Richard Morrison was born and raised in Iowa, and learned the value of hard work early on (farming). He joined the Navy at 17, and spent time in Japan and on a U.S. Naval destroyer. He received his B.S from Stephen F. Austin University, and his Masters and Ph.D degrees from LSU. Richard's primary career consisted of 30 years as a senior executive with Eli Lilly and Co., with varying levels of management responsibility for operations in over 70 countries. Rather than retire, he then spent the next 18 years in academia, teaching upper level business courses at a major university. Richard's areas of expertise include management, marketing, and international business based on current macroeconomics. He continues to serve on both public and private corporate boards for six corporations, and serves as a consultant for pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Dalene Bickel is the founder of Lasting Legacies, a full-service writing, editing and self-publishing company for nonfiction writers. She has ghostwritten and coauthored numerous books and her writing has also appeared in blogs, magazines and the Chicken Soup for the Soul book, The Multitasking Mom's Survival Guide. She has served as a panelist at the Biographers International Conference and regularly speaks on the topics of legacy and life story writing. Learn more at her website, www.lasting-legacies.net