Gary Smalley is one of the country's best known authors and speakers on family relationships. He is the bestselling and award-winning author or coauthor of 65+ books, along with several popular films and videos. He has spent over 40 years learning, teaching and counseling about marriage and family. He has spoken to over 2 million people in live conferences. Smalley had his own national and world wide TV Marriage Infomercial for over 7 years from 1988 to 1995. He won the most popular TV ad for two years. He has also appeared on national television programs such as Oprah, Extra,The Today Show, and Focus on the Family radio show, as well as numerous other national radio programs.

Gary and his wife, Norma, have been married for 50 years and live in Colorado. They have three adult children and 10 grandchildren. Greg and Erin Smalley are heading up the Focus on the Family Marriage and Parenting division, Michael and Amy Smalley are the creators of ER4Love (Save your Marriage in Two Days) and Roger and Kari Gibson are heading up the National Assemblies of God's marriage and family division.

Dr. John Trent is president of strongfamilies.com, a nationally known speaker, and bestselling author of more than 20 books, including the million-selling classic The Blessing. John and his wife, Cindy, have been married more than 35 years and have two grown daughters.