Arnaud Barbelet

Co-Founder, COO @ RUHLai

About

Specialties : Clienteling, Retail, Branding, Innovation, Premiumisation, Luxury Services, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Start-up, Out-of-the-box thinking.

Country

France

City

Paris

Industry

Marketing & Advertising

Skill

Project Management, Web Development, Web Services, Marketing Strategy, Social Media, Online Advertising, Event Planning, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Management, Business Development, Marketing, E-commerce, Brand Management, Strategic Partnerships, Start-ups, Digital Media

Experience

Co-Founder, COO

RUHLai

2026-1 - Present · 9 mos

New York / Paris

Reduce Costs - Increase Returns - Avoid LL97 Fines RUHLai is an application that turns decarbonization into profit with fast, automated building audits. RUHL ai is merging 70 years of German engineering mastery in net-zero building design and global decarbonization with the intelligence of a next-generation AI platform.

Strategic Business Advisor

Salesfloor

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Salesfloor shareholder (M&A with Clientela). With 10+ years in Retail Tech, I drive international sales and marketing strategies across EMEA to accelerate growth and expand market presence. Salesfloor + Clientela: - A portfolio of 55 retail brands - $5B in attributable revenue - 500M interactions / year - Several patents in AI and more - Tech deployed in 70+ countries

COO - Co-founder

Clientela Inc. (Sold to Salesfloor)

2021-1 - 2025-7 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Paris / New York City

We bridge the online and in-store experience reinventing the store as an engine for growth with a complete set of acquisition, productivity, and clienteling solutions.

CMO - Co-founder

Clientela Inc. (Sold to Salesfloor)

2018-7 - 2020-12 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Paris / New York City

Startup Mentor STATION F / EYE (EDHEC Young Entrepreneurs)

EDHEC Business School

2018-1 - 2020-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Paris Area, France

Managing Director

Muchimuchi Paris

2015-1 - 2018-6 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Paris Area, France

Communication agency, specialized in digital branding, digital positioning and brand content. Clients : Balmain, La Fabrique Cookies, Woollip, Via Location, Veuve-Clicquot, Archiduchesse...

Business Development Consultant

Digital marketing & Innovation

2013-1 - 2014-12 · 2 yrs

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Collaborate with entrepreneurs to help them launch, grow and scale their businesses: Air Detox: Startup / Wellness & coaching. Patouillette: Children's technical sportswear. Le Dean Prieur: Luxury handcraft products distribution

COO

The Football Social Club

2010-1 - 2012-12 · 3 yrs

Paris / Casablanca

The Football Social Club (FSC) was the first comprehensive social network dedicated to amateur soccer : - Designed features (UML, mock-ups, templates) and wrote functional requirements - Managed a product development team of three developers and one graphic designer - In charge of the membership growth strategy - Coordinated the communication and business development team (3 people)

Co-Founder

H Y P H E N

2007 - 2010 · 3 yrs

Greater New York City Area

Consulting and online product strategy for luxury retailers, public/private social networking strategy, retail solutions, email marketing strategy. Worked on cutting-edge concepts and online projects for major jewelry, fashion and spirits companies from the LVMH and Richemont groups.

Senior Consultant

Ayming

2004 - 2007 · 3 yrs

Paris Area, France

MASAÏ (until 2006 - now Ayming) Cost optimization, redesign to cost, value and technical analysis, LCC sourcing & negotiation. Clients: Bénéteau-Jeanneau (Lean manufacturing - France), IKEA (Marketing - France), Wheelabrator (Raw materials France, Italy - Germany), ZF Sytems Actually Lowendal Masaï info@ lowendalmasai.com