During a management career spanning 22 years, Ernest Sears Jr has worked in C-level roles, winning numerous awards for coaching expertise and creating winning culture. Having earned a Linguistics BA degree from Yale (1989) and an MBA from W.P. Carey School of Business (2002), he focused mainly on building cohesive, self-sufficient, high-performing teams in corporate environments. Mr. Sears taught Ethics in Management as an adjunct professor at University of Phoenix from 2005-2010. After reaching his own turning point and crisis of meaning that triggered the writing of this book, the author retired from corporate leadership positions in 2016 and launched a new business as a lifestyle design consultant and relationship strategy coach.

Ernest Sears Jr is the father of two adult, college-educated daughters and for the past 25 years, the life partner of Kiana Maria Storey-Sears.