Apart from working a season on the Formula One circuit and being a roadie for some big name bands, Mike has worked his entire career in retail. After training in fashion design, Mike worked his first ten years in the fashion industry before switching to the motor vehicle trade. He began his career in cars at Avery Ford and moved to Seddon Motor group. From there he set up his own dealership “Cuba Cars” at the top of Cuba Street for ten years. The five years following were spent at Wholesale Cars Direct.