He started training in martial arts under three time world kickboxing champion Jim Boucher in Belleville, Illinois.

He graduated from Southern Illinois University with a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems.

In 2015, he earned the doctor of philosophy (PhD) in Organizational Psychology from Walden University (Minneapolis, MN).

In 2021, he graduated from Harvard University with a Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies in Journalism.

organizations in the world (IBM, Microsoft and Dell) with a focus on enabling technologies that support the virtual workforce.