Siegal, Michael

Education: Bachelor’s degree in education, Miami University

What Guides My Decision Making: Intuition and Olympic Steel’s core values 

Favorite Quote: “Cash is King.”

What Motivates Me: Fear of failure

Most Important Leadership Quality: Listening

If I Could Have Any Other Job: To serve as the head of the Buffett Foundation or any philanthropic role that would allow me to direct significant sums of money to better society

Proudest Moment: Besides having and raising children, my proudest moment was receiving the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor. (November 2022, from President Isaac Herzog)

Theme Song of My Leadership Style: “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor 

My Very First Job and What I Learned From It: I worked as a bicycle guard at Beachwood Pool. The job taught me to be aware of the details and to anticipate what could go wrong.