1:16Entrepreneur · Investor · Speaker · Host of GĀM Changers
A one-way ticket to Vietnam.
A movement for Southeast Asia.
Uniting and inspiring the next generation by building a movement for Southeast Asia, led by Vietnam.
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I’m not here to play the GĀM,
I’m here to change the GĀM.
TK NGUYEN’S JOURNEY
Born between two worlds, TK Nguyen’s journey is shaped by immigrant roots, cultural curiosity, and a lifelong drive to turn ambition into opportunity.
USA
1983–2014
1983
HELLO WORLD!
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Born in San Diego to parents from Vietnam, TK grew up between two cultures. Not fully American, not fully Vietnamese. That gap taught him hard work, how to adapt and the power of community. It still shapes how he builds today.
TIME OF MY LIFE
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
In Hollywood, TK built a name in nightlife and events, working with celebrities, music icons and tastemakers. Moët Hennessy took notice. He became a Hennessy Ambassador, the only Asian-American at that level at the time.
2010
Vietnam
2014–2021
2014
ONE-WAY TICKET
NHA TRANG, VIETNAM
TK left a comfortable life in California on a one-way ticket to Vietnam. No Plan B. In Nha Trang, he and his brother Dru built Skylight, Vietnam’s first rooftop beach club. In 10 years, it has welcomed over 2.2 million guests. Once Skylight opened, Budweiser named TK its King of Nightlife and shot a commercial with him on the rooftop.
Watch the commercialEarly Bet on Craft Beer
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
TK backed East West Brewery Co. early, betting on Vietnamese craft beer built on quality and local pride. What started as a small brewery helped spark Vietnam’s modern craft beer movement, bringing people together around something made at home.
2016
2021
The Reset
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
In 2020, the pandemic shut nightlife overnight and put everything TK had built on pause. He used the reset to decide what was worth building next. In April 2021, with Dru and Randy, he took over GAM Esports. No guarantees. Just belief.
The world stage
2022–2027
Gold for Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam
At SEA Games 31 in Hanoi, GAM’s players won League of Legends gold for Team Vietnam, the country’s first gold in the event. A home crowd, the national anthem and the flag on stage: proof that Vietnam could beat the best in the region.
2022
2024
Champions, Eleven Times
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
GAM won its 11th VCS title, the most in Vietnamese esports. At Worlds, it came back from a game down to knock out MAD Lions KOI 2-1.
From Vietnam to the Pacific
Taipei · Ho Chi Minh City
GAM became an LCP partner team and took Vietnam to Taipei. In year one it went from fourth seed to the Mid-Season final. Back home, TK launched GĀM Changers, a video podcast now at 32.5 million views.
2025
2026
Vietnam on the World Stage
Paris · Aichi-Nagoya · Ho Chi Minh City
GAM became Vietnam’s only Esports World Cup Club Partner, one of 40 chosen from more than 150 applicants, and took the GAM movement to Paris. In October, GAM’s Kiaya and Taki and head coach Naul helped Team Vietnam win League of Legends bronze at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
A Home Team for VALORANT
Vietnam · VCT Pacific
From 2027, GAM is one of eight VALORANT Champions Tour Pacific partner teams and Vietnam’s home team in VALORANT: a second Riot partnership, a new game and a new generation of fans joining the movement.
2027
Replays and wins
It started as one guy’s highlight reel in Hollywood. Now it’s Vietnam on the world stage. Every photo is real, and so are the losses that didn’t make it. The next chapter isn’t mine alone. Let’s build it together!
All the photos, by phaseHollywood
Vietnam
GAM
On film
Caught on camera
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1:39GAM: Vietnam’s only Club Partner at the Esports World Cup 2026
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1:07Skylight’s first birthday, ft. Storm the DJ
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2:20Behind the scenes at TEDxRMIT
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2:53Pre-match trash talk before GAM vs TALON
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