Quick Bio
Born on May 8, 1983 and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – a city most famous for Harley motorcycles and Miller beer. I attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
Personal Highlights
- Started my 1st business with my brother in Russia in 2010
- Graduated from UW-Madison in 2007
- MVP and Captain of South Milwaukee High School Volleyball team
- Graduate of Cisco Networking Academy
Fun Facts
- Nicknames: Jake the Snake (former WWF wrestler), O.J. (Other Jake – I once lived with 2 other Jacobs)
- Have lived in 3 countries: United States, Russia, and Brazil
- I once was suspended from high school for having cracked the administrator password for the school’s computer lab and having mp3’s on school computers
- I programmed a game for the TI-86 calculator in high school to help my fellow classmates waste time not using their calculators for doing calculus problems
- I once was taken off a train in Belarus traveling from St Petersburg to Ukraine due to the fact that I didn’t have a transit visa
Favorite Music
- Jay-Z
- Tupac
- Biggie
- Lil Wayne
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Amon Tobin
- Atmosphere
- Eminem
- Paul Oakenfold
- Ludacris
- Nas
- The Game
- Snoop Dogg
- DJ Shadow
- Cut Chemist
- Paul Van Dyk
- RJD2
- Chamillionaire
- Beach Boys
- Bob Marley
- Jimi Hendrix
- Dilated Peoples
- Green Day
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Kanye West
- The Offspring
- Metallica
Favorite Movies
- Dumb and Dumber
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Pulp Fiction
- Sideways
- The Matrix
- The Lord of the Rings
- James Bond (best ones are with Sean Connery)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- The Truman Show
- Goodfellas
- Demolition Man
- Friday the 13th: Jason takes Manhattan
- Terminator 2
- Short Circuit
- Austin Powers
- Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
- X-Men
- Up
- Prestige
- The Hangover
- Forrest Gump
- Batman Begins
- The Blair Witch Project
- Mission Impossible
- Cool Hand Luke
Favorite Comedians
- George Carlin
- Dave Chappelle
- Russell Peters
- Will Ferrell
- Adam Sandler