Interview with Sara Girard: President of Bonjour Résidences

Graduated from BAA in Marketing at HEC Montréal in 2009 and from a family of entrepreneurs, Sara Girard founded Bonjour Résidences.com in 2016, following her grandmother's transition to a more advanced stage of Alzheimer's. She and her brothers had to find him a place in a private residence, and the process was not easy. The free Bonjour Résidences.com platform was therefore the solution to help people in their search for a retirement home.

Quebec entrepreneur in IT

Sara tells you about her experiences and her journey in the recent Première en Affaires magazine, available in french :

The will to surpass herself

Sara Girard is one of the few women tech entrepreneurs. “For me, entrepreneurship has no gender, it is a characteristic that inhabits us whether we are a man or a woman.” Why in technology? "I'm passionate about everything, but it's probably linked to my curiosity to always try to understand in order to find better solutions ," she says. What motivates her to always surpass herself is the exciting and unpredictable journey to get there. According to her, the challenge of any entrepreneur is not to find good ideas, but rather to transform these brilliant ideas into a viable project.

About Bonjour Résidences

Today, Bonjour Résidences.com lists more than 2,000 residences throughout Quebec and has a growing team of more than 15 full-time people to virtually support seniors and their loved ones in finding the ideal residence.

Sara Girard and her associates continuously innovate in order to simplify the long and difficult step of the search for a residence. Thanks to its technological development and artificial intelligence, the digital platform manages to process a multitude of data on each client, thus allowing the recommendation of residences adapted to the needs of each person.

Upcoming projects…

The next step for the company is the deployment of version 3.0 which will include unique and exclusive content. “Our customers want to know more before going to the residence for a visit. To improve the user experience, we will offer them exclusive content on life in residences, existing staff and menus, for example. This is what will allow you to make a choice beyond the “look”. The client will choose a home where he feels at home and where he is treated well. ” This version will bring new features and mark the beginning of an expansion.

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