About the Author

 John Clendening is also the author of “Love Letters to Sports: Moments in Time and the Ties That Bind” (2011) and “Simple Glory: The Search for the Soul of an American Town” (2018). He is a founding principal of Clients First Marketing & Communications™, a co-host of the “On the Offense” podcast and an assistant professor of practice in advertising and brand strategy at the University of North Texas. Clendening and his wife, Jean, live in Dallas and are parents of their five human children and their three canine ones.