Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Lists including Michael
Investments
Wathco General Contractors
Total Funding:
Rhone Apparel
Total Funding: $6M
Garden City Equity
Total Funding: $50M
AdQuick
Total Funding: $17M
Evolv Technology
Total Funding: $84M
Extend
Total Funding: $370M
Impossible Foods
Total Funding: $1.1B
Haystack News
Total Funding: $4M
Blue Bottle Coffee
Total Funding: $120M
Work Experience
2020
Founder & CEO
2020
Garden City Equity is a people-first holding company investing in exceptional founder & family-owned businesses. We live by our core values of serving others, pursuing excellence, seeking simplicity, staying positive and prioritizing family. Our family of companies consist of 8 businesses (control & non-control) that exceed $100M+ revenue and employ 1,000+ people. Think a “Berkshire Hathaway” model, but of small to mid-sized businesses, and all with a vision ‘To honor God by building the best holding company in the world where all workers can thrive.” Our Approach: People-first. We buy & hold companies for the long term, use little to no debt, keep the management team in place, close deals quickly in ~60 days, and preserve the founders' culture and legacy. Strategic Capital: No institutional investors. All our capital comes from mission-aligned and value-added investors who are passionate about coming alongside us to help grow our businesses. - Connext - Wathco - Essig Pools - Pathway Healthcare - RevPartners - WeBuild - Trextel
2022
Board Member
2022
Our family of 20+ companies empowers more than 70 million Americans nationwide, including more than 3.4 million people through our regional health plans. Cambia has over 5,000 employees with annual revenue exceeding $13B.
2023
Board Advisor
2023
Embark is a new kind of business advisory firm focused on optimizing finance, accounting, & technology. Recently recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in Texas with $100M+ revenue.
2023
Board Advisor
2023
2022
Board Advisor
2022
2014
Founder
2014
MAV Ventures is a diversified private family office that has invested in 100+ direct companies and/or PE/VC funds.
2014 - 2023
Co-Founder & Board Director
2014 - 2023
New Story has developed dozens of purpose-built communities comprised of 3,000+ homes across international territories such as Mexico, Haiti, El Salvador, etc. New Story has been named 3x as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. In 2019, New Story began the world’s first 3D-printed community that’s featured as a documentary on Apple TV+.
2014 - 2020
Global VP, GM & Chief of Staff to CEO
2014 - 2020
DocuSign is the global leader of eSignature and digital transaction management. DocuSign went public in 2018 ($DOCU) and ultimately hit a market cap of $60B.
2011 - 2014
Chief of Staff
2011 - 2014
Dell acquired Wyse Technology in 2012 where Michael was then promoted to serve as Chief of Staff to CEO of Dell Wyse.
2006 - 2011
Field Sales Manager
2006 - 2011
Started selling Cutco knives at 17 years old as a Junior in High School, and continued selling full-time while in college.