Heloise

CEO

Heloise is bilingual in English and French, speaks good Italian and has a working knowledge of Spanish. She began selling on amazon.com in 2006. Previously Heloise had a financial consulting career in the UK helping innovative technology startups and SMEs grow their businesses. Heloise has a PhD in Anthropology and History from the University of Michigan in the USA. She has lived in the UK, USA, France, Reunion Island, Spain and South Africa.

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Stephane

Joint Founder

Stephane is trilingual in French, English and Creole. He grew up in Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean (the only part of France which is in the Southern Hemisphere) and has always worked in sectors which combine creativity and technical excellence – before working in SEO marketing, Stephane was previously a live music lighting designer in Reunion Island. He's passionate about music and surfing.

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Montserrat

Translator

Montserrat is from Catalonia (Spain) and speaks Catalan, Spanish, English and German. Currently living in the UK, she has also lived in Germany. She is a teacher, has a degree in Philosophy, a Postgraduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution and good organising skills. She is a keen birdwatcher, loves hiking and aikido.

Tamara

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Tamara speaks Italian (her first language) and English. She has a MA in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology from the University of Bologna. She has been living in the UK for 8 years and she has been teaching Italian to foreigners since then. She loves it!

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Sophie

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Sophie has written sales and marketing copy for Amazon companies since 2003. After growing up in Suffolk, she studied French at Oxford University and speaks fluent French and English (her mother tongue). Previously Sophie worked at Penguin Random House as a non-fiction Editorial Director. She has lived in the UK, France and New Zealand.

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Geraldine

Operations

Geraldine is bilingual in French and English. She is a French native, has studied Tourism and travelled around America prior to settling in the UK where she has now been half her life! She has used languages throughout her career in hospitality and Transport & Logistics. She loves fitness, food and being outdoors.

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Frauke Klumpp

Translator

Frauke is from Sasbach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and speaks German (her first language) and English. She has an MA in Translation, Interpreting and Subtitling from the University of Essex in the UK, and a BA in history from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. She has lived in Germany, the USA and the UK and loves to read, meet her friends and do lace tatting in her free time!

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Charlie Bryant

Sales & Marketing

Charlie is from the same village in Suffolk as Heloise and has lived all his life in the UK. An aspiring Cricket Umpire, he’s finishing up a BTEC Extended Diploma in IT. Charlie is Sell Beyond’s part time sales and marketing specialist and a keen American Football fan!

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Keeley Middleton

Chief Copywriter

Keeley grew up in Nottinghamshire where prodding language with a stick always sparked joy. After completing her BA in Creative Writing and Literature at Anglia Ruskin University, Keeley then completed an MA in Poetry at UEA in Norwich where she currently lives. Keeley never sticks to what she says she likes in bios but she will always like books.  

Tilly de Willebois

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Tilly is from Utrecht in the Netherlands and is a lifelong linguist. At high school she studied languages (including Ancient Greek). After completing a BA in Old Master painting techniques and Fine art painting in Florence, Tilly worked as a painter, translator and instructor at a high end residential cookery school in Tuscany. Subsequently Tilly moved to the UK where she works with English, Dutch and Italian languages.