About
Samuel Houles is a French entrepreneur based in Dubai. A former branch manager at Crédit Agricole, he became known for creating Bubble Bump, the network that popularised bubble football in France.
Launched in 2014, the concept took off fast: in under two years, Samuel Houles opened more than 70 franchises across France and launched a national championship. After building and then selling the brand, he now pursues new entrepreneurial ventures from Dubai.
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The Bubble Bump concept in action: bubble football.
Career
Banking: Crédit Agricole
Samuel Houles began his career as a branch manager at Crédit Agricole, where he built a solid grounding in management and client relations.
Bubble Bump: the entrepreneurial venture
In 2014, he brought the bubble football concept to France and structured it into a franchise network. In under two years he opened more than 70 franchises, hosted a French championship in Toulouse in 2015 and expanded, under the Bump brand, into Archery Bump and Laser Bump. The brand was sold after several years of growth.
Real estate: LIDR Solution
Samuel Houles also co-founded LIDR Solution, a turnkey buy-to-let investment business based in Castres, France. It handled everything under one brand, from property sourcing and interior design to renovation works and resale, so investors had nothing to manage themselves.
Today
Samuel Houles continues to build businesses from Dubai, notably around personal security with the Kronobi project.
In the press
Bubble Bump Press coverage: TF1, L'Équipe, Le Figaro, Eurosport, Gulli (in French) Le Journal d'Ici "L'incroyable succès de Samuel Houlès" (in French) 5foot5 "Samuel Houles (Bubble Bump): a French championship is coming" (in French) L'Officiel de la Franchise "Bump expands its brand licence around bubble football and archery" (in French)At a glance
- Entrepreneur, founder and director
- Former branch manager at Crédit Agricole
- Founder of Bubble Bump: 70+ franchises opened across France (bubble football)
- Co-founder of LIDR Solution (turnkey buy-to-let property investment, Castres)
- Based in Dubai
- Current project: Kronobi (personal security)