Mike Bennett founded GOpositive.BIZ, LLC in 2009 as a business and public policy consulting service. He uses his experience to produce positive results for his clients. Mike is a Rockies Venture Club instructor and has worked on several projects including nearly fifteen financial models for startups.

Mike was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 to be Colorado State Director for the USDA Rural Development Agency. He served as Chief of Staff for two U.S. Senators and District Director for two members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mike has over 20 years of experience in community banking consisting of positions as a member of the board of directors, as bank president, operations officer and as a loan review specialist for the FDIC.

Mike is a graduate of the University of Colorado Graduate School of Banking. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University.