Long before she thought of writing about and interviewing men, Heidi Doheny Jay was competing in the world of sales. Competitive by nature, she made her mark in the pharmaceutical industry, priding herself on beating most of her male friends in the industry.
Born outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Heidi was an average student at best. Barely scrapping by with a high school diploma she later went on to earn a Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology from Syracuse University. Having her childhood dream of being a professional dancer not pan out, she decided to turn her interests to the medical field. She worked in cardiac and pulmonary rehab for six years before entering the pharmaceutical industry where she spent 14 years selling mainly cardiac products. After becoming burned out from the competitive landscape of sales, she decided on a whim to take a pottery class, which turned out to be a writing course. Little did she know that this accidental happening would lead her down the path of writing her first nonfiction book, Confessions of 400 Men.
Blessed with success in many areas of her life but plagued by unfulfilled and short-lived relationships, she decided to ask men what they thought of women and what they truly needed in a relationship. This small project quickly grew to her interviewing over 400 men and four years later, Confessions of 400 Men was born.
She takes that same competitive and inquisitive nature from her sales career into her quest to discover what makes a great relationship and why people choose one person over another.
When she's not writing, Heidi enjoys taking ballet class, exercising and occasionally playing the piano; her one true talent as a child. She's the proud mom of a blue nose pit bull, Lola Falana, whom she rescued from the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS).
