Mike was born and raised on a family Century Farm in Creston, Iowa, encompassing row crops and livestock. Mike still cherishes his memories of putting up small square bales of hay on many a hot summer day in Iowa. Mike went on to attend Iowa State University where he received a degree in Agricultural Business and a minor in Finance. Upon Graduation from ISU Mike went to work for Asgrow Seed company as a District Sales Manager in Southeast Iowa, residing in Washington, Iowa. After 5 years, his career path took him to Ankeny, Iowa, to work as an agronomist, seed sales, and crop input sales for Heartland COOP at their Elkhart location just East of Ankeny. Mike took a shift in his career and went on to DHI Inc. to start a 20-year career in Sales and Management in the technology recruitment and software space. Mike had many years of achievement and made Presidents club five different years while at DHI. Agriculture always tugged at his heart. Mike made a move back into Agriculture in 2021 going to work for IntelliDrive, in Indianola, Iowa, an aftermarket provider of GPS control systems for air seeders and other equipment. He was the Regional Sales Manager, covering many midwestern states. Mike also obtained his Real Estate license for the State of Iowa in the spring of 2021. Mike transitioned in the spring of 2022, into a role as Regional Sales Manager, for Conservis, a platform offering a farm management system for growers to better understand and advance their business of farming, covering Iowa and Illinois. Mike met David and Ann in the spring of 2022 and found a terrific opportunity with Whitaker Marketing Group. He is excited to bring his unique and varied skill set in Business and Agriculture to Whitaker Marketing Group as a Realtor and Sales Agent where he is available to help you with anything regarding Land and Real Estate.
Iowa State University - Agriculture Business
