The Gentle Giant and the Beauty Queen: And their City of Steubenville, Ohio - Tapa blanda

Mary Jayne(MJ) Reed Michael was raised in Steubenville, Ohio but now resides with her husband in Fremont, Ohio. She graduated in 1968 from Steubenville Big Red High School and attended Bowling Green State University where she met her husband of 42 years, Scott Michael. For those who knew her before '69, she is probably known to them as Mary Jayne. But after she met Scott in 1969, she's been known as MJ, since he wasn't fond of double names. She says she answers today to either. In High School she was voted by her classmates 'Best All Around' Since High School and College she has been very busy with a variety of Entrepreneurial projects. Among them, she has: *patented two inventions; snap in Purse Organizer and Decorative Accesorcases for glasses *Developed an Image Consulting business *Authored a book on the Family *In 1982 she Created one of the first Consignment Stores *MJ and her husband, over 40 years, have built an International Marketing company that spans 65 countries. *She is an International Speaker on subjects of Attitude, Time Management and the Family *She was appointed to serve on a Corporate Consulting Board for a 9 Billion Dollar Company *She has built an International Destination Spa, Eagle Isle, in Fremont, Ohio. Through business involvements, there have been many opportunities to meet wonderful and interesting people. She has had the privilege of being with 2 Presidents, attended the Inauguration for Ronald Reagan, attended Charity Balls at the White House and has been the guest at both Nancy Reagan's and Hillary Clinton's First Lady's Luncheons. MJ has had the privilege of spending personal time and being a speaker on the same stage with great Christian Leaders; Tim and Beverly LaHaye, Gary Smalley and Ray and Anne Ortlund. But when asked what she considers her greatest