Donny Disbro grew up in Mission Viejo, California, where he played quarterback and kicker for his high school football team and baseball. He then attended Santa Clara University and Chapman University on a baseball scholarship. After his professional baseball career did not pan out, Donny Disbro pursued an MBA degree at Chapman University and graduated in 2003. Donny Disbro later started PCM Internet Services, an internet firm for Professional Community Management, and was named CEO of PCM in 2009.