Alexane Drolet: Quitter sa job de rêve pour lancer son propre média

This week on the podcast, we welcome Alexane Drolet, founder of the media outlet Alexplique. A year after leaving her permanent position at Radio-Canada, she reflects on the entrepreneurial venture that completely transformed her life. She speaks candidly about her desire to make the news more accessible, the pressure of public criticism, and the challenges of building a credible business model on social media. On the agenda: Leaving a dream job at Radio-Canada to launch Alexplique Building an independent media outlet that engages young people with current events Finding the balance between journalistic rigor, partnerships, and profitability Managing the growth, employees, and expenses of a startup Learning to stabilize after a meteoric first year 🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss the next episodes of the Startop podcast Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MZxyvs... Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... Follow Alexane:   / alexanedrolet     / alexplique   Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 05:13 Her rapid rise to Radio-Canada 10:10 The turning point that led to leaving a dream job 13:22 The launch of Alexplique 17:01 Creating a new model for news 21:52 Why traditional media are struggling to pivot 26:15 Informing without getting depressed 29:37 Credibility, sources, and opinions 33:36 Building a network to build a business 38:21 Choosing the right partnerships 45:15 Investing, spending, and growing wisely 1:01:07 Stabilizing growth for year 2 Follow us 💥 Startop on Instagram:   / startoppodcast   Startop on LinkedIn:   / posts   Camille on Instagram:   / camille.euphorik   Camille on LinkedIn:   / camille-gendron-15435a280   Chloé on Instagram:   / chlo_daigle   Chloé on LinkedIn:   / chlo%c3%a9-daigle-5953b6223   To sponsor the podcast: [email protected] To rent our studios: https://studiosf.ca/