What Parlons Business does

Parlons Business is a French business media brand operated by Marshmallow Productions SAS, a privately held company headquartered at 58 rue de Monceau in Paris's 8th arrondissement. Founded in 2022-2023 by Nicolas Dejonckheere (President of Marshmallow Productions), the company produces a filmed interview show in which French business leaders, founders, and SME/ETI executives share their vision in standardized 10-15 minute studio sessions. Each guest receives a durable media asset package spanning video, audio, editorial articles, and short-form clips for lifetime distribution on their own channels.

The core technology is a video-and-audio content production pipeline that finalizes each executive interview for multi-platform distribution across YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, and YouTube Music. Since the 2023 Season 1 launch, the company has featured over 60 French business leaders and expanded in May 2026 to a podcast format. Complementary products include written editorial decryptage articles covering regional budgets, SME subsidies, innovation funding, and economic trends, plus Le Club Parlons Business, a private members circle hosting five annual events at emblematic venues.

Parlons Business monetizes through three streams: brand sponsorships and media partnerships tied to its executive audience, recurring Club Parlons Business membership fees for premium networking events, and per-engagement production services for executives seeking multi-format media assets. The company is bootstrapped (registered capital €500), has approximately 13 employees, and discloses no external funding, no parent company, and no revenue figures. Distribution is single-country (France) with French-language content, though the platform's reach extends to French-speaking European markets.

Name

Parlons Business

Legal name

Marshmallow Productions

Website

https://parlons-business.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Parlons Business is a French business media brand producing filmed and podcast interviews with French business leaders, distributing via YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Deezer. It serves SME/ETI executives seeking durable personal-brand media assets, monetizing through sponsorships, a private members Club, and production services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship and media partnerships: Parlons Business generates revenue through brand sponsorships and media partnerships tied to its audience of French business executives and entrepreneurs. The show's multi-platform reach (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer) and premium editorial positioning support sponsorship pricing.
2. Club Parlons Business premium memberships: A private circle for guests and partners, offering five annual high-profile events at emblematic venues. Membership provides premium networking access, generating revenue from participation fees and partner sponsorships.
3. Interview production services for executives: Studio production, editing, and multi-platform distribution of filmed executive interviews. Guests receive a durable media asset (video, audio, editorial, short clips) to use across their own channels, positioning the service as a B2B media production offering for French business leaders.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Parlons Business produces a filmed studio interview show for French business leaders, with each 10–15 minute interview packaged into a multi-format media asset (video, audio, editorial article, short clips) and distributed across YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, and YouTube Music. The company complements this with editorial "Décryptages" analyses of regional budgets, SME subsidies, and economic trends, and a private Le Club Parlons Business offering five annual networking events for guests and partners.

Product overview

Parlons Business is a French business media company producing a unified offering centered on a filmed and audio interview show for French business leaders. The core product consists of professionally produced 10–15 minute studio interviews distributed via video (YouTube) and a podcast (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, YouTube Music), with each guest receiving a durable media asset. This is complemented by written editorial analyses (Décryptages) covering regional budgets, finance, innovation subsidies, and business strategy topics. A private members club (Le Club) provides five annual in-person gatherings for guests and partners. The show launched Season 1 in 2023 and expanded to podcast format in May 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parlons Business — Filmed Interview Show A filmed studio interview show featuring French business leaders sharing their vision, produced in a standardized 10–15 minute format by the in-house team at Marshmallow Productions and distributed via video for guests to use as a durable media asset.
• Parlons Business Podcast — Season 2026 The audio podcast version of the Parlons Business interview show, distributed across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, and YouTube Music, offering the full editorial richness of the show for on-the-go listening by French business professionals.
• Le Club Parlons Business A private members club for featured guests and partners of Parlons Business, offering five annual high-profile gatherings at emblematic venues to provide premium networking and partnership access for French decision-makers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60+ French business leaders interviewed since 2023
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Marshmallow ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Marshmallow Productions is the SAS company that produces Parlons Business. It handles all studio production, editing, and multi-platform distribution. The company is headed by Nicolas Dejonckheere and is registered in Paris (SIRET: 915 064 240 00053). All legal, hosting, and operational infrastructure of Parlons Business flows through Marshmallow Productions.
• YouTubecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Primary video distribution platform for Parlons Business executive interviews. The show publishes full-length video content on YouTube, reaching French-speaking business audiences through the platform's recommendation and search features.
• SpotifycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Audio podcast distribution platform for Parlons Business. The podcast launched on Spotify in May 2026 as part of the show's multi-platform expansion, with episodes progressively available starting May 2026.
• Apple PodcastscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Audio podcast distribution platform for Parlons Business. The podcast launched on Apple Podcasts in May 2026 as part of the show's multi-platform expansion, accessible to iOS users in France and internationally.
• DeezercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Audio podcast distribution platform for Parlons Business. The podcast launched on Deezer in May 2026, complementing Spotify and Apple Podcasts in the show's audio distribution strategy.
• Réseau EntreprendreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Parlons Business has established a partnership with Réseau Entreprendre to support entrepreneurs, combining mentorship, peer networks, and financial expertise. The collaboration is highlighted as complementary for founders seeking comprehensive support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Challenges: French business news magazine with podcasts, videos, and digital editorial covering French executives and SME strategy. Comparable audience and editorial themes but distributed by an established incumbent press group.
• BFM Business: Major French business TV and radio channel owned by Altice France, with a strong podcast and digital presence. Competes for the same executive audience and advertising budgets as Parlons Business but at significantly greater scale and broader scope.
• Les Echos: France's leading business newspaper with extensive podcasts, videos, and editorial coverage. Comparable audience (French executives, SME decision-makers) but operates at much larger scale across multiple content formats and a paid subscription business.
• Xerfi Canal / Xerfi: French economic and business analysis media producing videos, podcasts, and studies on French business trends. Comparable in the French executive audience and SME-focused analysis (similar to Parlons Business' éditorial decryptages) but at a much larger institutional scale.

Direct peers

• Maddyness: French media outlet focused on startups, scale-ups, and SME founders, with articles, podcasts, and events. Closely comparable in its editorial focus on French entrepreneurs and SME decision-makers, with sponsorship and event monetization.
• FrenchWeb: French digital media covering tech, entrepreneurship, and SME innovation, with editorial, podcasts, and events. Comparable to Parlons Business in targeting French entrepreneurial audiences with multi-format content and event-driven monetization.
• Brut. Major French-founded global digital video media brand. Comparable in its video-first multi-platform distribution, French origin, sponsorship monetization, and editorial focus on business and society topics.
• Thinkerview: French YouTube-first long-form interview channel featuring business leaders, public figures, and thinkers. Comparable to Parlons Business in its long-form, single-host interview format and French-speaking executive audience.
• Génération Do It Yourself (Matthieu Stefani): Long-running French podcast interviewing French entrepreneurs and business leaders. Direct comparison in the entrepreneur-interview-podcast format, French-only distribution, and sponsorship-led monetization.
• HugoDécrypte (Hugo Travers): French independent media brand producing a daily news video and podcast covering business, tech, and society. Closely comparable in being a France-based, video + podcast-first outlet monetized via sponsorships and a community of executives/young professionals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xyoutube.com/@Parlons_Business
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Parlons_Business
• Facebookfacebook.com/Parlons-Business-100094502573599
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parlons-business
• Instagraminstagram.com/parlonsbusiness.fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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