I was introduced to marketing as a young kid from McDonald's as a child actor, and became a principle-lead from 1989-1993. Working with McDonald's introduced me into their branding practices while being utilized in their marketing campaigns. After High School, I was given an opportunity to work with Seagram's wine cooler in there rebranding process; and it lead me to working with Snapple/7Up/RC Cola companies in Orange, CA with the marketing and merchandising team. When Dr. Pepper bought 7Up/RC bottling company and took the marketing to an outside firm, and during that time, computer graphics was emerging in that industry. Therefore, I went back to school to study graphics design and started my own marketing, and printing business called Vivid FX. We help created smaller brands in the action sports industry such as American Youth Clothing, Live Skateboards, Oneshot Sports, and LBZ. Over the years, we've accumulated print work for major clients like Guess, Ames Bros, Alpinestars, and Obey.In 2006, I worked with a makeup artist to create a brand of cosmetics which was called Addiction Cosmetics, and opened a retail store in Downtown Huntington Beach, CA. In addition, we expanded our retail spaces to other locations such as Melrose in Los Angeles, CA. In 2009, we partnered with Seacliff Laboratories for complete rebranding, sourcing, and packaging. I became a silent partner and moved to Lake Havasu, AZ to semi-retire, but the environment sparked my universal brand concept called HAVABLAST. The Havablast concept grew and opened up avenues to licensing products, services, and entertainment.