Mitchell graduated from Northwood University with a finance degree in 2016 and earned an MBA from the DeVos Graduate Program of Northwood University in 2017. Upon completing college he joined his father Dennis Schafer's wealth management practice https://www.schaferwealthmanagement.com/ and became Series 7, 66, life accident & health, and variable contracts licensed in 2018. He has a passion for chess and studying classic films.