Jay Jones was born in Tachikawa, Japan, and lived across the U.S.. After a turbulent childhood, Jay grew up quickly and joined the Marine Corps at 17 and served in Bermuda before receiving an honorable discharge. He has worked as a pizza and short order cook, professional photographer, security guard, fire alarm salesman, employment counselor, drugstore manager trainee, hotel desk clerk, bar & restaurant manager, disk jockey, beauty pageant MC, investment wholesaler, volunteer, and more. While working, Jay obtained his degree in Business Management and retired as a Chartered Financial Consultant sales executive. He lives near Tucson, Arizona.