I grew up in rural South Africa on a farm in the "middle of no where" where learned how to be self-sufficient and how to make things work with limited resources.

  After graduating from Union High School in Graaff-Reinett, South Africa I studied Mechanical, Electrical and Motor Vehicle Engineering at the Port Elizabeth Technical College.

  I graduated in 1991 from and then started CR Enterpises -  selling Industrial and Automotive supplies - in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Over the next 6 years I grew the business to over 200 customers and sold it in 1997.

  In 1997 I moved to the USA to train with the World Campion barefoot waterskier, Ron Scarpa, for 10 months. In 1998 I moved to Charlotte NC and have been in Sales since then.

  Presently living in Charlotte, North Carolina, I am a proud father of two wonderful boys, a licensed Real Estate Broker, owner of CLT Gutterglove,  CLT Home Improvements, partner in Backyard Creative Solutions and Private Pilot.