The Story So Far
I spent most of my twenties working restaurant shifts while trying to build something online. Blogs, info products, an eBay business, even a live streaming platform for DJs before Twitch existed. Nothing stuck — but each failure taught me something.
The real turning point was a bachelor party in Mexico. I barely had enough money to get there. Watching everyone splash while I counted pesos made something click. I googled "number one city for digital nomads". Chiang Mai came up. I booked a one-way ticket.
I quit my restaurant job, rented a $400/month apartment in Thailand, and locked myself in. Four months of trial and error — until a Canadian guy at a co-working space spotted the flag on my backpack and introduced me to Shopify and Facebook ads. That conversation changed everything.
First store: military backpacks, survival niche. A handful of Instagram influencers. I woke up the morning after launch to $1,000 in overnight sales. From that moment, I was all in.
Two years of dropshipping. Year three, a six-figure store exit. Then Dreamer Designs — a diamond painting brand built from scratch into a category leader, ending in a multi-seven-figure acquisition in 2025. Now it's 2026. New direction, same relentless team.
