About
“They told me I’d never be a radio host.”
That was in 1996. Since then, the path has taken directions no one predicted — especially not me.
From French radio to the streets of Bangkok, from Gordon Ramsay’s kitchens to Y Combinator offices, from meeting the Dalai Lama to creating a tech startup — this blog is the journal of that journey.
Why this blog?
France Je Te Quitte was born from a simple need: to document. Document the decisions, mistakes, impossible encounters, and lessons learned along the way.
Today, this journal has become something else: a space where entrepreneurship, technology, travel, and personal reflections intersect without borders.
What you’ll find here
- Impossible Encounters — Dalai Lama, Gordon Ramsay and crossed destinies
- Building Komby — SaaS, AI, tech startup
- Travel Journals — Journeys, places, encounters
- Refusing Borders — International business, expatriation
« A French entrepreneur turned British who refuses borders. »
Pioneer, not follower
Every step of this journey was launched before the mainstream caught on. Not by strategy — by instinct. The pattern kept repeating: I build, others make more noise. With Komby, this time it’s different.
Cooking (1996–1999) — The first apprenticeship
Apprentice chef at 16. Tough times, a craft I enjoyed but not enough to make it my life. This experience taught me discipline and resilience — before going back to study audiovisual in 1999.
Radio (1999–2007) — Before podcasts
10 years of professional radio (NRJ, Fun Radio, MFM) when voice was the only instant mass media. Today everyone has a mic. Back then, you had to fight for yours.
Electromix Records (2008) — Before Believe’s IPO
Label founded and distributed worldwide via Believe across 240+ territories. Believe went public in 2021 valued at €1.9 billion. In 2008, it was a Parisian startup.
France Je Te Quitte (2016) — Before TikTok & digital nomads
This blog was created 2 years before TikTok’s international launch (2018). ‘Travel influencers’ didn’t exist yet. I was part of Olivier Roland’s Blogueur Pro community, the Rebelles Intelligents — pioneers of French-speaking business blogging.
WAT Salon Saint-Malo (2017) — Peak travel blogging
250 bloggers, 85 exhibitors. The first (and last) major gathering of French-speaking travel bloggers. I was part of the generation that invented the format before social media democratized it.
Digital CHR (2019) — Before no-code automation
I put France Je Te Quitte aside to create Digital CHR. While all-in-one tools didn’t exist yet, I was doing by hand what nobody could automate: social media, websites, reviews, bookings for hundreds of restaurants and hotels. The problem identified in the field gave life to Komby.
Komby (2025) — AI & SaaS before the wave
While everyone discovered AI in 2023, I was already building a platform that integrates it natively for businesses. 6 years in the field with Digital CHR before coding the solution. This time, I’m keeping the lead.