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Paula Ferrai

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Managing Partner at Grover Agency
📍 Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Paula is a Chief Marketing Officer with 20 years of international experience building brands for complex, multi-country organizations in technology, fashion, and FMCG. A SAWI graduate, she is an expert in 360-degree communications, from digital and content strategy to PR. Colleagues consistently describe her as creative, dedicated, and a true professional.

Paula has a deep fascination with the history and cultural impact of branding. She analyzes the longevity of iconic mascots like the Michelin Man and contrasts Western and Japanese approaches to character-based marketing. She often shares her insights on brand strategy successes and public failures.

She is deeply interested in why some brand mascots, like the 125-year-old Michelin Man, thrive while others are quickly forgotten.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Managing Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Brand Storytelling
Her recent social media activity includes deep dives into the history and cultural impact of brand mascots, such as the Michelin Man and Japan's kawaii culture.
Content-Led Growth
As CMO, she developed a content-heavy marketing strategy that directly resulted in increased website traffic, brand awareness, and incoming business leads.
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Career

Work history

4-2021 - 4-2025
Managing Partner
Grover Agency
9-2018
Chief Marketing Officer
WeAreBrain I Full Service Agency Group
1-2018 - 7-2018
Head of Marketing & Communications
Business School Lausanne
2017 - 2020
Founder & Director of Digital, Marketing and Communications at Bloom-Avenue.com
Bloom Avenue
2013 - 2016
Aviation Marketing Manager
Inmarsat
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Education
1-2026 - 4-2027
Brevet Federal
SAWI
2023 - 2023
Non-credit course
IESE Business School
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