Laura Bourdet

I'm Laura Bourdet, I am 24 years old, I am from Lourdes, a small but world famous town. I did my schooling until the baccalaureate in my home town.

I obtained my baccalaureate diploma in the literary series, specialising in English, at the Lycée La Serre de Sarsan.

At the same time, I did dance, theatre and I even joined a musical "ESOPE" of which Robert Hossein was the sponsor. We did shows in France of course, in Italy, in Spain, and even in Greece.

Then, from the age of 16, I worked in the restaurant service during the summer.

After obtaining my baccalaureate, and my professional experiences in the hotel industry in the city of Midi, I naturally opted for a training course in luxury hotel management and events at the Tunon school in Bordeaux. As the courses went on, and the months passed, I realised that this training did not correspond to my exact tastes. In fact, what I like is a more concrete and in-depth relationship with the customer and with my colleagues.

After all, a customer in a hotel or restaurant is still a passing customer.

After researching on the internet and through my personal network, I learned about the Négoventis training course "business unit manager specialising in e-commerce", which takes place as a sandwich course at the ESC Pau in the Atlantic Pyrenees. The work-study programme was of particular interest to me because it was, on the one hand, a way of financing my studies, and on the other hand, to immerse myself in the world of work, combining theory and practice.

I worked in a company called "SAS DU PALAIS" which has been managed by Mrs.

Dutel

Malterre for more than 20 years. It has 4 shops. And I had the chance to gain experience in all the structures for two years. She owns the BASH boutique, the Des Petits Hauts boutique, the MUSCADE boutique (luxury multi-brands) which are all high-end luxury boutiques in the textile sector, and then the boutique des chauvins which is a concept store and tea room, created 3 years ago now. I participated in the opening of this SME and in the creation of the e-commerce website.

The Company in which I trained, decided́ of my choice to evolve later in the luxury sector. For this, I have the wish to continue my studies in a more focused direction. And to become a network manager of a brand in this sector.

Indeed, I have this idea of a job because during my work placement I met the network manager of the small tops, Mrs Richard Mélina, and after spending some professional time with her, and after she explained her job to me, I was particularly interested.

Concerning my future, I decided to go and immerse myself in a country where English is spoken for a few months, in order to deepen my knowledge of this language, which is essential in the field of business and commerce, and in customer relations.

I then had the ambition to join a renowned business school such as EDHEC and I found that there was an online distance learning course. This was really beneficial for me because I could combine work with learning English and school. And above all, I could obtain a recognised diploma thanks to a renowned school.

2021 - 2022

 Maje, SMCP Group

• Personal Shopper
• Cash register management
• Point of sale management

Biarritz, France

Dubai Vista Estate

Luxury real estate training

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Prestel & Partners Group

Setting up a conference programme.

Family office is exclusively designed for family office managers, asset owners, private investors.

London, UK

Castle Leslie

Organisation, set up, events, weddings

Monaghan, Ireland

Miles of Smiles School

French teacher

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2019 - 2021

4 shops in the luxury sector - top of the range (Ba&sh, Des Petits Hauts, Jerome Dreyfuss)

Work-linked training

• Marketing, social networks
• Creation of an e-commerce website
• Benchmark
• Prospecting
• Personal Shopper
• Cash register management
• Point of sale management

Pau, France

BSc Science in Business Management distance learning

EDHEC BS

English School

ES DUBAI

Intensive English TOEIC preparation

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