As an educator and mother of two, MJ Gleichman brings over 30 years of experience developing curriculum and teaching students to think, write, and speak critically. MJ holds a Masters's degree in Curriculum and Instruction; she has dedicated her career to helping students of all backgrounds and abilities become effective, articulate communicators.

While homeschooling her own children, MJ discovered that the most challenging and time-intensive subject to teach was writing. She researched a variety of curriculum options and was surprised by the lack of high-quality, engaging writing programs - especially those designed for the reluctant writer.

Recognizing this gap, MJ began to offer writing classes using a proven systematic methodology. Her students saw such clear improvements that their teachers began commenting on the superior quality of their work. Many improved their grades in English Language Arts by 1-2 levels. The word spread quickly and within one year, MJ’s writing program grew to over 150 students. Today, MJ’s classes are highly sought out by both parents and students themselves.

Because of this success, MJ has partnered with an elite team of educational experts with more than 90 years of combined experience in education to help her realize her dream to bring her engaging, unique curriculum to as many students as possible through Writing Symphony.

To be a truly well-rounded communicator, public speaking is key. That is why Writing Symphony has teamed up with Ms. Page, founder of The Olson Method, a unique, engaging, memory-based course in public speaking. Page is a Distinguished Toastmaster, with a background in professions that required clear, compassionate, impromptu communication with people of all ages.

As a homeschool parent of two children who had quite different oral communication styles, Page discovered that speaking the same language was not enough to ensure great oral communication. Specifically, challenges in communicating with her daughter started Page, over 15 years ago, on a path to understand oral communication differences that challenge people’s ability to understand each other.

The first success Page had was discovering the power of storytelling. This led to other discoveries and deeper understandings of the spoken language. Since joining Toastmaster’s in 2016, Page has become a highly sought-after mentor and instructor, for both adults and children over the age of 11, in the art of public speaking. In 2016, she was named one of America’s Premier Experts. Page co-authored, with Brian Tracy, an Amazon best-selling book, in 3 categories, titled: “Success Manifesto”. Page is also honored to be listed as one of the 2017 top 100 Authority persons in Influence Magazine. Today, Page shares what she has learned as a dynamic, inspiring, story-telling speaker and author by partnering with Writing Symphony to realize her dream of bringing her unique and engaging online public speaking program to as many students as possible.