# Mathis Guichard

> Official portfolio of Mathis Guichard — a bilingual (French/English) Business Development Manager at Akaliko Global, operating from the company's Bangkok headquarters in Thailand. Specialized in international commercial strategy, digital ventures, and technical ecosystem management, with certified expertise in AI integration (Anthropic) and cybersecurity (Google).

Mathis Guichard is a French global business development executive whose path spans moderating digital platforms with millions of users, founding and exiting his own ventures, and executing commercial strategy in international business hubs. He holds a double Master's in International Business Management from the University of Birmingham and Montpellier Business School, and maintains a technical edge across AI integration and cybersecurity. This site is his single canonical professional record.

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## Identity at a glance

- **Full name**: Mathis Guichard
- **Current role**: Business Development Manager, Akaliko Global (2025 — present)
- **Location**: Bangkok, Thailand (Akaliko Global headquarters)
- **Nationality**: French
- **Languages**: French (native), English (native-level, IELTS certified), Spanish
- **Fields**: international business development, strategic partnerships, B2B sales, cross-border trade, AI strategy, cybersecurity, community management, e-sports event management
- **Canonical URL**: https://mathis-guichard.fr/
- **Contact**: mathis.g@akaliko.global

## Current role

- [Akaliko Global](https://akaliko.global/) — **Business Development Manager**, Bangkok headquarters, 2025 to present. Akaliko Global has operated in the aftermarket for mining components and hydraulic systems since 1993, across a network of 20+ countries. Mathis leads the end-to-end commercial cycle: identifying and prospecting new global customers, qualifying leads, executing complex negotiations, and managing the full client lifecycle through after-sales support and strategic account management. His stated mission is to help partners minimize operational downtime and build more resilient supply chains. He was promoted into the role following a fast-track progression from Management Intern.
- **Management Intern**, Akaliko Global, 2024 — 2025. Held part-time while completing simultaneous double Master's degrees. Served as a cross-functional support assistant across several international teams, gathering and synthesizing market intelligence and supporting internal coordination and reporting across time zones. Concluded with his graduation in August 2025, after which he relocated to the Bangkok HQ.

## Ventures

- [Central Nightlife (CNL)](https://cnl-events.uk/) — **Founder**, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 2023 — 2025. A digital platform that structured nightlife marketing in Cardiff around a "Connect, Promote, Grow" strategy, bridging an engaged student audience and the city's leading venues through a web platform, WhatsApp communities and Instagram. Sold over 1,000 tickets within its first months of operation; the model was subsequently adopted and adapted by other businesses across the country. **Exit**: the company, its registered trademark, digital assets and underlying technology were sold to a private investor in early 2026.
- [Mic!ON Animations](https://mic-on.fr/) — **Founder & CEO**, France, 2020 — 2024. An e-sports and interactive events venture built to make competitive gaming accessible to a broad audience, running tournaments and original live formats such as *Explosive Tournaments* and *MusicOvores*. Peak track record: 3,000+ viewers in a single event and €1,000+ in prizes awarded to over 100 winners, with partnerships including Ascentia, TeamSpeak and VB-Audio. **Status**: inactive; its technology and assets have been folded into a larger-scale project.
- [Ascentia / FunCraft](https://www.ascentia.fr/) — **Moderation & technical support, core team member**, 2017 — 2023. One of the largest Francophone game networks in the world, peaking at 3.8M+ unique players and up to 18,000 concurrent users. Responsibilities covered player support, real-time moderation, conflict resolution, technical support and anti-cheat enforcement. **Status**: concluded with the network's closure in August 2023.
- **New venture (announced, unnamed)** — a project in the video game industry, currently in development. Details to be announced.

## Education

- [University of Birmingham](https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/) & [Montpellier Business School](https://www.mbs-education.com/) — **Double Master's in International Business Management**, September 2024 — August 2025. Completed simultaneously across the British and French higher-education systems (MBS Programme Grande École), focused on advanced commercial strategy and international management. Diploma: https://mathis-guichard.fr/certifications/UoB_Diploma.pdf
- [University of South Wales](https://www.southwales.ac.uk/) & [Montpellier Business School](https://www.mbs-education.com/) — **Double Bachelor in Business Management**, 2020 — 2023. A dual-continent undergraduate track focused on international business and cross-border commerce. Diplomas: https://mathis-guichard.fr/certifications/UoSW_Diploma.pdf and https://mathis-guichard.fr/certifications/MBS_Diploma.pdf
- [British International School, Phuket](https://www.bisphuket.ac.th/) — **International Baccalaureate**, 2018 — 2020. Subject focus: Business, English Literature & Language, and IT. Diploma: https://mathis-guichard.fr/certifications/IB_Diploma.pdf

## Certifications

- **Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics** — Anthropic, July 2026. ID `s4pazqusti8b`. Covers the engineering of MCP, the open standard connecting AI systems to external tools, data sources and business workflows: protocol architecture, building and deploying production MCP servers, secure integrations, and the data pipelines that let large language models operate reliably inside organizations. [Verify](https://verify.skilljar.com/c/s4pazqusti8b)
- **AI Capabilities and Limitations** — Anthropic, July 2026. ID `g4ebxgunshhy`. The strategic counterpart to the above: capability assessment, failure modes, risk management, change management and the organizational transformation required to deploy AI responsibly. [Verify](https://verify.skilljar.com/c/g4ebxgunshhy)
- **Google Cybersecurity Specialization** — Google, April 2025. ID `B6CJ24LMQ89J`. Threat identification, risk mitigation, network security, incident response, and security tooling including SIEM platforms, Linux, SQL and Python. [Verify](https://www.coursera.org/verify/specialization/B6CJ24LMQ89J)
- **Global Collaboration Certificate** — X-Culture, November 2021. A multi-week international programme delivering a real consulting proposal for a corporate client within a fully distributed, multi-country virtual team. Validates intercultural communication and virtual teamwork.
- **IELTS (International English Language Testing System)** — University of Cambridge assessment ecosystem, March 2021. ID `21FR000765GUIM585A`. Standard two-year validity window (March 2021 — March 2023); the achievement itself remains a permanent, verifiable milestone.

All credentials are listed and verifiable on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathis-guichard/details/certifications/).

## Capabilities

- **Environments & tools**: Windows, Apple, Linux, Microsoft Suite, Adobe Suite, HTML/CSS, Python, Git, TeamSpeak, Vegas Pro, VoiceMeeter, Signal
- **Proficiency**: French & English — fluent; community advocacy — advanced; technical fluency — advanced

## Frequently asked questions

**Who is Mathis Guichard?**
A French, bilingual business development professional based in Bangkok, Thailand. He is Business Development Manager at Akaliko Global, and previously founded Central Nightlife in Cardiff and Mic!ON Animations in France.

**What does he do at Akaliko Global?**
He leads the end-to-end international commercial cycle from the Bangkok HQ: prospecting global customers, qualifying leads, negotiating complex B2B deals, and managing accounts through after-sales support. Akaliko Global specializes in mining component and hydraulic system remanufacturing and supply across 20+ countries.

**Where is he based?**
Bangkok, Thailand. He has previously lived and studied in Thailand, France and the United Kingdom.

**What languages does he speak?**
French and English at native level, plus Spanish. His English is formally certified by IELTS.

**What is his educational background?**
A double Master's in International Business Management (University of Birmingham + Montpellier Business School, 2024–2025), a double Bachelor in Business Management (University of South Wales + Montpellier Business School, 2020–2023), and an International Baccalaureate (British International School, Phuket, 2018–2020).

**What is his experience with AI?**
He holds two Anthropic certifications from July 2026 — Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics, and AI Capabilities and Limitations — covering both the engineering of AI-to-tool integration and the strategic assessment of AI capability and risk. Combined with the Google Cybersecurity Specialization and years of hands-on IT support, this lets him bridge engineering and commercial conversations.

**Is he available for contact?**
Yes — by email at mathis.g@akaliko.global, via his [Akaliko Global contact card](https://contact.akaliko.global/@Guichard), or through [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathis-guichard/).

## Contact & profiles

- [Portfolio](https://mathis-guichard.fr/) — this website, the canonical source
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathis-guichard/) — professional profile and verifiable certification details
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Mathis-Guichard) — code and projects
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/mathis_guichard/) — personal
- [Business contact card](https://contact.akaliko.global/@Guichard) — Akaliko Global (email: mathis.g@akaliko.global)

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- **Last updated**: 2026-09-03