The resilience of a boxer and the ambition of an Alpinist: serial entrepreneurs and learning from failure
In an interactive session of the SME club (by The French Chamber of Great Britain), two entrepreneurs, Sophie Mirman, Founder and Director of Trotters Childrenswear & Accessories, and Alexis Grabar, Founder of AviaMediaTech recounted the triumphs, trials, and tribulations of their respective entrepreneurial journeys.
This article was first published in INFO Mag, a publication from The French Chamber of Commerce. September/October 2013 issue.
The concept of failure is not one with which Europeans are particularly comfortable, but all entrepreneurs have to both confront and learn from it. As serial entrepreneurs, Sophie Mirman and Alexis Grabar’s experiences of success and failure have been very different, but both agreed that entrepreneurs have to have an ability to bounce back.
The issue of failure is a cultural one, as Alexis Grabar explained. ‘For Europeans – particularly the French who come from a Grandes Ecoles background – the ‘f’ word is one we can’t even pronounce. In Japan, it’s even worse – if you fail you commit suicide. Americans have a completely different perspective – they see the need to understand failure, learn from it and recover from it. The reality is that talking about what happened and learning from failure is very important’.
+ More articles
COVID-19: AVIAMEDIATECH AND CERCLE ORION LAUNCH WEBINAR SERIES TO PREPARE FOR THE AFTER
Our world is facing a global crisis it has never experienced before and lockdown forces us to adapt our way to approach business. While blockchain and token economy had a huge influence on business these 2 last years, we believe their evolution will not stop with this health crisis. In order for businesses to prepare […]
Press release – Strategic partnership & sponsoring with Cercle Orion – 13-11-19
In a world profoundly disrupted by digital technologies and ever-changing geopolitical dynamics, the Cercle Orion and AviaMediaTech are delighted to announce their new strategic partnership this Wednesday 13th of November 2019. This partnership will allow the two entities to work together in the following years on different topics related to Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Digital Technologies, Geopolitics […]
Entrepreneurship in action: successful careers
HEC Paris supports entrepreneurship and interviewed two visionaries and HEC graduates: Eric la Bonnardière (M.06) and Alexis Grabar (MBA.02). This article was first published by HEC Paris in September 2015. [Alexis Grabar] Can you briefly describe your background? I am a Franco-American entrepreneur who has been based in London for the past 13 years. I am […]