While working on his martial arts career and after winning several mixed martial arts tournaments, he successfully built and sold his first U.S.-based technology company Icom.com at the pinnacle of the Dot-com bubble in 1998, a move that made him one of the original Internet pioneers. He subsequently began investing into other technology and real estate companies and became involved with film making in Los Angeles in early 2004, when he was approached by an independent filmmaker.
While working on his martial arts career and after winning several mixed martial arts tournaments, he successfully established and sold his first U.S.-based technology company Icom.com at the peak of the Dot-com bubble in 1998, a move that made him one of the original Internet pioneers. He subsequently invested in other technology and real estate companies and became involved with film making in Los Angeles in early 2004, when he was approached by an independent filmmaker.