Journey

I love design, code, and art – I create things for fun and ambition.

Today

I'm starting a new journey, exploring fresh challenges and using artificial intelligence along the way.

My ambition is to work on projects that excite me, alongside inspiring and brilliant people who make my daily life truly enjoyable.

Yesterday

My studies in Strasbourg (💙), filled with Mathematics that I love but don’t always fully understand, ended in 2007. I decided to join Epitech, a computer science school with no teachers, to learn how to learn.

At 24, I was offered the position of Head of Studies at one of Epitech's branches in Nice. I accepted, brought along my best friend Benjamin for a few months, and learned on the job with the crew (☀️): Florian, Matthias, Antoine, Achille, and Jérôme – my students, just a few years younger than me.

It was a small bubble of sunshine and blue-azure evenings.

This kind of role doesn’t hold us for long when we love coding; otherwise, we rust. I gave myself 2-3 years, listened to my instincts, and decided to go freelance.

I had fun tinkering with hardware and writing security programs here and there – and sometimes hitting a wall. I also discovered coworking spaces and met brilliant people like Joseph, Nicolas, and Rodrigue.

After a few stops in France and abroad, I returned to Paris – sharing an apartment with my best friend Najiba (🥂) and co-founding a startup in the film industry. There, I got a taste of entrepreneurship and what we now call machine learning, even if I didn’t fully realize it at the time.

Oh, and I learned what capital loss means.

A year later, I went on a bus tour across Europe for an event and got to know Romain during the trip. I later joined him for a short time at his agency.

There, I met unforgettable people (❤️): Sandra, Selma, Sébastien, and Julie. After enjoying and growing with these amazing individuals, many of whom are still part of my close circle today, it was already time to keep exploring.

Still free at heart, I embraced it and leaned into my chameleon-like nature by creating Mhirba, a small digital craft studio that allows me to help businesses, schools, and associations grow, as we say in the industry.

I choose projects that speak to me and people I genuinely want to work with.

At the same time, I organized successful events in this startup ecosystem that everyone talks about, but with real people – far from the politics and bureaucracy of FrenchTech.

It was the golden age of WeWork, back when the reception still said hello and people actually talked to each other. I kept doing what I love: meeting people.

I was lucky to cross paths with Tufan, Taieb, and especially Sophie (💚), a true chameleon. Sophie, for example, is a model for the chameleon I’ve always been: competent, versatile, and able to adapt brilliantly to any situation.

On the business side, I learned that NGOs aren’t so different from big corporations, schools are businesses like any other, and associations often have more impact than startups without raising millions.

As for me, I kept moving – from one neighborhood to another, from one home to another, from one region to the next. I eventually ended up in an international shared apartment where I met Amanda, Ulysse, Marie, and Axel.

They say after 30, you stop making true friends, but I must be lucky (💜). Betty, Maud, Donna, Tom, and Arthur are just some of the incredible people my nomadic life has allowed me to meet.

This new chapter brought me closer to Normandy, rediscovering food, journalism, and incredible connections with this group.

Looking back on this time, it was another phase of new connections, unforgettable nights, endless dealings with URSSAF, and, of course, the ongoing struggle with capital loss.

But yes, we survive – and what a thrill it is to live this free-spirited nomad life, discovering my France!

Running a business and preaching freedom is great, but it also comes with a lot of responsibilities, sleepless nights, and self-doubt when you're the only captain steering the ship.

I decided to refocus on what I love – code, people, and the 18th arrondissement of Paris – and dove into scale-up life by joining Bodyguard, putting people first.

The mission was noble: protecting people from bad actors on the internet. I took on a leadership role, managing tech and data (🤖).

I met incredible people and truly learned what engineering, artificial intelligence, international team management, and crisis management really mean.

After billions of messages analyzed, tens of millions of hateful content removed, and a growing team, it was time for me to step back. While the mission was important, I realized this type of work wasn’t for me.

Once again, I saw that the line between good and bad is often shaped by growth demands, and company culture can sometimes feel like a politized mirage. Ironically, this is exactly the kind of system I’ve always tried to avoid.

Better to step away from what doesn’t feel right, at the right time, to figure out what truly excites us and where we can thrive.

We keep only the best of the journey and the connections with the people who left a mark on us.

The journey continues today, for a freer, calmer, and more fulfilling tomorrow 🥲.