His parents are Nelson-born Cristina Romano and Italian-born Raffaele Miccio, a fish and chip shop owner, restaurateur and market gardener.

In 1998 he began his own clothing and giftware company, Bissi, which now has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Xiamen, China.

[5] From August 2012 – July 2014 Miccio was Chairman and Co-Director of NZ Inc Shop, an entity offering exporters of New Zealand-made products the opportunity to sell their goods to China.

[7] Following this event, the entity hosted the first A league football match in Nelson, the Wellington Phoenix versus the Central Coast Mariners.

[16] During Rugby World Cup 2011, Miccio launched Hug an Aussie Day to coincide with the Australian RWC team's arrival in Nelson.

The initiative was a huge PR success bringing international TV coverage to the small New Zealand city of Nelson.

[18] As the Nelson Falcons Founder and Club Chairman, Miccio helped propel the team to take part in a national final in their second season,[19] having won eight games in a row.

[42] The OAG concluded that they were satisfied Miccio did not pursue any private business interests during his Council funded travel to China in 2012.