HELLO I AM KENNETH JONES AND MY STORY STARTS IN 2014, WHEN I WANTED TO STOP SMOKING CIGS AND I FOUND OUT ABOUT VAPING. I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO SHOW ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND HELP THEM QUIT AS WELL. I DECIDED THAT I ENJOYED HELPING PEOPLE MAKE THE SWITCH. SO I GOT A 2nd FULL TIME JOB AND FOR 1 YEAR I WORKED 2 FULL TIME JOBS EVERYDAY AND SAVED ALL I COULD SAVE TO OPEN MY VERY OWN SHOP IN FREMONT OHIO IN 2015! I WAS SO HONORED TO BE HELPING SO MANY PEOPLE, I BEGAN MIXING AND MAKING JUICE THAT WAS FOR MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I THEN STARTED SELLING IT TO CUSTOMERS AND THEY LOVED IT. I ALSO STARTED COLLECTING HIGH END MECH MOD TUBES AND DECIDED I WANTED TO START MACHINING MY OWN. WELL I STARTED TALKING TO OTHER COMPANIES THAT WERE ALREADY MAKING MODS. ASKING THEM IF THEY WOULD HELP ME BY GETTING ME IN CONTACT WITH THEIR MANUFACTURERS, SO THAT I COULD HAVE MY OWN DESIGNS MADE. UNFORTUNATELY NOBODY WANTED TO HELP ADD A NEW MOD MAKER, SO I KEPT ON SEARCHING. THEN I FINALLY CAUGHT A BREAK. IN 2018 ARIEL PAXTON SAID HEY BRO ILL SEND YOUR DESIGN TO MY MANUFACTURER IN CHINA AND YOU WILL BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY. THAT WAS VERY EXCITING FOR MY DREAM TO FINALLY START COMING TO LIFE! WE SOLD OUT ALL OF OUR MODS IN JUST A FEW MONTHS. WE HAD A LOT OF HATE FROM THE INDUSTRY BUT THAT DIDNT STOP ME. I CONTINUED LOOKING FOR A SHOP IN THE USA WHO WOULD MANUFACTURE MY MOD DESIGNES. IN 2019 I MET WITH A COMPANY IN FINDLAY OHIO. WHERE I MET ROB. HE BROUGHT ME IN TO SPEAK TO THE COMPANY HE WORKED FOR. THEY THEN FIRED HIM AFTER OUR MEETING. ONE MONTH LATER HE REACHED TO ME AND SAID I WANT TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR DREAM COME TRUE. SO HE AFTER 20 YEARS OF SELLING MACHINES STARTED CONTACTING LOCAL MACHINE SHOPS, THAT HE WAS ON GOOD STANDINGS WITH. WE STARTED DOING INTERVIEWS AND MEETINGS. I AGREED TO GO WITH A SMALL COMPANY OUT OF MAUMEE FIRST. THEY TOTALLY FAILED ME. THE COMPANY TRIED TAKING MY CAD, TRIED TO MAKE CHANGES AND CHARGED ME MORE AND MORE MONEY. IN THE END WE HAD NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT EXCEPT A HURT BANK ACCOUNT AND MANY HEADACHES. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER ROB CALLED ME AND SAID HEY I HAVE ANOTHER OPTION FOR YOU. SO WE WENT TO YET ANOTHER SHOP IN TOLEDO OHIO! THEY ARE THEE MOST AMAZING SHOP IVE EVER WALKED INTO. THEY ARE A SMALL FAMILY OWNED SHOP BUT IT FELT RIGHT. THE OWNER IS HANDS ON, THE MACHINING ENGINEERS AND PROGRAM ENGINEERS ALL ARE LIKE FAMILY NOW. IM VERY GREATFUL FOR MEETING THEM. ONE MONTH LATER WE HAD OUR PROTOS AND THEN THREE WEEKS LATER WE HAVE OUR MODS COMPLETED! I GOT TO COME IN AND HELP AND GO OVER EVERY PART AND INSPECT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES ON THE FLY THAT WE DIDNT ACCOUNT FOR WHEN JUST HAVING THE CAD AND PRODUCING THE PROTO! SO FINALY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS WE ARE FINALLY LIVING OUR AMERICAN DREAM OF MANUFACTURING OUR DESIGNS IN THE USA, IN TOLEDO OHIO LESS THAN AN HOUR FROM MY HOMETOWN AND EVEN BETTER THAN THAT HAVE BUILT SOME AMAZING RELATIONSHIPS ALONG THE WAY WITH PEOPLE I LIKE TO CALL FAMILY! TO SUMMARIZE ALL THIS I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT FROM BEGINNING TO PRESENT. EVEN THE HURDLES OF LIFE THAT WERE THROWN AT ME LIKE MY DAUGHTER PASSING AWAY FROM MALPRACTICE IN APRIL 2016! I THOUGHT I WAS DONE AND MY LIFE PRETTY MUCH STOPPED FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I EVENTUALLY IN MARCH 2017 WAS ABLE TO GET BACK TO WORK AND I BUCKLED DOWN AND WORKED EVEN HARDER TO OVERCOME THE HURDLES. VAPING HAS CHANGED MY LIFE BY OFFERING ME A CAREER I GREATLY ENJOY ITS MADE ME MUCH HEALTHIER THAN WHEN I SMOKED AND OFFERED ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND WAY MORE TIME WITH MY OTHER CHILDREN WHO ARE MY BIGGEST SUPPORTERS! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS TOUCHED MY LIFE AND BEEN APART OF MY DREAM FRIEND OR FOE YOU'VE PUSHED ME TO DO BETTER AND BETTER EACH AND EVERY DAY!