My Story
Turning Point
In November 2018, my life took a pivotal turn. After years of depending on my mother’s financial support, she challenged me to take responsibility and begin creating my own income. From that point on, I embraced independence, which sparked my journey into entrepreneurship and personal growth.
Bootstrapping with FiveM
Determined to build something for myself, I turned to the one thing I loved gaming. I was heavily involved in FiveM, a Grand Theft Auto role playing community, where I had always paid others to host servers. With nothing left to fall back on, I proposed my mother for an investment. To my surprise, she agreed. I used that capital to purchase two dedicated gaming servers, and soon after, I started reselling server slots to friends. By the end of the first month, I had sold more than 47 slots proof that I could turn my passion into something real.
Century Hosting & Leadership
That early success motivated me to expand by acquiring smaller hosting companies, including Frost Hosting, Fallen Peak, Bay Shore, IBO, and Colo Hosting. I built a network by hiring the original owners to help manage operations, transforming what began as a gaming side project into Century Hosting and later Century Host. In my first executive role as Chief Executive Officer, I scaled the company into a recognized brand within the hosting industry. This growth opened doors to new partnerships and leadership opportunities, including serving as a Board Member at CenturyLink and taking on the role of Chief Operations Officer at IBL, where I honed expertise in organizational development, data analysis, and strategic leadership.
Fleet & Real Estate
By the time I was 19, I had stepped into an entirely new space: the automotive world. I bought three cars and started renting them out on Turo, not knowing just how big it could become. That one choice grew into something far larger I now oversee a fleet of 68 vehicles. At the same time, I dove into real estate, building a portfolio of nearly 40 Airbnb properties, 37 of which are arbitraged. These ventures showed me the power of diversification and the need for resilience. When one of my vehicles was totaled in 2022, it could have been a major setback but instead, it became a lesson in adapting, rebuilding, and coming back stronger.
FX & Crypto
In 2023, I pushed myself into an entirely new arena: the foreign exchange markets. Trading currencies opened my eyes to the global economy and forced me to sharpen discipline, risk management, and decision making, often using tools like Python to break down the data. Around that same time, I became an Ambassador with BBlack.IO, helping to grow it's presence in cryptocurrency, recruitment, and international brand strategy. It was another step in my journey of constantly challenging myself to grow and expand into new industries.
Learning While Building
Through everything I’ve built, education has remained at the heart of my journey. I earned my BS in Business Management, started studying administration at UCLA, and later continued my studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Today, I’m in school for law and flight aviation while also working toward my pilot’s license all while balancing my businesses and traveling between New York, Massachusetts, and California. For me, learning has never stopped, it’s the foundation that keeps me growing.
Principle
What started as two servers and a bold risk at 16 has turned into a journey shaped by innovation, resilience, and vision. From hosting to cars, from real estate to global markets, I’ve learned that every setback carries a lesson and each lesson gives us chance to adapt, diversify, and rise even higher. Recently, I went through one of the most difficult chapters of my life a breakup that left me questioning everything. Instead of letting it define me, I chose to rebuild. Through self reflection and determination, I began creating a new version of myself. Out of that struggle came ClearView the world’s first application designed to help people with vision impairments see and operate their phones more clearly. By dynamically adjusting how a phone renders its pixels to match a user’s prescription, ClearView makes digital content accessible in a way never before imagined. I want to thank my ex, Ryan Martinez, for his contributions to getting to this journey. While things didn't work out it shows me setbacks can propel us to rise even higher. From heartbreak came innovation, and now, I’m moving forward stronger than ever.
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