A native of Opelika, Alabama, Marquez Hughley, is a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving almost 6 years as a Paralegal Specialist, including a deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. He attained the military rank of Sergeant (E-5) before his honorable exit in 2005. He is now a motivational speaker (Crown Life Seminars / www.crownlifeseminars.com), author, contributing writer, licensed Christian minister, Morehouse College alumnus, entrepreneur, CEO of Gigaré, Inc. (www.gigarecollection.com) & Editor-In-Chief of Gigaré Lifestyle Magazine. Marquez Hughley earned a B.A. in Theology from Minnesota Graduate School of Theology, and a second B.A. in Finance at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.