Champagne CEO Shares a Leadership Secret Worth Celebrating - Champagne Telmont, Ludovic du Plessis

Without a strong leadership vision, you doom your team and company to a meaningless and meandering path.  The consequence is little impact, a transactional employee-manager relationship, and elevated turnover. This damages sales and ultimately the bottomline.I host Ludovic du Plessis, CEO and President of Champagne Telmont, part of the Remy Cointreau Group. He shares the key to strengthening your leadership vision and sharing it with the world to drive innovation and growth.Telmont is a century-old Champagne House. Founded in 1912 in Damery and Ludovic’s vision is now leading the green revolution for the champagne industry.Ludovic has dedicated his career to luxury wines and spirits for over twenty years, spending 10 years at Dom Pérignon and Moët & Chandon, Ludovic joined LOUIS XIII Cognac until he identified Champagne Telmont.He made Telmont’s introduction to the Rémy Cointreau group which shares the same values as Telmont: Time, Terroir (tear-WA), People. Rémy Cointreau, welcoming the initiative, purchased a majority share in Telmont champagne in October 2020.Ludovic is passionate about protecting Telmont’s master craftsmanship and sustainability, focusing on organic agriculture at a time when only 4% of champagne vineyards are certified for organic production. Through this passion, the brand created the initiative Au Nom de la Terre, “In the Name of Mother Nature”, pushing the limits in champagne in order to reduce carbon footprint.LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/ludovic-du-plessis-50aa542/Company Link: https://champagne-telmont.com/What You’ll Discover in this Episode:The surprising moment when he fell in love with wine and champagne.The important lesson he learned from the “Pope of Champagne” at Dom Perignon. Master storytelling secrets from the wine industry.The day a bicycle ride from Paris resulted in the greatest opportunity of his career.What’s it like having Leonardo di Caprio as an investor.The importance of leading the champagne green revolution.The best time to drink champagne.His top champagne and wine recommendations for any business dinner.Why he looks to Serena Williams when he needs a dose of motivation.Champagne and Wines for the Ultimate Five-Course MealChampagne #1: Telmont Réserve BrutChampagne #2: Telmont Blanc de BlancsRed Wine #1 - Château Smith Haut LafitteRed Wine #2 - Château AngelusDessert - Passion fruit soufflé with carrot ice by Chef Akrame Benallal with LOUIS XIII Cognac-----Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben Fanning