Marie-Noelle Elissac-Foy

Mauritius
Marie-Noëlle Elissac-Foy
Director, The Talent Factory, Public Relations Consultancy
Co-Founder of Smart Moves for Entrepreneurs
Affiliated to Microsoft’s Biz4Afrika, Girls in Tech Mauritius, Women in Tech Africa
Marie-Noëlle Elissac-Foy is Public Relations Strategist running her own consultancy, The Talent Factory. She has long been involved in the media and communication fields : first, as Chief Editor at La Sentinelle where she spearheaded the concept and design of Essentielle, the first women’s magazine. Throughout her career, she has experience as a communication professional in various sectors (hotel, MBC TV & Radio, NGOs, professional firms etc). She was also a lecturer in Public Relations, Media Relations and Communication for local private institutions. She crafts public relations strategies for small business owners, professional organisations and networks. She offers also Event Management as well as Media Relations services. Early on, she has shown interest in growing networks that bring change to the Mauritian society. In 2007, she joined Women in Networking where she was appointed the Champion for WIN’s Events and Networking. She used her public relations acumen to make the networking events a meaningful platform for women. Since August 2015, she is the co-founder of Smart Moves for Entrepreneurs. This unique initiative is currently gathering like-minded entrepreneurs, startuppers and anyone interested in entrepreneurship to foster inclusive business and to be a voice for SMEs issues in Mauritius. Marie-Noëlle Elissac-Foy is known in Mauritius for her professionalism, strong sense of work ethics and her drive to help people and businesses grow.