Phillip Gee: Martial Arts Meets Business
Phillip Gee, co-founder and CEO of Wedge Networksand a world-class martial artistbrings Olympic competitiveness to wireless networking
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For me, work is about the challenge. I'm passionate about innovation and doing the impossible.
I was born in Canada, but my parents sent me to the U.S. to stay with my grandfather when I was a year old. We lived with three Shaolin monks in San Francisco. They trained me in a form of martial arts they had created. The monks didn't believe in competition, but I was curious. I learned tae kwon do and won my first tournament when I was 14. I was hooked.