After leaving Oak Park, Mike joined the family business, Damon Pursell Construction Co. He leads the company into vertical integration, including a land development team and the company's own rock quarry.
Always a supporter of Oak Park, Mike donated his company's time, equipment, and material in 2003 to enlarge and beautify the Oak Park baseball field. This entailed bringing in massive rocks and great quantities of dirt to extend the outfield. Oak Park now has a premier baseball park, second to none!