William was born and grew up in and around Raleigh, North Carolina. He found an interest in martial arts at an early age and that love for Asian martial arts eventually led him to accept a scholarship to the Taekwondo department at a small college in South Korea in 2004.
William continues to reside in Daegu, South Korea where he is employed as an English Language instructor at several elementary schools and a university. He has a passion for scuba diving and he uses this passion to remove underwater debris on a regular basis from the eastern shores and inspire and students and the general public about the issue of marine debris.