Jonathan Catherman is a sociologist, educator, international bestselling author and founder of the 1M Mentoring Foundation. He has co-authored six #1 new releases and three #1 best-selling books with his sons Reed and Cole and wife Erica. A President's Volunteer Service Award and Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Service Award recipient, Jonathan has spoken over 2,000 times worldwide to diverse audiences of all ages. From parenting seminars and youth symposiums to family support events for pro-athletes and elite military operators, Jonathan and Erica's message of generational stewardship educates, entertains and inspires.

The Cathermans were high school sweethearts, went to college, and married in the Pacific Northwest. In 2006 they moved the family cross country and now live outside Charlotte, NC.