{"id":954,"date":"2014-07-22T19:45:49","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T00:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=954"},"modified":"2014-07-22T23:43:25","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T04:43:25","slug":"business-women-wednesday-meet-michelle-boyd-dejong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/business-women-wednesday-meet-michelle-boyd-dejong\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Women Wednesday: Meet Michelle Boyd DeJong"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"color: #13164d;\">Welcome back to another beautiful Business Women Wednesday!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Every Wednesday we will be highlighting one business woman and her professional story!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michelle Boyd DeJong is\u00a0owner\/operator at mdb&amp;co\u00a0and has been\u00a0active in a variety of areas including project management, copywriting, blogging, marketing consulting, media planning, event marketing, research, and public relations. Michelle also sits on the board of directors for\u00a0High Hopes in High Heels, a non-profit with goals to empower Tampa Bay\u2019s women to improve their lives personally, professionally and philanthropically through supporting the\u00a0community. She\u00a0has been listed in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/tampabay\/print-edition\/2012\/11\/09\/2012-up-comers-michelle-boyd-dejong.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Business Journal\u00a0in the 2012 Up &amp; Comers section<\/a>\u00a0and in her first year in business generated over 100 clients!<\/p>\n<p>Michelle is quite special to us here at Biz Women Rock! We&#8217;ve gotten to know her quite personally and wanted to tell you why she really rocks. Michelle is in the fight for her life right now as she was diagnosed in March with an inoperable\u00a0brainstem glioma (brain tumor). Since diagnosis Michelle and her husband have raised over $50,000.00 for Miles for Moffitt, cancer research in Tampa Bay. Michelle has also taken time to partake in several other non-profit events since diagnosis all while undergoing treatment. She&#8217;s\u00a0an aspiring author currently writing &#8220;On March 14&#8221; \u2013 a\u00a0book chronicling her experiences and lessons learned during the fight for her life.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michelleboyddejong\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-957 size-medium aligncenter\" title=\"Credit: Michelle Boyd DeJong's Facebook Page\" src=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10407445_1471218293117507_5969546952102368692_n-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"10407445_1471218293117507_5969546952102368692_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6d6f71;\">Michelle\u00a0designed, trademarked &amp; tattooed her forearm with the FIGHTER logo (pictured above).<\/span><br style=\"color: #6d6f71;\" \/><span style=\"color: #6d6f71;\">She\u00a0faced this challenge with a positive &amp; selfless attitude focused on using her experiences to help others.\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #6d6f71;\" \/><span style=\"color: #6d6f71;\">The FIGHTER mentality is much more than a battle with cancer. It is an initiative to inspire through action &amp; attitude beginning with a personal conscious decision &amp; ending with changed lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d like to open the option up to all of you amazing ladies to consider purchasing a t-shirt or temporary tattoo\u00a0at her <a href=\"http:\/\/fighter.storenvy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">online store<\/a>. Proceeds will help offset costs as she fights for her life. Michelle has given so much to others, help us give back to her.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fighter.storenvy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle&#8217;s Online Store<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0http:\/\/fighter.storenvy.com\/<\/p>\n<p>This woman is amazing and we think that you need to know her and her story. She&#8217;s kind, generous and honest. She&#8217;s the kind of woman many aspire to be when they &#8220;grow up&#8221;.\u00a0You can connect with Michelle on her Facebook Fanpage:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michelleboyddejong\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michelleboyddejong<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Michelle&#8217;s Quote<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8220;Be the good&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>If you\u2019re interested in being featured on a Business Women Wednesday click the nomination button below and don\u2019t forget to check out today\u2019s amazing podcast!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #5d7f8e;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1UqBOso1jPZA8v3bvxaVe1gdOAhgKz7fDviacqN4wUpA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bww-nom-300x60.jpg\" alt=\"bww nom\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #5d7f8e;\" href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/iADLcQ\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to us highlight Michelle\u00a0on today\u2019s podcast!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #5d7f8e;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/BWRConnect\/\" target=\"_blank\">Join our exclusive BWR Connect! Facebook Group \u2013 it\u2019s FREE!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #5d7f8e;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/BWRConnect\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/BWRCONNECT_logo-FINAL-300x200.png\" alt=\"BWRCONNECT_logo-FINAL\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another beautiful Business Women Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting one business woman and her professional story! Michelle Boyd DeJong is\u00a0owner\/operator at mdb&amp;co\u00a0and has been\u00a0active in a variety of areas including project management, copywriting, blogging, marketing consulting, media planning, event marketing, research, and public relations. 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