Edward Fairley considers himself a spiritual individual who believes he was created to help people gain the knowledge he wishes he attained much earlier in life, by teaching and inspiring in a manner that makes possible the transformation of the negatives in life to positives. He is an advertising executive for the Virginian-Pilot. He enjoys his wife and two children, public speaking, mentoring, reading, cooking, stepping, and participating in a plethora of other self-improvement pursuits.