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Before this interview, I didn’t know Elodie at all. She was introduced to me by a colleague who had noticed this entrepreneur. This colleague, following my LinkedIn post encouraging entrepreneurs to provide their testimonies, told me that according to her, Elodie was an atypical profile that deserved to be listened to. In other words, within a few days, contact was established between Elodie and myself and I explained my project to her. She joined without hesitation. I remember listening to her during this first contact and thinking that it might be difficult to get her to tell her story, as she seemed, despite her assertive tone, somewhat shy and not necessarily sure of herself. It was half a mistake on my part. Elodie, although I see her in retrospect as somewhat shy, is nonetheless someone whose determination is admirable. Her reserve is not linked to shyness, but to well-considered choices that are always in line with herself.

This is so true that after our interview, or any context of acceleration, I put her in touch with some of my good contacts from my internal and external corporate network. For all intents and purposes, I think it will be useful for her. But let’s come back to Elodie, the one who in my opinion is moving forward permanently, that has made her progress to the point where she is now the CEO of a very nice start-up.