Mike Lindell Biography

Mike Lindell was born in Mankato, Minnesota, in 1961. He spent much of his boyhood in the Minnesota cities of Chaska and Carver.

He grew up in a camper near a pickle factory in Chaska, Minnesota. Lindell was never exactly like other kids, which made it difficult for him to blend in. However, he learned at a young age that flaunting himself was a good approach to getting others to like him.

Mike is known for jumping from moving automobiles, getting stuck beneath an ice sheet after falling into a frozen lake, crashing two motorbikes, getting electrocuted, and skydiving with a half-opened parachute. Lindell enrolled at the University of Minnesota, but his studies were cut short. He learned to count cards while working as a part-time bartender after dropping out of university.

During his twenties, Mike got into cocaine addiction in the 1980s. He needed a harder substance to feed his addiction, so he moved to crack cocaine in the 1990s.

His years of drug usage were coupled with gambling habit, which resulted in foreclosure of his house and his wife filing for divorce. Mike was addicted to multiple narcotics, owing tens of thousands of dollars to bookies, and had a history of DUIs and thievery.

When he was offered ownership of "Schmitty's Tavern" in Victoria, Minnesota, in 1990, the world gave him a little pity. He bought the building from a buddy with gaming profits and dived deeply into the hotel sector.Lindell adored Schmitty's. He was highly involved in the day-to-day operations and was a fan favorite among all of his customers. Sure, he was providing a place to drink, but he was also providing a sense of community - a place where people could feel like they belonged. A location he never had as a child or a teenager.

People who knew Mike back then say he'd go on drug and alcohol binges for long periods of time, and they generally expected to find him dead sooner or later.

Mike claims that operating a bar taught him people skills, marketing, and networking. The tavern has a new name and new ownership, yet many of Mike's pals continue to frequent it.

Mike started his entrepreneurial journey in the 1980s by starting small businesses, including carpet cleaning, lunch trailers, and restaurants. Years later, in 2004, he created "My Pillow," a mattress, slipper, and other item production firm. He managed the firm efficiently for a period and regarded it as the finest in the industry. However, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) gave the firm an F in 2017 owing to a large number of consumer complaints. He became deeply interested in politics in 2018 and began speaking at Trump rallies. He worked with Trump on opioid addiction concerns the next year and attended Republican Party conferences.

By 2020, he had been chosen as Trump's re-election campaign's campaign chair. Mike's son assumed the role of the Chief Operating Officer for the Company in 2020, and he reiterated his anticipated future political aspirations. However, in 2021, the company was in a poor situation, losing a substantial amount of its customer and retailer base due to a lack of market research and attention to client demand. He is also a published author, having self-published his addiction recovery memoir, ‘What Are the Odds? from Crack Addict to CEO.’

He also launched a social media political commentary site called "Frank," in April 2021, but the launch was marred by technological issues. The site's goal was to disseminate conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 presidential election. He showed his interest in running for governor of Minnesota in 2022 and also attended a conference of the Republican Governors Association.

Mike was in the limelight as one of the persons who paid for Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse's bail, to which he replied by donating the money to "The Fight Back Foundation Inc.’ to assist in finance election fraud lawsuits."

He generated a media frenzy by claiming that the lethal plant extract Oleandrin may be used to treat Covid.

Mike was previously active in the propagation of conspiracy theories during the 2020 Presidential election, as well as his efforts to influence the election results.

Mike Lindell was also present at the demonstration held shortly prior to the Capitol attack on January 6, 2001.

Mike was embroiled in a defamation suit with Sydney Powell and Rudy Giuliani over the Dominion Voting Systems, which he thought to be resolved by this year, but the court allowed the case to go. He owes billions of dollars in damages to the parties involved in the lawsuit

Mike Lindell has married twice.  His first wife was Karen Dickey, with whom he has four children: Heather Lueth, Lizzy Meyers, Darren, and Charlie Lindell.His first marriage collapsed as a result of his drug addiction.

Mike married Dallas Yocum in June 2013. However, they divorced after only a month of marriage.

In an interview with the Star Tribune, Mike stated that his second wife thought he was "boring."

Mike was said to be dating actress Jane Krakowski in 2021. They both, though, dismissed the rumors.