My Story
I grew up in Franklin Furnace, Ohio, a very small town with just around 1,500 people. As one of seven siblings — five brothers and one sister — I went to Green Local School District. Sports were everything. Basketball and football were not just hobbies, they were identity, and I earned All State honors in basketball. But even while chasing wins on the court, I always had one thing clear in my mind: I wanted to make money.
After high school, I was pushed toward barbering because my dad was a barber and owned a barber shop in Willardburg, Ohio. Following in his footsteps, I went to barber school and started my first career cutting hair.
In 2020, I posted a random skit video on TikTok, and within 24 hours it exploded. It got 10 million views, which led to more viral skits, and by the end of the month I had grown my account to about 230,000 followers. TikTok was not monetizable then, so I returned to the barber chair. But the spark for digital growth never left.
By 2023, that spark turned into fire. I hit the road during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, selling bracelets as a traveling vendor with my best friend. That experience taught me a huge lesson in sales: just because I would not buy something does not mean no one else will. There is a market out there for almost anything, and as long as you know how to sell it, you can make money.
Then in early 2024, I saw TikTok Shop emerging, knew it was the future of e-commerce, and a few months later co-founded TikTok Titans. Ever since, we have been scaling creators and brands to entirely new levels.