With two masters degrees from the École Supérieure Télécom SudParis and from the École Supérieure de Commerce, Jeremy Pastel has developed his skill in the telephony domain at the heart of some of the largest operators, such as France Telecom and Outremer Telecom.
Before launching his own company, VoxSun, in 2010, Jeremy Pastel is a natural businessman from a young age. At 15, he runs a lawn mowing business in Paris. Later on, having left to Martinique for family obligations, he starts to sell ice cream on the beaches where a recruiter notices him. He immediately starts work as a sales clerk for Outremer Telecom, and is in charge of running the team after only 2 months. After two years, Jeremy returns to Paris to get married and also becomes the manager of a campaign to promote internet service in 40 Parisian boutiques of France telecom – all of this while studying telecommunications.
Diplomas in hand, the ambitious Jeremy Pastel decides to move to Canada where he has great dreams as an entrepreneur. Newly immigrated, he arrives in Quebec in late 2008 with only 20$ in his pocket and a clear goal: to create his own company! After difficult beginnings, the determined Jeremy Pastel created VoxSun, a next generation high speed telephony company which saw rapid growth and success.
Jeremy is now the owner of several companies including BoostmyCom and GorillaNerd.
Jeremy has had several past successes. In 2012, he wins the “Créavenir” prize from the Caisse Desjardins. Following that, in 2013, he receives a young entrepreneur subsidy by the DESTL of Ville St-Laurent in Montreal.
In 2014, he gets the “Services” prize in the category of: young entrepreneur of the 30th Gala Alpha, a ceremony which rewards vision, creativity and dynamism in companies of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Saint-Laurent-Mont-Royal.
Finally, that same year, Jeremy Pastel makes a well received appearance in the finale of the famous TV show “Dans L’Oeil du Dragon” (In the Eye of the Dragon), in which the goal is to present his company’s merits to 5 industry leading investors. Aptly demonstrating his professionalism, Jeremy Pastel forms a business partnership with famous entrepreneurs Serge Beauchemin and Danièle Henkel who were both won over by his pitch.