Mike graduated from John Carroll University and received an MBA degree from California State University, Fresno. After graduate school, Mike worked for an affiliate of Ford Motor Genuine Parts Distribution as sales manager and marketing analyst. From 1980 to 1983, Mike worked at Sperry Univacs Minicomputer Headquarters in Irvine, California, as a marketing analyst and then as a marketing manager for distributed data processing.

In 1983, Mike began Road Runner Sports in a garage in Del Mar, California, using his direct marketing experience. The company doubled in size nearly every year through 1999. Road Runner Sports sells morel running shoes than any other retailer or cataloger in the U.S. and is the largest running shoe customer for each of its manufacturers. Mike is a member of The Executive Committee and is on the Board of the Athletes Helping Athletes Foundation.

Mike has coached his three sons and one daughter for over 15 years in baseball and soccer. He has run in the New York Marathon and regularly runs 20 miles per week. He also has a weekly routine of serious stretching and weight training. Mike frequently enjoys a good round of golf, and likes a few hours each week on the tennis court, surfing, and stand up paddle boarding.