My story
From grinding ranked ladders to building performance machines — the throughline is learning that work compounds.
Age 13
I was addicted to Valorant and League, and couldn't have cared less about school. My parents forced straight A's, so my grades held up. I never understood working hard — talented hard workers beat normal hard workers anyway.
Age 14
I watched Hajime no Ippo, an anime about boxing. For the first time I actually believed hard work could yield the results I wanted. I started boxing — and started trying in school.
Age 15
I kept training and loaded up on harder classes. Balancing the workload with daily training left me on under six hours of sleep a night. I won my first state tournament.
Age 16
I got obsessed with motorsports and the intricacies of F1 engineering. I won my second state title and founded Formula Theory and Automotive Design (FTAD), a motorsports-inspired robotics competition. That spring, I tore my ACL playing volleyball.
Age 17
Off the mat, I became a mentor and assistant coach for my teammates. I went all-in on FTAD and startup culture, hitting networking events where I met notable VCs and founders. My FTAD portfolio landed me an internship at a deftech startup — and I fell in love with the scrappy, inventive world of defense tech.
Age 18
I'm meeting as many people as I can and genuinely trying to gain and apply knowledge toward one thing: building the next generation of performance machines.