I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. 

Like every other male American of African descent, I had to figure out a way to survive in a world that was designed to slow down my progress to success with marginalizing policies and social ideals.

Luckily, I had wise, strong and determined grandparents that had beat the odds through entrepreneurship to guide me through life.

I was told to have a vision, strong faith and an exceptional work ethic to get ahead in life, so that’s what I did – I committed myself to being a student of life and using the world as my classroom.

The most crucial lesson I have learned to date was about mindset and the importance of focusing on opportunity instead of safety, stability and security if you strive to be ambitious.

At the end of the day, I knew I could follow my grandparents wisdom and progress down a path towards success on my own terms.

Or, I could play it safe and pursue the American Dream while forfeiting my own dream.

I decided to bet on myself and my story continues…