Mike quit his job as a partner at a CPA firm to pursue his goal of disrupting the areas of the profession that don't make sense. He is a tireless advocate for value vs. time, family initiatives, inclusion & belonging, work / life harmony, and challenging the historical norms the accounting profession clings to.

He and his wife Jen have two daughters, Sofia (19) and Julia (17). The family enjoys traveling and have set a goal to see all fifty states (32 so far). Mike played baseball for 25 years and was even invited to a tryout with the Cincinnati Reds. He and Jen enjoy running, having completed several marathons and a bunch of half marathons; and the family all love going to Disney. In 2020, Mike completed the Disney Dopey Challenge - 5k Thursday, 10k Friday, half marathon Saturday, and marathon Sunday.

Mike is the leader of Aprio Firm Alliance, where future oriented firms convene to discuss challenges and solutions for running their firms. Members share resources, ideas, successes & failures, receive coaching, and have peer group roundtables to move toward being future-oriented firms.

He is a past Chair of the CTCPA Board of Directors, a 2010 alumnus of the AICPA Leadership Academy, past member of the AICPA Women's Initiatives Executive Committee, and has served on various other task forces / committees at the CTCPA and AICPA.