Mike’s background in design, video editing, branding, networking, and management (a graduate of NYC’s School of Visual Arts, he ran a one-man animation business for 10 years) has found a home at Shaker & Spoon. After a few years, this company—scaled via bootstrapping, taking on no debt prior to 2021—had already garnered many partnerships, all-star collabs, a growing subscriber base, and a dedicated social community, all before 2020's cocktails-at-home craze. Mike’s resilience and dedication ensured that operations went smoothly through the pandemic when he insisted on being on-site with the production team. His focus has helped maintain quality at every stage of scaling and allowed S&S to emerge with an incredibly unique product and brand.