A college dropout due to financial hardships, Mike became a father to his eldest child at the age of 20. Because of this, he was forced to work to support his young family. He started doing whatever job he could, offering memberships and credit cards through telemarketing on a commission-based salary. This went on for a while but he eventually had to give it up when his commission can no longer support the needs of his growing family. He opened a small business, selling street foods near the apartment of his mother in law where they were then staying to pay their cut of the living expenses. The business started off good but remained stagnant until it was again no longer enough to support their needs. He then again tried to apply for work and this time, he found something where he can do what he loves doing, singing. He became a promodizer of WOW Magic Sing, positioned as a reliever in various malls.