C. Nathaniel Brown is an award-winning writer, talk show host, motivational and inspirational speaker, and philanthropist. A huge basketball fan, Brown coached middle school and high school basketball in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He founded the Pittsburgh Knights AAU team. He also served as athletic director at Greater Works Academy in Pittsburgh, where he coached girls and later the boys' varsity teams. He began writing about sports for his college newspaper and continued with several newspapers and magazines around the country spanning 21 years. Brown resides in Atlanta, Georgia.