Therone Shellman was born in September of 1971. He is the elder of four children. As a teen Therone developed a love and respect for books and reading. Unfortunately, with very little family support he turned to the streets and winded up obtaining most of his education via urban life and warfare. But it is here that he learned invaluable lessons about life which would propel him to seek a better understanding of himself and the world. It is within the world of the streets that he would learn entrepreneurship, leadership and the thinking and skills needed to become one's own person. At the age