Could you tell us quickly about your studies at SKEMA?
I am an alumnus of SKEMA’s Lille campus. I graduated in 1998 and majored in auditing and finance. We were the first to inaugurate the Euralille campus, with no seats in the lecture hall for the first week. I was one of the first students to take a gap year to get a feel for the corporate environment, at Renault. I did a brief internship in auditing, but very quickly realised it wasn’t right for me.
What were the key stages in your journey that then led you to make the leap into entrepreneurship?
There was little to suggest that entrepreneurship would be part of my future ̶ on the contrary: after 20 years with a major CAC 40 corporation, I could have happily kept progressing in my role as finance director. But I felt the need to step out of my comfort zone, to challenge myself and choose my next destination. It’s quite a radical change, but it’s a calculated risk and I know there is a need.
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