Michael started his career as an intern as internal auditor while still finishing college at Augsburg University. He was hired on as the billing accountant when the internship was over. He remained as a billing accountant for 2 years before moving on to be the project manager for a fabrication company when he moved to Arizona. Upon moving back to Minnesota, he got a job for a small investment firm as their Senior Operations Specialist before starting with Mustang Funding in late 2022.