Dr Mike was born and raised in Dundalk, Maryland; a blue-collar neighborhood just outside of Baltimore. The community was full of dads working in factories or trades, while moms stayed home raising the kids and holding it all together. Growing up, he spent most of his time playing sports, training at a dojo, or riding bikes with friends.

Despite an accident, which left his older brother wheelchair-bound, he still had a happy and relatively normal childhood. It was shaped by strong parents and two brothers, each with distinct personalities, a strong work ethic, and good moral character.

Public school was easy and fun for him. After graduating, he attended a local college before moving on to Life College of Chiropractic in Marietta, Georgia, where he earned his Doctorate in Chiropractic in 1986, just before turning 24. He knew early on what his purpose in life was.

He practiced his first year in East Stroudsburg Pa. as an associate and one year later he returned to his home town to open ADIO Chiropractic.  In that same month he married his wife Lisa, who has supported my dreams since we were teenagers. 

If success was measured in happiness then that could have been his whole story, happy ever after. However; it continued.

They grew the practice to be one of the largest in the country for many years, helping thousands of people, and securing a wonderful future with Lisa, two children, and grand children.

Over the course of 18 years, he coached and mentored hundreds of chiropractors with TLC4 Super Teams, the leading chiropractic coaching community.

The skill sets and life lessons he learned from his unique childhood, along with the advantages gained from spectacular mentorships along the way, are what allowed him to write, with confidence and credibility, a book that will lead others toward great success!