Jake Reichardt graduated from Central Michigan University in December 2016 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a major in Human Resources Management and a minor in Information Systems. He held an internship with DTE Energy Resources from May 2015 to August 2016 where he designed orientation manuals, scanned personnel files, developed work instructions, and planned employee events. Reichardt also worked at Whispering Pines Golf Course from 2012 to 2014 and held leadership roles in his fraternity and participated in human resources clubs and programs at CMU.