[1] West attended Danville Area Community College on a Basketball scholarship where he majored in Business.
In 2009, West started working as an art teacher at the Keenan Stahl Boys and Girls Club.
This sparked his entrepreneurial venture, Gifted Custom Art, which he operated with his longtime friend, Kelly Hipskind.
[2] West and Hipskind put the company on pause citing demand and product turnaround issues.
[2] West is the CEO and Founder of West Innovations who has serviced 175 sip and paint studios and companies across the United States, including Storie Brush, Wine and Canvas, and Canvas and Cocktails, with his custom "paint-by-number" technology.