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.
During his martial arts career and after winning several mixed martial arts tournaments, he founded and sold his first U.S.-based technology company Icom.com at the height of the Dot-com bubble in 1998, which positioned him as one of the original Internet pioneers. He then invested in other tech and real estate companies and got involved with film making in Los Angeles in early 2004, when he was approached by an independent filmmaker.