A graduate of the University of Michigan, MJ Frauenheim has been an e-commerce consultant and programmer, since 1998. He was a founding partner of Red Dot Internet, a Los Angeles based internet hosting and e-commerce development company with Richard J. Gordon, founder of the credit card processing company Creditcards.com.

Over the last decade, MJ has developed a suite of robust internet applications. In 2004 his e-commerce solution was recognized as the highest rated Coldfusion product by Coldfusion programmers on the Macromedia web site. MJ joined forces with David Clark in 2001 to form 26 North Media, Inc.