners and our clients, and make our passion and our work one and the same.
Speak Up
We are true people who give honest feedback, who are not afraid to share opinions and who don't talk behind one's back.
Think Big
While staying humble, we aim for the stars and work towards established goals and metrics.
Don’t Compromise
We are obsessed with quality, like a Swiss watchmaker.