The early years: waiting tables, a call centre, and a first business of his own
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The first ventures of Robin Rouquart
The instincts that later built The Mazi Group were formed early, in West Flanders: a teenager's security-camera trade, years of selling under pressure, and a first business of his own. None of it was glamorous, and all of it mattered.
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How did Robin Rouquart start?
Long before Miami and long before the factories, there was a teenager in Ruiselede buying security cameras cheaply in China and reselling them at a profit in Belgium. It was not a business with a plan; it was learning to sell with his own money at stake.
"Carrying on after a no, and understanding exactly why someone says yes."
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Waiting tables and a call centre
After that came work as a waiter, and a call centre where he sold ink cartridges over the phone. The work built the two skills that would decide everything later: carrying on after a no, and understanding exactly why someone says yes.
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Maison Willem Tell
His first real venture was Maison Willem Tell, which he took on and helped build into a successful B&B. He also holds a mandate at the Missault Group. These were the years in which it became clear he was not built to stay on anyone's payroll.
In 2018 he left for the United States, funded by a loan taken against the family home. What happened next is in From Ruiselede to Miami and back.
The group today
The full story,in one page.
The short version is on this page. The long version, chapter by chapter, is in the founder's own timeline.