Sitting with an Alumna

Interview with Amélie Loubeyre

Tell us a little bit about yourself.

AL: I grew up in Paris and came to EHL in 1999, graduating in 2002. At the time , I wanted to work in Canada , but life decided otherwise , going to Geneva where I dove into the Swiss hotel business I then branched into finance , more in multinational trading companies (commodities , treasury), ending up in trade finance .

Living in Geneva and being close to fantastic nature has only made my love for mountains grow I wanted to link my love for the mountains , my sense of service , and my hotel side That ' s why Potentiels Montagne was created , a platform to easily organize tracking , team - building , or unusual events

Today your work is 100% Potentiels Montagne ?

AL: It ’s only the beginning , but I try to , yes My niece is also an AEHL and she told me about this eJournal and I thought this was a good way to get known within the network

Where did the idea to leave the office to start an entrepreneurial venture come from ?

AL: It ' s been coming for a long time * laughs*, back to when I studied at EHL when I was 21 years old . I could already see myself setting up a hotel in nature where I could offer sporting activities .

This is to say, I went to EHL knowing that I would like to be independent I had ambitious ideas of opening a bar, altogether with another former student, but nothing was done

When I climbed Mont Blanc for my 42 nd birthday, something happened More than ever, I knew I wanted to become independent, to be free in the mountains , it was very resourceful . Stumbling upon this school Et Col Et Pic during the first confinement, which proposed a program that interested me .

I told myself ‘’ it ’s now or never, Amélie how sometimes you need to get lost to get back on track I feel infinitely more passionate about my choice

Let ’s travel back to your early years at EHL

AL: Well , evenings at EHL were always spent drunk seriously, yes , even though the evenings were memorable and the high - level teachers .

Being always on campus , even those of us who didn create lifelong friendships We were with them seemingly side , with ongoing support. If you fall upon . And that ' s our strength

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