Michael holds a masters degree in economics. He leads the entrepreneurship education project „5 Euro StartUp“, a contest combined with ideation workshops, consulting and coaching. Founding a publishing company in 2009, he is the editor of books in entrepreneurship and mountainbiking. Additionally, Michael is a start up consultant, setting up the project „Innovative spirit“ at University of Munich (LMU), and lecturer for ideation, lean start up and business planning. He installed the „2M4E“ initiative Montréal /Munich and currently develops a German Canadian Initiative in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.