France
The greatest privilege of an artist is to name. I’m grateful to have been given this freedom on many occasions: from fresh canvases to corporate drawing boards, I’ve been allowed to tell stories in numerous ways, each imbued with a trace of me. I wasn’t as grateful at 15, when I first started this journey in artistry. Freelancing came as easily as breathing, crowded with commissions and contacted for collaborations, though never burdensome. I fully immersed myself in the world of digital art, and it seems now that everything I touch carries a faint gleam of that teenage work. I doubt I ever “outgrew” this past self, though my path shifted toward academia. I graduated high school with a perfect 10 baccalaureate, continued to Germany’s and Japan’s top-ranked business schools, and kept climbing until I reached where I am now, at HEC Paris. Professionally, I explored my pragmatic side. I worked in FMCG, marketing, and risk management, stepping into environments where storytelling takes the form of data, brand identity, and strategic intent. Each role taught me a different language of creation: one analytical, one operational, one driven by consumers rather than canvases. Today, I exist at the intersection of these worlds. I build meaning through visuals, strategy, and structure. I thrive where creativity meets discipline, where aesthetics meet decisions, and where a story is not only told but executed. At the very fine line where naming remains the greatest privilege.