I am an award-winning, 11-year military veteran with a diverse background in the entertainment industry. I have worked as a recording artist, producer, writer, engineer, and digital marketer. I was born in Florida and raised on a farm, where I helped care for cows, pigs, and chickens. After joining the US Navy at 17, I served as a radar operator for 11 years.

Following my military service, I became a partner in a recording studio in San Diego and was signed as an artist on Solar/Deemo Records. I was awarded the San Diego Music Award in 1999 and by BET in 2000. That same year, I started as the first online Program Director for Urban Network Magazine's Digital Radio Station, where I helped launch the careers of several successful artists.

In 2004, I was introduced to virtual reality and started creating virtual environments for both fun and business.

I am now an international speaker and educator with ties to the music, film, and sports industries. I have served as the head of entertainment for the American Basketball Association (ABA) and was promoted to VP for 10 years. I currently serve as Senior Advisor to the CEO of the ABA and an executive of the league's venue building program "ASRG".

My company, Swade Soul, is a consulting technology entertainment portal and hosts a podcast on Spotify called the "Swade Soul Show". I have also been designing and creating NFT marketplaces for years through my company "I do NFTs".

I am currently consulting on several cryptocurrency and NFT projects and have managed the design of NFTs for the ABA, Grammy artist Anthony Hamilton, and celebrity photographer Marc Serota. I am also the Project Coordinator of "Bertram Village", a new township being built on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas