I came to America in 1983 with a suitcase, $600, and the belief that my beginning would not define my future. While earning my engineering degree, I worked long nights in the dish room, learning discipline, resilience, and the value of hard work. That mindset carried me into a 28-year corporate career with global companies like Nissan and General Motors, where I rose into senior leadership and managed operations across the U.S., China, and Australia.

After 28 years in corporate world, I made a defining decision: choose ownership over comfort. That decision led to building a beauty empire that expanded to 17 professional salon locations and launched five fitness studios from the ground up.