Sarah Robbins

Class of 2018-19 "After ending my career as a professional athlete, I chose this MSc because I hoped to launch a real estate business. I did not have a business school background and wanted a programme that provided a practical curriculum tailored to my desire to become an entrepreneur.   Through courses like New Venture & Business Plan not only did I leave SKEMA with the skills and confidence to launch my new business, but I also had the opportunity to develop and incubate the project.   During the MSc, I created the business plan for a boutique hotel, and I am using lean startup methodology to get started in the hospitality industry with short-term rental properties. The business is called The Robbins Nest and we are working in the Barcelona area.   My plan is to eventually open and operate a hotel.   The MSc allowed me to go through the process of building a business plan for a hotel, and by doing that I discovered that my current capabilities and resources allowed me to enter the hospitality industry much more quickly through short-term rentals, rather than the larger-scale project of launching a hotel. The Robbins Nest is launching next month.