5Mr. Christophe Vattier, the Lucky Rebel!
Christophe is not unknown to me. He is one of those entrepreneurs whose paths I crossed as head of a start-up support structure. At the time, I already found him a colorful character. Far from being an exuberant person, Christophe is a communicator in the very positive sense of the word. He knows how to share his passions and how to train. He is one of those rare people to whom I would gladly give the leader’s pin, a natural leader first, and who has since become a pragmatic one.
You will tell me that such a positive introduction to the subject will no doubt make the tale of his career more objective. Not in the least, I assume my subjectivity towards him, because it is his journey and not mine, and I admit that what I am about to reveal to you about him, I myself discovered during this interview.
Furthermore, Mr. Vattier this time, for the object of the work, revealed a little more to the world, and probably also to himself.
5.1. Context
You will read about Christophe’s background, a life where nothing was predestined for entrepreneurship. I’m not saying anything because when you have a classic childhood, you might think you’ll have a classic life. But that doesn’t take into account what everyone carries inside. Christophe carried himself and carried a passion to move the boundaries of discovery in himself, the Other and life, without concession and with great benevolence.
5.1.1. Origins
“I was born at midnight, pumpkin time”. This ...
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