Martial Arts has been an integral part of my life and the reason for my success.  I came from Ukraine with $50 and a violin.  I didn't speak English and only knew how to play multiple musical instruments and chess.  A few years later, I started studying computers and ended up at MIT in 1997, graduating with a few degrees in CS.  Later I joined CarGurus.com when the team size was 2.  We built it to be a successful public company that it is today.

All throughout my life I trained in Martial Arts and I consider that education more valuable than all of my colleges put together, including MIT.  Today I teach Martial Arts because I believe it's the most powerful and profound tool people can use to transform any part of their lives, if only they had the desire and the will to do so.