Mike is an Omaha native, graduate of Creighton Prep High School. With a BS degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he moved back to Omaha and began his real estate career as a sales associate in 1988. In 1991 he joined Investors Realty, Inc., a leading Omaha Commercial Real Estate firm of which he is still affiliated. Mike is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), since 1996; a member of International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC); a participant in Strategic Coach, an entrepreneurial training program in Chicago, since 2001. Mike is active in many charities including Sacred Heart Church, Ronald McDonald House as well as other civic activities that support Omaha, especially Downtown Omaha