Zakaria NANA
Je consacre mon travail à la transmission culturelle du thé marocain ((Atay) et à la reconnaissance du thé à la menthe comme patrimoine culturel vivant.
Zakaria NANA
Cultural expert on mint tea
Founder of Maison NANA1807
Creator of Mintealogy®
I dedicate my work to the cultural transmission of Atāy and to the recognition of mint tea as a living cultural heritage.
Biography
Zakaria NANA is a cultural expert on mint tea, founder of Maison NANA1807 and creator of Mintéalogie®, a discipline defined as the science and art of mint tea.
His career began in technological innovation at IBM before joining the team of Roland Moreno, inventor of the smart card, before moving towards international support for executives and intercultural management.
An entrepreneur, he co-founded Marbella Paris where he developed an innovative dermo-adhesive technology at the crossroads of cosmetics and jewelry, contributing to the emergence of a new category of products adopted by the luxury and beauty industry.
For more than twenty-five years, he has worked as an expert in intercultural management with economic and academic institutions and teaches international negotiation in a multicultural context.
His work naturally led to the creation of Maison NANA1807 and the structuring of Mintéalogie®, a synthesis of his international, entrepreneurial and cultural experience.
Areas of expertise
- Mint tea (Atāy)
- Mintealogy®
- Intercultural management
- Cultural Leadership
- Transmission of traditions
- Innovation
- International Development
Founder of Maison NANA1807
Zakaria NANA is the founder of Maison NANA1807, Maison du thé à la menthe BIO dedicated to the cultural transmission of Moroccan tea (Atay)→ and to the enhancement of its historical, social and artistic dimensions.
Maison NANA1807 was born from a personal promise made to Mouima: to preserve the cultural heritage of mint tea→ and to pass on this art of hospitality to future generations.
Mint tea expert and creator of Mintealogy®
Zakaria NANA is the creator of Mintealogy®→ , defined as:
The science and art of mint tea
This discipline structures the study of mint tea around its cultural, sensory, historical and social dimensions.
Cultural vision
For Zakaria NANA, mint tea is not just a simple drink. It is:
- a cultural language
- a symbol of hospitality
- a tool for intercultural dialogue
- a transmission vector
- a living heritage
Interventions
Companies and training organizations
Zakaria NANA works as an expert in intercultural management with companies, institutions and training organizations.
His interventions focus in particular on:
• Intercultural leadership
• cultural intelligence
• management through culture
• team cohesion
• international development
He also works as a trainer and lecturer for academic institutions and major international business schools.
Hospitality
Creating cultural experiences around mint tea for the customer experience.
Institutions
Cultural transmission and intercultural dialogue.
Course
Zakaria NANA has been developing expertise at the crossroads of innovation, international relations and intercultural management for over 30 years.
He supports leaders and organizations in their international development by integrating cultural dimensions as a key factor for success.
Since 1994, he has regularly spoken at major international business schools to share his work on cultural intelligence and leadership.
This trajectory naturally led to the creation of Maison NANA1807 and Mintéalogie®.
Transmission
Zakaria NANA shares his expertise through:
- conferences
- professional training
- university teaching
- Mintealogy® experiences
- executive support
His approach aims to link culture, hospitality and leadership as levers for understanding international environments.
Assignment
To have mint tea recognized as a living cultural heritage.
This mission is based on:
- cultural transmission
- the structuring of Mintealogy
- pedagogy
- cultural experiences
- institutional recognition
Interventions
Zakaria NANA intervient comme expert du management interculturel auprès :
Entreprises
Business Schools internationales
Institutions économiques
Organismes de formation
Ses interventions portent notamment sur le leadership interculturel, l’intelligence culturelle et la transmission des cultures.
Conférences et enseignement
Depuis 1994, Zakaria NANA intervient régulièrement comme expert invité auprès de grandes business schools internationales.
HEC Paris
ESSEC Business School
ESCP Business School
University of Cambridge
Il y partage ses travaux sur l’intelligence culturelle, le leadership interculturel et plus récemment la Mintéalogie®.
Il a également enseigné pendant près de dix ans la négociation internationale en contexte multiculturel au niveau Master.
Mission
Faire reconnaître le thé à la menthe comme patrimoine culturel vivant et transmettre les valeurs d’hospitalité qu’il incarne.
Transmission
Zakaria NANA transmet son expertise à travers conférences, formations, enseignement universitaire et expériences Mintéalogie®.
Son approche relie culture, hospitalité et leadership comme leviers de compréhension du monde contemporain.
Transmission familiale
Maison NANA1807 est une aventure familiale née d’une promesse de transmission culturelle.
Aux côtés de Zakaria NANA :
Engie NANA – direction créative
Emma NANA – marketing
Adam NANA – développement commercial
Ensemble ils poursuivent une même mission : faire vivre l’art du thé à la menthe.
Conférences, médias et prises de parole
Zakaria NANA intervient régulièrement dans les médias, conférences et institutions académiques pour partager sa vision du management interculturel, de la transmission culturelle et de la Mintéalogie®.
Reportage TV – Maison NANA1807
Reportage consacré à la transmission culturelle du thé à la menthe et à la vision de Maison NANA1807.
Interview – Zakaria NANA
Présentation de la Mintéalogie® et de l’approche culturelle du thé à la menthe développée par Maison NANA1807.
Reconnaissance académique et institutionnelle
Au fil de son parcours, Zakaria NANA a été amené à intervenir ou collaborer avec différentes institutions académiques, économiques et culturelles autour des enjeux du management interculturel, de l’innovation culturelle et de la transmission.
Business France
Institut du Monde Arabe
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris
HEC Paris
ESSEC Business School
ESCP Business School
University of Cambridge
Ces interventions s’inscrivent dans une démarche de transmission des connaissances interculturelles et de dialogue entre les cultures, dans le contexte de développement international.
Zakaria NANA
Expert culturel du thé à la menthe
Conférencier international
Fondateur Maison NANA1807
Créateur de la Mintéalogie®
"Je travaille sur la transmission : des innovations, des cultures et des traditions."
Article rédigé par Maison NANA1807, Maison du Thé à la Menthe BIO, engagée dans la transmission de la culture du thé marocain (Atāy) et créatrice de la Mintéalogie®, la science et l’art du thé à la menthe.
