Mike was born & raised in Seattle by two very young parents.  Growing up, he had a clear sense of what was right from wrong, and was never afraid to speak up about how he felt about something or to assert his opinion.  He remembers being profoundly depressed throughout his childhood.  Mike admits that he felt a pressure from society and his mother to do what he was 'supposed to do.'  Attend a college, get a job that pays well, and live a standard life.  Eventually his desire to just live in the moment and desire to become some sort of artist would begin to surface.

He left Seattle University after one semester, and decided to travel the world on credit cards.  Although it was one of the greatest experiences of his life, meeting different people and developing deep relationships with people across the world, he admits he came home dead broke and in debt.

When he came back, he attended the University of Washington and got his B.A. in English & Humanities. He then got a job at Boeing, which he admits he disliked so much that he eventually ended up self-terminating.

Mike would go on to pursue his passion of creating art through videos.  He worked for free several times, worked for a non-profit, and worked for a CBS show before landing a job at a studio where CUT would eventually rise from.

CUT was born in 2015 and has since acquired over 10 million YouTube subscribers, sharing videos and stories that go viral.