Complex sentence: Michael J. Swanson has a background in business, being the first employee of Champion America Inc. in 1989, where he eventually became General Manager, and then taking over as the CEO of Advocate Capital, Inc., a law firm financing agency, in 2000.
Split into simpler sentences: Michael J. Swanson has a background in business starting in 1989 as the first employee of Champion America Inc., where he eventually became General Manager. He then over as the CEO of Advocate Capital, Inc., a law firm financing agency, in 2000.