The Blueprint of a Self-Made Strategist:
A Narrative Autobiography
Born with roots in Southern California and now calling the vibrant energy of Nashville home, my life has always been defined by transitions, grit, and the relentless pursuit of building something lasting from the ground up. I’ve always believed that success isn't handed over—it is engineered through focus, strategy, and an unshakeable standard of self-discipline.
Roots, Tragedy, and Resilience
My story began in 1991, moving between the brief peace of Lake Elsinore and the heavy, distinct realities of South Central Los Angeles. Growing up with my older sister, our early childhood was shaped by a family navigating intense, systemic pressures.
My mother’s side, led by my grandfather—a preacher—was rooted in the church. My father’s side possessed raw, artistic trade talent but had to rely on manual labor in an era before the internet and free information.
Both sides of my family tree were facing systemic barriers and racial discrimination that limited their education and spiraled many into deep, generational depression and addiction.
Layered over this was my father’s service as a United States Marine Corps Reservist(USMCR). In the year 2000, our family suffered an unimaginable tragedy when my mother gave birth to a son (my long lost younger brother) who was born deformed and put on life support systems, passed away at the hospital. My little brother was a gulf-war-baby-victim, a devastating consequence of TOXIC EXPOSURES and VACCINES my father received during new active deployments to the middle-east, Iraq, Kuwait, Persian Gulf War, during the George Bush Jr. presidency.
Navigating that profound grief alongside my parents’ divorce in 2001, forced me to grow up fast. Resentment grew in my father's absence, and the instability took a heavy toll on my education. Several years pass with me switching from my mom's house(grandmas house) to my dad's house and eventually I make it to the end of high school with some advanced college credits. By 2009, on the cusp of graduation, I dropped out of high school with some college credits and ran away to my mom's to continue community college. I studied music, recording arts and guitar, classical guitar.
The Evolution of the Hustle
With no diploma and survival on the line, I received my GED certificate, I realized that information and self-education were my only way out.
As medical marijuana was beginning to emerge, I researched the laws, got my medical card, and taught my mom the actual science of the plant.
Together with my mom, my sister, and my sister's boyfriend, we stepped into the early medical cannabis market, growing and selling to get by.
But we knew we needed a transition.
We shifted our focus to a different kind of hustle, handcrafting piñata products and selling piggy banks on weekends at Venice Beach, grinding side-by-side to build a sustainable path.
Years later, after my sister broke up with her boyfriend, we reached a turning point. We needed a stable environment to truly scale.
Despite my dad’s strict, anti-weed stance, we made the decision to move the business to his place.
This move allowed us—me, my sister, and my dad—to put the past behind us, reconcile, and leverage the internet to transition my mom’s traditional piñata storefront into a massive online operation.
The Present:
Business, Discipline, and Art
Before dropping out of high school, I took 2 years of architectural design and ComputerAidedDrafting classes in advanced placement programs to get college credits early. I was expected to graduate around 2009.
Even though I left school, those classes taught me how to look at the world through blueprints—how to visualize a structure and build it from the ground up. That blueprint mind is how I operate today.
On any given day, you can find me operating at the intersection of business, discipline, and creative expression:
The Business:
Professionally, I channel my entrepreneurial drive into real estate as the founder of Matrix Acquisitions Group, where I specialize in finding off-market opportunities and connecting people with properties.
The Discipline:
I carry a powerful "military persona" inherited from my father's service. This quiet focus and respect for structure carry directly over into weightlifting and bodybuilding, which serve as my daily anchors of mental clarity and dedication.
The Art:
Creativity remains my vital outlet. When I am not analyzing market trends or training, I immerse myself in the digital arts, composing conceptual music and creating visual art centered around grand, atmospheric themes.
I didn't have a conventional path. But learning to read the market, educate myself when no one else would, and build businesses from scratch made me the strategist I am today.
Guided by the work ethic of my family and the resilience forged through tragedy, I do believe that if you have the right foundation, you can engineer success in any market, and in any medium.
JSHRz
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