About The Start Academy

The Promise That Started Everything

When my father lost his job, our family found ourselves homeless for a time. Eventually, with the help of relatives, we managed to get an apartment. But in that moment of crisis, I realized something profound: my father had nothing to his name except the job that he ultimately lost.

That realization changed everything. I promised myself that I would make the best effort to ensure all of this would work out, even if things were tough on my end. I couldn't let what happened to my family happen again—not to us, and not to anyone else.

The Breaking Moment

The moment that genuinely hit me—that truly broke through—was when I saw my father standing next to a fortune telling machine. This was a machine he used to condemn due to religious considerations. Yet there he was, looking for answers, looking for hope.

In that moment, I saw my father's face reflected in everyone's facial features. I saw the desperation, the need for something more, the longing for opportunity. That's when I knew I had to do something to change it—to help people work and do something meaningful, at least.

I couldn't stand by and watch people struggle without the tools or knowledge to build something for themselves. Everyone deserved a chance to create their own security, their own future.

Finding My Passion Through Business

I found my passion through business after starting a clothing brand with a friend who was also a widely recognized rapper. That experience taught me what real entrepreneurship looked like—not theory, but actual practice. I learned how to build, market, and run a real business.

But the most important lesson wasn't just about running a business—it was about the power of knowledge and mentorship. I had to learn everything the hard way, without support, without guidance, with everything paid for out of pocket.

I realized that entrepreneurship should be taught in practice mode, not academic mode. Through real experience, not theory. That's when I knew I had to share what I learned with others.

From Teaching to Transformation

I took that knowledge and started teaching people. I even replaced our school's entrepreneurship curriculum because the existing one taught outdated, unengaging content that had no connection to real entrepreneurship.

Ever since then, I've never stopped. The Start Academy has grown to sizes of literal countries, reaching students across borders and creating opportunities where none existed before.

But the purpose remains the same: to ensure that people never have to face what my family faced—to give them the tools, the knowledge, and the support to build something of their own. To help them work and do something meaningful, to create their own security and future.