My challenge was to find a new direction after realizing in an internship that being a lawyer was not the right path for me, as I had originally planned. This experience of a setback caused me to question all of my plans for the future. Through research and a new internship in a boutique, I was able to discover my interest in the fashion and luxury goods industry. I now have a goal of being an innovator in this field who addresses sustainability challenges through approaches like reusing fabrics. My experience taught me the importance of having an open mind, being motivated to achieve new goals, and being determined in the face of difficulties.

1. Tell us about a time you
faced a challenge or a
setback. What did you
learn from this experience
and how has it affected the
way you view future
obstacles?
All the drawings on this support were made by myself.
Clara Picchi

2. In my family,
we are lawyers
from father to daughter.
I was convinced, at the age of 15, that my
future would also be dedicated to the law. I
could see myself there; I was so sure of
my choice.
Hence, my first internship took place
at the commercial court in Paris.
On the first day, I was so excited, eager to
meet this world I had heard about for so
long... As the days went by, I felt less and less
conquered.
Lawyer was not MY path !

3. My challenge was to find my new
direction… in the maze of the
orientation
All my plans for the future were
questioned, the subjects I wanted
to choose no longer made sense.
I was in total disarray...

4. • At the same time, since, I was very involved
in
art, design, fashion and the way of
managing and the activities
of buying, selling, exchanging goods, values, selling
services. I follow many brands of
different ranges and attend many fashion
shows. Also, I analyze their ways of managing both
their advertising or promoting their brand with
different strategies.
• I did some research, I did my best to find
information about this sector.
• I got an internship in a luxury boutique
"BARRIE" to discover this world. I gave myself
the means to succeed, to reach my goals and to
be able to choose the subjects I would need in
my new project.

5. I am interested by brands such as
JACQUEMUS that are showing
innovation from an ecological point
of view, by giving a new life to unused fabrics
or by producing ecological fabrics.
Thus, I would like to be a real
business actor by innovating but
also by being ready to face the challenges
of the ecological transition as well as
rethinking in this field.

6. IE University further is a place
where each student builds his or her
own path to success
and ensures that students are at the
heart of the vision for
innovation
And
entrepreneurship.
Considering my project as well as
my determination as a world
player, IE is a perfect fit for me
and I could be a good fit.

7. This experience reveals
major traits of my
personality, honed in
my boxing practice
ü combative personality
ü Take action to achieve my goals
ü Bounce back in difficulties

8. I had
a limited vision of the world,
the familiar one.
OPEN UP
Ø Investigate new sectors
Ø Meet other persons
Ø New countries and cultures
MOTIVATION
DETERMINATION
INNOVATION