Bryan A. Mantz has won multiple national awards for nonfiction writing, and recently published his first novel. He loves to entertain people through his stories, and is an avid reader. Bryan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in Charleston, West Virginia. His college years were spent at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he earned undergraduate business and engineering degrees. After working in Corporate America for a few years, he returned to school and earned an MBA from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. He lives with his wife, two sons and dog in the Orlando, Florida area.