Aaron Laue was born Aaron Richard Laue in Springfield, Missouri on November 23rd, 1969. Aaron was his father Bill Laue's father's name and Richard was his mother Janet Laue's father's name. He grew up in Crane, Missouri a small rural farming community in southwest Missouri. His father was the owner/operator of Bill's MFA Service Station and his mother was a 5th Grade School Teacher. Aaron played Baseball and Basketball in high school lettering in both. Aaron went on to play baseball for Benedicitine College. After a series of injuries he decided to attend college closer to his Sister in Springfield, Missouri and transferred to Southwest Missouri State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance in 1992 and then eventually received his MBA with an emphasis in International Marketing in 1997. His jobs since graduating from college ranged from Wal-Mart Assistant Manager in Abilene, Texas to a crooked boiler room type stock broker in Chicago, Illinois.