James Stires has experience as a bartender and flight equipment technician. He received an Associate of Science in Athletic Training from San Diego Mesa College in 2016 and served in the United States Marine Corps from 2010 to 2014, where he oversaw maintenance of over 200 pieces of flight equipment per week and organized transportation of over 2,000 personnel across the US and 10 countries. Currently he works as a bartender for Hakkasan Group in San Diego.