Luke sent a message to Michael O’Leary – CEO, Ryanair – Email Address that said:
Dear Michael,
I hope you are well. I'll start by giving you a quick background of myself - my name is Luke Skinnader and I come from the hills of Donegal. I'm a recent BComm graduate from UCD currently working in Jp Morgan in Dublin. I am extremely interested and eager to get into the aviation business and feel if given the chance I could reach your heights and help the Irish economy. However, that said, I don't have any aviation education or work experience. I have researched online and came across a Masters in Aviation Finance in Smurfitt. This looks like the perfect place to start. This also brings me to my longshot request - is there any possibility you would be in a position to sponsor myself doing this masters and I would happily repay as soon as I start my first job? Please don't take offence to this and ignore if the request seems distasteful but it is genuinely coming from a good place (I strive to be like you as you are an icon in the business world).
I greatly appreciate the time taken to look at this email and wish you all the best in future endeavors.
If the above sounds like something you would be willing to support you have my word that you will not regret it.
Kind regards,
Luke
