I have over eight years of experience in television, documentary, print, and web journalism. A graduate of Tours Journalism School . A graduate from EPJT, one of France’s 13 journalism schools officially recognized by the profession...
Journalist, storyteller, and presenter with 8+ years of experience in TV, documentary, print, and digital media. Alumna of the École Publique de Journalisme de Tours, University of Northern Colorado, and University of Miami.
PRESS
Is Micromanaging Your Life With an App Really a Good Idea?
VICEWhen I arrive for my meeting with Sara Whitestone, a 28-year-old neuroscientist based in Bordeaux, I’m sweaty and five minutes late.Whitestone is already putting my delay to good use by calling her mother in the U.S. Immediately, I realise that she and I aren’t cut from the same cloth. In life, you have two types of people: Those who organise their time, and those who run around chasing it like headless chickens
Que Dieu vous bénisse
MAGAZINE SOCIETYDespite the hopes for openness sparked by the election of Pope Francis nearly ten years ago, the Catholic Church still forbids same-sex religious marriage. In France, some priests and deacons have chosen to defy this ban by offering not marriages, but 'prayer services' or blessings for gay couples —almost in secret.
Straight from the 2000s : How Surf Mania Took Over French DiariesEssay on Surf Myths on
Cardboard CoversACID MAGAZINEIn 2005, it was estimated that the surf industry worldwide was worth
10 billion dollars. Back then, there was a time when girls' favorite color were fuchsia or turquoise, worn on a pair of Roxy shorts ordered from a catalogue.
[…] On television, Mischa Barton got cozy with the surfers in the third season of Newport Beach. It was the golden age of surf culture tie-in products. And in French schools, there was a new craze as we started choosing our school
diaries with the colors of Quiksilver or Billabong.
Journalist, storyteller, and presenter with 8+ years of experience in TV, documentary, print, and digital media. Alumna of the École Publique de Journalisme de Tours, University of Northern Colorado, and University of Miami.
PRESS
Is Micromanaging Your Life With an App Really a Good Idea?
VICE
When I arrive for my meeting with Sara Whitestone, a 28-year-oldneuroscientist based in Bordeaux, I’m sweaty and five minutes late.Whitestone is already putting my delay to good use by calling her mother in the U.S. Immediately, I realise that she and I aren’t cut from the same cloth. In life, you have two types of people: Those who organise their time, and those who run around chasing it like headless chickens
God Bless You (Article in French)
SOCIETY MAGAZINE
Despite the hopes for openness sparked by the election of Pope Francis nearly ten years ago, the Catholic Church still forbids same-sex religious marriage. In France, some priests and deacons have chosen to defy this ban by offering not marriages, but 'prayer services' or blessings for gay couples —almost in secret.
In 2005, it was estimated that the surf industry worldwide was worth 10 billion dollars. Back then, there was a time when girls' favorite color were fuchsia or turquoise, worn on a pair of Roxy shorts ordered from a catalogue. […] On television, Mischa Barton got cozy with the surfers in the third season of Newport Beach. It was the golden age of surf culture tie-in products. And in French schools, there was a new craze as we started choosing our school diaries with the colors of Quiksilver or Billabong.
Essay on Surf Myths on Cardboard Covers
Straight from the 2000s : How Surf Mania Took Over French Diaries
ACID MAGAZINE
One dish, where to eat it in Bordeaux, and a chef to tell you all about it! Bombance is the show that takes Bordelais on a journey through the land of good food. Each month, we dive deep into a single dish—its recipe, history, cultural meaning, and culinary memories. All that, served with an interview of the chef behind it. Bon appétit! Aired on local radio RIG 90.7 FM.
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Bombance
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C’est Mieux Ailleurs ? Episode 4: Les Impôts
Research, writing, interviews, and coordination of shooting and editing: I manage the entire documentary project to deliver content that is clear, rigorous, and impactful.
France tops the global tax burden ranking, with 46% of its GDP coming from mandatory levies. But is the situation really better elsewhere? An investigation across Europe.
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Rebecca Walser, American Wealth Manager and TV Figure
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Romain Troublé and the Tara Polar Station: A UFO at the North Pole
Revolutionary Lattice
An expert in helping American families managing their wealth, Rebecca Walser (Trium EMBA.22) is also a popular figure on television crusading against a flawed retirement system in a volatile economy.
Led by Romain Troublé (M.01), the Tara Ocean Foundation, renowned for its schooner, is currently embarking on a colossal project: an international polar station dedicated to Arctic exploration, which will be christened in early 2025. HEC Stories got on board.
Led by CEO Tom Vroemen (EMBA.22), architectured materials expert Tetmet patented a new technology called Adaptive Spatial Lattice Manufacturing (ASLM). Through a fabrication process involving an AI program and hardware, the start-up enables industrial manufacturers to create large lattice structures at scale. A breakthrough in engineering as this meshing of metal rods welded together is 70% lighter than parts made out of...
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Street interviews segment for the HEC Interview on BFMBusiness
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• Project & team management
• Directing shoots & interviews
• Video editing & voice-over
• Delivery of polished content
The HEC Interview with Jean-Marie TRITANT, Chairman of the Management Board at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
The HEC Interview with Xavier HUILLARD, President and CEO of VINCI.
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Essay on Surf Myths on Cardboard Covers
Straight from the 2000s : How Surf
Mania Took Over French Diaries
Que Dieu vous bénisse
Is Micromanaging Your Life With an App Really a Good Idea?
ACID MAGAZINE
SOCIETY MAGAZINE
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PRESS
In 2005, it was estimated that the surf industry worldwide was worth 10 billion dollars. Back then, there was a time when girls' favorite color were
fuchsia or turquoise, worn on a pair of Roxy shorts ordered from a catalogue. […] On television, Mischa Barton got cozy with the surfers in the third season
of Newport Beach. It was the golden age of surf culture tie-in products. And in French schools, there was a new craze as we started choosing our school diaries with the colors of Quiksilver or Billabong.
Despite the hopes for openness sparked by the election of Pope Francis nearly ten years ago, the Catholic Church still forbids same-sex religious marriage. In France, some priests and deacons have chosen to defy this ban by offering not marriages, but 'prayer services' or blessings for gay couples —almost in secret.
When I arrive for my meeting with Sara Whitestone, a 28-year-old neuroscientist based in Bordeaux, I’m sweaty and five minutes late.
Whitestone is already putting my delay to good use by calling her mother in the U.S. Immediately, I realise that she and I aren’t cut from the same cloth. In life, you have two types of people: Those who organise their time, and those who run around chasing it like headless chickens
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