Get to know the opticians behind your glasses. Today's optician: the boss<\/p>\n
Name<\/b>\u00a0: Philippe Rochette<\/p>\n
Nickname\u00a0<\/b>: Elvis<\/p>\n
Years of experience<\/b> : 23<\/p>\n
Where you can meet him: <\/b>Anywhere really. But mostly at Portes Orange.<\/p>\n
Quand Philippe Rochette a fait le saut \u00e0 son propre compte en 2007, il avait un seul point de service : le YMCA d\u2019Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. \u00ab I sat at the table with my suitcases full of frames. People wondered what the hell I was doing there<\/em> \". It's true that at first glance, guy-hanging-out-in-the-Y-lobby-with-suitcases might not seem like a very promising business model. Yet, almost 15 years later, Bonhomme \u00e0 lunettes has more than 50 service points<\/a> in Montreal, Longueuil, Laval, as well as in Lanaudi\u00e8re and the Laurentians. He also donated close to $90,000 to community organizations last year. Not bad for a guy who started off selling glasses between aerobics classes.<\/p>\n By chance. I was 20 years old. I wanted to learn a trade. I opened the professions guide. I already had a DEC in Pure and Applied Sciences, and many accredited courses. Six months after graduating, I started a minor at UQAM in screenwriting. 23 years later, I'm much more of an optician than a writer.<\/p>\n On karaoke nights, I always sing an Elvis song. My favourite ? Teddy Bear<\/a>. (editor's note: we need a video of that one day<\/i>.)<\/p>\n to have the chance to work in accordance with your convictions, in a relaxed atmosphere, with just the right amount of humanism, professionalism, sincerity and humor.<\/p>\n It's simple: Whether you're visiting us or a competitor, don't be afraid to ask questions, all your questions. Every question is relevant for your eyes.<\/p>\n Provide work conditions that make employees want to stay. Qualities like flexibility, being a good listener, remuneration, treating employees as equals, fostering a spirit of collaboration, and above all ... Never forget everything I hated about my former bosses !!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apprenez \u00e0 connaitre les opticiens derri\u00e8res vos lunettes. L’opticien du jour: le boss. Nom\u00a0: Philippe Rochette Surnom\u00a0: Elvis Ann\u00e9es d\u2019exp\u00e9rience : 23 Vous pouvez le rencontrer: un peu partout en fait. Mais surtout aux Portes Orange. Quand Philippe Rochette a fait le saut \u00e0 son propre compte en 2007, il avait un seul point de… Read More »5 questions to Philippe \u00abElvis\u00bb Rochette<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[95],"class_list":["post-1068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-notre-equipe","tag-portraits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1068"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5335,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068\/revisions\/5335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How did you become an optician?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Is there an interesting story behind your nickname ?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Fill in the blank: working at Bonhomme \u00e0 lunettes is _____<\/b><\/h2>\n
What's your number one advice for clients ?<\/b><\/h2>\n
You secret in leading this business ?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n