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An entrepreneur at heart, Todd started his first business at the age of 9. His company name was "Todd's Turf Trimming" and, as you might surmise, it was all about cutting grass! It started with just a few lawns in the local cul-de-sac, but by the time Todd left for college at Seattle Pacific University (SPU), the lawn care had reached as high as 15 lawns in a week and spread across two cities. Of course, by then, Todd had employed his Father and on desperate occasions, his younger sister as well!

At SPU, Todd graduated with honors from the School of Business and Economics with a degree in Accounting. He was recruited by one of the Big 6 accounting firms, but prior to his start date, decided to trade horses to the business consulting side for the same firm. As a consultant Todd gained a knack for technology and quickly became a technical lead for various software implementations. However, once again, Todd's entrepreneurial spirit sparked his desire to join in on the start-up feel of the budding dot com craze, so he took a software engineering position with Amazon.com. Todd has been working full time at Amazon.com since 1999 and he currently manages a software development team for Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS).

All along the way, Todd has pursued his passion for health and wellness. He loves to lead an active lifestyle including all variety outdoor and sporting activities; softball and triathlons amongst his favorite. Furthermore, he is consistently exploring the field of alternative medicine and nutritional supplementation.

Cheryl's gift is her passion for people. She graduated with honors from the University of Washington with a degree in Occupational Therapy (similar to physical therapy). She has worked as a therapist in local hospitals and schools. Cheryl has managed to also develop her own entrepreneurial path as a licensed medical professional. She expanded her skills as a therapist and became certified as an infant massage instructor teaching infant massage to parents, care givers, and other support groups in the Puget Sound region. Cheryl has also taken continuing training and education in the area of CranioSacral therapy.

While at SPU, Todd met Cheryl, and the marriage and thus the partnership occurred in the Summer of 1998. Cheryl and Todd made an excellent health and wellness duo and formed Manning Family Wellness, LLC to pursue a business in both services and product sales. Their business is mostly word-of-mouth to family, friends, and clients in the local area. They maintain an on-line presence, primarily as a reference for word-of-mouth customers and clients, which can be found at myhealth.themannings.com.

Todd and Cheryl live in the Lynnwood, WA area with their sons, Benjamin and Eli, and daughter, Julia.