Archives des Entrepreneur - Audencia's iconic alumni

by Guy-Pierre Chomette 10 September 2024

Marie Comacle
Breaking down taboos on female masturbation and sexuality

Marie Comacle affirms in her very softly-spoken and calm voice that she continues to maintain throughout the entire interview. “A great many women feel intense shame at the idea of masturbating. It is as though it were somewhat illegal… This is a very specific subject matter with many things at stake”

by Guy-Pierre Chomette 21 February 2024

Audencia Exec MBA , Entrepreneur , Reaching the top

Fabrice Beillevaire
Cheesemakers par excellence, from father to son

Fabrice Beillevaire, referring to the Executive MBA he earned at Audencia in 2020. "If I hadn’t followed this training programme, I would have found myself completely at a loss. I would never have been able to manage things in the way I do today,”

by Katia Herault 13 March 2023

Audencia ISMA , Entrepreneur , Inspiring life journey

Stéphanie Gateau
Joy and kindness as driving forces

Stéphanie’s path to date has been one of ups and downs. She was diagnosed with a rare neurodegenerative disease and Asperger’s syndrome and her family struggled to accept her differences.

by Florence Alix-Gravellier 13 March 2023

Audencia Grande Ecole , Entrepreneur , International

Emmanuel ‘Gus’ Reckel
Itinerary of a banker turned baker

As Emmanuel, he graduated from Audencia’s Grande Ecole Master in Management programme and pursued a career in investment banking. As Gus, he learned to bake at the French Culinary Institute before opening his bakery, L'Imprimerie, in Brooklyn, New York.

by Guy-Pierre Chomette 10 March 2023

Audencia MSCI , Entrepreneur , Reaching the top

Olivier Duha
Disrupting the world of customer relations

“If there’s a message that I would like to pass on to future entrepreneurs, it would be that there are endless opportunities out there,” Olivier says, choosing to sum up his thoughts with the adage: The sky is the limit.

by Florence Alix-Gravellier 10 March 2023

Audencia Grande Ecole , Changing the world , Entrepreneur

Victoria Mandefield
Engineering solidarity

Victoria Mandefield is a social entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Solinum, creator of Soliguide, a survival guide and support for the homeless. She is gaining recognition in France as a key contributor in raising awareness and providing solutions for the homeless.

by Katie Francois 6 March 2023

Audencia MSc IM , Entrepreneur , Rising star

Shirley Akkerman
Climbing from peak to peak

After studying for her bachelor in The Netherlands with periods in Helsinki and Paris, before joining the International Master programme which took her to Nantes, Warsaw and Barcelona, Shirley declared she would never go back to live in her home town of Rotterdam in The Netherlands.

by Katia Herault 9 January 2022

Audencia MSc FAM , Entrepreneur , International , Reaching the top

Beauty Manake
Botswana’s first female minister of agriculture

It took 6 months to pin her down for a promised interview, but given our subject’s status, we knew that we had to be patient and understanding

by Katia Herault 30 December 2021

Audencia DBA , Entrepreneur , International , Reaching the top

Ping Sun
Discipline and harmony

Sun Ping is adamant that setting oneself a strict framework of rules is the key to a successful career and a harmonious life.

by Katia Herault 29 December 2021

Audencia International MBA , Entrepreneur , International

Quang Do
A Vietnamese success story

This is the story of how a quiet Vietnamese boy raised in a poor rural village with no electricity and no library, ended up bagging an MBA from Audencia.