Mike has diverse skills and work experience. His work history includes Fiduciary duties for a Trust and Estate Management firm and Business and Finance Manager roles with Microsoft. In 2019, Mike and his wife, Stephanie, made a lifestyle move out of the Seattle area to Bend, where he ran a successful mortgage practice. He was a member of the NEXA Presidents Club and was in the top 20 out of hundreds of loan officers nationally for 2021 and 2022. With the 2023 interest rate environment and desiring a role where he could leverage his creativity and analytical skills more heavily, the transition into Financial Planning seemed very natural. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Western Governors University.

Mike was born an island boy in Kona, Hawaii, while his parents were serving with Youth With A Mission. His early work history included family construction on spec-homes and new builds in Hawaii, then in Eastern Washington, where he tended their micro-farm and animals in Entiat. He also worked in an orchard, a restaurant, and fought wildland fires. This was all by age 20 which was instrumental in Mike learning hard work, resiliency, and resourcefulness.