Mr. Shah

Mahesh Shah, better known as Mike, and his wife Rashmi are the patriarchs and founders of Southeast Petro. Starting with purchasing their first gas station and convenience store in 1980, they have built Southeast Petro into what it is today.

Mike was born and raised in a small farm village in Pavi Jetpur, India, where he gives his father and grandparents homage for teaching him early on about hard work and how to treat others.  He married Rashmi in 1971 after earning a degree in architecture from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. After moving to Zambia, Central Africa where he worked as an architect, Mike followed his innovative ambitions and started a hovercraft company in Botswana, South Africa. He then went on to work for a large multi-national Italian construction company.

It wasn’t long before the Shahs started looking to the U.S. for greater opportunities.

Mike and Rashmi landed in Stamford, Connecticut, before finally settling in Cocoa in 1980. The rest is history. The Shah’s are huge proponents of giving back to the community, and have many philanthropic causes that they support. Their success is not just for them. Mike and Rashmi are grateful for their many successes in life and always look to pay it forward in all aspects of their lives.