Aloha, from Hawaii
I started my career doing what most founders do. Pouring everything I had into building companies one at a time. Long hours. Constant decisions. Being the glue that held it all together.
Today, I live in Hawaii with my wife and daughter, where I run 6 companies and invest in many others from afar. My passion is designing systems and tools that allow companies to run without their founders trapped inside them.
If you want to skip the 8 years of school and the 15 years of real-world lessons it took me to help build multiple companies from zero to 10-figure revenue and beyond, you’re exactly where you should be.
This is about building businesses that create freedom, not replace your life.
Guerrilla Tags ID Systems
Founded & Sold in a Successful Exit
Guerrilla Tags ID Systems was my first real leap into entrepreneurship. I started the business on nights and weekends while working a corporate job, testing the waters and learning fast. Within 6 months, the momentum was undeniable, and I went all in full-time.
Just 2 years later, I successfully sold the company. I planned to take 6 months off to relax and enjoy the exit. That plan lasted exactly 2 weeks. Like any true entrepreneur, I was already building the next company shortly after the ink on the deal had dried.
Teslyne
Founded & Failed. Or, in other words, "An expensive education."Â
Teslyne was my attempt to challenge Uber and Lyft before they became unstoppable. I founded an all-electric ride-sharing platform, paid drivers as employees, and delivered a product customers genuinely loved. The app was impressive, and our riders were loyal. On paper, it made sense.
Reality hit fast, though. Competing with venture-backed giants raising capital at warp speed is a different game. While we built a responsible business, they played to win at all costs.
TerraSlate Inc
Founded & Growing Past $40M
TerraSlate started in my college apartment with a simple idea and no safety net. I bootstrapped the company from day one, doing everything myself, and learned faster than ever. What began as a scrappy experiment turned into a real business with real customers and real momentum.
Today, TerraSlate has grown to over $40M in sales, serving the US military, NASA, and global hospitality brands, without outside capital and with no slowing down in sight. It is proof that durable systems, disciplined execution, and long-term thinking still wins in a world obsessed with shortcuts.
Windward Equity, LLC
Founded with Over $50M in Assets
Windward Equity is where I invest in post-revenue businesses that are already working and ready to scale. The focus is on companies using technology, AI, and automation to operate smarter, renewable energy to power the future, and infrastructure financing that creates durable, long-term impact.
I back founders who are not chasing hype, but building real solutions to meaningful problems. These are businesses with traction, discipline, and the potential to change the world for the better through efficiency, sustainability, and thoughtful execution.
Windward Equity exists at the intersection of capital and capability, investing in companies built to last and designed to move the world forward.
