Mike Giordano is a Ranch Apprentice at the Frying Pan Ranch, a Ranchlands operation located outside of Amarillo, Texas. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Mike grew up with horses and spent much of his teens and all of his college years playing competitive polo. Upon graduation from college, Mike joined the US Army, where he served as a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment, 2nd Battalion.  While overseas on deployment, Mike stumbled across a YouTube video that featured Ranchlands, and he decided then and there that he wanted to work with Duke and the rest of the Ranchlands team. He successfully interviewed for the job virtually, while still in Syria, and just a few weeks after leaving the Army, he was on the ground in New Mexico, working as an intern at Ranchlands’ MP Ranch. Learn more about the Ranchlands Collective