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#65: From President Prada & LVMH to Startup CEO of Feelmore Labs (Francois Kress)

#65: From President Prada & LVMH to Startup CEO of Feelmore Labs (Francois Kress)

Released Tuesday, 10th May 2022
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#65: From President Prada & LVMH to Startup CEO of Feelmore Labs (Francois Kress)

#65: From President Prada & LVMH to Startup CEO of Feelmore Labs (Francois Kress)

#65: From President Prada & LVMH to Startup CEO of Feelmore Labs (Francois Kress)

#65: From President Prada & LVMH to Startup CEO of Feelmore Labs (Francois Kress)

Tuesday, 10th May 2022
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With over 25 years of experience as a C-Suite Executive in the global luxury industry, François Kress is passionate about establishing wellness as the new luxury of the 21st century, bringing luxury, healthcare, and technology together, as seen through his leadership roles at LVMH, Prada, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals (KYTH), Myndblue and more.

As the Co-Founder & CEO of the Apex Neuro Holdings Group since 2017, Kress and his team at Feelmore Labs are continuing his mission by developing innovative consumer and clinical neuromodulation technologies that actively and effortlessly improve your wellbeing with scientifically proven results.


Feelmore Labs is a health and wellness technology company headquartered in New York City, pioneering a new category of wearable devices that improve lives by training and tuning the nervous system to help people feel and perform better every day.



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00:00 Introduction Francois

1:14 From studying science to working in the fashion industry

14:39 How a call from Bernard Arnault shaped his career

19:35 Joining LVMH in 1996

33:18 Why you should focus on your strengths

37:15 Main learnings from his career at LVMH

47:26 Luxury brands - differences between now and then

53:35 Insights from working with creatives

1:02:32 How it came together that Francois founded his own company “Feelmore Labs”

1:08:08 What's behind the company's product designed to tune the nervous system to reduce stress and improve sleep

1:22:56 Difficulties in making neurostimulation attractive to the consumer market

1:37:15 Where to find his product and some final words about his career


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