Kevin Smith, a Colorado native, has been fortunate to work with and for companies of all sizes, from small start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations. During his youth, Kevin was involved in many organizations such as 4-H, where he always seemed to seek out leadership roles and, at an early age saw a need for consensus building. In the various organizations and companies that followed, he served on many committees and teams. After being introduced to the Bahá'í faith by his wife, Juli, he learned about consultation as an effective method in decision-making. Kevin decided to find a mechanism to share this method and as such sought the help of Michael and Gordon to write this book. Kevin and Juli live in Colorado, have two children and three granddaughters.