James Filbird was born in San Diego, California. He grew up in Orange County, where he lived most of his adult life in California. Filbird attended Orange Coast College and obtained a degree in International Business. With over 30 years of experience in marketing and business development. Filbird is passionate about business development, creative projects, health, fitness, and living a fulfilled life.By 2000 Filbird set out on a journey to makeover his lifestyle by visiting China in 2002 for a business trip-cation. Again in 2004, he traveled to China, thus sealing his desire to move to China. By 2006, Filbird packed his bags flying onto a whirlwind journey of over 7,000 miles to Shenzhen, China. His quest to experience a new culture, expand his horizons, where he'd ultimately seek out a purposeful life he loved. Filbird traveled to every major city in China, where he intimately experienced the country, its people, and his appreciation for the Chinese culture.Filbird has 25 years of experience as a; model, actor, public speaker, and serial entrepreneur. Professionally, he has been a financial advisor for retired investors. He founded the first virtual pet adoption toy company. He co-founded Turing Robotics Industries, integrative blockchain technology into a smartphone operating system. The former co-founder of VapeEze Inc, an American premium e-cigarette company. Filbird is the CMO of DDEX, a DAO Decentralized Exchange, a cryptocurrency project based in Malaysia. Filbird's philosophy resonates with the Ancient Chinese proverb, "opportunities don't just happen, you create them." Taking this to heart, that is what Filbird did. He manifested stardom in entertainment when he got a supporting role as General Douglas MacArthur in the blockbuster Battle at Lake Changjin. The biggest-budgeted Chinese film ever made, boasting a production budget of $200 million, is heading to the 2021 Cannes Marche du Film, due out August 2021. The film is a Korean War epic is co-directed by A-list Chinese filmmakers Chen Kaige, Hark Tsui, and Dante Lam. The film's leading actors, Wu Jing of Wolf Warrior 2 Fame, and Jackson Yee of the Oscar-nominated, Better Days.What we know is Filbird has spread his wings soaring higher to new heights! The word is he landed a lead role in a sequel to the blockbuster film Wandering Earth, filming set to begin October 2021. Show less «