Bio

Michael is passionate about running companies, building effective teams and navigating dynamically changing industries. He has founded many companies including MoneyToGo, HelpMeToBuy, ASAP Air Services and Quickfire Restaurants. These companies are leaders in their respective industries, which include direct-response marketing, consumer finance, airfreight and restaurants. Michael’s vision and leadership has guided these companies through many strategic milestones including securing outside equity and debt financing from institutional investors, obtaining mission critical regulatory approvals, company recapitalizations and company sales. He has led companies with as little as a few million in revenue to over $60 million in annual revenue. These experiences and successes enable Michael to provide meaningful insight to companies at every stage of their corporate development regardless of their size.In addition to Michael’s success in various industries, he is an accomplished pilot. Although he has never flown professionally, he has logged over 2,000 hours of jet flight time. Michael is qualified to fly numerous jet and turbine aircraft including the Hawker, Lockheed Jetstar, Westwind, Sabreliner, King Air and Cheyenne.