Mrs. Bourgeon has 22 years of experience in managing restaurants, wine bars, and champagne bars. From 2001 to 2009, she was the Manager of Le Saint Barbe Bar & Restaurant in France, becoming the co-owner in 2003. She then became owner of Le Makan, a restaurant offering refined dishes in Cagnes sur Mer, France. 

In 2012, Claire bought La Cave 5, a wine bar offering tapas style food, and then purchased L’Eclat, a champagne bar and restaurant, during 2014. Both restaurants were highly successful until their eventual sale. Finally, in 2019, Claire moved to the US with her family and became co-owner of Rollbotto Sushi in Florida, which has since been sold successfully. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, a Master’s Degree in Marketing, and is in the process of obtaining a French Wine certificate and Champagne certificate.