Sans Détour: a FIT x Genilem podcast

Since January 2025, FIT is a partner of the Sans Détour podcast. Launched in 2019 by GENILEM, Sans Détour gives a voice to entrepreneurs in French-speaking Switzerland, men and women who - at a key moment in their careers and sometimes repeatedly - have chosen to do things differently.

Interviewed by Cyril Deleaval, business development coach at GENILEM, they share their entrepreneurial experience, their vision of business and of life.

Listen to this podcast on SpotifyApple podcast and YouTube Music.

Nelson Dumas: Improving the financing of innovation

Guest: Nelson Dumas, an investor active in start-ups, whose driving force is to better finance innovation. Nelson advocates an approach based on capital diversity, depending on profiles, risks and expectations – a far cry from the single model of funds seeking quick returns.

The Soap and the Sea: Telling a powerful story through a brand

Guest: Lucia Rochat, founder of The Soap and the Sea. In this episode, she looks back on this unexpected career change after a career in law and explains how her awareness of illegal overfishing prompted her to come up with a project that would make a difference.

OneDoc: Building a strong and useful Swiss company

Guest: Arthur Germain, co-founder of OneDoc, the Swiss platform for booking medical appointments online. In this episode, he looks back on his early days, his clear local ambition and the choices that shaped his career as an entrepreneur.

Alaya: Recover, pivot, succeed

Guest: Guillaume Granelli, co-founder of Alaya, which was created from the merger of two initially competing companies! The platform is growing, expanding internationally, and has attracted the attention of North American leader Benevity, which has ultimately offered to buy it out.

CoVet: Listening to innovate effectively

Guest: Yannick Bloem, co-founder of CoVet, an AI solution that automates note-taking and saves veterinarians valuable time. His approach: listening to users every week, adjusting the product roadmap based on their needs, remaining agile while laying the foundations for solid international growth.

DePoly: From research to an impact company

Guest: Samantha Anderson, co-founder of DePoly, who left research to solve a real social problem. Trained as a chemist and passionate about science since childhood, she co-founded DePoly with Christopher Ireland and Bardiya Valizadeh. Their ambition? To use chemistry to rethink PET plastic recycling

Saype: Being an artist and entrepreneur

Guest: Saype, an artist-entrepreneur who has made a name for himself around the world with his giant frescoes using eco-responsible paint. But behind these spectacular works lies a much deeper approach, combining ecological commitment, technical rigour and a strong entrepreneurial vision.

Virtuosis: following your own path

Guest: Lara Gervaise, co-founder of Virtuosis. She looks back on a richly instructive journey - from her first projects at EPFL to Virtuosis, the start-up she founded with Edoardo Giudice, which analyses voice biomarkers to detect illness and improve well-being in the workplace.

Cloover: from test to vision

Guest: Valentin Gönczy, co-founder of Cloover, a company that is revolutionising access to renewable energy.
Learning by doing, experimenting without waiting for perfection, surrounding yourself with the right people and having a strong corporate vision. These are the keys to success according to Valentin Gönczy.

Royaume Melazic : Réinventer son entreprise 20 ans après

Guests: Mélanie and Soizic Romero, the sisters who founded the MELAZIC Kingdom. They look back at their unusual career, from the first bags sewn in the family cellar to the iconic concept stores in Lausanne and Geneva. Between passion, intuition and questioning, they explain why they made the bold choice to close their physical shop.

Tomplay, the Swiss app that has transformed the world of musical practice

Guest: Alexis Steinmann, co-founder of Tomplay, an application that allows musicians of all levels to play their favourite pieces accompanied by a virtual orchestra.

2025: the fifth season is launched!

FIT becomes a partner of GENILEM's Sans Détour podcast.
For this fifth season, we are delighted to be partnering with GENILEM to discover inspiring testimonials from local entrepreneurs at Cyril Deleaval's microphone.