Over the past 20 years, I've founded several successful business. I'm passionate about business, creating something from nothing, and helping others to improve their operations.

In 1994, at age 23, I took over a struggling Texaco gas station. Within a few months I turned the business around and soon tripled its gasoline volume. I exited this business in 2006 to focus on other ventures.

An avid car audio enthusiast, I saw a niche that was not being filled in my local market. In 1992, I bought the inventory of a defunct retailer and quickly sold and installed most of it in my parent's garage. On June 6, 1994 I opened what would become my obsession for the next 20 years: Schaffer's Safe & Sound.

The company achieved quick success by providing quality installations of great products. In addition, I built a strong market in pagers and mobile phones. For several years, my company was the largest retailer of wireless devices in a 3 county area.

In 2003, I changed the name to Mobile Edge. Mobile Edge was named one of the top retailers of its kind in the United States every year from 2008-2013. In 2010, we won the Mobile Electronics Retailer of the Year, the highest honor in the industry.

In 2005, I realized that traditional advertising was not working. I began to use online marketing to promote Mobile Edge. This strategy proved very effective and the company began pulling customers from other states. In 2010, I phased out all traditional advertising and the store now relies exclusively on online marketing.

I realized that I could duplicate this for other mobile electronics retailers. In 2013, I launched 1sixty8 media. We handle online marketing, website development and content creation for some of the best retailers in the 12Volt industry. 1sixty8 media consists of a team of industry veterans who have laser focused talents that I bring together to produce best in class websites filled with epic content.

So far, business is good!