Who Is Mike Hill?
Mike Hill is a writer, blogger, and SEO specialist. He has over 10 years of experience in the industry and has helped businesses large and small improve their online presence.
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Early Life and Education
Mike Hill was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 5, 1966. He attended Calvert Hall High School, where he played football and lacrosse. He then went on to play football at the University of Maryland. After college, Hill worked as a real estate developer.
Hill became involved in politics in 2010 when he ran for a seat on the Baltimore County Council. He was elected to represent District 1, which includes Towson, Cockeysville, and Timonium. He was re-elected in 2014.
In 2016, Hill ran for Congress in Maryland’s 2nd congressional district. He won the Democratic primary and went on to defeat Republican incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger in the general election.
Business Career
Mike Hill is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder, CEO, and president of Pawngo, a pawn shop lending company based in Englewood, Colorado.
Hill began his career in the financial services industry. He worked as a financial analyst for Morgan Stanley from 2000 to 2002. He then became a vice president at GE Capital from 2002 to 2004. In 2004, he left GE Capital to become a managing director at Lehman Brothers. He worked at Lehman Brothers for two years before joining Barclays Capital in 2006. He worked at Barclays Capital for four years, until 2010.
In 2010, Hill left the financial services industry to start Pawngo. Pawngo is a pawn shop lending company that allows people to use their jewelry, watches, and other valuables as collateral for loans. The company has raised over $10 million in venture capital funding, and it is now one of the largest pawn shops in the United States.
Hill is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), an international organization of chief executives with over 24,000 members in 130 countries.
Political Career
Mike Hill is an American Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016. He was first elected to represent the 1st District in 2014, and was re-elected in 2016. He resigned from the House on November 22, 2016, to take effect December 1, 2016, after being appointed by Governor Rick Scott to fill a vacancy in the Florida Senate.
Personal Life
Mike Hill is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Frasier’s father Martin Crane in the American television sitcom Frasier, Doug Wicker in the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave, and most recently as Pete Denman in the British soap opera Emmerdale.
Hill was born in London, England. He attended Acting classes at E15 Acting School and went on to have a successful career in theatre. He has appeared in many West End productions including The Winslow Boy, An Inspector Calls and The Cherry Orchard.
Hill’s first television appearance was in an episode of the British series Z-Cars. He went on to have guest roles in several other British television series including The Professionals, Bergerac and Minder. In 1985, he landed his first regular role as Doug Wicker in the popular sitcom One Foot in the Grave. The show ran for six seasons and made Hill a household name in Britain.
In 1993, Hill moved to the United States to star as Martin Crane, Frasier’s father, in the NBC sitcom Frasier. He remained with the show for its entire eleven-season run and won two Emmy Awards for his performance.
Since Frasier ended in 2004, Hill has had guest roles on several American television shows including Boston Legal, Without a Trace and Cold Case. He has also appeared in several made-for-television movies including Nightmare Wedding (2006) and Relative Strangers (2006).
Most recently, Hill returned to Britain to star as Pete Denman, a love interest for one of the main characters, Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins), in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
