WHO IS QUINTON
From childhood dreams to present day reality, each milestone shaped the path forward.
Childhood
Quinton was born in Long Island, NY on March 29th, 1999. Soon after his family relocated to Massillon, OH where Quinton would spend the rest of his adolescent life.
Quinton was born in Long Island, NY on March 29th, 1999. Soon after his family relocated to Massillon, OH where Quinton would spend the rest of his adolescent life.
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Quinton Heck's journey began in 1999, born on Long Island in Huntington, New York. At just one year old, his family relocated to Massillon, Ohio, where he would grow up in the very same house, establishing deep roots in the city that shaped his early life. His family started two business that are still alive and well today; The Sangria Stand (a boutique and wine bar) and Downtown Heck's (a taproom).
"Growing up in the same house for 18 years made me very attached. Sometimes it is hard for me to go back because all I see is memories of my siblings and pets; but now they're gone."
High School Athletics
Quinton spent his entire childhood obsessed with sports. Which led to his successful high school career at Canton Central Catholic high school where he letter twice in football, basketball, and baseball.
Quinton spent his entire childhood obsessed with sports. Which led to his successful high school career where he letter twice in football, basketball, and baseball.
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From the young age of six, Quinton's life revolved around athletics, a passion that consumed him through his young age all the way through the years at Canton Central Catholic High School. He was a multi-sport athlete, excelling in football, basketball, and baseball, impressively earning two varsity letters in each sport. A pinnacle achievement came in 2016, when he played a key role in securing a state championship in football for the Central Catholic Crusaders. Yet, even amidst this football success, his true passion and primary talent at the time lay with baseball. He graduated in 2017, keenly poised for the next chapter of his life, ready to tackle challenges both academically and athletically on the baseball diamond.
"Football was awesome because it gave me the feeling I could run through a brick wall. But, baseball was my true passion."
College & Baseball
Quinton attended USMMA from 2017 to 2022. This is where he studied to be a Naval Officer as well as a Merchant Mariner. Quinton's junior year led to great success of the baseball field, pitching the Mariners all the way to a Skyline Conference championship.
Quinton attended USMMA from 2017 to 2022. This is where he began to learn his secret passion for entrepreneur ventures and the need to have freedom in his life.
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Following high school, Quinton earned a $350,000 scholarship and continued his baseball career at the prestigious United States Merchant Marine Academy; one of the five official U.S. academies. With this came Quinton's promise to serve his country after his graduation. While the rigorous program typically lasts four years, Quinton's tenure extended to five. This additional year was a direct result of his burgeoning entrepreneurial passions, which slowly began to overshadow his academic focus, causing his grades to slip. Despite these academic shifts, his main passion at the time was to play baseball. Quinton played all five years at the academy, contributing to his team's success, including a Skyline Conference championship in 2021 during his junior year. However, his aspirations for a professional baseball career were abruptly curtailed when he tore his UCL during his senior year.
"I was a pitcher, and an alright one. I had aspirations to play afterwards until I tore my UCL my senior year. That dream went out the window pretty quickly."
Entrepreneurship
Quinton's internal fire for financial freedom and entrepreneurship began in college after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. His endless failed attempts of small business' led to more and more knowledge.
Quinton attended USMMA from 2017 to 2022. This is where he began to learn his secret passion for entrepreneur ventures and the need to have freedom in his life.
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It was during his college years that Quinton's entrepreneurial spirit truly ignited. It all began with a "modest" venture of selling nicotine vaporizers, establishing "A1 Vapes" which, despite its humble $16 profit, saw him traveling from vape store to vape store in New York, attempting to sell wholesale. This early taste of business quickly evolved into dropshipping. After navigating the challenges of multiple failed stores, he eventually found a measure of success, making "decent money." In 2019, he launched his YouTube channel, though initially, it was a casual pursuit. With disagreement between Quinton and his partner towards the end of college, a "brick wall" brought down on his dropshipping motivation. That's when he found Fiverr. Quinton liked that Fiverr was a guaranteed stream of revenue directly related to his quality of work while dropshipping was a lot more ups and downs. Without Quinton even realizing at the time, he was subconsciously training himself to be a succesful youtuber. Fiverr taught him graphics and video editing, dropshipping taught him marketing and sales, and baseball taught him grit; all things needed to be successful in the youtuber space.
"All the time I didn't take it serious. I just wanted to be like David Dobrik and post funny vids but all the time my main focus was baseball and dropshipping."
Entrepreneurship
Quinton's internal fire for financial freedom and entrepreneurship began in college after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. His endless failed attempts of small business' led to more and more knowledge.
He began his Maritime career aboard the M/V Garden State and sailed as an engineering officer. Directly after he would be hired by Hornbeck Offshore Services to continue his marine engineering career.
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It was during his college years that Quinton's entrepreneurial spirit truly ignited. It all began with a "modest" venture of selling nicotine vaporizers, establishing "A1 Vapes" which, despite its humble $16 profit, saw him traveling from vape store to vape store in New York, attempting to sell wholesale. This early taste of business quickly evolved into dropshipping. After navigating the challenges of multiple failed stores, he eventually found a measure of success, making "decent money." In 2019, he launched his YouTube channel, though initially, it was a casual pursuit. With disagreement between Quinton and his partner towards the end of college, a "brick wall" brought down on his dropshipping motivation. That's when he found Fiverr. Quinton liked that Fiverr was a guaranteed stream of revenue directly related to his quality of work while dropshipping was a lot more ups and downs. Without Quinton even realizing at the time, he was subconsciously training himself to be a succesful youtuber. Fiverr taught him graphics and video editing, dropshipping taught him marketing and sales, and baseball taught him grit; all things needed to be successful in the youtuber space.
"At the time I didn't take it serious. I just wanted to be like David Dobrik and post funny vids but all the time my main focus was baseball and dropshipping."
Navy Commission & Employment
Quinton graduated from the united States Merchant marine Academy in June of 2022, commissioning him in the US Navy as an officer and giving him an Unlimited License as a Third Assistant Engineer.
While Quinton explored his curiosity in business ventures, his main passion still continued to be baseball. He led his team to a conference championship in 2021 as a starting pitcher. Unfortunately, Quinton tore his UCL his senior year and put a abrupt atop to his baseball career. His plan for playing baseball after college was gone in the snap of a finger (or elbow).
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Upon graduating from USMMA, Quinton was commissioned as an officer in the Navy and began his merchant marine career. He spent six months as a waterfront engineer, contracted by The McHenry Management Group assisting Fincantieri Marine Group in Marinette WI, contributing to the design and build of Navy ships, including the LCS, MMSC, and FFG. This was followed by a 30-day deep-sea assignment on an oil tanker, the M/V Garden State, employed through Crowley Shipping. He then continued his career at Hornbeck Offshore Services as a Third Assistant Engineering Officer aboard the "best boat in the fleet," the HOS Strongline; later upgrading to his Second Assistant Engineering license on the same vessel. Quinton spent two years with Hornbeck until he was called by a past friend; The McHenry Management Group, offering him a job as a Project Engineer that was too good to turn down. Currently, he works for TMMG as a Senior Project Engineer assisting FMM in the design and build of the Navy's new FFGs. He continues to serve the U.S. yearly with his Navy reserve obligations as a LTJG.
"I like my job and it's cool to tell people what I do. When people ask what I do all I have to say is I build ships."
YouTube Success
Since 2019 Quinton has been chasing the dream of financial freedom. After many years of searching and experimenting with numerous entrepreneurship journeys, he has realized that Youtube is where he belongs.
Quinton graduated in 2022 and was sworn into the US Navy as an officer. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering. Quinton graduated with his family and his long term girlfriend Logan by his side. The two would then take there lives down to Charleston SC, where they would begin to dig their own roots.
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This inherent drive for freedom has been a constant throughout Quinton's life, often leading him down unconventional paths. While Fiverr provided a reliable side income stream for a few years, it ultimately didn't satisfy his deeper ambition. This yearning for true independence culminated on November 14th, 2022, a day he remembers vividly, when he invested $800 in podcast gear and committed to taking his YouTube channel seriously. Since then, he has been relentlessly building his online presence. In 2024, he further diversified, launching QUSE Cars, a TURO business that has grown to four vehicles, with his experiences openly shared on his channel.
Quinton reveals he's gotten in trouble many times throughout life for worrying about what entrepreneurship path he could take next. In 8th grade he got yelled at for printing money, he failed classes at USMMA and got set back due to late nights focusing on dropshipping and Facebook advertising, got yelled at in Steam Motors I class for reading an Airbnb book during lab, and recently got in trouble at Hornbeck for managing his TURO car rental business, QUSE Cars, on the job. His entrepreneurial spirit has consistently pushed boundaries, but it is because of that he was able to get where he is today.
"I don't want to make it seem like I am always on the grind but I have gotten in trouble numerous times for having my mind elsewhere throughout life."
Present Day
Quinton spends his off time at home with his wife Logan. They spend their time together traveling the globe, building their individual business's, and growing together not only as husband and wife; but as best friends since middle school.
Quinton spends his time off the vessel at home with his Fiancé Logan. They spend their time together traveling the globe, building their individual business's, and growing together.