Five years apart. The same Mylène. The same suit. But a completely different perspective on life.
Five years ago, I was still at the start of my career. Ambitious, eager to learn and determined to get the best out of myself.
I thought success was mainly about working hard, achieving strong results and always taking the next step.
I am now five years, many experiences and many life lessons further along.
I have learned a great deal about businesses, investments, financial strategy and entrepreneurship. But perhaps most of all, I have learned about myself.
That not everything can be controlled. That you do not have to control everything. And that the next step on the career ladder is not automatically the right one.
Where I once relied mainly on my own abilities, I have now learned much more to trust in God.
That has also changed how I view success.
I do not only want to achieve something; above all, I want to mean something. To help others move forward, share my knowledge and build a business in a way that reflects my own values.
That conviction led me to start Impact Growth Partner. A business in which I use my experience in finance, M&A and private equity to help other entrepreneurs move forward.
And yesterday, I had the opportunity to pitch my business at FEM-START.
It was a special moment to stand there and talk about something I had built myself.
Five years ago, I probably would not have imagined taking this step.
And although I now have much more experience, I also realise how much I still have to learn.
I wonder where I will be five years from now. Not only professionally, but above all as a person.
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Mylène helps SME owners who need more than a bookkeeper, but for whom a CFO is still a step too far. Drawing on experience in finance, private equity and M&A, she turns financial figures into clear decisions about cash flow, profit, growth and business value. Together with entrepreneurs, she builds financially stronger, better organised and transferable businesses.
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