Austin Kleiner was born and raised in Macomb county, Michigan and lived there until 2017 when he left to join the United States Coast Guard. He served four years and lived in Philly, Virginia, and Alaska during that time. Austin moved back to Michigan in 2021.  He went to Oakland University and began to pursue his career in real estate. He works at Real Estate One in Shelby Twp just down the road from his childhood home.